Hotter and Muggier today

Good Morning Augusta

Today it’s going to be hotter and steamier than it was yesterday.  Drop an ice cube into your pet’s water bowl today, he/she will probably appreciate it.

Today it will be partly cloudy with a temp at or above 84ºF. In town or in protected areas it will reach and exceed 90º. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. 

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies and a low around 65ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

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

Humidity is 92%, the dew point is 59ºF and its 70.7ºF outside.

The wind direction is East between 0.9 MPH and 4.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.08 / HPA 1018.6 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:07 a.m. Sunset is 8:21 P.M. Moon rise is at 2:33 a.m., Moon set is 12:48 a.m. and the Moon Phase is waxing gibbous.

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

METAR KAUG 131053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02000161

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies again today.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.