Windy morning

Good Morning Augusta.

Augusta remains under a Wind Advisory statement as of 1:00 am EST on January 18, 2012

Wind Advisory now in effect from 4 am early this morning to

4 PM EST this afternoon...

Winds: west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

Timing: the strongest winds will occur during the early to late

morning hours.

Impacts: downed limbs scattered power outages and

difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles.

This morning it is sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperatures falling to around 20 this afternoon. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

Tonight it will be Clear. Much colder with lows around 1 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.

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

a relative humidity of70% with a Dew Point of 26.6ºF.

The temperature is 35.5ºF with a wind chill of 22.9ºF, but that will increase when the increased wind velocity.  

The wind velocity right now is between 16.6 mph and 20.3 mph out of the West Southwest.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.42 and rising. The weather graphic indicates clouds. 

There was no measurable precipitation over the past 24 hours.

Visibility is 10.0 miles with a fantastic ceiling.

Have you ever wondered about the speed that rain falls? The answer is right here.

*How fast do raindrops fall? Not including wind-driven rain, raindrops fall between 7 and 18 miles per hour (3 and 8 meters per second) in still air. The range in speed depends on the the size of the raindrop. Air friction breaks up raindrops when they exceed 18 miles per hour. 

*Can lightning strike twice in the same place? Yes! The old adage of lightning never striking twice in the same place is totally false. Lightning is not limited to a one-bolt action. Many lightning flashes are of a multiple variety and may strike repeatedly in a few seconds. Up to 22 consecutive lightning strokes have been observed in a multiple flash.