Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a sunny and cool morning, with temps rising to the mid 70's for an absolutely fantastic day. Tonight's temperatures are not expected to drop below the mid to upper 50's with low wind.     This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 86% with a Dew Point of 47.3ºF.2ºF. The temperature is 51.5ºF, with no wind chill with as little wind as we have so far this morning.   The wind velocity this morning is between 1.3 mph and 3.0 mph out of the West Southwest. Our Barometric pressure is 30.25 and rising. There has been no rain in the past three days, with none expected for the next 5 days. For those of you who enjoy weather data and weather instrumentation, you can get a wide array of instrumentation from a variety of sources online and at a wide range of prices. La Crosse Technology is an excellent source, offering instrumentation for amateurs like me as well as professional grade ins

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a truly cold morning, with temps dropping below 32º this morning. Fortunately we have little or no wind. Today's temperatures are not expected to rise above the mid to upper 50's with low wind. Tonight temps won't get much below 40, and tomorrow is slated to be a gorgeous day.   This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 82% with a Dew Point of 35.2ºF. The temperature is 40.5ºF. There is no wind chill with as little wind as we have so far this morning.   The wind velocity this morning is between 1.8 mph and 4.2 mph out of the west southwest. With our mild wind, we have a wind chill of 40.5ºF. our Barometric pressure is 30.34 and rising. There has been no rain in the past two days, with none expected today. Last night the temperature fell below freezing for the first time this year in post-summer readings. At 5:46 a.m. the temp dropped below 32 ºF. Winter is coming a bit too fa

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . We have a frosty morning, with temps hitting the upper 20's and lower 30's this morning. The area frost warning expired at 8 a.m. this morning, but we're going to get it again tonight. Unprotected plants left out of doors will suffer. Today's temperatures are not expected to rise above the mid to upper 50's with winds not expected to go above 10 mph.   This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 71% with a Dew Point of 30.8ºF. The temperature is 39.4ºF. There is a very slight wind chill with as little wind as we have so far this morning.   The wind velocity this morning is between 4.3 mph and 7.4 mph out of the Northwest. Our highest gust recorded was exceeded yesterday during the afternoon, up from 23.3 mph to 27.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 30.14 and rising. As we enter the time of year when we will get a real messy mix of precipitation, I thought that a short descrip

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine . This morning will be a gusty and partly sunny day. Today's temps are not expected to go above the upper 50's, with a real dip in the overnight temps to the 30's – with frosts expected away from the coast into interior areas. That includes Augusta .     This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 86% with a Dew Point of 47.0ºF. The temperature is 51.1ºF. There is no wind chill with as little wind as we have so far this morning.   The wind velocity this morning is between 4.5 mph and 8.5 mph out of the west. It is expected to increase today to the upper teens and low twenties in velocity, which should increase the corresponding wind chill for the day.   Our highest gust recorded in the past month has still not exceeded 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.83 and falling. Our rainfall in the past 30 days is just under 5 inches. This week we are being warned about more frost being in

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where we are having our third wet, rainy and gusty morning. Today's temps are not expected to go above 60 degrees with rain on and off throughout the day.       This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 97% with a Dew Point of 53.8ºF. The temperature is 54.7ºF. There is no wind chill with as little wind as we have this morning.   The wind velocity this morning is between 2.5 mph and 5.0 mph out of the east northeast. The wind is expected to increase during the day. Our highest gust recorded in the past month remains 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is 29.96 and rising. Our rainfall in the past hour is 0.04 in., in the past 24 hours was 0.08 in. and over the past week a total of 2.50 in. has fallen If you are in a region where prevailing wind is an issue during winter months, you might like to know just what "prevailing winds" are. Here in Maine , I can't say that we get a sh

Good morning from the northwest end of Augusta , Maine where we have another wet, rainy and gusty morning. Today's temps are not expected to go beyond 64 degrees with more rain throughout the day.       This morning's readings are: a relative humidity of 97% with a Dew Point of 53.6ºF. The temperature is 54.5ºF. This morning we have no wind chill.   The wind velocity this morning is between 3.7 mph and 5.5 mph out of the North Northwest. Our highest gust recorded in the past month remains 23.3 mph.   our Barometric pressure is29.99 and rising. Our rainfall in the past 24 hours was 1.26 in., in the past week a total of 2.48 in. has fallen I have noted some confusion about wind direction reporting in the past few weeks, so to help those of you who have similar questions, I went to USA Today's web site and found the following explanation. I hope it helps.   Q: Are southwest winds coming from the southwest or blowing toward the southwest? A: Wind direct

Good evening from Augusta Maine. It has been a wet, windy and cool day with temps reaching 60ºF only once today. Winds have averaged between 5 mph and 14 mph all day long. The barometer   has remained at 29.84 to 29.88, being its high reading for the day. In the past 24 hours we have registered just under .75 inches of rain, with a two day total of just under 1.5 inches. We are not under a flood watch here in Augusta, but one is in effect for Oxford county Maine.