The N.O.A.A. forecast for the overnight was for light scattered showers, but I am not sure that light would describe them. We had an additional 0.15" of rain bringing our total for the month to 4.69" of precipitation. Much of that has fallen in the last 4 days. Right now there is some light fog that was not forecast, but it is here, nonetheless. There is a light breeze blowing in through my west facing window that feels delightful. At around 02:30 hours we had a power failure, probably due to lightning, that took me off line. Of course Central Maine Power tells us to "Flip a switch and we're there". I think they are much less reliable than they claim. I see what happens in thunderstorms and snowstorms. We would be much better served if they put those advertising dollars into upgrades of their system than television ads. I pick on everyone don't I?
The N.W.S. forecast for today starts with no precipitation followed by three periods of light scattered showers. They are actually predicting that there may be some decrease in the cloud cover (100%/84%/67%/72%), which just might spread the showers out. The NEXRAD regional composite radar shows the storms that hit us early this morning moving into far Eastern Maine. There really does not appear to be anything to our south and west. The suspicion at this point is that with the instability in the atmosphere we will see storms bubble up once the sun begins to act on the unstable atmosphere later this morning and this afternoon. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for the trough at the coast to continue to pump these impulses of energy at us resulting in more rain for today.
My Weather Stick does not like the 94% relative humidity, and is frowning so hard it is trying to make a circle. All three of my digital instruments forecast foul weather with falling barometric pressure. That is a unique situation lately, and I guess I will have to agree. It is already getting quite humid as exemplified by the fog, and it just does not feel very pleasant right now. Our low temperatures only made it into the mid-sixties, and that was not very pleasant either (64.0°F/64.6°F/66.0°F). In between showers I will continue to work on my major tasks: cleaning the bar, planting, fence repair and wood preparation for the winter. I guess I have enough to keep me busy without the added stress of more rain. It looks like we will double the amount of rain we had last year and about 4" less than we had in 2006. Enough already, enough.
Low Temperature (°F): 64
Current Temperature (°F): 65.4
Relative Humidity (%): 94%
Dew Point (°F): 63.6
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.70
Wind Direction: Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 1.1
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.15
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight
Temperature: 67°F/67.8°F//65°F/66.0°F//63°F/64.5°F//62°F/64.0*F
Relative Humidity: 90%/88%//93%/92%//100%/92%//90%/94%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature and relative humidity at each of the times overnight. Once again they have done an excellent job of forecasting the future.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 68°F/77°F/81°F/80°F
Relative Humidity: 76%/67%/58%/62%

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