Warmer and cloudy today

Good morning Augusta

This morning it’s overcast with a slight chance of a rain shower. High will be near 52ºF. Winds will be from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. 

Tonight it will be cloudy with a low of 37ºF. Winds will be from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.

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

Humidity is 71%, the dew point is 39ºF, outside it’s 7.9ºC and 47.3ºF.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 5.4 MPH and 11.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 40.7ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.88 / HPA 1011.8 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 5:30 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:53 a.m., Moon set is 5:53 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 301053Z AUTO 29009G14KT 10SM OVC039 09/04 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP094 T00890039

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast down to 3,900 ft / 1,188 m.

We’ve received 0.08 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.