#MEwx colder with rain on and off possible today with the Raw Truth Statement for today

Good morning Augusta

Note: All readings shown below are taken at approximately 7:30  AM.

This morning we have patchy fog with mostly cloudy skies. A slight chance of showers, then mostly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s with Southwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph, becoming west 15 to 20 mph gusting to 30 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 30s. Winds are Westerly 10 to 15 mph gusting to 35 mph.

The Outdoor temperature is 52.2°F, the Dew Point is 51.9°F and it feels like 52.2°F with 99% humidity.

Sunrise is 6:42 AM, Sunset is 6:14 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 32 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 12:41 AM, Moonset is 4:00 PM. The moon phase is waning being 32% illuminated.

The next Full Moon is October 26 and the next New Moon is on October 10.

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

The wind is 1.6 MPH from the East gusting to 3.7 MPH.

The relative barometric pressure is 29.63, the absolute barometric pressure is 29.43  and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain and clouds.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 12.5W/m2.

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

Todays “raw truth” statement is:

The oil industry has never once explained why the price of gas, oil and home heating fuel shoots up when it’s vacation time or the weather turns cold. IF the reason is all “supply and demand” why hasn’t the industry not allowed for the demand with increased supply instead of charging extra for it?