December's moon phase calendar included
This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow in the afternoon. High of 30F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Tonight it will be overcast with a chance of snow, then a chance of snow and a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 27F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 40% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.
The readings taken from my own weather instrumentation are:
A relative humidity of 71% with a Dew Point of 8.2ºF and a wind chill of 16.0º F.
The temperature is 16.0ºF.
Presently we have North Northeast winds between 3.2 MPH and 5.4 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.60/HPA 1036.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.
The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:00 PM with Moon Rise at 6:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous.
For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –
METAR KAUG 011253Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM OVC045 M09/M15 A3067 RMK AO2 SLP392 T10941150
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with overcast down to 4500 ft / 1371 m
We have had no rain or snow in this area in the past 24 hours, but it sure looks nasty out there.
Here's a quick look at what's going on in the sky during the month of December, 2012:
December 6– Last Quarter Moon, 10:32 a.m. One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
December 7 – Earliest sunset of the year at 40° N latitude.
December 12 – Moon at perigee (its closest point to the Earth).
December 13– New Moon, 3:42 a.m. The Moon is not illuminated by direct sunlight.
December 13 – Geminid meteor shower. 2012 is expected to be a very favorable year for this often-strong shower.
December 20 – First Quarter Moon, 12:19 a.m. One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is increasing.
December 20 – Coma Berenicid meteor shower. A minor northern hemisphere shower.
December 21 – Winter Solstice, 6:11 a.m. The Sun reaches its farthest point south of the celestial equator.
December 21 – End of the Mayan Calendar.
December 23 – Ursid meteor shower. 2012 is expected to be a favorable year for this occasionally major shower.
December 25 – Moon at apogee (its farthest point from the Earth).
December 28 – Full Cold Moon, 5:21 a.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.
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