For the overnight N.O.A.A. had the predominant weather forecast correctly with no precipitation. They also predicted that the cloud cover would increase to around 45%, but at this point I do not see that, with the sky mostly fair at 05:00 when I took Ike out for his morning exercise. There do seem to be some more clouds moving in right now, so they may ultimately have that right.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation to start, but the cloud cover is expected to continue to increase. They are predicting some light scattered snow showers followed by heavier snow for the afternoon. The cloud cover is supposed to increase from 78% at 08:00 hours to 100% by 14:00, and that is supposed to accompanied by that heavier snow. They are also predicting about 0.6" of accumulation by 20:00 hours this afternoon. According to the NEXRAD regional composite radar the system is already at the New York/Vermont border, and moving our way. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate that it will start as snow, and change to rain later tonight with that rain lasting through tomorrow and into Wednesday. What do you know, another Wednesday event. At least this one is supposed to be more rain than snow.
My Weather Stick has gone expressionless again as a result of the 74% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments forecast fair skies with rising barometric pressure. On my La Crosse Weather Station the pressure appears to be starting to fall. There also seem to be some heavier clouds moving in from the west making my mostly fair assessment inaccurate. That data is from about an hour ago, so for its time it was correct. My instruments saw low temperatures of 14.3°F. 17.6°F and 26.1°F overnight. We may be in for a bit of a wild ride over the next couple of days.
Low Temperature: 14.3
Current Temperature (°F): 15.0
Relative Humidity (%): 74%
Dew Point (°F): 8.2
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.58
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 15.0
Precipitation (Type): Melt
Amount (Inches): 0.02
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Fair
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Straight
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 32°F/33.8°F//27°F/24.2°F//23°F/19.2°F//20°F/16.3*F
Relative Humidity: 41%/44%//50%/57%//62%/66%//50%/72% The N.W.S. only missed one forecast point, and that was at 05:00 this morning for the parameter relative humidity. Not a bad
job of looking into the future.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 23°F/33°F/37°F/37°F.
Relative Humidity: 68%/51%/46%/52%