Clouds with rain all day

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have a steady rain with showers continuing for this afternoon. Our high will be 64ºF. Winds will be from the SE at 5 to 10 mph. Our chance of rain today is 80%. 

Tonight we’ll have thunder showers overnight following a period of rain during daytime hours. Our low will be 59ºF. Winds will be from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. 1 to 2 inches of rain is predicted. Let’s hope they’re right this time.

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

Humidity is 99%, the dew point is 54ºF, outside it’s 13.2ºC and 56.2ºF.

The wind direction is North between 1.3 MPH and 2.7 MPH, generating a wind chill of 56.2ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.35 / HPA 1015.5 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:02 a.m. Sunset is 5:44 P.M. Moon rise is at 10:48 p.m., Moon set is 12:53 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: METAR KAUG 211053Z AUTO 07003KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 13/12 A2996 RMK AO2 CIG 003V007 SLP145 P0005 T01280122

Visibility is 2.0 miles / 3.2 kilometers with overcast conditions down to 400 ft / 121 m.

We’ve received 0.14  Inches of rain here over the past 24 hours (so far) and it’s still raining.  We need it badly, so don’t complain.