Mild temps with a storm watch in effect

Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a winter storm watch for Monday through Wednesday for a possible 6 to 12 inches of snow.  Take it seriously folks.

This morning we have Overcast skies with a high of 39°F. Winds are NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions and a low of 21°F. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 70%, the Dew Point is 23.4°F and the outdoor temp is 31.6°F.

The wind direction is   West between 1.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH, generating a wind chill of 28.4°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.72, the Absolute pressure is 29.52 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:58 a.m. Sunset is 6:40 p.m., Moonrise is 3:32 a.m., Moonset is 1:03 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 31% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 111253Z AUTO 29005KT 2SM -SN BR BKN024 OVC033 M01/M03 A2987 RMK AO2 SNB27 SLP120 P0000 T10111033

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 5,000 ft / 1,524 m.

We haven’t received any additional rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 419  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.