Cloudy with rain this afternoon and tonight

Good morning Augusta.

Yes, those clouds out there are quite pregnant with rain, so be sure you have the rain gear with you if you’re out today.

This morning we’ll get rain with a high of 64F. Winds North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

Tonight we’ll have showers becoming a steady rain overnight. Lows will be 48F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch possible.

The readings from my own weather instruments are:

The humidity is 87% with a dew point of 60ºF with a temperature of 64.3ºF. 

The wind direction is Northwest between 4.6 MPH and 7.1 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.09 HPA 1015 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 4:58 a.m. sunset is 8:15 PM and Moon Rise is 6:11 p.m. and   the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

The RAW METAR reading for the airport in Augusta, Maine is:

METAR KAUG 311053Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM FEW080 BKN110 18/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01780156

Visibility is 10.0 miles-16.1 kilometers with “few” clouds to 8,000 ft / 2,438 m. and Mostly cloudy conditions to 11,000 ft / 3,352 m.  

We have had No rain here over the past 24 hours, BUT IT’S COMING THIS AFTERNOON and TONIGHT.

 

 

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