I had my doubts about the N.O.A.A. forecast this morning. From what I saw outside I could not determine where we were going to get light scattered rain showers from. The clouds were pretty well broken up, but there were still quite a few of them. With the wind averaging out of the west I had further doubts about the possibility of any showers. Indeed we did not record any rain at all today. In point of fact during the afternoon the sun made an appearance, making this a delightful day.
For tonight the N.W.S. forecasts light scattered snow showers all night long. So far I have not seen the first flake, let alone the last one. Checking the NEXRAD regional composite radar there are no echoes that would indicate any precipitation, let alone snow. Further I checked the Weather Underground model forecast maps, and they do not indicate storms overnight for our area, and if the maps are to be believed we may be in for a stretch of very nice weather through the middle of the week. Even the forecast cloud cover does not seem willing to support any precipitation overnight (58%/56+%/54%/57). I think they have missed on this one completely.
My Weather Stick is smiling at the 60% relative humidity recorded here. My Three electronic instruments are at least calling for the barometric pressure to be on the rise. The do not agree on the forecast however. The La Crosse Weather Station forecasts unsettled weather. The Min/Max Thermometer forecasts fair skies. The remote weather station forecasts cloudy conditions. I think they may all be right after a fashion. There may be some wind and clouds making things a bit unsettled, and with the clouds parting from time to time we may have some moonlight, if moon there be (and there should be). We did have high temperatures, but I am not sure about the Min/Max Thermometers recorded high (45.1°F/54.4°F/43.2°F), and that was not left over from yesterday. I think the ice built up in the area of the drier vent may be acting like a chimney and sending the warm air from that vent toward the sensor for the thermometer. I may need to move it to reduce the impact.
High Temperature (°F): 45.1
Current Temperature (°F): 35.9
Relative Humidity (%): 60%
Dew Point (°F): 23.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.72
Wind Direction: West Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 2.2
Wind-Chill (°F): 35.9
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Nimbostratus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 38°F/40.6°F//44°F/44.0°F//47°F/42.0°F//46°F/43.1*F
Relative Humidity: 73%/65%//55%/51%//45%/42%//49%/48%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature correctly for the four times today. They did equally well for the relative humidity forecasting it within 10% at all four of the appointed hours. This was an excellent job by the folks in Gray
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 38°F/32°F/28°F/26°F.
Relative Humidity: 57%/69%/77%/80%

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