#MEwx Hot 'n muggy and the Flood Watch

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.

This morning it is overcast with scattered showers, then cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 80s with south winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with rain and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy and patchy fog after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s with West winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

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

The wind is from the North Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 3.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.75, the Absolute pressure is 29.55 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.

Our humidity is 98%, the temperature is 68.9°F, the dew point is 68.3°F and it feels like 70.1°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast with the sun trying to burn though.

The UV index is 1 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 104.7W/m2. Sunrise is 5:21 AM, sunset is 8:12 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 50 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 3:37 PM and Moonset is 12:10 AM. The moon phase is waxing gibbous and is 66% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on August 1 and our next new moon will be on August 16.

 

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Gray ME

2:55 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2023

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas, Kennebec

and Northern Oxford. Portions of northern New Hampshire, including

the following area, Northern Coos.

* WHEN...From Noon EDT today through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,

creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- Following morning showers and thunderstorms, additional

scattered and strong thunderstorms will be capable of

producing heavy rainfall in excess of 2 inches in an hour.

Localized amounts of 3-4 inches will be possible. Saturated

soil conditions will cause rainfall to runoff into rivers and

streams, which remain high.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor the latest forecast and be alert for possible

Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be

prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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GC