Wednesday morning
Good Morning Augusta.
This morning it is clear. High of 82F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the SW in the afternoon.
Tonight it will be clear. Low of 59F. Winds less than 5 mph.
The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are:
a relative humidity of 72% with a Dew Point of 59.4º F.
The temperature is 68.8ºF.
Presently we have South Southwest winds between 0.7 MPH and 2.7 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.10/HPA 1019.3 and rising with a weather
graphic indicating sun.
UV is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:22 PM with Moon Rise at (unreported
this morning) p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Last
Quarter.
For the aviators out there: Raw METAR –
METAR KAUG 111053Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215
T01610122
We had no precipitation overnight in this area.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a beautiful ceiling.
July is Ice Cream Month. Hey, celebrate with something that is bad for you.
Put a lot of hot fudge sauce on it!!
What is Heat Lightning?
Copied directly from the Farmer's Almanac
by Jaime McLeod archive Monday, August 3rd, 2009 | From: Featured, Weather
At this time of year on warm, humid nights, the phenomenon known as "heat
lightning" is very common. The sky will seem to flicker with light; and even
on a seemingly clear night with stars, you may see flashes. No sound
accompanies the flash, although if you are listening to an AM radio, you'll
hear crackles of static at the same time you see the flash.
What you're likely seeing is the light from a distant thunderstorm that is
located at too great of a distance for the thunder sound to be heard. The
sound of thunder rarely travels more than 10 miles. Other cases can be
explained by the refraction (or bending) of sound waves by bodies of air
with different densities. An observer may see nearby lightning, but the
sound from the discharge is refracted over their head by a change in the
temperature, and therefore the density, of the air around him. As a result,
the lightning discharge seems to be silent.
The term "heat lightning" probably comes from the fact that the effect is
most often seen on warm, humid nights during July and August. So an
association has been made with sultry temperatures. But when the sky is
hazy, as is quite typical on warm, summer nights, the light from intense
thunderstorms as far away as 100 miles can be reflected off a layer of haze
and up into the night sky.
And that's why you tend to see heat lightning as just a diffuse flash or
flicker.
Jaime McLeod is the Web Content Editor for the Farmers' Almanac.
This morning it is clear. High of 82F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the SW in the afternoon.
Tonight it will be clear. Low of 59F. Winds less than 5 mph.
The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are:
a relative humidity of 72% with a Dew Point of 59.4º F.
The temperature is 68.8ºF.
Presently we have South Southwest winds between 0.7 MPH and 2.7 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.10/HPA 1019.3 and rising with a weather
graphic indicating sun.
UV is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:22 PM with Moon Rise at (unreported
this morning) p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Last
Quarter.
For the aviators out there: Raw METAR –
METAR KAUG 111053Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215
T01610122
We had no precipitation overnight in this area.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a beautiful ceiling.
July is Ice Cream Month. Hey, celebrate with something that is bad for you.
Put a lot of hot fudge sauce on it!!
What is Heat Lightning?
Copied directly from the Farmer's Almanac
by Jaime McLeod archive Monday, August 3rd, 2009 | From: Featured, Weather
At this time of year on warm, humid nights, the phenomenon known as "heat
lightning" is very common. The sky will seem to flicker with light; and even
on a seemingly clear night with stars, you may see flashes. No sound
accompanies the flash, although if you are listening to an AM radio, you'll
hear crackles of static at the same time you see the flash.
What you're likely seeing is the light from a distant thunderstorm that is
located at too great of a distance for the thunder sound to be heard. The
sound of thunder rarely travels more than 10 miles. Other cases can be
explained by the refraction (or bending) of sound waves by bodies of air
with different densities. An observer may see nearby lightning, but the
sound from the discharge is refracted over their head by a change in the
temperature, and therefore the density, of the air around him. As a result,
the lightning discharge seems to be silent.
The term "heat lightning" probably comes from the fact that the effect is
most often seen on warm, humid nights during July and August. So an
association has been made with sultry temperatures. But when the sky is
hazy, as is quite typical on warm, summer nights, the light from intense
thunderstorms as far away as 100 miles can be reflected off a layer of haze
and up into the night sky.
And that's why you tend to see heat lightning as just a diffuse flash or
flicker.
Jaime McLeod is the Web Content Editor for the Farmers' Almanac.
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