Today N.O.A.A. forecast no precipitation, and they had that right. They also predicted that there would be some clouds moving in, and indeed late this afternoon we did have some cumulus clouds moving through the area. It was still warm with temperatures in the upper fifties. There actually was some water in the ditch in front of my garden and along the road. There is also a section of the ditch that has no snow. It is the first time I have seen ground there since December. This has certainly been a long winter, and if all the forecasts are right we are not rid of it yet.
The N.W.S. is still calling for no precipitation overnight and the cloud cover to remain quite low (20%/11%/17%/26%). There is a storm system at the western edge of the NEXRAD regional composite radar that appears to be moving in our direction. According to the Weather Underground model forecast maps that rain is going to take its own sweet time getting here. It should not be her until sometime late tomorrow night. The bad thing is that the longer it takes to get here the longer it will stick around. The current forecast maps indicate that it will be here through the weekend, and into next week.
My Weather Stick is smiling at the 61% relative humidity. All three of the electronic instruments indicate that the barometric pressure is rising. They do indicate on two of them that we are in for some unsettled weather. The remote weather station indicates a cloudy forecast. I think a period of foul weather is on its way for us, and it will arrive late tomorrow night. We had some decent temperatures today (57.7°F/61.9°F/53.1°F) and they are helping to get rid of the snow that we have been dealing with for four and a half months. Maybe tomorrow morning I can get a picture of some crocuses that I understand are finally blooming. That remains to be seen.
High Temperature (°F): 57.7
Current Temperature (°F): 39.3
Relative Humidity (%): 61%
Dew Point (°F): 26.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.08
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed (mph): 2.6
Wind-Chill (°F): 39.3
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 38°F/39.5°F//45°F/52.3°F//52°F/56.3°F//50°F/51.8*F
Relative Humidity: 76%/79%//58%/49%//44%/39%//44%/43%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature incorrectly for only the 11:00 hour period. They did have all four relative humidity forecasts correct for today. That was a pretty good job.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 45°F/38°F/33°F/30°F.
Relative Humidity: 47%/57%/66%/72%

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