Sunny, with rain, hail and lightning possible today

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a chance of rain showers this morning with thunderstorms developing for the afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 73ºF. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. 

Tonight it will be partly to mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Low around 55ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 93%, the dew point is 54ºF and its 65.7ºF outside.

The wind direction is North between 0.2 MPH and 1.2 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 29.62 / HPA 1003.0         and falling with a weather graphic predicting rain.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 4:55 a.m. Sunset is 8:20 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:20 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

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

METAR KAUG 070953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP014 T01330122

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

Didn’t receive any new rain in the past 24 hours, but you need to pay attention to the rain and hail predictions from the NWS.