Clear and cool

Good morning Augusta Maine.

Right now it is partly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s with South winds around 10 mph.

 

Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s with light and variable winds.

 

The readings outside right now are:

a relative humidity of 81% with a Dew Point of 27.9ºF.

The temperature is 33.1ºF with no wind chill to speak of.

The wind velocity is presently between 0.0 mph and 1.6 mph and when it puffs it is out of the Southeast.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.20 and rising.

We had no precipitation overnight or this morning.

Visibility is 10.0 miles, it is clear and we have a great ceiling.

The glossary below is courtesy of the Farmer's Almanac web site.

Snow Glossary:

"Flurries" means that light snow will fall for short durations. No real accumulation or only a light dusting is expected when flurries are predicted.

"Snow showers" means that snow will fall at varying intensities for brief periods of time. Accumulation (usually not a lot) is possible.

"Snow squalls" describes brief, intense snow showers accompanied by strong, gusty winds. Snow accumulations may be significant. Snow squalls are best known in the Great Lakes region of the country.

"Blowing snow" is exactly as it sounds—wind-driven snow that reduces visibility and can cause significant drifting. Blowing snow can be either snow that is falling or snow that is already on the ground and is being picked up by the wind.

"Blizzard" describes a time when winds over 35 mph accompanied by snow and blowing snow are expected. During blizzards visibility is reduced to near zero.