Cloudy and sloppy out there

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow, then a chance of snow and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 36F with a windchill as low as 14F. Winds from the West at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of snow. Low of 21F with a windchill as low as 12F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20%.

The readings from my instruments out in the hay field are:

The humidity is 85% with a Dew Point of 19.2ºF and a wind chill of 23.0ºF.

The temperature is 23.0ºF.

We are barely registering winds between 0.4 mph and 1.3 mph.

Our Barometric pressure is 29.54/HPA 1000.3 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:51 PM with Moon Rise  at 12:11 a.m. and the moon phase is in the first quarter.

For the pilots raw Metar today is:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 32005KT 5SM -SN BR SCT042 OVC070 M07/M09 A2963 RMK AO2 SNB36 SLP040 P0000 T10721089 $

Visibility is 5.0 miles/8.0 kilometers with scattered clouds to 4,200 ft / 1,280 m. and  overcast to 7,000 ft / 2,133 m.

We had measurable precipitation in the form of snow of just over one foot, and we're slated for snow and/or rain later today. It's a sloppy mess out there folks, so go easy out there.

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