Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a partly sunny morning with today's temps expected to reach the low 70's. Last night's rain is drying up quite nicely. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 95% with a Dew Point of 56.3ºF. The temperature is 58.4ºF. The wind velocity this morning is between 1.3 mph and 3.0 mph out of the West. The highest gust recorded in the past month remains a boring 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.58 and rising. I have been asked where I get my weather data readings from. Like many others, I have my own source of weather data from weather instrumentation that I own and have put up myself. If you are truly a hard-core do-it-yourself person, there are online instructions on how to build your own anemometer, rain gauge, barometer and thermometer. Any "DIY" web search can get you loads of directions on how to do such things. It helps if you are a handy "gadget t...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a cloudy morning that is expected to develop into rain on and off all day. This is expected to be the circumstance all day long, with temps topping out in the mid 60's. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 93% with a Dew Point of 57.6ºF. The temperature is 59.6ºF. The wind   velocity this morning is between 2.7 mph and 4.3 mph out of the east. The highest gust recorded in the past month remains a boring 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.85 and falling. In spite of the flawless NWS satellite predictions of yesterday, we did not record any rainfall during the overnight hours here in this part of Augusta . Isn't technology wonderful? The final offering on the short series about the nighttime display of the "northern lights" appears below.   Some historic legends of the Lights 'Aurora borealis', the lights of the northern hemisphere, means 'dawn...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a very low overcast morning that is expected to burn off soon, with an expected partly to mostly sunny day for the remainder of today. Temps are expected to top out in the high 60's or low 70's. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 89% with a Dew Point of 54.5ºF. The temperature is 57.8ºF. The wind   velocity this morning is between 1.3 mph and 4 mph out of the Northwest. The wind is expected to pick up slightly during the day and shift to being in the South to Southwest. The highest gust recorded in the past month is 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 30.10 and rising. The barometric pressure should start to drop later today, and rain is expected to move in sometime during the overnight hours. In the past week we have received 1.22 inches of rain with a total for the month of 3.79 inches. The short series on the nighttime display of the "northern lights" conti...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is another lovely morning with almost no fog, much lower humidity and overall, a more comfortable feeling to the day.       This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 87% with a Dew Point of 57.7ºF. The temperature is 61ºF. The wind   velocity this morning is between 3 mph and 5.4 mph out of the North. The highest gust recorded in the past month is 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.96 and falling. Today we are expecting sun and humidity that is as unseasonable as it is welcome. Tonight we will have temps in the 50's again with another chance of patchy fog.     As we again enter the winter months, a short series on the nighttime display of the "northern lights" is interesting.   What are Northern Lights? The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosph...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is a truly lovely morning with some patchy fog remaining. The sun has now burned through any remaining fog and it is shaping up to be another wonderfully unseasonable, warm and humid day. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 79% with a Dew Point of (measurement unavailable)ºF. The temperature is 68.4ºF. The wind   velocity this morning is between 2.4 mph and 4.0 mph out of the Northwest. The highest gust recorded in the past month is 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.93 and falling. Today we are expecting sun and humidity that is as unseasonable as it is welcome. Tonight we will have temps in the 50's with patchy fog again.     Even though our recent weather has been warm and humid, we know that it is going to get cool soon. For those who work out of doors, or happen to be kids standing at a bus stop each morning, knowing what "wind chill" is, and hence whether to ...

Owing to special circumstances, there will be no postings to this blog for the next 11 days. Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is an overcast and somewhat dreary morning. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 89% with a Dew Point of 56.3ºF. The temperature is 59.6ºF. We barely have any wind   today, my readings ranging from 1.3 mph to 4.0 mph out of the North by NorthWest. The highest gust recorded in the past month has yet to exceed 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.83 and rising. We are expecting rain today, with windy and rainy conditions predominating by this afternoon. As summer draws to an end, I thought it might be of interest for many readers to know what the "heat index" that we all hear aboput during the summer months really is. In my next posting, I will post the Wind Chill explanation.   *Heat indexFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia* The heat index (HI) is an index that combi...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is another foggy morning. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 91% with a Dew Point of 62.5ºF. The temperature is 65.2ºF. We barely have wind   today, my only reading being 1.4 mph out of the SouthWest. The highest gust recorded in the past month remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.78 and falling. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Statewide weather forecasters are beginning to report frost warnings for Maine 's northern foothills and upper elivations, even some snow showers up at the border. Yep, fall is in the air. The state will shortly be putting up its seasonal fall folage web site showing where the best locations for fall color is to be found.     *Why do Leaves change color in the fall?* (Downloaded from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071012104737.htm ) The leaves of trees and other plants contain three main pi...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is a very foggy morning. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 92% with a Dew Point of (not available)ºF. The temperature is 52.6ºF. We barely have wind   today, highest gust up to .2 mph out of the east by Southeast. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.82 and falling. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. This morning's thick fog is burning off and we are expecting temperatures in the high 70's and low 80's. Remember, fog is "fog", not dew point and not humidity. Always use the right word.     "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning". Mark Twain

