#MEwx continued warm, rainy and very wet

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy with areas of fog. More rain showers likely, mainly during morning hours. Visibility ¼ mile or less at times this morning. Highs in

the lower 50s. Temperatures falling to around 40 this afternoon. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming west with gusts up to 30 mph

this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies this evening, then clearing. Much cooler with lows in the lower 20s. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 52.3°F, Dew Point is 51.8°F, the humidity is 98%, and the outdoor temp is 62.3°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.9 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.16, the Absolute pressure is 28.96 and steady with a weather graphic indicating rain and freezing rain.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 900 ft / 274 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:12 A.M., Sunset is 4:03 P.M., Moonrise is 4:17 P.M., Moonset is 6:48 a.M. and the we have a Full Moon being 100% illuminated.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

SPECI KAUG 221218Z AUTO 18009G19KT 10SM OVC009 11/10 A2922 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 T01060100  | 

We received 2.82 inches of rain during the past 24 hours, and it’s going to rain more before this storm passes.