#MEwx Sunh, clouds and the updated Flood Warnings and Flood Statement

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.

The Flood Statement and updated Flood Warning is pasted at the bottom of this post.

This morning it is cloudy with a slight chance of showers and patchy drizzle early, then partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s with North winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy during evening hours, then clearing. Lows around 40°F with light and variable winds.

We’ve received 0.39 inches of rainfall here over the past 24 hours.

The  wind is North Northeast between  3.6 MPH and 7.8 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 29.96, the Absolute pressure is 29.76 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and some sun.

Our humidity is 85%, the temperature is 45.1°F, the dew point is 41.1°F and it feels like 42.9°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies.

The UV index is 1 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 194.7W/m2. Sunrise is 5:26 AM, sunset is 7:48 PM, moonrise is 7:59 PM and Moonset is 5:10 AM. The moon phase is a Full Moon and is 99% illuminated. We’ll have 14 hours 20 minutes of daylight today. Our next Full Moon is on June 3 and our next new moon will be on May 19, 2023

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Kennebec River at Skowhegan.

* WHEN...Until this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 35,000.0 cfs, Flooding begins at campgrounds in

Skowhegan.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 6:00 AM EDT Friday the flow was 38,000.0 cfs.

- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage

this morning and continue falling to 28,170.0 cfs Sunday

morning.

- Flood flow is 35,000.0 cfs.

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GC

 

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