Upon arising this morning it almost looked like the season had slipped backward. On closer inspection I found that it was just some fog obscuring the sun. This was not forecast by N.O.A.A., but this is the time of year when it can happen. We had no precipitation overnight other than the fog, which did not add anything to our total for the month. The grass on the west side of the house is beginning to turn green. That means that I need to get my electric fence up and running quickly, so that the ruminants can start to work on it. It also means I need to get the snowblowers put away and the lawnmower into position because it will soon be needed. The garden needs a treatment with the torch weeder followed by the tiller. The season is starting to take shape. Let us hope that the rain comes at the right time, and the garden produces as it should.
For today we have been forecast to start with fog according to the N.W.S. Once the fog burns off we should have no precipitation until around noon, after which they have forecast light scattered showers for the rest of the day. The only echoes I saw on the NEXRAD regional composite radar were above the crown of Maine in Canada, and they were small. The clouds seem to be building in, and they may produce some showers later on. That cloud cover forecast would support that (47%/46%/48%/55%).
My Weather Stick has responded to the 87% relative humidity this morning by frowning again. The La Crosse Weather Station recorded 37.7°F with a forecast for fair skies and rising barometric pressure. The Min/Max Thermometer disagrees with a forecast of unsettled conditions and a recorded low temperature of 35.6°F and falling barometric pressure. The remote weather station sees fair skies with steady barometric pressure and a recorded low of 46.9°F. I think the weather will degrade, and that we can expect some light scattered showers today, and if the weather underground model forecast maps are right we will see some unsettled weather right through tomorrow. It should clear out for Friday though.
Low Temperature (°F): 37.7
Current Temperature (°F): 40.4
Relative Humidity (%): 87%
Dew Point (°F): 36.8
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.31
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 40.4
Precipitation (Type): Fog
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 55°F/58.1°F//47°F/46.2°F//41°F/40.2°F//38°F/38.3*F
Relative Humidity: 47%/52%//68%/62%//82%/78%//92%/85%
The N.W.S. made their best guess overnight, and they got all their forecasts within the limits set for the temperature and relative humidity. Once again they did a very
good job of prognostication.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 47°F/64°F/72°F/71°F.
Relative Humidity: 71%/39%/29%/30%

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