Fog alert this morning

Good morning Augusta, we are under a severe fog alert, its bad out there.

This morning it is extremely foggy outside, overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 66F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Low of 45F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings taken from my own weather instrumentation are:

A relative humidity of % with a Dew Point of ºF and a wind chill of ºF.    

The temperature is ºF.

Presently we have  lazy, in determinant winds between 1.3 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.63/HPA 1003.0 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 5:45 PM with Moon Rise at 12:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –

SPECI KAUG 201310Z AUTO 16007KT M1/4SM -RA FG VV002 17/16 A2972 RMK AO2 RAB06 P0000

Visibility is 0.2 miles/0.4 Kilometers with thick fog, and cloud cover, no further data on altitudes available.

We have had rain in this area in the amount of 0.56 inches, and it isn't over with yet.

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