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . IT is a bright and sunny morning, almost cloudless and in general a great way to wake up. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 87% with a Dew Point of 57.7ºF. The temperature is 61.7ºF. We barely have wind   today, highest gust up to 2.7 mph out of the South by Southeast. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.85 and falling. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Our overnight temperatures are beginning to drop into the 40's now, and we are starting to see some color in the Maple and oak trees, and the vegetable gardens are almost completely done now. It is definitely September weather, and the usual regiment of cold rain and warm weather storms haven't yet begun. However, it is now that time of year when the weather will be as unpredictable as the win record of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff.   Loyalt...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine .    This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 88% with a Dew Point of 51.6ºF. At 4:00 a.m. it was 44 ºF. It is presently 55.8ºf outside. When the temperature begins to regularly register 40ºF and lower, we will begin reporting wind chill as well. As you may recall, wind chill is, in simple terms, a calculation of the air temperature and wind velocity.   For example, today's wind chill is 56.5ºF, not of real concern to us right now. But when it is snowing… We have a wind velocity gusting between 1.3 mph and 4.0 mph out of the West Southwest. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is     30.08 and rising. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. In rememberance of the events of today in New York City 10 years ago, I join with everyone in the reflective courage unique to those of us who lived the astonished shoc...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine .   Hurricane Katia has passed to our East. We have some slight cloud cover with our gusty wind conditions. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 62% with a Dew Point of 46.7                   ºF. It is 59.8ºf outside. And we have a wind velocity gusting between   4.0 mph and     12.3 mph out of the North by Northwest. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is   29.87 and rising. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Since today is windy with a lower level of dew point and relative humidity, we're drying out more than we were yesterday. Given the recent rainfall, this is a good state of affairs.   In the annual, unwinnable discussion over the amount of rainfall, we are somewhere in the plus collum, unless you live...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . It has finally stopped raining here. Hurricane Katia is passing to our East today, and our slight cloud cover is expected to burn off by noon. The pea-soup fog that was here at 3:30 this morning has burned completely off. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 90% with a Dew Point of62.2 ºF. It is 64.1ºf outside. And we have a mild and variable wind velocity gusting between   1.5 mph and    2.0 mph out of the west. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.77 and falling. There has been no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Just for the record, I have two barometers in the house, both read the same, and both are indicating impending rainfall. However, it would seem that the eastern passing of Katia is causing the barometric reading that is predicting rain. However, a glance via the orbital weather-eyes show that we aren't goi...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . It hasn't stopped raining up here yet, and isn't expected to do so until sometime tomorrow. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 95% with a Dew Point of55.4 ºF. It is 56.9ºf outside. And we have a mild and variable wind velocity gusting between 1.3 mph and2.0   mph out of the East. The highest gust recorded in the past week remains 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 30.07 and rising Our rainfall in the past 24 hours has been 0.56 in. with a total for this week of 1.85 inches. We simply are not expecting a break in this rain until probably tomorrow morning. The predicted rainfall amounts remain up in the air, but the bottom line is we're all soaked to the bone, and its going to stay that way for the rest of today. Remember, according to the hurricane senter, there are now two new tropical storms out in the Atlantic , and nobody knows where they are headed. After all, the Na...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . It is still raining here, and has been doing so on and off all night into this morning. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 91% with a Dew Point of 56.9ºF. It is 59.4ºf outside. And we have a mild and variable wind velocity gusting between 3.1 mph and 2.0 mph out of the North. The highest gust recorded in the past week is still 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 30.28 and rising Our rainfall in the past 24 hours has been .06 in. As in yesterday's posting, Lee's forces continue to drive North bringing more rain. We are not expecting a good break, meaning a high pressure system of some sort, until probably this Friday. The predicted rainfall amounts between now and the end of the week vary, as do any wind velocity predictions. The bottom line is that Lee has invaded the North and is still causing damage. Remember, the majority of Lee's forces are still far South of us. The b...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . It rained a good bit of last night and has been raining somewhat steadily all morning long. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 86% with a Dew Point of 58.1ºF. It is 62.3 f outside. And we have a mild and variable wind velocity gusting between 4.0 mph and 2.4 mph out of the North. The highest gust recorded in the past 24 hours was 17.9 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.94 and rising Our rainfall in the past 24 hours has been 1.22 in. Lee's forces continue to drive North bringing more rain. We are not expecting a good break, meaning a high pressure system of some sort, until probably this Friday. The predicted rainfall amounts between now and the end of the week vary, as do any wind velocity predictions. The bottom line is that Lee has invaded the North and is is causing damage.    

