Cool, clouds and on-off rain today

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have light rain and clouds, remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High will be 57ºF. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 90%.

Tonight we’ll have clouds with some clearing expected late and a slight chance of a rain shower. Low around 50ºF. Winds light and variable.

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

Humidity is 98%, the dew point is 50ºF and its 53.5ºF outside.

The wind direction is North between 2.7 MPH and 6.3 MPH generating a wind chill of 51.7ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.22 / HPA 1023.3 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:38 a.m. Sunset is 6:16 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:01 a.m., Moon set is 7:21 p.m. and we have a NEW Moon tonight. 

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 021153Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM OVC029 10/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 60020 70027 T01000083 10111 20100 55006

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with rain and overcast to 2,900 ft / 883 m.

We have received 0.10 of an inch of rain here so far over the past 24 hours.