Augusta Maine's local weather

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 of the north'. 'Aurora australis' means 'dawn of the south'. In Roman myths, Aurora was the goddess of the dawn. Many cultural groups have legends about the lights. In medieval times, the occurrences of auroral displays were seen as harbingers of war or famine. The Maori of New Zealand shared a belief with many northern people of Europe and North America that the lights were reflections from torches or campfires.

The Menominee Indians of Wisconsin believed that the lights indicated the location of manabai'wok (giants) who were the spirits of great hunters and fishermen. The Inuit of Alaska believed that the lights were the spirits of the animals they hunted: the seals, salmon, deer and beluga whales. Other aboriginal peoples believed that the lights were the spirits of their people.