I think there were a few more clouds than N.O.A.A. predicted for this morning. When I looked West I saw no clouds, but when I looked to the East over 1/3 of the sky was covered with cirrus clouds. When I looked at the NEXRAD radar I saw the reason. There was an isolated shower moving from North to South toward the coast. It did not seem to be associated with a front or other system, it was just there and moving south. The same shower did show up on the NEXRAD regional composite radar as well, so it was apparently not an artifact. Other than that we did have a cool night last night with reasonably low, but increasing, relative humidity. What a great night's sleep we got out of this one.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation, very low cloud cover (0%/0%/1%/1%) and low humidity. We cannot get very much lower than 0-1% for the cloud cover. I may be able to get a photo with an even larger smile from my Weather Stick than I have at 53% at some point today. That should give me a pretty good series to work with. Except for that one shower the NEXRAD regional composite and local radar are devoid of echoes from showers. The Weather Underground model forecast maps show high pressure in control with clockwise (anti-cyclonic) circulation around it. This seems to be keeping any foul weather away from us for the next several days. (This might even last into the weekend.) If this be true then we will have one of the best stretches of pleasant weather we have had all summer.

My Weather Stick is sticking to the relative humidity levels exemplified in the photo above. All three of my digital instruments forecast rising barometric pressure. The only one not forecasting fair weather is the remote weather station, which is forecasting unsettled weather. At least it is not forecasting cloudy conditions for today. It may catch up with the other two before the morning is over. The low temperatures outside the barn dipped into the mid-forties (47.4°F/47.5°F/52.3°F) for the first time this season, and it really does feel like fall is in the air. We really have not had a summer with all the rain we have had since the end of May. It does not seem fair that fall is starting, and we have not had a real summer. Oh well, I guess that is part of the inconvenient truth of global warming. By the way where is that global warming that is supposed to be making things hot. We certainly have not had that here in Maine this year. That really is inconvenient, especially for the farmers that need dry weather to harvest their hay, grow their potatoes and so on. This has not been a good growing season at all, and it is almost over. I would like a little cheese with my whine. A nice Brie would be good.
Low Temperature (°F): 47.4
Current Temperature (°F): 47.4
Relative Humidity (%): 80%
Dew Point (°F): 42.0
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.06
Wind Direction: West Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 2.6
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Fair
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Straight
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 58°F/56.8°F//51°F/54.5°F//48°F/50.3°F//45°F/48.7°F
Relative Humidity: 69%/64%//80%/69%//80%/78%//86%/80%
The only reading the N.W.S. missed was the 23:00 hour relative humidity level, and that was only by 1%. That was a good job on their part. It was moving in the right direction, at least at that time.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 54°F/66°F/71°F/70°F
Relative Humidity: 74%/45%/36%/39%