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

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have patchy fog with mostly cloudy skies, turning 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 partly cloudy conditions with scattered 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 received 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 28 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:56 AM and Moonset is 3:09 PM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 32% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on July 21 and our next new moon is on July 5.

The wind velocity is between 1.6 MPH and 2.0 MPH from the West.

The Relative pressure is 29.64, the Absolute pressure is 29.44 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain and overcast.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 73.2W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast and rain.

 

How about making a hot air balloon with your kids this summer?

This video is geared for “younger kids” and is very basic and easy to do.

Why not give it a try?

Go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BS9JUh7PwI

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