Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up a Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings online here . This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 50s. Winds are light and variable. Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the lower 30s. Winds will remain light and variable. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.  The wind is North between  0.0 MPH and 3.8 MPH. The Relative pressure is 30.26, the Absolute pressure is 30.06 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun. The  outdoor temperature is 30.6°F, the dew point is 30.4°F, the heat index is 30.6°F and the humidity is 99%. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly sunny skies. The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk, the solar radiation reading is 89.7 W/m2, the moon phase is waxing crescent and is 20.6% illuminated. Sunrise is 7:13 ...

As with Tale #1 “The Kennebec Creature” this tale is supposed to be 100% fiction. Well, is it?   The River Creature   We live near the Kennebec river in Augusta.  Those who live near rivers in New England know that sometimes weather conditions involving fog or mist can play tricks on your eyes when you look at the river. The following tale is compiled from repeated reports of strange things from those who live on the banks of the Kennebec river in Central Maine.  The River cuts through the middle of Maine’s capital City, Augusta, and has been a means of exploration, transportation, trade and movement of military forces for as long as white men have lived in what is known as central Maine. Native Americans of the region lived on its banks, fished in it and traveled it for as long as humans have lived there.  The Kennebec is much like most rivers in New England, sometimes it’s tranquil, sometimes it floods. It gets dangerou...

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up a Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings online here . This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower 50s. Winds are North around 10 mph, becoming light and variable. Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 20s. Winds will be light and variable. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.  The wind is North Northeast between  0.0 MPH and 2.5 MPH. The Relative pressure is 30.29, the Absolute pressure is 30.09 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun. The  outdoor temperature is 31.7°F, the dew point is 27.6°F, the heat index is 25.6°F and the humidity is 85%. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with cloudy skies. The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk, the solar radiation reading is 30.5W/m2, the moon phase is waxing crescent and is 11.6% illu...