Wet and slippery today

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have a wintry mix that will transition to mainly light rain for the afternoon. High will be 41 ºF. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 60%.

Tonight it’s going to be cloudy with periods of rain and areas of patchy fog. Lows will be around  38 ºF. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 90%.

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

Humidity is 88%, the dew point is 29ºF, outside it’s -0.9ºC and 30.4ºF.

The wind direction is Northwest between 2.2 MPH and  4.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 30.4ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.38 / HPA 1028.7 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:48 a.m. Sunset is 4:03 P.M. Moon rise is at 2:48 a.m., Moon set is 2:28 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: SPECI KAUG 251214Z AUTO 02005KT 6SM BR BKN005 OVC010 M01/M01 A3033 RMK AO2 FZRAE08 P0000 I1000 T10061011

Visibility is 6.0 miles / 9.7 kilometers with Mostly cloudy conditions to 500 ft / 152 m and overcast to 1,000 ft. / 304 m.

We did receive some snow and there is ice out there, but nothing has melted enough to measure.  It’s wet and slippery out there, so drive carefully.