#MEwx Hot, muggy and dangerous heat index.

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox lost to the Baltimore Orioles last night 11-2. We are now 53 and 45.

A direct, real-time feed from my personal weather station is available for you here.

We remain under a heat advisory, so take it easy today.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies,  hot, with highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon. Heat index values will go up to 101°F.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies and humid with lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Heat index values will remain in the upper 90s early this evening.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 82.8°F, the humidity is 71% and the Dew Point is 72.5°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 6.5 MPH and 7.9 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 29.70, the Absolute pressure is 29.50 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with hot, muggy and clear skies.

The UV rating is 3 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:13 AM, Sunset is 8:16 PM, Moonrise is 10:35 PM,  Moonset is 8:39 AM  and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. 

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP075 T02560217 $

Eat ice cream today folks, Gelato or frozen yogurt but eat stuff that’s cold and probably bad for you.