N.O.A.A. forecast icy conditions for this morning with rain this afternoon. What we had was fog this morning with some light scattered showers this afternoon and evening. All day we wound up with about a quarter of an inch of rain or liquid precipitation as recorded by my digital rain gauge. This was not a pretty day at all, and we have had some wind. There is some promise of stronger winds overnight, but that remains to be seen. I think this spring, since I now have a satellite for television reception and internet that I will replace my old antenna with my anemometer, and move my station to the other side of the house where it will receive less solar heating and other problems. I will need to bury the cable from the rain gauge in order to get it to the thermo-hygro receiver. I should then be able to have the entire unit hard-wired to the computer. I will continue to keep the batteries on board in the event of power failures, which do occur here in rural Maine.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts rain through around 01:00 hours. Between then and 04:00 hours it is expected to change to snow, but these should be light scattered snow showers as evidenced by the forecast cloud cover (92%/89%/89%/82%). The NEXRAD composite regional radar indicates that we still have a number of bands of precipitation (mostly mixed) yet to pass through this area of Wilton, Maine. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still predict that this system will be with us until at least noon tomorrow, and possibly as late as 15:00 hours. There should still be plenty of snow on the ground here for Santa Claus to make his annual trek on Christmas Eve.
My Weather Stick is really frowning tonight with the relative humidity above 90%. This is one time when the Weather Stick is in concert with the weather. My electronic instruments agree in some areas, but not in all. They all predict that the barometric pressure will continue to fall as it has all day. The La Cross Weather Station forecasts a storm and had a high temperature (so far) of 43.7°F. My Min/Max Thermometer forecasts foul weather and recorded a high temperature of 40.7°F. Finally the remote weather station says cloudy conditions will prevail and it recorded a high temperature of 38.5°F. I think we will see gusty winds with some rain overnight. I do not think we will see any snow unless the temperature does a rapid fall below freezing, and it is continuing to rise. Now, since many of you will not read my report tomorrow or Tuesday I wish each of you a Merry and Blessed Christmas. May the New Year be filled with good things and prosperity for all of us. Amen and Amen.
High Temperature (°F): 43.7
Current Temperature (°F): 44.0
Relative Humidity: 92%
Dew Point (°F): 41.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.82
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed (mph): 9.6
Wind-Chill (°F): 37.6
Precipitation (Type): Rain/Fog
Amount (Inches): 0.26
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:30°F/33.0°F//33°F/33.9°F//35°F/36.1°F//37°F/35.2°F
Relative Humidity: 81%/87%//85%/87%//89%/90%//89%/90%
The N.W.S. did an exceptional job forecasting both the temperature and relative humidity today. The temperature was with 53° and the relative humidity was within 10% of the actual recorded data. A job well done deserves mentioning.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 39°F/38°F/36°F/34°F.
Relative Humidity: 92%/89%/89%/82%

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