I Don't Think This Portends A Nice Day Tomorrow
N.O.A.A. predicted no precipitation today, and they were right. I took the photo above at sunset today, and usually that red a sky would portend fair weather for the next day. Well I do not think that is the case. More on that later. It was definitely cold today, but I was still able to get outside and prepare more wood for splitting. I picked up my splitter from the person to whom I loaned it so I can (hopefully) get my wood done before it gets buried in white stuff. I have already noted that some of it is freezing to the ground. I think I had best get a move on. One thing I should note is that the reported low temperatures were eclipsed after I posted my report. The lows actually were 24.6, 23.8 and 28.8 from the electronic instruments in the usual order as noted below.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation through 01:00 hours, and sometime between then and 04:00 snow is expected to start. If we look at the projected cloud cover that is a real possibility (65%/86%/89%/96%). Right now there is nothing showing up on the NEXRAD regional radar with the exception of some lake effect snow in Western New York State. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still indicate a storm starting between noon and 15:00 hours tomorrow lasting until sometime Friday. They seem to have shorted the duration of the storm, but not its intensity.
My Weather Stick is smiling for a change, and we have the lowest relative humidity I have seen for a while at 46%. All three of my electronic instruments forecast fair skies (Ha-Ha) with rising barometric pressure. I just do not believe that since it is already cloudy. The high temperatures recorded today were 32.9°F, 31.7°F and 35.6 by the La Crosse Weather Station, the Min/Max Thermometer and the remote weather station respectively. My hands hurt, my shoulder hurts and my knee hurts, all of which are telling me we are in for a storm of some proportions. Who says our injuries cannot tell us things after we have had them fixed. I do not know how much we will get, but I think we will get something.
Low Temperature (°F): 24.6
High Temperature (°F): 32.9
Current Temperature (°F): 24.4
Relative Humidity (%): 46%
Dew Point (°F): 6.5
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.43
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 24.4
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:26°F/25.5°F//32°F/27.3°F//36°F/31.8°F//34°F/27.1°F
Relative Humidity: 65%/61%//45%/47%//33%/39%//36%/43%
Once again, the N.W.S. has gotten themselves on track with both the temperature forecasts and the relative humidity forecasts. The only point they missed was at 16:00 hours this afternoon, and that only by two degrees. That was an excellent job by our N.W.S.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 25°F/22°F/20°F/18°F
Relative Humidity: 46%/54%/62%/77%

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