Cold this morning

It is a very cool, cloudy morning here in Augusta Maine. with today's high  reaching only the mid 40's at best. We have a 50% chance of rain, with possible snow flurries later today.

This morning's readings are:

a relative humidity of 72% with a Dew Point of 30.8ºF.

The temperature is 39.1ºF, with a very slight wind chill at this time. 

The wind velocity is presently between 1.2 mph and 4.3 mph out of the North.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.72  and rising.

Visibility today is clear at 10.0 miles, but don't expect that to last all day.

There was no rainfall in the past 24 hours, with some low level of it  expected in today's forecast.   

 

Next, from the Farmer's Almanac:

Forecast for Winter 2011-12 farmer's almanac

For the winter of 2011–12, the Farmers' Almanac is forecasting "clime and punishment," a season of unusually cold and stormy weather. For some parts of the country, that means a frigid climate; while for others, it will mean lots of rain and snow.

The upcoming winter looks to be cold to very cold for the Northern Plains, parts of the Northern Rockies, and the western Great Lakes. In contrast, above-normal temperatures are expected across most of the southern and eastern U.S. Near-normal temperatures are expected in the Midwest and Far West, and in southern

Florida.

A very active storm track will bring much heavier-than-normal precipitation from the Southern Plains through Tennessee into Ohio, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast. Because of above normal temperatures, much of the precipitation will likely be rain or mixed precipitation, although, during February, some potent East Coast storms could leave heavy snow, albeit of a wet and slushy consistency.

An active Pacific Storm track will guide storm systems into the Pacific Northwest, giving it a wetter-than-normal winter.

Drier-than-normal weather will occur in the Southwest and Southeast corners of the nation.

To see a more detailed long-range forecast for your area, pick up a copy of the 2012