Warm and "maybe" some rain tonight

Good morning Augusta

Today it will be partly cloudy with a high of 78ºF. Winds are out of the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have scattered thunderstorms during the evening with cloudy skies after midnight. Low 63F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

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

Humidity is 90%, the dew point is 58ºF and its 68.2ºF outside.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.34 / HPA 1027.4 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:57 a.m. Sunset is 7:21 P.M. Moon rise is at 2:01 a.m., Moon set is 4:59 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent. 

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 281053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01610144

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies. 

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours, but we sure could use some of that rain tonight. Let’s hope it shows up.