Cooler and still too dry

Good morning Augusta

Today it will be sunny to partly cloudy with a high of 73ºF. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have some clouds that will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. The low will be 53ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

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

Humidity is 83%, the dew point is 54ºF and its 60.3ºF outside.

The wind direction is North Northeast between 2.2 MPH and 4.3 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 30.07 / HPA 1018.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:03 a.m. Sunset is 7:12 P.M. Moon rise is at 7:12 a.m., Moon set is 7:55 p.m. and tonight is a NEW MOON. 

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 021053Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T0150012

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

We  didn’t receive any new rain over the past 24 hours, and the NWS geeks are saying that the remains of Hermine won’t get us much rain, if any.  Shorten your time in the shower folks, when it comes to the drought “it ain’t over yet.”