Tuesday Morning, real foggy

Good morning Augusta. It is darn foggy out there and we're in for some nasty weather later today, with the expected heavy winds and rain, you might be out of power for a bit, so make sure your generator is gassed up and ready to go.

Right now it is partly cloudy, then overcast with a chance of rain. High of 72F. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Tonight it will be overcast with rain, then a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers after midnight. Low of 61F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.1 in. possible.

The readings taken from my instruments are:

A relative humidity of 98%, with a Dew Point of 58.1º F.

The temperature is 59.9ºF.

*Wind Advisory: Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 6 am EDT Wednesday... 

Presently we have  East Southeast winds between 0.2 MPH and 1.3 MPH.   

Our Barometric pressure is 29.95/HPA 1014.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

There is no UV rating right now owing to the heavy fog,sunset will be at 6:43 PM with Moon Rise at 9:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waxing Crescent.

For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –

METAR KAUG 181153Z AUTO 16007KT M1/4SM FG VV001 13/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 70001 T01280128 10133 20100 55001

We had no precipitation in this area over the past 24 hours.  

Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 kilometers with afew clouds above that fog.

Fall officialy starts this week! From the Farmer's Almanac --

Saturday, September 22, at 10:49 a.m., is the Autumnal Equinox for 2012. This is the moment when the Sun crosses the Equator and those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere begin to see more darkness than daylight. Regardless of whether it has been chilly for weeks or there are still balmy summer-like temperatures, this day is the official start of autumn.

So what does that mean? Essentially, our hours of daylight – the period of time each day between sunrise and sunset – have been growing slightly shorter each day since the Summer Solstice in June, which is the longest day of the year (at least in terms of light). Even after three months of shortening days, though, we still see more light than darkness over the course of a day. The Autumnal Equinox marks the turning point, when darkness begins to win out over daylight. For the next three months, our hours of daylight will continue to grow shorter. In December (on December 21, 2012, at 6:11 a.m., to be exact) it will be the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of hours of daylight.

After the Winter Solstice, the days will begin to grow longer again. It will take another three months, until the Vernal Equinox (March 20, 2013, at 7:02 a.m.) for the periods of daylight and darkness to reach equilibrium once again.

From the Vernal Equinox, the days will continue to grow longer, until we reach the Summer Solstice again on June 21, 2013, at 1:04 a.m., and begin the whole cycle anew!

Blogger's note: December 21 is supposed to be the day the world ends according to the Mayans, right?