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where it is beginning as a rainy and humid morning. According to the National forecasters, Lee's advance moisture is arriving here, and we are told to expect rain on an off today with a more steady rainfall in the evening hours. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 88% It is 74.3º f outside. And we have a mild and variable wind velocity only gusting between 2.0 mph and up to .4 mph out of the NorthWest, and breezing in crosswinds.   our Barometric pressure is 29.72 and falling So far, we are told to expect more rain. Our luck will be rain and some wind, depending on how much punch Lee has left in him as he pushes north across the Mason-Dixon line .   "One of these days he's going to push his luck right off of a cliff!" Author Unknown  

From 1:03 pm to 8:00 pm tonight. The Counties for Maine that are under this watch are: Kennebec, where Augusta is located, as well as the following 7 counties - Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Somerset.   Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening... This Afternoon Mostly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds...large hail and heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.    

Lee is Coming. Good afternoon from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where it is a partly sunny and muggy day. Todays readings are: a relative humidity of 75% It is 83.7ºF outside. a mild and variable wind velocity only gusting up to 3.3 MPH out of the North Northeast And our Barometric pressure is 29.81 and falling. These statistics indicate that we're going to have rain today, supposedly clearing the humidity out of the air and making for a comfortable sleeping night. We'll see if it comes true or not. LEE SLATED TO INVADE THE NORTH!! Tropical Storm Lee made landfall in Louisiana this morning and is expected to invade the North sometime in the next 3 days as a tropical low. In 48 hours he is slated to be in Tennessee , and then will probably move North.   "He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support    rather than illumination." Andrew Lang (1844 -1912)       

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where it is starting out as an overcast day. This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 92% and a dew point of 58.2ºF. It is 60.8ºF outside. a mild and variable wind velocity only gusting up to 1.3 MPH out of the Southwest, but is generating crosswinds that are similarly mild. And our Barometric pressure is 29.85 and falling. Rain is forecast for today. A cold front is trying to move through our area today, so the rain is not expected to be extensive – more like scattered showers. The heavier rains are predicted for the Bangor area. Tropical Storm Lee is making landfall down South in the New Orleans area. Watch Lee's load of rainfall as it moves north. A lot of areas up along Irene's old track simply don't need more rain. That includes us.   Some individuals asked again about the difference between Dew Point and Humidity. So, I went to Wikipedia for a good description: Dew pointFr...

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where it is starting out as a socked-in foggy day. Right now we have a darn thick fog out there and it is supposed to burn off by around 10 this morning and the temperature is going to be in the low 80's with   steadily increasing humidity. This morning's readings are:: a relative humidity of 90% and the dew point is 58.1º f. It is 61.4º f outside. a mild and variable wind velocity only gusting up to 1.3 MPH out of the north by east. And our Barometric pressure is 30.10 and rising.   It might turn out to be a warm and muggy day, but its a lot better than another hurricane.   From a hand-written sign in an electrical supply house: "In God we trust. Everyone else pays cash" The author is Unknown, but it was probably the owner of the place.      

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where it is starting out to be another absolutely wonderful day. Right now we have full sun and a forecast of sunny without clouds for the day - and: a relative humidity of 86% It is61.2 º f. a wind velocity that is gusting up to1.3   MPH directly out of the North. And our Barometric pressure is 30.20 and rising. It is a gorgeous day here!   "Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along." Terry Pratchett   Weather readings on this blog are taken from my LaCrosse wireless weather station, 2800 series, in real time. This is NOT an airport, where most such readings come via an authoritative governmental source of some sort. For example, my anemometer is not mounted 30 feet above the nearest obstruction within 300 feet. It is mounted at about 11 feet above the ground at the edge of a cornfield on the north ...