Overnight N.O.A.A. forecast no precipitation, and they were right. The sky, when I took Ike out for his morning walk, was clear and the moon was shining brightly. It was cold though, but without the wind it did not feel too bad. Yesterday was a pleasant family get-together with our daughter and son-in-law. We had a nice time.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation with slowly increasing cloud cover (17%/25%/37%/50%). I checked the NEXRAD composite regional radar, and could not find any storms moving our way. The Weather Underground model forecast maps do show a storm moving our way for tomorrow afternoon, but today should be a pleasant day with moderate temperatures. I do see some clouds on the western horizon, but they do not look like they are imminent storm clouds. Those may come later.
My Weather Stick is frowning slightly in response to the 80% relative humidity. All three f the electronic instruments foresee the barometric pressure rising. Two of they forecast fair skies, while the remote weather station sees unsettled weather. The low temperatures were 15.6°F on the La Crosse Weather Station, 18.4 on the Min/Max Thermometer and 28.4 in the barn on the remote weather station. The way things look right now I suspect that clouds will continue to move in, thicken and lower. We will have the threat of some more snow (or rain) tomorrow afternoon, but I cannot be sure of that. We will just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Low Temperature (°F): 15.6
Current Temperature (°F): 15.9
Relative Humidity 80%
Dew Point (°F): 10.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.22
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 15.9
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:29°F/28.4°F//24°F/30.0°F//21°F/25.5°F//22°F/19.4°F
Relative Humidity: 53%/55%//54%/59%//59%/67%//80%/75%
The N.W.S. missed only the 20:00 temperature forecast overnight. They were within 10% of the relative humidity readings recorded by my La Crosse Weather Station. That was a good result.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 22°F/31°F/39°F/38°F.
Relative Humidity: 65%/61%/42%/46%

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