I was up around 04:00 and it had started to snow. It looked like we had about an inch of snow on the ground at that point. N.O.A.A. had predicted snow starting sometime after midnight, and they got that one right. At about 08:00, when Ike asked to go outside, we had added another inch to that, so now we have 2 inches of new snow. This is very fine snow that is falling. There does not seem to be a great deal of wind associated with the storm at this time since the snow is falling straight down.
The N.W.S. is still forecasting snow for most of the day for Wilton Maine, with the ice/snow line getting very close to us later this afternoon. If that line does reach us it will dramatically affect the total amount of snow we receive. The cloud cover forecast is for 100% all day. The NEXRAD composite regional radar shows a large area that is not being affected by this storm. It almost seems to be going north of Southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania. It is still an impressive looking storm as it tracks in our direction. The Weather Underground model forecast maps do not show the same hole, and their track shows us having this storm until about 15:00 hours tomorrow afternoon. I am not so sure of that, but we will get what we will get.
The atmosphere is drier than I expected it to be, and as a result my Weather Stick is frowning just a little again. There is not a great deal of agreement among my electronic instruments. My La Crosse Weather Station forecasts a storm warning with falling barometric pressure. The Min/Max Thermometer indicates foul weather with falling barometric pressure and the remote weather station forecasts mixed conditions with a falling barometer. We are currently having a snow storm, so I would have to go with the La Crosse instrument today. The low temperatures were lower than N.O.A.A. predicted with 4.6°F, 4.0°F and 10.0°F in the same order as above. It is definitely not too cold to snow today, as the flakes keep piling up. How much snow will we get? I will not hazard a guess, but currently the visibility is only about a hundred yards through the falling snow. That is impressive to say the least.
Low Temperature (°F): 4.6
Current Temperature (°F): 4.6
Relative Humidity: 76%
Dew Point (°F): -1.3
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.28
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 4.6
Precipitation (Type): Snow
Amount (Inches): 2.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:21°F/27.1°F//16°F/25.8°F//12°F/15.9°F//9°F/9.3°F
Relative Humidity: 77%/82%//77%/64%//73%/58%//69%/56%
The N.W.S forecasts for the temperature were within 5°F of the recorded temperatures at the last two forecast times overnight. They are still in the pattern of missing the first two and getting the last two. I think the cloud cover remained heavier than they expected, holding more heat in than they predicted. I do not know what happened with the relative humidity, but they only forecast the first period correctly. It seems that they are back to their old ways with the relative humidity.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 9°F/11°F/13°F/16°F.
Relative Humidity: 66%/66%/80%/88%

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