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Our weather

Good morning Augusta. Its freezing rain out there so slow down. It'll hold down on the fender-bender bill. This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow and a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 43F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20%. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Low of 37F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   84% with a Dew Point of 26ºF, Temp is 30.2ºF with a wind chil of 30.2ºF. Our wind direction is North Northeast between 0.4 MPH and   1.1 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.20 HPA 1021 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:53 a.m. sunset is 4:00 PM and Moon Rise is at 12:42 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. For the pilots out there Raw Metar is: SPECI KAUG 301231Z AUTO 21005KT 3SM -FZRA BR BKN008 BKN011 OVC019 M01/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 UPB2

Warming up, freezing rain and heating degree days defined

Good morning Augusta. Its freezing rain out there so slow down. It'll hold down on the fender-bender bill. This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow and a chance of rain. Fog early. High of 43F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20%. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Low of 37F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   84% with a Dew Point of 26ºF, Temp is 30.2ºF with a wind chil of 30.2ºF. Our wind direction is North Northeast between 0.4 MPH and   1.1 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.20 HPA 1021 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:53 a.m. sunset is 4:00 PM and Moon Rise is at 12:42 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. For the pilots out there Raw Metar is: SPECI KAUG 301231Z AUTO 21005KT 3SM -FZRA BR BKN008 BKN011 OVC019 M01/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 UPB2

Special Statement

Special Statement Statement as of 6:58 am EST on November 30, 2014 Spotty light freezing rain or drizzle early this morning. Some spotty light freezing rain or drizzle is possible across the region through 9 am... as a warm front moves north across the area. With temperatures at or below freezing across much of the area... expect the spotty freezing rain or drizzle to result in slippery travel.

Cold, clear and December's weather lore

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear with an expected High of 28F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast with a chance of snow. Low of 18F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 30%. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   81% with a Dew Point of 9ºF, Temp is 14.8ºF with a wind chil of 14.8ºF. Our wind direction is Southwest between 3.1 MPH and   5.7 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.34 HPA 1026 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:52 a.m. sunset is 4:01 PM and Moon Rise is at 12:09 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. For the pilots out there Raw Metar is: METAR KAUG 291153Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR M08/M13 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP255 T10831128 11072 21089 53022 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies. We had no more snow overnight. December Weat

Cold and clouds. Wind measurements explained

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is mostly cloudy with an expected High of 32F and windchill as low as 16F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudywith an expected Low of 12F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   93% with a Dew Point of 14ºF, Temp is 18.5ºF with a wind chil of 19ºF. Our wind direction is North Northeast between 0.3 MPH and   1.0 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.06 HPA 1018 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:51 a.m. sunset is 4:02 PM and Moon Rise is at 11:35 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. Raw Metar is: METAR KAUG 281153Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM OVC070 M07/M10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 T10721100 11061 21089 53004 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 7,000 ft / 2,133 m. We had no more snow overnight. Be thankful! Wind spee

Cold, windy and Thanksgiving 1621

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, then overcast with a chance of snow. High of 36F with a windchill as low as 18F. Breezy. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30%. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Low of 18F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   83% with a Dew Point of 23ºF, Temp is 26.8ºF with a wind chil of 8.3ºF. Our wind direction is Northwest between 12.7 MPH and   20 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 29.85 HPA 1009 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:50 a.m. sunset is 4:02 PM and Moon Rise is at 10:57 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. Raw Metar is: METAR KAUG 271153Z AUTO 33016G25KT 7SM -SN FEW015 BKN080 OVC100 M03/M05 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP090 P0000 60001 70067 T10331050 11017 21033 51014 Visibility is 7.0 miles / 11.3

Winter storm warning update

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 4:33 PM EST on November 26, 2014 Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday. * hazard types... heavy snow. * Accumulations... 8 to 14 inches of snow. * Timing... snow will continue through the overnight hours... before tapering off early Thursday morning. * Impacts... widespread power outages are likely. Snow will cause treacherous Road conditions on a very busy travel day. Snowfall rates may reach 1 to 3 inches per hour at times. Additionally... the heavy wet snow and gusty winds will likely cause power outages. * Winds... north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times. * Temperatures... in the upper 20s to lower 30s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast th

Winter Storm warning Statement

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 9:47 am EST on November 26, 2014 Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday. * hazard types... heavy snow. * Accumulations... 8 to 12 inches of snow. * Timing... snow will begin this morning across southern New Hampshire... and this afternoon across the rest of New Hampshire and western Maine. Snow will become heavy for a time Wednesday evening... before tapering off early Thursday. * Impacts... snow will cause treacherous Road conditions on a very busy travel day. Snowfall rates of over 1 inch per hour are possible. Additionally... heavy wet snow near the coast may cause scattered power outages. * Winds... north 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times. * Temperatures... in the lower 30s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions

Storm coming and Blizzard defined

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow and rain, then snow and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 39F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NNE in the afternoon. Chance of snow 90%. Tonight it will be overcast with snow, then ice pellets and snow after midnight. Low of 27F with a windchill as low as 21F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90% with accumulations up to 8 in. possible. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   55% with a Dew Point of 24ºF, Temp is 39.1ºF with a wind chil of 34ºF. Our wind direction is West between 5.5 MPH and   9.3 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.26 HPA 1022 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:48 a.m. sunset is 4:03 PM and Moon Rise is at 10:15 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is         waxing crescent. Raw Metar is: METAR KAUG