Fog, rain and cooler

Good morning Augusta

It’s real foggy outside with a good chance of rain in the mix for this morning, so have another cup of coffee.

This morning thunderstorms are likely with a chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High 74 ºF. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies with cooler and less humid conditions. Low will be 49 ºF. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

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

Humidity is 100%, the dew point is 67ºF and its 70.2ºF outside.

The wind direction is North between 1.3 MPH and 3.1 MPH.

The Barometric pressure is 29.84 / HPA 1010.4 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:13 a.m. Sunset is 6:56 P.M. Moon rise is at 3:37 p.m., Moon set is 12:33 a.m. and the moon phase is  waxing 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 111053Z AUTO 18006KT 1/4SM FG VV002 20/20 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02000200

Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 kilometers with thick ground fog and clouds above it – rain is also possible.

We  have received 0.03 inches of rain over the past 24 hours and it doesn’t seem to be over with yet.