#MEwx Rain, fog and wind along with the Flash Flood WArning

Good morning Augusta.

I have an Ambient WS 5000 weather station broadcasting here where you can view real time weather readings from it by clicking here.

We’re under a FLOOD WARNING that you can read in full at the bottom of this post.

This morning it is raining like a fire hose is on out there. We have patchy fog with a slight chance of thunderstorms later this morning, turning partly sunny with a chance of showers this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 60s with Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph gusting to 45 mph, becoming south around 10 mph gusting to 30 mph this afternoon.  

Tonight it will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid 40s. Winds will be South around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

We’ve received 1.73 inches of rainfall here over the past 24 hours and it isn’t over with by a long shot.

The  wind is Southeast between  3.4 MPH and 12.1 MPH. 

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

Our humidity is 99%, the temperature is 51.8°F, the dew point is 51.5°F and it feels like 51.8°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast, foggy spots and  and rainy skies.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk and the solar radiation reading is 1.2W/m2. Sunrise is 5:31 AM, sunset is 7:43 PM, moonrise is 3:22 PM and Moonset is 3:56 AM. The moon phase is Waxing Gibbous and is 79% illuminated. We’ll have 14 hours 12 minutes of daylight today. Our next Full Moon is on May 5 and our next new moon will be on May 19, 2023 

 

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a
Flash Flood Warning for...
Kennebec County in south central Maine... Northwestern Lincoln County in south central Maine...
Northwestern Sagadahoc County in south central Maine... Western Waldo County in south central Maine...
Northeastern Androscoggin County in southwestern Maine... Northeastern Cumberland County in southwestern Maine...
Somerset County in west central Maine... Southeastern Franklin County in western Maine...
East Central Oxford County in western Maine...

* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 510 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick, Augusta, Waterville, Farmington,
Gardiner, Bethel, Turner and Oakland.

Morning commuters should plan for additional travel times due to
increased risk of road closures and detours across the warning area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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SJ