Clouds, strong wind and more rain

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have areas of patchy fog, with rain showers followed by thundershowers for the afternoon. High near 65ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. 

Tonight we’ll have steady rain this evening, with showers continuing overnight. Low will be around 40ºF. Winds will be from the SW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. 

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

Humidity is 97%, the dew point is 60ºF, outside it’s 16.7ºC and 61.2ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 2.7 MPH and 4.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 61.2ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.33 / HPA 992.3 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:03 a.m. Sunset is 5:42 P.M. Moon rise is at 11:50 p.m., Moon set is 1:42 p.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 221104Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM OVC009 16/16 A2927 RMK AO2 CIG 003V011 T01610156

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast conditions to 900 ft / 274 m.

We’ve received 2.36  Inches of rain here over the past 24 hours and more is on the way.

Time to shift over to “wet leaves” driving habits.  With our long-awaited rain showing up with a vengeance, not to mention winds up to 40 mph to get every last leaf off of the trees onto the ground – driving on them can be as slippery as driving on ice or snow.  And, just in case you’ve forgotten – leaves clog city storm grates really easy, so “standing water” can be deeper than you think.  Be careful out there.