Augusta, Maine Weather

Winter Storm Watch   Statement as of 3:12 PM EST on December 15, 2012 A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. A Winter Storm Watch for heavy snow remains in effect from Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning. * Locations... northern and central New Hampshire... and interior western Maine. * Hazard types... heavy snow * accumulations... 5 to 9 inches of snow through Monday... with additional accumulations possible Monday night into Tuesday. * Timing... snow will begin in New Hampshire late Sunday afternoon and spread northeast into Maine Sunday evening. The heaviest snowfall will likely occur from late Sunday night into early Monday morning. A second round of heavier precipitation is likely Monday night into Tuesday. * Impacts... snow accumulation will create hazardous travel conditions beginning Sunday evening... roads will become slippery. * Winds... ...

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is partly cloudy with a High of 39F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will remain partly cloudy with an expected Low of 18F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my LaCrosse weather station are: The humidity is 88% with a dew point of 24.1ºF and a wind chill of 27.2ºF. The temperature is 27.2ºF. Presently we have     almost no wind again puffing between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.03/HPA 1016.9 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 8:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is a new moon. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is – METAR KAUG 141253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M03/M06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T10331056 Visibility is down to 9.0 miles/14.5 Kilometers with a bity of haze. We have had no percipitation in this area over the pas...

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 36F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will remain partly cloudy. Low of 25F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my LaCrosse weather station are: The humidity is 86% with a dew point of 19.3ºF and a wind chill of 22.9ºF. The temperature is 22.9ºF. Presently we have     wind barely puffing between 0.9 MPH and 1.2 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.35/HPA 1027.7 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 7:11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is – METAR KAUG 131153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP302 T10611078 11028 21067 53007 We have had no percipitation in this area over the past 24 hours. Answers to the Quiz about snow That was posted yesterday An *   indicates th...

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear with a High of 34F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be clear with a Low of 18F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my LaCrosse weather station are: The humidity is 87% with a dew point of 15.8ºF and a wind chill of 19.1ºF. The temperature is 19.1ºF. Presently we have     almost no wind puffing between 0.2 MPH and 1.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.22/HPA 1023.3 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 6:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is Waning Crescent. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is – METAR KAUG 121153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A3028 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with a great ceiling. We have had 0.03 inches of percipitation in this area over the past 24 hours. How much do you know about snow? Take this   quiz a...

Good morning Augusta, its safe to venture outside today. This morning it is partly cloudy with a chance of snow and a chance of rain, then clear. High of 37F with a windchill as low as 23F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20%. Tonight it will be clear with a Low of 16F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings taken from my own weather instrumentation are: A relative humidity of 94% with a Dew Point of 34.0ºF and a wind chill of 35.6º F.      The temperature is 35.6ºF. Presently we have     almost no winds between 0.9 MPH and 1.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.63/HPA 1003.3 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 4:53 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is Waning Crescent. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is – METAR KAUG 111253Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC041 01/00 A2970 RMK AO2 RAB11...

Freezing Rain Advisory   Statement as of 5:32 PM EST on December 10, 2012 ... Freezing Rain Advisory in effect until midnight EST tonight... ... Winter Storm Warning is cancelled... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory... which is in effect until midnight EST tonight. The Winter Storm Warning has been cancelled. * Locations... western Maine mountains and foothills. * Hazard types... freezing rain. * Accumulations... a tenth to a quarter inch of ice. * Timing... freezing rain will overspread the advisory area in the next hour... continuing until around midnight. * Impacts... slippery Road conditions. Ice accretion may become great enough to down some tree branches and power lines causing power outages. * Temperatures... in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Freezing Rain Advisory means that periods of freezing rain or freezing drizzle will ca...

Good morning Augusta. If you're just waking up DO NOT look outside. Its miserable out there. This morning it is overcast with ice pellets, then rain and ice pellets in the afternoon. High of 46F. Winds from the NNE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 100% . Tonight it will remain overcast with rain. Low of 23F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the WNW after midnight. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. The readings taken from my own weather instrumentation are: A relative humidity of 95% with a Dew Point of 29.3ºF and a wind chill of 30.6º F.      The temperature is 30.6ºF. Presently we have     East Northeast winds between 5.4 MPH and 8.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.90/HPA 1012.5 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 3:59 PM with Moon Rise at 3:39 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phas...