Clouds, some rain and cooler temps today

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have an 80% chance of rain becoming a steady light rain for the afternoon. Highs will be at 54F. Winds will be from the N at 5 to 10 mph. 

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions after some evening light rain. Lows will be around 43F. Winds will be from the N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

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

Humidity is 97%, the dew point is 52ºF , 11ºC and its 54.4ºF outside.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 1.5 MPH and 2.7 MPH generating a wind chill of 54.4ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.11 / HPA 1019.6 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:47 a.m. Sunset is 6:04 P.M. Moon rise is at 2:16 a.m., Moon set is XX:XX p.m. and the moon is in its first quarter. 

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 091153Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM -RA OVC046 11/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 P0001 60003 70003 T01060094 10156 20106 53019

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast conditions to 4,600 ft / 1,402 m.

We‘re getting some light rain this morning, so far not enough to register onb my digital rain gauge, but at least SOME rain is falling out of the sky.

As far as the remnants of hurricane Mathew goes, all of that lovely rain is slated to move east into the Atlantic long before it gets up here where we desperately need it.

The drought is getting worse, so take shorter showers, and in general, use water sparingly. Look at it like this, since we aren’t getting water in the form of rain, we might get it in the form of snow.  I don’t have to shovel rain.