This seems to be getting redundant, but N.O.A.A. correctly forecast no precipitation for the overnight and clearing skies. They were right on both counts. The did however miss the point that we would not fall below freezing by morning, but my hose did not freeze anyway. The flow was reduced, but it was not completely occluded. That was good, or maybe it was just lucky. As I have often said "I would rather be lucky than good." I overslept, and when I got up the sun was not quite up, and the red sky was impressive. I did not have time to get the camera and get a shot of it before the sun came over the hill.
For today the N.W.S. has forecast another picture perfect day with clear skies almost all day (0%/0%/0%/3%), no precipitation and low humidity. Temperatures are supposed to reach into the sixties again, so much more of the snowpack should disappear. This has turned out to be a very orderly melt of the snowpack, and we seem to have dodged the bullet of flooding this spring. We were fortunate that our usual pattern of Wednesday/Saturday did not continue during this period. Whew!
My Weather Stick was smiling when I checked it, and the recorded relative humidity at that time was 71%. There is no agreement among my electronic instruments. My La Crosse Weather Station forecasts fair skies with the barometric pressure continuing to rise. My Min/Max Thermometer forecasts unsettled weather with falling barometric pressure. The remote weather station forecasts unsettled weather with steady barometric pressure. I suspect a combination of the three is likely to be the case, with fair skies for the bulk of the day and the pressure remaining steady. There may be some clouds late this afternoon, but we will not see any precipitation. At least that is what the NEXRAD Regional Composite radar and Weather Underground model forecast maps are calling for. We did have low temperatures outside that fell below freezing, and the temperature in the barn remained above freezing (27.5°F/29.0°F/39.4°F). Anyway, enjoy today, since we may start to see some changes tomorrow.
Low Temperature (°F): 27.5
Current Temperature (°F): 32.9
Relative Humidity (%): 74%
Dew Point (°F): 25.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.23
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 32.9
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 54°F/49.1°F//45°F/39.7°F//35°F/33.2°F//36°F/29.1*F
Relative Humidity: 26%/35%//38%/45%//59%/58%//61%/68%
The N.W.S. forecast the temperature correctly at 20:00 and 02:00 overnight. They had all four forecasts for the relative humidity within 10% of the recorded data. This
was not one of their better showing, but it was not bad either. They still need to work on their accuracy.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 38°F/56°F/55°F/68°F.
Relative Humidity: 61%/33%/18%/19%

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