Windy, cold and snow is moving in

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have windy conditions with periods of snow this afternoon. High 21F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60%. About one inch of snow expected.

Tonight we’ll have periods of snow and a low at or below 14F. Winds will be out of the N at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 90%. 3 to 5 inches of snow expected.

The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 49%, the dew point is -4ºF, its 12.1ºF outside with a wind chill of 0.5ºF.

The wind direction is North between 7.8 mph and 13.5 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 30.09 / HPA 1018.9 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.  

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:59 a.m. Sunset is 4:57 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:35 A.M. EST and the moon phase is   waning crescent.

The Raw METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 081153Z AUTO 02017G26KT 10SM CLR M12/M19 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 03026/1147 SLP176 T11171194 11078 21117 58026

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies for the time being.

We didn’t receive any snow here in the past 24 hours.