"Its beginning to look a lot like Xmas"

Good Morning Augusta, its snowing!
This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. High of 39F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40% .
Tonight it will be mostly cloudy. Low of 27F. Winds less than 5 mph.
The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments:
a relative humidity of 93% with a Dew Point of 28.8ºF.
The temperature is 30.6ºF with almost no wind chill.
Presently we have North Northwest winds between 2.0 mph and 5.4 mph.
Our Barometric pressure is 29.63 and falling with a weather graphic
indicating rain.
We had precipitation in the form of snow and rain overnight of 0.18 inches.
Visibility is 3.0 miles and is mostly cloudy down to 700 feet with overcast
up to 3,600 feet.
From the farmer's almanac:
Here's a quick look at what's going on in the sky during the month of April,
2012:
April 6 – Full Moon, 3:19 p.m. The visible Moon is fully illuminated by
direct sunlight. Though the Moon is only technically in this phase for a few
seconds, it is considered "full" for the entire day of the event, and
appears full for three days.
April 7 – Moon at perigee (its closest point to the Earth), 1 p.m.
April 13– Last Quarter Moon, 6:50 a.m. One-half of the Moon appears
illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
April 15– Saturn at opposition. A body in space is at opposition when it
sits 180° from the Sun in relationship to the Earth. This is the best time
to view a planet.
April 21– New Moon, 3:19 a.m. The Moon is not illuminated by direct
sunlight.
April 22– Moon at apogee (its farthest point to the Earth), 10 a.m.
April 22– Lyrid Meteor Shower. Due to the New Moon, 2012 should be a very
favorable year for viewing this normally moderate shower. Expect 10-20
meteors per hour.
April 22– Astronomy Day.
April 29– First Quarter Moon, 5:58 a.m. One-half of the Moon appears
illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.

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