Cloudy, Foggy and rain

Good morning Augusta

We’re under a dense fog advisory this morning, so slow down.

This morning we’ll have cloudy skies followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Highs will be 79F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tonight we’ll have overcast with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Lows will be 64F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 98% with a dew point of 65ºF and a temperature of 68.8ºF.

The wind direction is North 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 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:20 a.m. sunset is 8:09 PM and Moon Rise is 4:40 p.m. and The moon phase is Waxing Gibbous.

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

METAR KAUG 271053Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC002 17/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01720167

Visibility is 7.0 miles/11.3 kilometers with overcast conditions to 200 ft / 60 m. It’s a cloud sitting on the ground folks, that’s why the fog is so thick out there.

We have had  0.16 inchehs of rain here in the past 24 hours.