N.O.A.A. forecast a very rapid system moving in this morning, and indeed by 10:00 hours the sky was overcast. By noon it was snowing, and that continued all day. The only amount of snow we had was enough to put a coating on the old black snow. Basically, on the streets it melted as it came down. Even in my rain gauge it melted resulting in about 0.08" of precipitation. For this season we now have had 155" of snow, and for this month we have had 4.40" of precipitation in the form of liquid. Even tonight we are again dealing with frizzle drizzle, and it does not show much of a sign of stopping
anytime soon.
The N.W.S. forecasts rain for the overnight period with 100% overcast for the entire period. The NEXRAD regional composite radar is not quite as bleak. It shows quite a number of breaks between us and the end of the storm. The echoes appear to be quite scattered across the region. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate that we are in for yet another storm right on the heels of this one that will last into late Wednesday. We should be on the east side of this next storm which should result in a mainly rain event.
My Weather Stick is responding to the 86% relative humidity by frowning deeply. All three of my electronic instruments are calling for the barometric pressure to continue to fall, as it has all day. Two of them are calling for foul weather while the remote weather station indicates unsettled weather. We had high temperatures around the place today, but they were not very high (38.1°F/42.7°F/34.3°F). So basically winter is continuing without question or pause. We think we have it bad here with 17" of snow still on the ground (where it has not drifted), but we should be thankful we do not have to deal with 15' like they do around Fort Kent, Maine.
High Temperature (°F): 38.1
Current Temperature (°F): 32.1
Relative Humidity (%): 86%
Dew Point (°F): 28.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.26
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 32.1
Precipitation (Type): Frizzle
Amount (Inches): 0.08
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 23°F/22.8°F//33°F/37.7°F//37°F/34.1°F//37°F/33.6*F
Relative Humidity: 68%/75%//51%/48%//46%/76%//52%/81%
The N.W.S. did not do as well today with the relative humidity, missing the afternoon points. They did all right with the temperature, getting them all correct.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 39°F/35°F/37°F/38°F.
Relative Humidity: 59%/78%/79%/85%

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