Cold, lots of ice and sun

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 16F with a windchill as low as -11F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 15 to 20 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 1F with a windchill as low as -11F. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 57% with a Dew Point of  1ºF and a wind chill of 14.8ºF.

The temperature Is  14.8ºF.

The Wind is west between 0.0 MPH and 1.3 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.92  HPA 1000 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   

Our UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:16 PM with Moon Rise at 10:44 a.m. EST and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:

METAR KAUG 071153Z AUTO 29012G27KT 10SM OVC048 M08/M18 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/1057 SLP002 60000 70081 T10831183 11033 21083 53029

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with overcast down to 4,800 ft / 1,463 m.

We received a mix of sleet, rain and ice pellets yesterday in an amount just over 1.47 inches. That is a LOT of rain that froze up overnight. So drive SLOW out there!

 

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