#MEwx Snowy and Xmasy cold with another Weather Proberb

Good morning Augusta

You can find my personal weather station list with AMBIENT weather.com as KMEAUGUS22. That stands for Kennebec County in Augusta, Maine that first went on line in 2022. There is a 20 second delay between when the station reads the weather and when it hits the web.

This morning we have snow, turning partly sunny with a chance of snow showers this afternoon. Additional snow accumulation o 5 to 6 inches. Highs in the upper 20s with light and variable winds, becoming north around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, then clearing. Lows around 14°F with North winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

The outdoor temperature is 21.6°F, the dewpoint is 21.1°F and the wind chill is 18.3°F.

We received roughly 5 inches of snow  here over the past 24 hours and it’s still coming down.

Today’s sunrise is 7:14 AM, sunset is 4:05 PM and we’ll have 8 hours 50 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 12:57 AM and Moonset is 12:03 PM. The moon phase is in its third quarter and is xx% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on January 13 and our next new moon is on December 30.

The wind is from the West between 3.1 MPH and  4.7 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.96, the Absolute pressure is 29.76 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and snow.

The Humidity is 98%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 17.7W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with sun and a few clouds.

 

Today’s weather proverb:

“When dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.”

Dew forms when grass gets colder than the dew-point temperature (the temp at which dew forms). At night, grass cools when heat from the ground radiates upward. In a clear, dry atmosphere, this heat escapes the atmosphere and rises into outer space.

In a moist and humid atmosphere, water vapor absorbs some of that heat and can redirect it back down to the ground, warming up the grass, and thus keeping it dew free.

Dew on the grass is therefore a sign of a high pressure system, and good weather.

 

“Doors and drawers stick before a rain.”

Doors that stick in the frame upon opening or that are troublesome to close are indicators of high humidity, portending rain. There is a lengthy biological — specifically dendrological (the study of trees) — explanation for this, but for our purposes, just know that wood expands when the air humidifies. Humidity is a sign of low pressure and incoming poor weather, so when doors stick, look for showers.