It was a pretty day, although we did not have any of the light scattered snow showers that N.O.A.A. predicted. It did warm up, but not as much as was predicted. The clouds continued to move through the sky over Wilton, Maine on a brisk west to west northwest wind.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation, decreasing cloud cover (40%/28%/16%/12%) and temperatures in the teens. The NEXRAD regional radar currently shows no echoes from storms anywhere in our vicinity. Even the Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate we are under the influence of high pressure, and that does not seem likely to change until Tuesday now. I guess we are in for a stretch of good weather.
My Weather Stick is still expressionless due to the 64% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments currently forecast fair skies with rising barometric pressure. This is another indication that we will have some fine weather tomorrow, although I would expect it to be a bit cool, maybe even cold. I do not believe the Min/Max thermometer's high temperature reading of 51°F, The La Cross Weather Station recorded 33.6°F and the remote weather station recorded 35.2, and those are believable. The temperature is now (07:41 hours) 21.0°F and on its way down. This may well be the coldest night of the season so far, and seems to be right on time. The weather today was much the same as it was last year on this date.
Comparative data for today.
High Temperature (°F): 33.6
Current Temperature (°F): 22.2
Relative Humidity (%): 64%
Dew Point (°F): 11.8
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.08
Wind Direction: West Northwest
Wind Speed (mph): 5.8
Wind-Chill (°F): 15.0
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Fair
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Straight
Temperature:30°F/27.1°F//34°F/28.7°F//36°F/31.2°F//34°F/25.3°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/72%//54%/65%//47%/57%//43%/61%
The N.W.S. had the temperature forecast a bit high at all four of the recast points. Some of them, as you can see, were within the five degree limit that I set, and some were not. The same seems to be true of the relative humidity and the (now) 10% limit that I have set for determining if the forecast is correct.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 25°F/20°F/18°F/15°F
Relative Humidity: 50%/59%/61%/69%

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