Sunny and cold

Good Morning Augusta.

This morning it is mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Light and variable winds.

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

a relative humidity of 79% with a Dew Point of 10.8ºF.

The temperature is 16.2ºF with almost no wind chill.

The wind velocity right now is between 0.0 mph and 4.1 mph out of the West Southwest.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.23 and rising. The weather graphic indicates sun. 

We had no measurable precipitation yesterday or overnight in this area.

Visibility is 10.0 miles with a great ceiling.

Where did Valentine's Day come from anyway?

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.