I did not open the sill cock for my water for the barn last night, and it was frozen this morning. I did not have to thaw it with hot water though, because it thawed out by itself by the time I needed the water for the critters. I did not forget it this evening. The hose has been drained too. N.O.A.A. forecast no precipitation today, and they were correct in that assessment. It warmed up to over 40°F today, and that made it a good day to be outside. Tomorrow afternoon may be an equus of a different hue however.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation in the vicinity of Wilton, Maine. There is a storm well south of us, but it appears to be hugging the coastline, and the center is well out to sea. There may be some snow along the coast, but, at least overnight, it does not look like any snow here. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate the same thing for the overnight. It does appear that they are forecasting a storm tomorrow evening into Friday, so we will need to keep an eye on that.
My Weather Stick was expressionless in response to the 76% relative humidity. None of the electronic instruments can agree. The La Crosse Weather Station forecasts fair skies with rising barometric pressure. The Min/Max Thermometer forecasts falling barometric pressure with unsettled weather. The remote weather station forecasts unsettled weather with steady barometric pressure. I think we will see cloudy conditions, but we will not see any precipitation until sometime late tomorrow. Then we may have snow lasting into the noon hour on Friday.
High Temperature (°F): 42.9
Current Temperature (°F): 24.4
Relative Humidity 76%
Dew Point (°F): 18.5
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.24
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 24.4
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus/Altostratus
Weather Stick: Straight
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:22°F/15.6°F//31°F/26.7°F//39°F/42.6°F//38°F/35.7°F
Relative Humidity: 65%/81%//61%/77%//42%/53%//46%/60%
The N.W.S. missed only the 07:00 hour temperature recorded by my La Crosse Weather Station. However they could not hit the broad side of a barn from the inside with a shotgun when it came to forecasting the relative humidity. That was terrible. They were not even close. I do not feel that I got a fair return on my tax money with this set of data.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 33°F/29°F/26°F/23°F.
Relative Humidity: 58%/64%/74%/83%

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