#MEwx Folks, we're gonna get pasted today so I hope you have gas for the generator. Your quote for the day is here as well.

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have snow with snow and sleet this afternoon. Additional snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Highs in the lower 20s with Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as -2°F.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy after midnight. Sleet with a slight chance of freezing rain in the evening. A chance of additional snow and sleet accumulation around an inch. Total snow accumulation 7 to 9 inches. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Lows around 15°F with North winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west after midnight. Wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.

The outdoor temperature is 16.2°F, the dewpoint is 14.8°F and the wind chill is 7.6°F.

After 6 inches of crud, we didn’t receive any additional snow here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 6:38 AM, sunset is 5:10 PM and we’ll have 10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 9:37 PM and Moonset is 8:15 AM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 87% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on March 12 and our next new moon is on February 28.

The wind is from the North Northeast between 4.9 MPH and  11.0 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.75, the Absolute pressure is 29.55 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow and overcast.

The humidity is 94%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 12.2W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with overcast skies.

 

Quote for today:

“You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common: they don’t alter their views to fit the facts; they alter the facts to fit their

views.”

Dr. Who

In view of current events I couldn’t resist posting that one.

 

#MEwx The quote for today with the forecast is waiting for you at:

http://augustamaineweather.blogspot.com