Rain, fog and dreary today

Good morning Augusta

It is rainy and foggy out there so drive slowly.

This morning we have steady rain with showers continuing this afternoon. Thunder possible. High near 70ºF. Winds will remain light and variable. Chance of rain 100%.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies during evening hours with areas of fog developing after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 61ºF. Winds light and variable.

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

Humidity is 99%, the dew point is 65ºF and its 66.3ºF outside.

The wind direction is East between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH.

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

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:23 a.m. Sunset is 6:41 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:42 p.m., Moon set is 9:36 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: SPECI KAUG 191117Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM -RA BR FEW008 BKN110 18/18 A3005 RMK AO2 P0000 T01830183

Visibility is 1.0 miles / 1.5 kilometers with fog and cloud cover from 800 ft / 243 m. and mostly cloudy conditions to 11,000 ft / 3,352 m.

 We’ve  received 0.10 Inches of much needed rain here over the past 24 hours and it’s going to stay rainy and foggy most of the day.