N.O.A.A. forecast no precipitation overnight, but when I took Ike for his morning constitutional either we had some blowing snow or there was a flurry passing through. The moon was shining, but clouds were occluding it from time to time while I was out. Overnight the temperature rose to just below the freezing point, where it is now (05:41). There are some clouds to our east, but more to our west. There is some wind, but not enough to change t he apparent temperature (wind chill).
The N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation for today, and their estimate of the cloud cover does support that (27%/38%/49%/66%), although they are predicting that clouds will be moving in as the day progresses. The NEXRAD composite regional radar is clear of any storms right now. The Weather Underground model forecast maps do show two storms moving in our direction. The first is expected to start around 06:00 tomorrow morning and end around 21:00 hours. This appears to be an all snow event. The second can be expected to start around 15:00 hours Tuesday and end around Noon on Wednesday. This should give us an interesting finish to 2007 as well as an interesting start to 2008.
My Weather Stick is frowning at the 72% relative humidity. The only agreement among my electronic instruments is that the barometric pressure is expected to rise during the day today. My La Crosse Weather Station recorded a low of 30.7°F and predicts unsettled conditions. My Min/Max Thermometer predicts fair skies and recorded a low of 27.7°F. Finally the remote weather station recorded a low temperature in the barn of 32.4°F and forecasts cloudy conditions for today. It appears that we have some stormy weather that will be moving in, but it is going to take its own sweet time getting here. That said, the longer it takes to get here the longer it will take to get out of here. We will just have to wait to see how all this weather plays out.
Low Temperature (°F): 30.7
Current Temperature (°F): 31.6
Relative Humidity: 72%
Dew Point (°F): 23.6
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.97
Wind Direction: South
Wind Speed (mph): 2.9
Wind-Chill (°F): 31.6
Precipitation (Type): Rain/melt
Amount (Inches): 0.14
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Altocumulus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature31°F/30.9°F//29°F/32.5°F//27°F/31.8°F//23°F/31.8°F.
Relative Humidity: 88%/90%//85%/88%//85%/77%//92%/75%
The N.W.S. had The temperature going in the wrong direction despite the fact that three of the four recorded readings were within the set limits. The same was true of the relative humidity. They had it dropping off and then rising, but it kept falling in reality. I guess the cloud cover did not change as much as they expected it to, and that kept more of the heat in from yesterday.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 22°F/29°F/35°F/34°F.
Relative Humidity: 96%/78%/42%/61%

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