Clear with some clouds
Good Morning
We are under a winter weather advisory starting this evening at 5 per the previous post.
This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow and a chance of rain, then snow and rain in the afternoon. High of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 80% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.
Tonight it will be overcast with snow, then ice pellets and a chance of snow after midnight. Low of 28F. Winds from the ENE at 5-10 mph shifting to the NNW after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80%. Snow accumulations of 4 in. possible.
The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments:
a relative humidity of 79% with a Dew Point of 25.6ºF.
The temperature is 31.3ºF with no wind chill at this time.
We have West Southwest winds between 0.9 mph and 1.3 mph.
Our Barometric pressure is 29.69 and rising. The weather graphic indicates sun.
We had precipitation in the past 24 hours in the form of snow/rain of 0.20 inches.
Visibility is 10.0 miles with some clouds, but that won't last all day.
For your morning enjoyment, here's some weather folklore from
Rooster crowing on the fence, rain will go hence.
Rooster crowing on the ground, rain surely will come down.
I hope the rooster got paid extra for his weather predictions, because it sounds like people depended on him in pre-Internet days. Here's another rooster forecast:
If a rooster crows before going to bed
He will rise with a wet head.
The rooster doesn't have a monopoly in the bird world, though. Robins calling to each other, and loons crying are also signs of rain.
Animals other than birds can predict the weather as well. Want to know if a windstorm is coming? Check to see if your local spider is adding extra strands to his web, if the sea gulls have flown inland, or (if you're at sea) dolphins are playing around your ship.
Here's my favorite weather rhyme from
Sun sets Friday clear as a bell
Rain on Monday sure as hell.
(This weather folklore is courtesy of Horace Beck's The Foklore of Maine)
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