Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is darn cold out there. It is Partly cloudy. High of 10F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 20%. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with snow showers in the evening, then clear. Low of 5F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 76% with a Dew Point of -6ºF and a wind chill of 0.4ºF. The temperature Is   0.4ºF. The Wind is Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 0.0 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.47   HPA 1021 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:09 PM with Moon Rise at 56:02 a.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 311153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M19/M22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP214 T11941217 11183 21200 58001 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with   We received no mo...

Good morning Augusta. The storm is over. This morning it is partly cloudy with Fog early. High of 28F with a windchill as low as 3F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight it will be clear, then partly cloudy. Low of -8F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 87% with a Dew Point of 17ºF and a wind chill of 21.8ºF. The temperature Is 21.8 ºF. The NWS shows low winds of about 3 mph out of the North. I cannot get a wind reading because my wind instrumentation remains encased in ice. Our Barometric pressure is 30.01   HPA 1056 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:08 PM with Moon Rise at 4:59 a.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 301253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW028 OVC043 M07/M08 A2965 RMK AO2 UPE52 ...

Good morning Augusta. We remain under a storm warning as of 4 pm tonight. This morning it is mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast with a chance of snow. Fog early. High of 28F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Tonight it will be overcast with snow. Fog overnight. Low of 18F with a windchill as low as 9F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 100% with accumulations up to 8 in. possible. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 88% with a Dew Point of 25ºF and a wind chill of 29.3ºF. The temperature Is 29.3ºF. We have North Northeast Winds between 0.0 MPH and 2.1 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.32   HPA 1016 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:07 PM with Moon Rise at 3:51 a.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR ...

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 2:51 am EST on December 29, 2013 Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 6 am EST Monday... * hazard types... heavy snow. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches with locally up to 10 inches. * Timing... beginning Sunday evening and ending by early Monday morning. * Impacts... heavy snow will cause travel difficulties. Areas which still have ice on trees from the recent ice storm may be more susceptible to accumulations causing additional broken limbs and power outages. * Winds... north 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * Visibilities... may drop to one quarter mile at times. * Temperatures... in the upper 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only trave...

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 3:12 PM EST on December 28, 2013 Winter Storm Warning in effect from 4 PM Sunday to 6 am EST Monday... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow which is in effect from 4 PM Sunday to 6 am EST Monday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect. * Hazard types... heavy snow. * Accumulations... 6 to 10 inches. * Timing... beginning Sunday evening and ending by early Monday morning. * Impacts... heavy snow will cause travel difficulties. Areas which still have ice on trees from the recent ice storm may be more susceptible to accumulations causing additional broken limbs and power outages. * Winds... north 5 to 10 mph. * Visibilities... may drop to one quarter mile at times. * Temperatures... in the upper 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions...

Good morning Augusta. We are under another storm watch, our 4 th since late last week. The Xmas Ice Storm of 2013 knocked us offline for4 days. This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 36F with a windchill as low as 19F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Low of 23F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 87% with a Dew Point of 18ºF and a wind chill of 24ºF. The temperature Is 24ºF. We have North Northeast Winds between 0.0 MPH and 2.1 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.32   HPA 1016 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:07 PM with Moon Rise at 2:42 a.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 281353Z AUTO 20007KT 9SM OVC090 M06/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 T10561067 $ Visibility ...

Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 9:35 PM EST on December 27, 2013 Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. * hazard types... heavy snow. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. * Timing... beginning Sunday evening and ending by early Monday morning. * Impacts... heavy snow will cause travel difficulties. Areas which still have ice on trees from the recent ice storm may be more susceptible to accumulations causing additional broken limbs and power outages. * Winds... north 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * Temperatures... in the 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

Ice Storm Warning   Expires 7:00 PM EST on December 23, 2013 Statement as of 3:03 PM EST on December 23, 2013 Ice Storm Warning now in effect until 7 PM EST this evening... * ice accumulations... around one half of an inch... with locally higher amounts of up to three quarters of an inch. * Hazard types... freezing rain. * Timing... the light freezing rain will continue through early evening. It's possible that temperatures rise to just above freezing at a few locations to allow for a change to plain rain... especially near the coast. * Impacts... freezing rain will cause ice to accumulate on most surfaces. Roads and sidewalks will be very slippery and make driving and walking difficult. Tree limbs and power lines will likely see significant accumulations. Snapped limbs will pose a danger to those outside and could lead to power outages. Travel is expected to be difficult through this evening.   Precauti...

Good morning Augusta. We remain under an ice storm warning until noon today. This morning it is overcast with ice pellets. High of 39F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70% . Tonight it will be overcast with ice pellets in the evening, then partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 10F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 91% with a Dew Point of 20ºF and a wind chill of 15.2ºF. The temperature Is 26.3ºF. We have North Northwest Winds between 0.0 MPH and 2.4 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.435   HPA 1019 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clearing.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:03 PM with Moon Rise at 10:23 p.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: SPECI KAUG 231308Z AUTO 34009KT 1 1/2SM -FRA BR OVC003 M04/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 FZRAB02 P0000 ...

