#MEwx Bloody big storm gonna hit us and todays' cheap shot quotation

Good morning Augusta

We’re still under a Winter Storm Warning. Make sure the generator works and that the rock salt is handy.

Take it seriously folks, it’s equal to a Cat. 2 hurricane with snow.

This morning we have a chance of snow, then snow this afternoon. Areas of blowing snow, with blowing snow this afternoon with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches with highs in the upper 20s. Winds are Northerly 15 to 25 mph gusting to 45 mph. percent.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with snow this evening. Patchy blowing snow this evening. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches with total snow accumulation 4 to 7 inches. Lows around 17°F. Winds will remain Northerly 15 to 25 mph gusting to 45 mph, decreasing to 35 mph after midnight. The outdoor temperature is 19.8°F with a wind chill of 14.0°F.

The Dew Point is 13.8°F  and the humidity is 77%.

We’ve didn’t get any snow here overnight, but it’s sure on its way.

Sunrise is 6:28 am, sunset is 5:19 PM and we’ll have 10 hours 51 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 9:00 AM,  Moonset is 11:59 PM. The moon phase is waxing crescent and is in its first quarter. Our next full moon will be on March 3  and our next new moon is on March 18.

The wind is from the North Northeast between 9.6 MPH and 18.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.51, the Absolute pressure is 29.31 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow and overcast.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 36.5W/M2.

Visibility is 10.0 miles /16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies.

 

Todays’ cheap shot quotation is:

“What’s the secret of success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you get experience? Wrong decisions.”

Leroy Jethro Gibbs from NCIS TV show