N.O.A.A. expected us to start with rain overnight, and they had that right. The temperature did not fall below freezing, so any precipitation that fell did so as rain not mixed frozen stuff. This morning dawned cloudy and foggy, and I slept in, rising quite late. That has delayed all my other activities for the day as you can tell from the time that this is posted. I will endeavor to do better tonight and tomorrow.
For today the N.W.S. forecast rain through noon and then light scattered showers for the rest of the day. I think they did not predict that one right since the rain appears to have stopped, but the clouds do remain in place and threatening. The NEXRAD regional composite radar indicates that the storm system is already departing Eastern Maine. The Weather Underground model forecast maps also indicate that the skies should be starting to clear, and we may even get a few peeks at the sun before the day is over. That would indeed be a nice change.
My Weather Stick is frowning, and with 89% relative humidity that is no surprise. All three of my electronic instruments still indicate foul weather with falling barometric pressure. That pressure is continuing to fall, and is currently at 29.54 in Hg. The Cloud Cover has also remained in place (100%/100%/100%/98%) making it quite dismal. I am not sure if the clouds will actually break before the end of the afternoon, but based on the NEXRAD radar and model forecast maps I think we can have some hope that it will happen. Our low temperatures remained above freezing overnight, so I may have gotten away with leaving my hose out and charged overnight. When I can do that regularly spring has really arrived. We live in hope.
Low Temperature (°F): 34.3
Current Temperature (°F): 39.9
Relative Humidity (%): 89%
Dew Point (°F): 36.9
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.60
Wind Direction: East Southeast
Wind Speed (mph): 2.4
Wind-Chill (°F): 39.9
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.35
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 44°F/38.1°F//40°F/36.5°F//37°F/35.4°F//35°F/34.7*F
Relative Humidity: 41%/76%//62%/84%//66%/86%//85%/88%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature incorrectly only at 20:00 hours last night, and that was only one degree outside the limit. They did not do nearly as well with the relative humidity, missing all but the 05:00 hour forecast. I suspect that was due to the incursion of some fog along with the rain that we had overnight, which the N.W.S. did not expect.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 36°F/42°F/45°F/45°F.
Relative Humidity: 89%/73%/65%/65%

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