Can We Believe A Red Sky At Dawning?
According to N.O.A.A. we were not supposed to have any precipitation overnight, and indeed that was the case. The sky was virtually clear as shown below. I discounted those few clouds since they were moving out of the area. Looking out my west window there are a few cirrus clouds that were not obvious at 05:30 hours when I took Ike out for his morning constitutional. The temperature is still starting out in the mid-twenties (26.2°F/27.0°F/34.0°F), and that should be good for the producers of maple syrup. We did have a red sky this morning, and that usually means that we are in for some foul weather, as do the mares' tails and mackerel scales seen in the west.

Supposed to be a nice day/Red sky says otherwise!
The N.W.S. forecasts a couple of clear days in our future. The cloud cover is supposed to dissipate right down to nothing (26%/13%/0%/0%). If that is to be the case we should have a beautiful spring day, and see a large part of our snowpack disappear. Right now the Weather Underground model forecast maps do not see any storms on our horizon until at least Thursday, and maybe beyond. This may be the longest string of nice weather we have had since the first of the year. Hooray!!
My Weather Stick id frowning at the 88% relative humidity. My La Crosse Weather Station forecasts fair skies with rising barometric pressure. The Min/Max Thermometer seems to indicate unsettled weather with falling barometric pressure. Finally the remote weather station forecasts fair skies with rising barometric pressure. That is a switch since it usually is the doom and gloom forecaster. It looks like we are going to have a nice day today with some of the warmest temperatures we have had since last fall. I can hardly wait.
Low Temperature (°F): 26.2
Current Temperature (°F): 26.4
Relative Humidity (%): 88%
Dew Point (°F): 23.3
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.49
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 26.4
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Fair
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 37°F/37.9°F//35°F/35.2°F//34°F/28.2°F//32°F/26.7*F
Relative Humidity: 75%/79%//81%/80%//87%/85%//88%/87%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature correctly for the first half of the overnight period. They did much better with the relative humidity, getting all four forecasts correct. This was a better showing than they have had lately.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 31°F/46°F/53°F/52°F.
Relative Humidity: 85%/45%/33%/35%
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