Cloudy, cooler with some more rainn later

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds early with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 82F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Tonight we’ll have scattered thunderstorms during the evening hours.  Otherwise it will be mainly clear skies after midnight. Low 58F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 93% with a dew point of 63ºF and a temperature of 72.5ºF.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.7 MPH and 1.1 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 29.87 HPA 1010 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:29 a.m. sunset is 8:00 PM and Moon Rise is 10:27 p.m. and The moon phase is waning Gibbous.

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

 

Visibility is 5.0 miles/8.0 kilometers with Scattered clouds to 12,000 ft / 3,657 m. 

We have had  0.08 inches of rain here in the past 24 hours. Pretty fair artillery barrage and light show came with it too.