Weather and some definitions of interest

Good Morning Augusta

We’re under 3 watches and warnings this morning – Special Statement for slippery roads, Flood warnings and Slippery roads. Wanto to be how the Stock market does this fine Monday morning?

This morning we have partly cloudy conditions with a morning high of 38 ºF with temps falling to near 25ºf. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have some passing clouds with a low at or below 16ºF. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 56%, the dew point is 20ºF, its 34.7ºF outside with a wind chill of 30.2ºF.

The wind direction is Southwest between 8.3 mph and 16.3 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 29.58 / HPA 1001.6 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 4:20 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:00 A.M. EST and the moon phase is  waxing crescent

The Raw METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 111253Z AUTO 31013G20KT 10SM BKN039 OVC050 01/M07 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP989 T00111067

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Mostly cloudy conditions to 3900 ft / 1188 m and Overcast conditions to 5,000 Ft. / 1524 m.

We’ve had 1.61 inches of rain over the past 24 hours, and that fell on about 8 inbches of snow. Since one inch of snow equals 10 inches of rain….

This election season features a lot of “Washington outsiders” who are saying things to the press in imitation of seasoned, professional liars, excuse me, politicians.

What follows is aimed at keeping you current with election year terminology.  I hope This gives you a more informed understanding of what is actualy being said by all candidates and the press.

This is the first of many installments, so check in at least once a day for the next week or so.

From the Devil’s Dictionary by A. Bierce:

ALLIANCE, n.  In international politics, the union of two thieves who

have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they

cannot separately plunder a third.

ANOINT, v.t.  To grease a king or other great functionary already

sufficiently slippery.

(This next one is important. Candidates will haul one another into court if they feel it necessary)

APPEAL, v.t.  In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.

Also from the Devil’s Dictionary by A. Bierce:

ARENA, n.  In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman

wrestles with his record.

BORE, n.  A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

(This next one relates to all political analysts and pun dents for any political party)

CRITIC, n.  A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody

tries to please him or her.