Hot, muggy and another chance at some rain later today

Good Morning Augusta

Today it is partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 83ºF. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tonight we’ll have a stray shower or thunderstorm early. Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 63ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

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

Humidity is 87%, the dew point is 65ºF and its 74.5ºF outside.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 2.5 MPH and 4.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 29.78 / HPA 1008.4 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:17 a.m. Sunset is 8:13 P.M. Moon rise is at 10:23 p.m., Moon set is 9:20 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous. 

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

METAR KAUG 231053Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP065 T0206018

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies until the clouds and another chance at rain shows up this afternoon.

 We received 0.13 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. We sure could use more.