Ghost Rider Rides Again
Once again we have had a very nice day. We had no precipitation (as N.O.A.A. predicted), a bit more wind than yesterday, and for most of the day it was cloudless. There was some haze in the sky that became cloudy by the end of the day. The photo above shows the kinds of things that goats can get into when left to their own devices with a couple of sheep. Ghost Rider has been doing this for several days, and will even jump from Ivan to Howard (the sheep). It is quite amusing to watch them when they get at it. This is a circus act without the circus.
The N.W.S. forecast no precipitation overnight, but more in the way of cloudiness (62%/66%/69%/69%). There is even the threat of some fog close by, but I am not sure if it will get here. This is the time of year that we can get some real pea soup style fogs. The NEXRAD regional composite radar still shows that storm well to our south, and the Weather Underground still contends that it will not affect us. Those model forecast maps are now showing some unsettled weather that may get into our general area sometime Tuesday or Wednesday. It will bear watching.
My Weather Stick likes the 51% relative humidity and continues to smile at it. All three of my electronic instruments call for fair weather with rising barometric pressure, and that pressure has indeed continued to rise. After the weather we have had over the past week I am not surprised to see some clouds working their way into our skies. It has been too quiet too long. We did have high temperatures, but again, with the cool front having passed through they were not as high as Friday's (66.9°F/63.0°F/60.6°F). I think our nice weather will continue for one more day anyway before we get into any systems that will produce any inclement weather. We will see who is correct, ultimately.
High Temperature (°F): 66.9
Current Temperature (°F): 49.6
Relative Humidity (%): 51%
Dew Point (°F): 32.2
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.32
Wind Direction: West Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 3.3
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Altostratus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:43°F/44.2°F//55°F/57.0°F//60°F/66.5°F//59°F/62.4*F
Relative Humidity: 65%/73%//44%/48%//36%/33%//36%/37%
The N.W.S. temperature forecast was correct for all but the 14:00 hour forecast. They missed that one by 1°F over the limit. They did much better with the relative
humidity, getting all four forecast points within 10% of the recorded data. Not a bad job at all. Except for the time this was the same report I was able to give this
morning. That was amazing.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 52°F/44°F/39°F/36°F.
Relative Humidity: 46%/65%/79%/92%

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