Happy 4th of July

Good morning Augusta.

We remain under a flash flood watch, so slow down out there.

This morning it is overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers. High of 77F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.

Tonight it will be overcast with rain showers. Fog overnight. Low of 54F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.9 in. possible.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 87% with a Dew Point of 62ºF and temp is 71.1ºF.

Our wind direction is Southeast between 0.4 MPH and 1.2 MPH.  

Our Barometric pressure is  30.29 HPA 1015 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:00 a.m. sunset is 8:26 PM and Moon Rise is at 12:09 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:

SPECI KAUG 041000Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM BKN005 OVC010 19/18 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 T01890183

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy conditions to 500 ft / 152 m., and Overcast to 1,000 ft / 304 m.

We received 0.07 inches of rain here in the past 24 hours.