Clear, warming up, rain coming and facts about freezing temps for fresh and salt water
This morning it is mostly cloudy with ice pellets in the afternoon. High of 32F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30% .
Tonight it will be overcast with ice pellets, then snow after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 21F with a windchill as low as 10F. Winds from the ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 100% .
The readings from my own instruments are:
The humidity is 78% with a Dew Point of -3ºF and a wind chill of 12.1ºF.
The temperature Is 12.1ºF.
The Wind is North between 0.0 MPH and 0.0 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.59 HPA 1024 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.
We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:14 PM with Moon Rise at 9:42 a.m. EST and the moon phase is waxing crescent.
For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:
METAR KAUG 051153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M12/M14 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP245 T11221144 11106 21139 51013
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.0 Kilometers with
We received no snow overnight.
Facts about freezing temps for fresh and salt water
Ocean water freezes just like freshwater, but at lower temperatures. Fresh water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), but seawater freezes at about -1.9 degrees Celsius (28.4 degrees Fahrenheit) because of the salt in it. When seawater freezes, however, the ice contains very little salt because only the water part freezes. It can be melted down to use as drinking water.
At least 15 percent of the ocean is covered by sea ice some part of the year. On average, sea ice covers almost about 25 million square kilometers (10 million square miles) of the Earth.
Sea water becomes more and more dense as it becomes colder, right down to its freezing point. Fresh water, on the other hand, is most dense while still at 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit), well above the freezing point. The average temperature of all ocean water is about 3.5 degrees Celsius (38.3 degrees Fahrenheit).
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