Warm and dry again

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have a lot of sunshine with an expected high  of 72ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies witha low of 51ºF. Winds will remain light and variable.

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

Humidity is 96%, the dew point is 40ºF and its 42.8ºF outside.

The wind direction is Southeast between 0.1 MPH and 1.1 MPH generating a wind chill of 43ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.34 / HPA 1027.0 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:43 a.m. Sunset is 6:09 P.M. Moon rise is at 11:48 a.m., Moon set is 9:40 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing 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 061053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP261 T00500044

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies today. 

 We haven’t received any rainfall here over the past 24 hours.

Hurricane Mathew is going to hit the beach near Port St. Lucy Florida and rake his way North until it swings east back into the Atlantic.

He’s a category 4 storm folks, winds in excess of 125 mph.  Don’t think you can shelter in place on the beach.  That’s a great way to die.

Get out. If you’re anywhere close to the coast, while you can still get gas and the roads aren’t clogged with breakdowns or fender-benders, get moving.

Dog the hatches, this isn’t going to be pretty.