Warm, sunny, muggy and legends about the Northern lights
This morning it is clear, then partly cloudy. High of 86F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.
The readings from my own weather instruments are:
The humidity is 87% with a Dew Point of 59ºF and a temp of 74.4ºF.
Our wind direction is Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.17 HPA 1020 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.
The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:06 a.m. sunset is 7:08 PM and Moon Rise is at 4:39 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.
For the pilots out there raw metar is:
METAR KAUG 051053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01560150
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear conditions again.
We received no rain here over the past 24 hours.
Many of our forbearers saw the Northern lights and, lacking modern science, wondered what they were and what they signified. I found some facinating legends online about just that, so enjoy.
Legends of the Lights
'Aurora borealis', the lights of the northern hemisphere, means 'dawn of the north'. 'Aurora australis' means 'dawn of the south'. In Roman myths, Aurora was the goddess of the dawn.
Many cultural groups have legends about the lights. In medieval times, the occurrences of auroral displays were seen as harbingers of war or famine. The Maori of New Zealand shared a belief with many northern people of Europe and North America that the lights were reflections from torches or campfires.
The Menominee Indians of Wisconsin believed that the lights indicated the location of manabai'wok (giants) who were the spirits of great hunters and fishermen. The Inuit of Alaska believed that the lights were the spirits of the animals they hunted: the seals, salmon, deer and beluga whales. Other aboriginal peoples believed that the lights were the spirits of their people.
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