According to N.O.A.A. we were to expect a bit of snow overnight, and into today. Well, that is exactly what we are having. Right this minute (08:00) it is not snowing, but it has been intermittently since I took Ike out at 06:00. Currently it is overcast, as predicted (92%/76%/60%/52%), and that may decrease as the day wears on.
The N.W.S. forecasts intermittent snow showers for the first three periods today, with no precipitation after 17:00 hours. There are some scattered showers showing up on the NEXRAD regional composite radar, and I would guess that it will take all day for them to get through here. The Weather Underground model forecast maps also indicate that this storm will not be out of here until late this afternoon. Even so, it does not look like a major storm, like some of the ones we have had this winter. We now stand at about 103.5" of snow for the season and 4.16" of rain for the month of March.
My weather Stick is responding to the 85% relative humidity by frowning again. All three of the electronic instruments call for the barometric pressure to fall. The La Crosse Weather Station is issuing a storm alert. The Min/Max Thermometer indicates foul weather in our future, and the remote weather station just sees clouds in our immediate future. Our low temperatures were not far from our highs of yesterday (24.9°F/29.7°F/29.7°F), so maybe our highs will be into the forties today. We can live in hope. My guess is that we will see the storm slowly break up, with the return of a little bit of sun during the day interspersed between the snow showers.
Low Temperature (°F): 24.9
Current Temperature (°F): 30.5
Relative Humidity (%): 85%
Dew Point (°F): 26.6
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.87
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 30.5
Precipitation (Type): Snow
Amount (Inches): 1.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 31°F/27.1°F//28°F/25.1°F//27°F/25.3°F//25°F/29.1*F
Relative Humidity: 39%/54%//50%/67%//57%/77%//68%/85%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature overnight. They did not do as well with the relative humidity, having missed all four of the recorded points. Storms or micro-climates will do that to them.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 26°F/33°F/37°F/37°F.
Relative Humidity: 100%/50%/72%/56%

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