N.O.A.A. predicted some form of freezing precipitation all night long. It does appear that they were correct since we were having frizzle when I took Ike out for his morning constitutional at about 06:00 hours. The vehicles were coated as were the trees. Some of that combined ice and snow is beginning to fall off the trees, and it is melting off the vehicles.
For today we seem to be having intermittent periods of frizzle and snow, and that is what the N.W.S. has forecast. There is still some precipitation showing up to our west according to the NEXRAD regional composite radar. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for this mess to continue in some form until sometime tomorrow. This has been quite an experience for the first day of spring.
My Weather Stick is really frowning this morning, and with 90% relative humidity who can blame it. All three of my electronic instruments call for falling barometric pressure. The La Crosse Weather Station was showing a storm alert early this morning, but that has now become a forecast for foul weather. The other two are just calling for foul weather. I guess we are going to have foul weather today. The low temperatures overnight were 30.5°F, 28.4°F and 33.3°F. Those were not as low as we have been seeing, so I guess spring is also on its way.
Low Temperature (°F): 30.5
Current Temperature (°F): 32.1
Relative Humidity (%): 90%
Dew Point (°F): 29.6
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.39
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 32.1
Precipitation (Type): Frizzle
Amount (Inches): 1.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight
Temperature:31°F/30.7°F//31°F/31.2°F//32°F/31.6°F//32°F/31.6°F
Relative Humidity: 81%/87%//81%/89%//85%/89%//85%/89%
The N.W.S. really had all four of the temperature and all four of the relative humidity forecasts correct. The temperature did not change much overnight, and neither did the relative humidity. They did well to figure that out and get it right.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 31°F/35°F/37°F/37°F.
Relative Humidity: 88%/75%/70%/59%

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