#MEwx Rain possible with mild temps and today's weather proverb

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have Scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning, then rain with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with Showers likely and scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail this evening. Lows in the upper 50s with light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight.  The outdoor temperature is 68.9°F, the dewpoint is 67.1°F and it feels like 69.9°F.

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

Sunrise is 5:14 am, sunset is 8:18 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 3 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 12:43 AM,  Moonset is 5:01 PM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 26% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on August 9 and our next new moon is on July 24.

The wind is from the East between 0.0 MPH and 2.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.61, the Absolute pressure is 29.41 and falling with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds.

The humidity is 93%, the UV index is 2 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 216.1W/M2.

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

 

“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.