Mild with sun and some clouds

Good Morning Augusta

Today is the official first day of winter.

This Morning it is Overcast with a high of 41F. Winds are out of the SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we have a chance of a shower or two during the evening, followed by partly cloudy skies overnight. Lows will be near 35F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 72%, the dew point is 20ºF, its 31.3ºF outside with a wind chill of 31.3ºF.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 1.3 mph and 2.7 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 30.22 HPA 1023 and falling with a weather graphic predicting rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:11 a.m. Sunset is 4:02 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:31 P.M. EST and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

The METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 211153Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 T10111067 11011 21044 56027

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies so far, but that’s going to change later today.  

We haven’t had any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.