For today N.O.A.A. predicted that we would have steady rain for the first half of the day and light scattered showers for the rest of it. Well, they did not get that one right at all. Once the rain stopped it did not start again here in Wilton, Maine. Further, by about 17:00 hours we actually did see the sun for a little while. There were still plenty of cumulus clouds around, but no rain.
The N.W.S. forecasts light scattered showers for the first half of the overnight with scattered light mixed frozen precipitation for the rest of it. They are not predicting that the temperature will fall below freezing, so I am not sure how we will get to the frozen precipitation. In addition, the NEXRAD regional composite radar indicates that the storm continues to move out of Maine, and into the Canadian Maritimes. The Weather Underground model forecast maps seem to indicate another stretch of decent weather for tomorrow and into the middle of next week. I for one do not have a problem with that. According to the N.W.S. the cloud cover is supposed to hang in there keeping us mostly cloudy (72%/76+%/80%/83%).
My Weather Stick is only frowning a little at the 76% relative humidity, and that is not too bad. All three of my electronic instruments are calling for foul weather with falling barometric pressure. I do not thing that is going to happen. I feel that the sky will continue to clear during the night leaving us with a nice day for tomorrow. We did have high temperatures in the mid to upper forties on those electronic instruments (44.9°F/48.6°F/43.9°F). Every hour above freezing is more of the snowpack that disappears.
High Temperature (°F): 44.9
Current Temperature (°F): 44.2
Relative Humidity (%): 76%
Dew Point (°F): 37.2
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.51
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 44.2
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 36°F/38.1°F//42°F/41.7°F//45°F/42.6°F//45°F/43.8*F
Relative Humidity: 89%/90%//73%/83%//65%/80%//65%/77%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature correctly for the entire day. They did not do as well with the relative humidity, correctly forecasting only the first two points. Still, this was not a bad effort, just not as good as they have done recently.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 44°F/40°F/37°F/35°F.
Relative Humidity: 70%/58%/79%/82%

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