N.O.A.A. forecast no precipitation with temperatures rising into the twenties. They got it right. We had plenty of sun, but even in the twenties it did not feel warm outside. There does continue to be some blowing and drifting snow where I had cleared it yesterday, but it is not causing any problems.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts a start with not precipitation followed by light scattered snow showers through the last three fourths of the period. I do not know where these showers are supposed to come from because there is nothing on the NEXRAD composite regional radar. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate that we will see some sort of storm tomorrow afternoon, into Thursday morning, but it does not look as big as the one we had on Sunday. It should be more of an inconvenience than a problem. That said, can we see a foot of flurries. Who knows?
My Weather Stick is smiling just a little at the 66% relative humidity. The La Crosse Weather Station and Min/Max Thermometer are calling for fair skies overnight with rising barometric pressure. The remote weather station also is calling for rising barometric pressure, but a mix of clouds and fair skies is predicted. The high temperatures for the three instruments were 25.5°F, 23.9°F and 23.0°F. It was colder in the barn than outside today. Based on what I noted outside there are some clouds moving in late this evening, and I think they will continue to do so. They will probably increase tomorrow with the threat of precipitation later in the day. We will see how accurate the N.W.S. will be with this one. Today's low temperatures have been adjusted.
High Temperature (°F): 25.5
Current Temperature (°F): 12.9
Relative Humidity: 66%
Dew Point (°F): 3.6
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.29
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 12.9
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Slightly Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:7°F/5.5°F//14°F/12.7°F//20°F/25.1°F//18°F/21.0°F
Relative Humidity: 60%/65%//53%/57%//43%/42%//49%/47%
I will make this short and sweet. The N.W.S. had all four forecast data correct for both the temperature and relative humidity. KUDOS!
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 10°F/5°F/2°F/-1°F.
Relative Humidity: 63%/83%/87%/100%

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