Mild and sunny and the Autumnal Equinox is today

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have sunny skies with an expected high around 75F. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies with a low of 54F. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 96% with a dew point of 47ºF and a temperature of 49.3ºF.

The wind direction is North Northeast between 0.5 MPH and 1.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.32 HPA 1025 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:26 a.m. sunset is 6:56 PM and Moon Rise is 3:43 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

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

METAR KAUG 231053Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00890083

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with clear skies again today.

We had no rain here in the past 24 hours.

Today is the September Equinox here in Augusta Maine.  Today

Is Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 4:22 AM EDT.

The September equinox occurs the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s Equator – from north to south. This happens either on September 22, 23, or 24 every year.