Snow, rain and sleet

Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a weather advisory this morning so allow extra time to get where you’re going.

This morning we have a mix of wintry precipitation, then periods of rain expected this afternoon. High 38F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Snow and ice accumulations less than one inch. 

Tonight we’ll have rain with a low near 35F. Winds SE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. 

 The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 88%, the dew point is 22ºF, its 24.8ºF outside with a wind chill of 18.9ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 5.4 mph and 6.9 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 30.35 / HPA 1027.7 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.  

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:25 a.m. Sunset is 5:19 P.M. Moon rise is at 7:24 p.m. and the moon phase is a full moon.

The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta Maine is:

SPECI KAUG 241220Z AUTO 02009KT 1SM -SN BR BKN014 OVC031 M04/M06 A3030 RMK AO2 P0000 T10391056

Visibility is 1.0 miles / 1.6 kilometers with mostly cloudy 1,400 ft / 426 m., and overcast 3,100 ft / 944 m.

 We’ve had roughly one half inch of snow so far this morning and it’s still coming down.