Cold, sunny and "freezing spray warning" defined

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 21F with a windchill as low as -6F. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight it will be clear in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 0F. Winds less than 5 mph.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 52% with a Dew Point of -5ºF and a wind chill of 0.5ºF.

The temperature Is  11ºF.

The Wind is Southwest between 6.4 MPH and 13.4 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.41  HPA 1018 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.  

We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, Sunrise will be at 6:17 a.m. sunset will be at 5:25 PM and Moon Rise will be at  5:30 a.m. EST and the moon phase is waning crescent.

For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:

METAR KAUG 281153Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR M14/M21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP177 60000 T11391206 11100 21139 51046

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear conditions again.

We received squals yesterday with snow in them but the snowfall wasn't measurable.  

Yesterday several parts of Coastal Maine and New Hampshire were under a freezing spray warning. If you've ever wondered what that is, the definition is below.

Freezing Spray: An accumulation of supercooled water droplets on a vessel or object which are below the freezing point of water. It usually develops in areas with winds of at least 25 knots.

 

Comments