N.O.A.A. forecast snow for the first half of the overnight, and light scattered snow showers for the second half. Since I drove through snow falling between 21:00 and 22:30 hours I would say they had that right. When we took Ike out at the end of the day (01:00) and it was still snowing lightly I would guess they had that part as well. With the temperature falling as it did around 07:00 hours I would guess that it stopped around 06:00, but I did not see it. I did oversleep this morning. For today the N.W.S. forecasts light scattered snow showers all day for our area around Wilton, Maine. With the puffy cumulus clouds and sunshine I do not see where they will come from, but I could be mistaken. The sun, by the way, is out, but with the wind we seem to be having it might as well not be, because it is cold out there. The NEXRAD regional composite radar is clear, and the Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate a decent day today.
My Weather Stick is slightly down due to the 69% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments forecast rising barometric pressure. Two of them forecast a nice day while the remote weather station is mixed up or rather calling for unsettled conditions. We had low temperatures of 14.5°F, 18.7°F and 26.8°F. You would have read this much earlier today if, as I finished it, I had not hit a couple of keys that I should not have. I totally wiped this record out and made quite a mess out of the rest of this table. I really should not try to rush when I am sleep deprived. I will shortly post the report for today.
Low Temperature (°F): 14.5
Current Temperature (°F): 24.9
Relative Humidity (%): 69%
Dew Point (°F): 16.2
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.16
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 24.9
Precipitation (Type): Melt
Amount (Inches): 0.04
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Fair
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 35°F/28.2°F//27°F/27.3°F//26°F/27.1°F//31°F/17.2*F
Relative Humidity: 45%/84%//81%/85%//85%/85%//65%/80% The N.W.S. had the temperature forecast incorrectly at 20:00 and 05;00 hours overnight. The same was true for the relative humidity. I am not quite sure, but I would suspect the cloud cover situation had something to do with it. The sky was relatively clear at 20:00 hours and again at 05:00, so we had some radiational cooling that the N.W.S. did not expect, and it had a greater effect than they forecast. But who am I, just a rank amateur at all of this.
Forecast data for today
Temperature: 22°F/27°F/30°F/30°F.
Relative Humidity: 61%/45%/41%/39%