The Lunar Eclipse, sunny and cooler temps

Good morning Augusta

Remember, today is the eclipse.

This morning we have a lot of sunshine with an expected high of 64F. Winds are out of the North at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies with a low of 42F. Winds will be light and variable. 

The readings from my own instruments are:

The humidity is 86% with a dew point of 37ºF and a temperature of 42.8ºF and the wind chill is 42ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 0.4 MPH and 1.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.58 HPA 1034 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:30 a.m. sunset is 6:29 PM and Moon Rise is 5:42 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

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

METAR KAUG 261053Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP339 T00610028

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

We had no rain here in the past 24 hours.

September 27/28 lunar eclipse.

In the US, Canada, and Central and South America, this rare Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon will begin on the evening of September 27, 2015. In Europe, South/East Asia, Africa, the Arctic, and in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans it starts after midnight on September 28, 2015.

 

Also called a Blood Moon

this eclipse will last for about 1 hour and 12 minutes.

This is the last eclipse in the 2014 – 2015 Lunar Tetrad. Regions seeing at least some parts of the eclipse: Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.