Clouds and some rain

Good morning Augusta

This morning it’s raining at last.  Our high will be 64ºF. Winds will be NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall will be near a quarter of an inch. 

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a low of 44ºF. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

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

Humidity is 97%, the dew point is 59ºF and its 64.8ºF outside.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.0 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.00 / HPA 1015.9 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:27 a.m. Sunset is 6:33 P.M. Moon rise is at 11:56 p.m., Moon set is 2:04 p.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous. 

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 231053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN070 BKN090 OVC110 16/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 P0003 T01610150

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 7,000 ft / 2,133 m and 9,000 ft / 2,743 m, and it’s overcast to 11,000 ft / 3,352 m.

 We’ve received 0.07 Inches of rain here since yesterday’s sunset and it’s still drizzeling.

 

Okay folks, Monday is the big debate between our two candidates for president.  Regardless of your political preference I urge you to watch, and evaluate each candidate with an open mind.

It’s time to set aside all of the preconceived notions and accusations of prejudice, lies and concealed criminal activity by each candidate to the other.

  Look for real world substance now.  Taxes, a continuation of an improving economy and how they plan to keep it going.

Serious health care for those who cannot, and will never be able to afford it.  Insurance rates and a plan, put forth by someone somewhere to stop our young men and women from being shot at overseas.

The racial distress in this country has been an issue since the end of the civil war, and it won’t simply go away during someone’s 4 year term of office, and I don’t care who the president is.

And, as you listen to inflammatory statements about international security try to keep things in focus.  The U.S.A. is largely viewed as being unstable in the field of international relations by most other nations on earth because our foreign policy can, and usually does change every 4 years.  That fact tends to be enlarged by our economic and military might.  What The USA says and does matters more because of those factors.  But remember, we don’t run the world, we never will run the world and it’s wrong to try.  We are a part of the world.

Listen for how someone inexperienced will get advice that will make real changes.

Many of us who think and pay attention to what someone doesn’t say, are going to be listening closely.