There was some fog that was not forecast by N.O.A.A., but it burned off by 08:00 here in Wilton, Maine. When I first took Ike out for his morning exercise there was no fog, but some cirrus clouds had moved in making it mostly cloudy. This too was not forecast by N.O.A.A.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation for the first half of the day with some light scattered showers for the early afternoon, ending by the late afternoon. The cloud cover forecast does not really seem to support that forecast (30%/32%/33%/46%) since a cloud cover of less than 50% usually does not portend any precipitation. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for some scattered showers on Thursday, but nice weather until then.
My Weather Stick is smirking at the 62% relative humidity. It is not quite a smile and definitely not a frown. Two of my electronic instruments still call for foul weather with falling barometric pressure. The remote weather station still sees things as unsettled with steady barometric pressure. I am not quite sure what to make of all this data, but as I look outside the sky is now overcast, and the clouds have lowered. I would suspect that we may see some showers later this morning, and the barometric pressure has fallen a bit more already. Our low temperatures did not quite make it to the freezing mark, but they got close (33.6°F/35.8°F/45.0°F). It really is getting a bit late for overnight temperatures to be getting this cold. Our average last frost date for this area though is May 15th. It is still not a good idea to plant gardens yet, except for lettuce and other clod weather crops that can stand a little bit of frost. I do hope to get my garden prepared for planting in the next week or so. The time does creep up on us does it not?
Low Temperature : 33.6
Current Temperature: 61.8
Relative Humidity: 62%
Dew Point (°F): 48.7
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure: 29.98
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): Fog
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Slightly Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 56°F/59.3°F//47°F/46.0°F//41°F/38.6°F//39°F/34.3*F
Relative Humidity: 47%/50%//65%/74%//82%/82%//89%/85%
The N.W.S. had all four temperature forecasts with five degrees of the recorded temperature. They also had all four relative humidity forecasts within ten percent of the recorded relative humidity at this site. That was a very good showing.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 50°F/66°F/73°F/71°F.
Relative Humidity: 63%/32%/27%/27%

The fog was gone by11:00 hours, just as N.O.A.A. said it would be. I got my usual chores done, the goats milked, the eggs picked and fresh water for everyone. I even loaded a bit of wood into my Outdoor Wood Boiler. After all that I finally got to spend an hour looking for Tom that Turkey. Unfortunately I did not find him, but I will try again tomorrow. Maybe I can get out a bit earlier.
The N.W.S. says that we will have no precipitation overnight and very little cloud cover (44%/11%/8%/9%). It should be a very pleasant night. If the weather continues to improve as it is we may be able to open the windows in another couple of weeks. That will be nice to air the house out and change to summer air.
My Weather Stick was smiling at the 38% relative humidity. That was a far cry from this morning. However all three of my electronic instruments saw falling barometric pressure in our future with two of them calling fro foul weather and the remote weather station seeing clouds. I am not sure why yet, but these things should change by the morning. We shall see. The La Crosse weather station still shows falling barometric pressure. We did have some nice high temperatures in the sixties and lower seventies (71.9°F/66.4°F/60.1°F). I think the weather will continue to improve at least until Wednesday. We may have a spot of rain by Thursday, at least that is what is showing up on the Weather Underground model forecast maps.
High Temperature: 71.9
Current Temperature: 41.7
Relative Humidity: 78%
Dew Point (°F): 35.3
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure: 30.01
Wind Direction: lm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 41.7
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 45°F/43.8°F//58°F/59.5°F//65°F/69.4°F//65°F/71.2*F
Relative Humidity: 83%/92%//49%/68%//35%/46%//35%/38%
The N.W.S. had the first three of the temperature forecasts correct, missing the last one by a little over a degree. They were within limits at the beginning and end of the day with the relative humidity, but missed the middle of the day by more than 10%. The more things change the more they stay the same. In Wilton, Maine.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 56°F/47°F/41°F/39°F.
Relative Humidity: 47%/65%/82%/89%

Since I returned from my meetings last Monday I have been quite busy getting caught up on a number of fronts. As usual, when one takes some time off it takes twice as much time to get back into the groove of everyday living as you took off.
Upon arising the fog was about as thick as pea soup. The weather is still cooler than it should be at this time of year. I do not have the forecast data from last night , but the recorded data is shown below along with the forecast data for today. The sun does appear to be trying to burn off the fog, and if it does we should have a nice warm day.
The N.W.S predicts that we will start the day with fog, but that will burn off by 11:00 hours resulting in a rapid rise in the temperature and fall in the relative humidity for this area of Western Maine. At least we are not expecting any further precipitation today. We had enough over the weekend.
My Weather Stick is back to frowning at the 92% relative humidity. Two of my electronic instruments currently forecast foul weather with falling barometric pressure. The remote weather station forecasts unsettled weather in the barn with steady barometric pressure. As I sit here writing this report I see the fog dissipating, and the sun getting stronger. Our low temperatures overnight were 39.7°F, 41.6°F and 43.9°F. At least they were above freezing.
Low Temperature 39.7
Current Temperature: 40.2
Relative Humidity: 92%
Dew Point (°F): 38.1
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure: 30.08
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 40.2
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: --°F/42.4°F//--°F/41.7°F//--°F/41.1°F//--°F/40.6*F
Relative Humidity: --%/90%//--%/91%//--%/91%//--%/90%
I will be back to comparing my data to the N.W.S. forecasts this evening.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 45°F/58°F/65°F/65°F.
Relative Humidity: 83%/49%/35%/35%