Temperatures in the mid-fifties, nearly clear skies and light winds, who could ask for more to entice me to get outside and pick up with my training of Ike for his role as an obedient hunting dog. I know I could not ask for more. So as N.O.A.A. predicted the temperatures warmed up to springlike levels, and we did not have any precipitation. I was able to walk outside without the fear of getting wet or freezing, and Ike actually remembered some of his training. I think he will do all right.
For tonight it appears that we will have no precipitation again according to the N.W.S. The projected cloud cover, as well as what I see, would certainly support that (39%/46%/43%/45%). There was one small echo on the NEXRAD regional composite radar exiting the state from the crown of Maine. The Weather Underground model forecast maps currently indicate that we may have some showers on Thursday morning, with a more serious storm arriving on Saturday to wet us down.
My Weather Stick responds to the 47% relative humidity by smiling more broadly than I have seen it smile since last autumn. My electronic instruments do not seem to be so agreeable. They all call far falling barometric pressure this evening. The La Crosse Weather Station and remote weather station call for unsettled conditions. The Min/Max Thermometer calls for foul weather. Just because they respond to the movement of the barometric pressure does not always make them right. The pressure may be falling a bit, but the air mass is still part of a high pressure system, and that is the important part. I do not think wit will rain, and I further do not think that the cloud cover will be as extensive as the N.W.S. predicts. We did have some very nice high temperatures today
(55.7°F/52.2°F/41.9°F), and that is helping to destroy the snowpack.
High Temperature (°F): 55.7
Current Temperature (°F): 37.4
Relative Humidity (%): 47%
Dew Point (°F): 18.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.37
Wind Direction: West Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 4.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 35.8
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:29°F/28.7°F//48°F/46.2°F//56°F/53.6°F//56°F/53.7*F
Relative Humidity: 66%/76%//34%/43%//26%/34%//27%/31%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature and relative humidity correctly for all four times today. The temperatures were very close, and the relative humidity forecasts were within 10%. That was an excellent job of prognostication.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 44°F/35°F/28°F/24°F.
Relative Humidity: 41%/51%/71%/87%

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