Snow moving in and some more election year definitions

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have ;partly cloudy skies early, then becoming cloudy with periods of snow this afternoon. High 31F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulations of less than one inch. 

Tonight we’ll have snow with a low at or below 23F. E winds shifting to WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100% with snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches.

The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 80%, the dew point is 10ºF, its 15.5ºF outside with a wind chill of 15.3ºF.

The wind direction is Southwest between 0.4 mph and 1.3 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 30.11 / HPA 1019.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.  

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:13 a.m. Sunset is 4:21 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:40 A.M. EST and the moon phase is  waxing crescent

The Raw METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 121153Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR M09/M12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP185 T10941122 11072 21100 50003

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies for the time being. Keep you shades handy, but this won’t last long.

We haven’t had any rain or snow over the past 24 hours, but that’s about to change.

Below is the second installment of political terms and phrases made clear and understandable.  Enjoy.

By the way, these quotes come from a variety of online sources.  I didn’t make them up.

“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession in the world. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first”.

“Career Politician” Someone who has better sense than to try to look for a job in the private sector’s rotten economy that he or she helped create.

“Republican Party” Excess in moderation.

“Democratic Party” Moderation in Excess.

“War on Terror” U.S. Policy against Global terrorism.

“The War” The battles to keep a Career Politician from losing the upcoming election.