The roads look wet, so be careful out there. N.O.A.A. predicted some form of ice for the last half of the overnight. It does appear that they have that part right. The temperature is now above freezing, so be careful of the black ice on the roads if you must travel.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts icy precipitation for the first half of the day and rain for the second half. The NEXRAD composite regional radar shows two sets of echoes, one moving toward us from the south and the other from the east. The do appear to be icy precipitation with rain behind them. This may well be a very messy weather day. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for this to be a rain event starting later this afternoon.
My Weather Stick continues to frown, and with 86% relative humidity I am frowning also. All three of the electronic instruments forecast falling barometric pressure. Two of them call for foul weather, while the remote weather station still has not gotten the word, and is calling for fair skies. The cloud cover right now is 100%, and it is forecast to remain there all day. This is not going to be a pretty day at all. The low temperatures recorded by the three electronic instruments were 24.6°F, 30.4°F and 23.5°F in the usual order. These were higher than our high temperatures for the last couple of weeks. Wow!
Low Temperature (°F): 24.6
Current Temperature (°F): 32.9
Relative Humidity: 87%
Dew Point (°F): 29.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.40
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed (mph): 6.2
Wind-Chill (°F): 25.8
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:25°F/24.6°F//24°F/26.2°F//23°F/26.7°F//23°F/31.8°F
Relative Humidity: 74%/82%//88%/85%//88%/86%//84%/86%
The N.W.S. did do significantly better overnight than they did yesterday. They only missed the 04:00 hour temperature. They actually had all four relative humidity forecasts within 10% of the actual recorded data. Much better job done overnight.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 30°F/33°F/35°F/37°F.
Relative Humidity: 81%/85%/89%/89%

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