Cloudy and rainy on and off all day into this evening

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have overcast skies with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. High 78ºF. Winds will be fropm the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies, then thunderstorms developing late. Low 64ºF. Winds will be light and variable. Chance of rain 80%.

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

Humidity is 98%, the dew point is 59ºF and its 65.0ºF outside.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 1.1 MPH and 2.3 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.01 / HPA 1016.2 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:21 a.m. Sunset is 6:42 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:04 p.m., Moon set is 8:22 a.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 180553Z AUTO 21007G16KT 170V250 10SM BKN065 OVC080 18/15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01780150 10183 20167 56016

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Mostly Cloudy skies to 6,500 ft / 1,981 m. and Overcast down to 8,000 ft / 2,438 m.

We’ve  received 0.25 Inches of much needed rain here over the past 24 hours and it’s going to continue rainy today into tonight.