#MEwx Sunny and warm with an Elevated Fire Danger post

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 an Elevated Fire Danger for today, the alert is pasted at the bottom of this email.

This morning it is mostly sunny with Highs in the mid 60s. Winds are Northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.

Tonight it will be mostly clear during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s with Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

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

The  wind is West Northwest between  3.8 MPH and 9.8 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 29.45, the Absolute pressure is 29.25 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.

Our humidity is 47%, the temperature is 55.4°F, the dew point is 35.2°F and it feels like 55.4°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly sunny skies again today.

The UV index is 2 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 209.5W/m2. Sunrise is 5:22 AM, sunset is 7:51 PM, moonrise is 11:42 PM and Moonset is 6:56 AM. The moon phase is waning Gibbous and is 92% illuminated. We’ll have 14 hours 30 minutes of daylight today. Our next Full Moon is on June 3 and our next new moon will be on May 19, 2023

 

National Weather Service Gray ME

3:16 AM EDT Mon May 8 2023

Elevated Fire Weather Danger Predicted Today.

A very dry air mass and breezy conditions will combine with dead

and dry fuels such as grass, leaves, and twigs to create the

potential for uncontrolled fire spread across New Hampshire and

Maine today. This afternoon, relative humidity values will

decrease to low levels between 20 to 25 %. At the same time,

NW winds between 15 to 20 mph with frequent gusts to 30 mph will

continue to dry fuels and increase fire spread potential. Wind

gusts are expected to diminish later this evening with increasing

relative humidity values.

Extra caution should be taken to prevent wildfires. Always consult

with fire officials before engaging in any open burning

activities and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Never leave an open fire unattended and always extinguish

campfires completely before leaving.

 

 

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