Below zero

Good Morning Augusta.

This morning it is sunny with a high of 10 above later today. Winds will be around 10 mph.

Tonight it will be mostly clear with lows 2 below. Winds 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.

The readings outside right now, taken from my own instrumentation  are:

a relative humidity of 63% with a Dew Point of -9.1ºF.

The temperature is 0.7ºF with a wind chill of -8.1ºF.  

The wind velocity right now is between 5.6 mph and 9.6 mph out of the East Northeast.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.13 and rising. The weather graphic indicates Sun. 

There was no measurable precipitation over the past 24 hours.

Visibility is 10.0 miles with a fantastic ceiling. It is very clear and very cold outside.

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 Farmers' AlmanacFor the winter of 2011–12