The forecast last night called for perhaps a couple of slushy inches. After the winter we have been through not welcome but nothing we can’t handle. The surprise came this morning about six inches of nice new snow. Even the plastic flamingos in the flower bed look discouraged!
Snow on the ground yesterday, 19 degrees this morning and the high was near 40. At least the wind is not blowing. The calendar says spring is here but it is hard to tell the last couple of days. We had some warm weather but I was busy first with the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet. A huge success thank you! Then I attended the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference in Portland where I gave a presentation.
As someone who has worked outdoors a good part of my life I focus on the weather even more than most rural folks. I have had a weather station at my desk for a very long time that gives me the latest wind direction and speed along with the temperature. This winter I upgraded the system on the roof above the office and now get a ton of useful information that I never had before. Like the minimum temperature for the last 24 hours with the exact time it occurred.
