Cooler with a bit less wind and walking trees in Maine
Good morning Augusta
This morning it's cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 46ºF. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight we'll have Partly cloudy skies with a low of 32ºF. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:
Humidity is 57%, the dew point is 24ºF, outside it's 4.7ºC and 40.7ºF.
The wind direction is Southwest between 5.8 MPH and 12.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 28.1ºF.
The Barometric pressure is 29.74 / HPA 1016.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.
The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:07 a.m. Sunset is 5:37 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:55 p.m., Moon set is 3:32 p.m. and the moon phase is Waning crescent.
The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine where the sun first touches the U.S.A. every morning is: METAR KAUG 251053Z AUTO 27012G18KT 10SM OVC047 03/M04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00331044
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 4,700 ft / 1,432 m.
We haven't received any rain here over the past 24 hours.
Walking trees in Portland Maine?
Police say Asher Woodworth, covered in branches, did not respond to officers who warned him to stay out of the intersection of Congress and High streets.
A man dressed as a tree was arrested Monday afternoon in downtown Portland and charged with obstructing a public way.
Assistant Police Chief Vern Malloch said Asher A. Woodworth, 30, of Portland, who was standing in traffic at High and Congress streets, was arrested by officers after refusing orders to leave the congested intersection.
Woodworth was taken to the Cumberland County Jail, where bail was set at $60 cash. He was released Monday night after making bail.
Obstructing a public way is a Class E misdemeanor.
Attempts to reach Woodworth were unsuccessful. He declined to be interviewed while he was still at the jail, and he also did not respond to an email request for an interview.
"His motivation was to see how people would react to what he called his 'performance' and how he might impact 'people's natural choreography,' " Malloch said in an email. Malloch said Woodworth made the comments about his motives as he was being booked at the jail by Portland officers.
Malloch said Woodworth went to Congress Square wearing what appeared to be branches from an evergreen tree.
"It happens from time to time," Malloch said of Woodworth's performance in the heart of Portland's arts district. "People do bizarre things because they want to get arrested. We're still not sure if he was trying to make a statement."
Malloch said Woodworth was not holding a sign, handing out fliers, or protesting a cause when he was taken into custody.
During a 20-second video recorded by WCSH-TV, which has studios nearby, two Portland officers can be seen talking to Woodworth. The officers are shown lifting branches off his face as they warn him to stay out of the intersection.
"I'll accept your silence as you understand. You're free to go. Stay out of the roads," one officer tells Woodworth.
The officers walk away, leaving the tree man standing next to a pedestrian crossing light. When he wanders back into traffic, Woodworth is arrested.
When Portland police handcuffed Woodworth and placed him in a police cruiser, he was not wearing his tree branches, but was fully clothed, the WCSH-TV video revealed.
Police have arrested a man dressed as tree for blocking traffic on Congress Street...as God is my witness.
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