Cooler with some clouds moving in.

Good morning Augusta

This morning it’s sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds move in. Highs will be near 60ºF. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have Clear skies and a low of 39ºF. Winds will be from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.

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

Humidity is 73%, the dew point is 36ºF and its 45.4ºF outside.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 3.4 MPH and 5.1 MPH with a wind chill of 41.5ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.10 / HPA 1019.3 and falling with a weather graphic indicating srain

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:30 a.m. Sunset is 6:29 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:55 a.m., Moon set is 3:42 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 251053Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00670022

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies until those skies move in this evening.

We haven’t received any rain here over the past 24 hours.

The big debate is tomorrow.  I’ve already been hearing drum-beaters from each party trying to “pre-discredit” the other candidate before the cameras are even turned on.

We’re all pre-hardened to electoral B.S. like this, but somehow this season the fertilizer seems to be deeper than in past elections.

Perhaps the truly disturbing part of this election season is how many mature, supposedly intelligent voters who say things like: “I’m going to watch just to see how many more lies he/she is going to tell.”  That is how effective the campaigns have been in closing minds.

Again, try to keep an open mind.  Many years ago I’d judged debates at a university for college level debate teams. I’ve learned that When a fair debate is held you usually get to see the “true colors” of a candidate.  Sometimes that color is truth, sometimes it’s deception.

A frank and open mind on the part of the voters is called for.  Good lluck with that.