N.O.A.A. and I forecast light scattered showers overnight, and with 0.04" they certainly were light here in Wilton, Maine. I have heard that there are other areas that had more. The sky was in the process of clearing when I took Ike out at 05:30 this morning, and at over fifty degrees it was delightful. The sky still has a bit of a milky cast to it, but the temperature is still continuing to climb as is the barometric pressure at 30.08 in Hg.
The N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation today and dissipating cloud cover (32%/15%/16%/10%). The NEXRAD regional composite radar shows the front exiting Eastern Maine as indicated by the movement of the line of showers. There is supposed to be some cooler air behind this front, but as long as it does not go below freezing it should not be bad. The Weather Underground model forecast maps continue to indicate that today and tomorrow should be pretty decent. I am not sure the same can be said for Sunday and Monday. They are too far in the future fore me to speculate on.
My Weather Stick is frowning at the 79% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments are calling for unsettled conditions. Two of them are calling for the barometric pressure to rise while the remote weather station sees it as falling. I think it will catch up with the other two later. Our low temperatures overnight were quite pleasant (48.9°F/50.2°F/58.3°F), and for this time of year even better than that. My daffodils are up and will be blooming soon. Mud season is rapidly drawing to a close, and the black flies will soon be out to feast upon any exposed body parts. In a word they suck. Oh, I lived with the results of my bike ride and wood cutting overnight, the leg cramps were exquisite, OUCH). I am glad I have the next four days to recuperate. I will be out of service at the Grand York Rite Sessions until Monday evening. I should be able to do my reports tonight and tomorrow morning. I do not have anyone to cover this, although I do have someone that will be house sitting and taking care of my critters for the time we are gone.
Low Temperature (°F): 48.9
Current Temperature (°F): 51.4
Relative Humidity (%): 79%
Dew Point (°F): 45.3
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.05
Wind Direction: North Northeast
Wind Speed (mph): 1.5
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.04
Cloud Cover (AM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 67°F/68.7°F//56°F/57.9°F//50°F/55.0°F//47°F/49.6*F
Relative Humidity: 49%/43%//56%/74%//77%/81%//100%/83%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature overnight. They missed the recorded relative humidity at 23:00 and 05:00 hours overnight. This still was not a bad job of prognostication.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 52°F/63°F/67°F/77°F.
Relative Humidity: 66%/41%/29%/27%

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