N.O.A.A. must be having fun with us. They predicted that the clouds would not start to spill into Western Maine until at least 16:00 hours, but I saw them starting across the western horizon by 08:00 hours. By noon we were mostly cloudy, and by 16:00 hours the sky was overcast with altostratus clouds. You could see the sun, but you could also look at it since it was filtered by a fairly heavy layer of clouds. We did not have any precipitation, so they did get that part right. (And they take issue with my data uploaded from my weather station.) I think the pot needs to take a look in a mirror before calling the kettle black.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation until around 04:00 tomorrow morning. The cloud cover forecast, I think, is wrong since we have a great deal more overcast than they suggest (37%/50%/62%/79%). The storm can start at any time from that much overcast. The NEXRAD radar show the system has moved to the edge of Vermont, so it is not that far from us, and could well make it here much earlier than they predict. The only thing that might slow it down is the high pressure system we have
had in place for the last two days. I did notice that the barometric pressure started to fall this morning while I was doing the
morning report. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for this storm to last well into Friday. I will be watching
intently.
My Weather Stick is really smiling tonight as a result of the 41% relative humidity. Can you believe that 41% relative humidity. Two of my electronic instruments currently call for foul weather and falling barometric pressure. The remote weather station also calls for falling barometric pressure, but only cloudy conditions. They did record high temperatures, and only the temperature in the barn did not get above 40°F. Those temperatures were 46.5°F, 42.3°F and 37.2°F.
High Temperature (°F): 46.5
Current Temperature (°F): 35.4
Relative Humidity (%): 41%
Dew Point (°F): 13.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.28
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 35.4
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Altostratus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature::16°F/13.8°F//33°F/31.6°F//42°F/45.1°F//43°F/42.0°F
Relative Humidity: 56%/68%//31%/46%//24%/32%//24%/34%
The N.W.S. did get the forecasts for the temperatures correct. They missed the first two of the relative humidity forecasts, but were within 10% for the 14:00 and 17:00 hour points. Not a great job, but again not bad either.
Forecast data for the overnight
Temperature: 32°F/28°F/26°F/26°F.
Relative Humidity: 35%/46%/60%/68%

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