I did get up a little late this morning, but the N.O.A.A. forecast of no precipitation for the late overnight does not seem to have been correct. I say that because by the time I took Ike out at 07:00 it was snowing, and we have had a couple of snow showers since then. There was nothing more than a dusting of new snow on top of the vehicles, so it did not add to the snowpack like yesterday's snow did. It really did not get as cold either with the lowest temperature around here recorded at 29.6°F.
The N.W.S. is calling for light scattered snow showers all day today again, and with the cloud cover forecast to be 98%, 97%, 96% and 96% that is more than believable. There are some snow showers showing up as echoes on the NEXRAD regional composite radar, and they are widely scattered over the western mountains and foothills of Maine. The Weather Underground also indicates that there may be some scattered showers over our area during the day today. The bulk of the activity though is moving south of the Gulf of Maine and away from us.
My Weather Stick is frowning again at the 84%l relative humidity. The La Crosse Weather Station and Min/Max Thermometer call for unsettled conditions, but the former calls for the barometric pressure to fall, while the latter calls for it to rise. The remote weather station suggests cloudy conditions with steady barometric pressure. Sorry, I broke for lunch. On the way back from lunch I noted that it was not possible to see Mt. Blue due to a snow shower going on in that area. So there are some snow showers scattered around Franklin County, and depending on where you are you may or may not get one. The other low temperatures this morning were 30.8°F and 32.9°F in the barn.
Low Temperature (°F): 29.4
Current Temperature (°F): 29.6
Relative Humidity (%): 84%
Dew Point (°F): 25.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.92
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 29.6
Precipitation (Type): Melt/Snow
Amount (Inches): 0.12
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight
Temperature::32°F/33.6°F//29°F/31.6°F//27°F/30.9°F//25°F/30.3°F
Relative Humidity: 69%/78%//72%/84%//71%/86%//74%/86%
The N.W.S. did better overnight than they did yesterday. The temperature forecasts were all within 5°F of the recorded temperature and the relative humidity forecasts were all within 10% of the recorded data. This was an excellent job.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 29°F/35°F/40°F/40°F.
Relative Humidity: 85%/64%/50%/48%

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