Warmer, rain possible and clouds

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies with a slight chance of a rain shower. High will be 66ºF. Winds will be from the N at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies early with some clearing expected later. Low will be 42ºF. Winds will shift to the NE at 5 to 10 mph.

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

Humidity is 97%, the dew point is 53ºF and its 57.2ºF outside.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 1.8 MPH and 2.7 MPH generating a wind chill of 57.1ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.02 / HPA 1016.5 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:39 a.m. Sunset is 6:15 P.M. Moon rise is at 9:00 a.m., Moon set is 7:51 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 031053Z AUTO 28003KT 6SM BR OVC002 11/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01110106

Visibility is 6.0 miles / 9.7 kilometers with Overcast conditions 200 ft / 60 m.

   We have received 0.10 of an inch of rain here so far over the past 24 hours. Added to yesterday’s rainfall, we’re creeping up to about a quarter of an inch in about 48 hours. Hey, it’s better than nothing.