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#MEwx Severe Thunderstorm Warning now in effect

The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Kennebec County in south central Maine... Northern Waldo County in south central Maine... * Until 5:15 PM EDT.   * At 4:31 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Thorndike to near Belgrade, moving east at 40 mph.   HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Augusta, Waterville, Fairfield, Thorndike, Oakland, China, Clinton, Belgrade, Manchester, Liberty, Winterport, Palermo, Unity, Knox, Benton, Albion, Burnham, Fayette, Frankfort, and Brooks. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 114 and 131, and between mile markers 134 and 138.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrentia

#MEwx Severe Thunderstorm Watch now in effect for us

Your Radar | Current Conditions | 15-Day Forecast NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 12:52 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2024 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 490 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE KENNEBEC KNOX LINCOLN SAGADAHOC WALDO IN SOUTHWEST MAINE ANDROSCOGGIN CUMBERLAND YORK IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE SOMERSET IN WESTERN MAINE FRANKLIN OXFORD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE BELKNAP MERRIMACK STRAFFORD SULLIVAN IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CARROLL COOS GRAFTON IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESHIRE HILLSBOROUGH ROCKINGHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALFRED, ALNA, ANDOVER, APPLETON, ARROWSIC, ASHLAND, ATHENS, ATKINSON, AUBURN, AUGUSTA, AVON, BARRINGTON, BATH, BELFAST, BERLIN, BETHEL, BETHLEHEM, BIDDEFORD, BOSCAWEN, BOWDOIN, BOWDOINHAM, BREMEN, BRIDGEWATER, BRISTOL, BROOKFIELD, B

#MEwx Hotter, wet and How to make a toy Hot air balloon

Good morning Augusta Click here to view weather readings in real time from my own personal wireless weather station. This morning we have p atchy fog with m ostly cloudy skies , t urning partly sunny with showers likely and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Warmer with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have p artly cloudy conditions with s cattered thunderstorms and a chance of showers in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds. Lows around 60. West winds around 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. The outdoor temperature is 69.3 °F, the dewpoint is 69.0 °F and it feels like 70.6° F. We receive d 0.50 inches of  rain here over the past 24 hours. Today’s sunrise is 4 :59 AM, sunset is 8:28 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 2 8 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:56

Cooler, less humid and how the kids can build a rail gun with the stuff around the house

Good morning Augusta Click here to view weather readings in real time from my own personal wireless weather station. This morning we have sunny skies with highs in the lower 70s. Winds are Northwesterly 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s with light and variable winds. The outdoor temperature is 53.4 °F, the dewpoint is °F and it feels like 53.4 43.2 °F. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours. Today’s sunrise is 4 :58 AM, sunset is 8:28 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 29 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:16 AM and Moonset is 12:30 PM. The moon phase is in its third quarter and is 55% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on June 21 and our next new moon is on July 5. The wind velocity is between 3.1 MPH and 6.8 MPH from the West Southwest. The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and r

#MEwx Rainy, cooler and how to build your own Potato Gun

Good morning Augusta Click here to view weather readings in real time from my own personal wireless weather station. This morning we have m ostly cloudy with showers likely, then partly sunny with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s with l ight and variable winds, becoming west around 10 mph gust ing to 20 mph this afternoon. Tonight we’ll have m ostly clear skies and Less humid with lows around 50 °F. Winds are Northwest around 10 mph. The outdoor temperature is 63.0 °F, the dewpoint is 62.7 °F and it feels like 63.0 °F. We receive d 0.18 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. Today’s sunrise is 4 :58 AM, sunset is 8: 28 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 3 0 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:10 A M and Moonset is 1 1:11 AM. The moon phase is Wa n ing Gibbous and is 69 % illuminated. Our next full moon will be on June 21 and our next new moon i