We started at 4" and we are at 9" at 11:15 hours.
N.O.A.A. predicted snow all day today, and they have that right here in Wilton, Maine. The photo above was taken at 11:00 hours and shows that we have gotten 5 inches by then. I looked a while ago, and we are now up to 8 inches of new snow, and it is still snowing. The cloud cover has remained at 100%, but the temperature has been rising over the last couple of hours and is now at 14.1°F. This is in keeping with the east wind that has been blowing since around noon, and the prognosticators said it would drag some warmer air into the region.

This was the view from my back door at 11:15 hours.
At 11:15 hours the view above showed it was snowing, but not very hard.

This was the view from upstairs 5 minutes later. Remember the tree, it is almost invisible through the snow.
The photo above and below this comment shows how quickly the snowfall rate changed. The visibility dropped from around 100 yards to less than the distance between two telephone poles. That was an impressive change. The snowfall rate has not really changed since I took these photos.

Same tree with a bit less magnification. Still can barely see it.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts ice to start but with the temperature at 14.1°F I do not think it will be freezing rain. Sleet is a better possibility. Around midnight a change back to snow is expected, and that would not surprise me. The cloud cover forecast indicates that things may slow down a bit overnight (97%/92%/86%/86%), but those numbers do not indicate a substantial change. The NEXRAD composite regional radar currently indicates that we have had a pause in the precipitation. I checked outside, and I do not detect that pause. It is still snowing. There is plenty of precipitation behind that pause to give us quite a bit more snow before this winds down tomorrow. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate that things will snow down early tomorrow morning, but the storm will not end (according to them) until tomorrow afternoon around 15:00 hours.
My Weather Stick is currently frowning and that is in line with the 82% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments forecast falling barometric pressure. The La Crosse Weather Station still has the storm warning in place. The Min/Max and remote weather station both see foul weather in our future overnight. The High Temperatures as recorded on these instruments in order were 14.1°F, 13.7°F and 13.3°F in the barn. The critters have enjoyed staying inside, and now I cannot open the side door to let them out because of the snow. I do not think they mind. As I noted earlier in these reports I think we are going to have a real old fashioned winter with a great deal of snow and some very cold temperatures. We can expect several more inches of snow overnight. My snow gauge is in a place that does not get a great deal of wind, so the snow amounts should be fairly accurate no matter how the wind blows it around elsewhere.
High Temperature (°F): 14.3
Current Temperature (°F): 12.7
Relative Humidity: 82%
Dew Point (°F): 8.2
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.33
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed (mph): 7.3
Wind-Chill (°F): 0.3
Precipitation (Type): Snow
Amount (Inches): 6.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:9°F/7.5°F//11°F/5.0°F//13°F/6.0°F//16°F/10.5°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/75%//66%/76%//80%/79%//88%/81%
The N.W.S forecasts for the temperature were within 5°F of the recorded temperature for only the 07:00 hour forecast point. The rest were more than 5°F away from the actual recorded temperature. The relative humidity on the other hand was within 10% of the actual recorded relative humidity on my La Crosse Weather Station. Once again they get demerits for the temperature forecasting and Kudos for the relative humidity.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 13°F/13°F/12°F/11°F.
Relative Humidity: 96%/96%/96%/96%

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