Warm, sunny and rain coming

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tonight it will be Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain

40%.

The readings from my own weather instruments are:

The humidity is  83% with a Dew Point of 60ºF and a temp of 72.7ºF.

Our wind direction is Southwest between 0.2 MPH and 1.3 MPH.  

Our Barometric pressure is  30.07 HPA 1016 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:30 a.m. sunset is 7:58 PM and Moon Rise is at 3:10 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

For the pilots out there:

METAR KAUG 051053Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 19/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01890167

Visibility is 9.0 miles/14.5 Kilometers with

We received no rain here over the past 24 hours.

NOTE: Hurricane Bertha will turn northeast today and go out to sea – but coastal concerns from Florida to North Carolina  will see heavy seas and rip tides/currents.

Advice? Stay out of the water until things calm down folks.