Near blizzard conditions

Good morning Augusta.

We are under a weather advisory for snow and high winds.

This morning it is overcast with snow. High of 27F with a windchill as low as 3F. Windy. Winds from the NNW at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Chance of snow 80% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible.

Tonight it will be overcast with a chance of snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Low of 7F with a windchill as low as -13F. Windy. Winds from the WNW at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 83% with a Dew Point of 15.2ºF and a wind chill of 0.4ºF.

The temperature is 19.4ºF.

We have North Northwest winds between 11.4 MPH and 19.3 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.33/HPA 993.2 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 5:11 PM with Moon Rise  at 10:081 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –

SPECI KAUG 171222Z AUTO 35017G26KT 1 3/4SM -SN BKN027 OVC032 M07/M11 A2945 RMK AO2 PK WND 34027/1201 P0000

Visibility is 1.8 Miles/2.8 Kilometers and mostly cloudy to 2,700 ft / 822 m, and is overcast to 3,200 ft / 975 m.

We have had about two inches of snow  here in the past 24 hours, and it is still coming down out there.

Q: Generally speaking, how many inches of snow does it take to melt into one inch of water?

A: It usually takes 10 inches of snow to make one inch of water.