Clear, warmer and the Blood Moon is coming!

Good morning Augusta.

This morning it is clear, then partly cloudy. High of 61F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy with fog overnight. Low of 50F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my own weather instruments are:

The humidity is  89% with a Dew Point of 36ºF, Temp is 39.6ºF with a wind chil of 39.6ºF.

Our wind direction is East Northeast between 0.4 MPH and 1.0 MPH.  

The Barometric pressure is 30.09 HPA 1017 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:42 a.m. sunset is 6:10  PM and Moon Rise is at 5:08 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

For the pilots out there raw METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 061053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 03/02 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00330022

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with

We received no rain here over the past 24 hours.

Ever heard of more than one "Blood Moon" in a year? Well, we have our second one this year for this Wednesday.

Second Lunar Eclipse Of 2014 To Bring 'Blood Moon' On October 8, 2014

From: The Huffington Post

By Ryan Grenoble

 

If you've been feeling a strong urge to howl lately, there's a reason why: A full "

blood moon" is coming Oct. 8. Just check out the NASA video above. (Link not included)

 

All werewolf jokes aside, the total lunar eclipse will be the second -- and final -- "blood moon" of the year. It will be visible in the United States and Canada early Wednesday morning, with better viewing for those in the western part of the continent, as indicated in the map below. (map not copied)

 

blood moon visibility

The full eclipse will start at 6:25 a.m. EDT and last until 7:24 a.m, according to NASA.

 

Full lunar eclipses are often called "blood moons" because of the reddish tint they adopt as sunsets and sunrises seen from Earth reflect onto the surface of the moon.

 

Because this eclipse will happen two days after a lunar perigee, which is the point when the moon is nearest to Earth, NASA says the moon will appear 5.3 percent larger than the previous "blood moon," which occurred on April 15.

 

This eclipse marks the second in a series of four lunar eclipses in a row, known as a "tetrad."

 We'll experience just eight tetrads this century, according to the Washington Post, and we won't experience the next tetrad until around 2032 or 2033.