Not much of a change from yesterday... Ice Storm Warning   Expires 12:00 PM EST on December 23, 2013 Statement as of 3:23 am EST on December 23, 2013 Ice Storm Warning remains in effect until noon EST today... * ice accumulations... around one half of an inch. * Hazard types... freezing rain. * Timing... freezing drizzle will continue early this morning. Another area of low pressure will approach from the southwest today and spread more freezing rain across the area. Freezing rain will be impacting the area during the morning commute. It/S possible that temperatures rise to just above freezing at a few locations to allow for a change to plain rain... especially near the coast. Cold air will be tough to scour out... and freezing rain may linger into the afternoon across the western Maine interior and foothills. * Impacts... freezing rain will cause ice to accumulate on most surfaces. Roads and sidewalks will be ...

So far, Bangor's power outage rate  has dropped from 10,000 to  7 , 600, and about 600 or so in our area - but not for us, we still have power. Also, just for the record, we have heard that  many young folks are worried that this ice storm may have an adverse impact on Santa's big trip starting Tuesday night. Not to worry. We have it on excellent authority that everything is right on schedule. How do we know? Well, its like this, Santa told the elves, who told the Reindeer, who have a lot of cousins with all of the moose down here in Maine who got it straight from the reindeer, who then told the wild dogs and coyotes who told the turkey flocks, and you KNOW how turkeys love to talk! That is the straight truth of it.  When you live in Maine, this is how we know stuff like that?  Ice Storm Warning   Expires 12:00 PM EST on December 23, 2013 Statement as of 3:45 PM EST on December 22, 2013 Ice Storm Warning remai...

Good morning Augusta. We have light freezing rain outside right now and an Ice Storm Warning remains in effect until noon EST Monday... This morning it is overcast with ice pellets. Fog early. High of 30F with a windchill as low as 10F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 100% . Tonight it will be overcast with ice pellets. Fog overnight. Low of 21F with a windchill as low as 14F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60% . The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 92% with a Dew Point of 22ºF and a wind chill of 27ºF. The temperature Is 27ºF. We have North Northwest Winds between 0.0 MPH and 3.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.25   HPA 1013 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clearing.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:03 PM with Moon Rise at 9:23 p.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning Gibbous. For the p...

...and we have about half an ince out there so far Ice Storm Warning Statement as of 3:48 am EST on December 22, 2013 Ice Storm Warning now in effect until noon EST Monday... * ice accumulations... around one half of an inch. * Hazard types... freezing rain... mixing with sleet or snow at times this morning. * Timing... freezing rain will continue on and off through Sunday night and into Monday morning. * Impacts... freezing rain will cause ice to accumulate on exposed surfaces. Roads and sidewalks will become very slippery and make driving and walking difficult. Tree limbs and power lines will likely see significant accumulations. Snapped limbs will pose a danger to those outside and could lead to power outages.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... An Ice Storm Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of ice accumulations will make travel dangerous or...

Good morning Augusta. We are under an ice storm warning so if you aren't ready, you'd better get busy before it hits. This morning it is overcast with ice pellets, then snow and rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 90% . Tonight it will be overcast with ice pellets. Fog overnight. Low of 21F with a windchill as low as 14F. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 100%. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 90% with a Dew Point of 17ºF and a wind chill of 22ºF. The temperature Is 22ºF. We have North Northwest Winds between 0.0 MPH and 2.6 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.26   HPA 1013 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/sleet.     We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:02 PM with Moon Rise at 8:24 p.m. EST and the moon phase is a Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there, Raw Meta...

Ice Storm Warning Statement as of 7:00 am EST on December 21, 2013 Ice Storm Warning remains in effect from 7 PM this evening to 7 am EST Monday. * ice accumulations... around one half of an inch. * Hazard types... freezing rain. * Timing... freezing rain will develop across the area this evening and continue on and off through Sunday night. * Impacts... freezing rain will cause ice to accumulate on exposed surfaces. Roads and sidewalks will become very slippery and make driving and walking difficult. Tree limbs and power lines will likely see significant accumulations. Snapped limbs will pose a danger to those outside and could lead to power outages.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... An Ice Storm Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of ice accumulations will make travel dangerous or impossible. Travel is strongly discouraged. Commerce will likely b...

Winter Weather Advisory, Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 3:32 PM EST on December 20, 2013 Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 am EST Saturday. Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Saturday morning through Monday morning... * locations... the foothills and interior coastal plain of western Maine. * Hazard types... snow... sleet... and freezing rain is expected tonight. Another heavier round of freezing rain and sleet is expected from Saturday through Sunday night. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of up to 1 inch... along with around one half of an inch of ice. * Timing... snow and freezing rain begins late this afternoon and into tonight. Another round of heavier precipitation is expected later Saturday through Sunday night. * Impacts... light freezing rain tonight could make exposed surfaces slick. Roads and sidewalks could make driving and walking difficult. Heavier freezing rain Sa...