Augusta, Maine Weather

Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 3:00 PM EST on November 21, 2011 Winter Storm Watch in effect from late Tuesday night through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm Watch which is in effect from late Tuesday night through Thursday morning. * Locations: this watch includes all of northern and most of western New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains and foothills. * Hazard types: heavy wet snow * accumulations: 6 or more inches of snow are possible. * Timing: snow will begin late Tuesday night and continue into Wednesday. During Wednesday afternoon snow may mix with or change to rain across southern portions of the watch area before changing back to snow late in the day. * Impacts: heavy wet snow will result in hazardous travel conditions on Wednesday. Additionally the heavy nature of the snow could result in tree damage and subsequent power outages. * Winds: north 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph

This morning it is sunny, and it will be colder with highs in the lower 40s. We will have light and variable winds. Tonight it will be mostly clear. Lows around 18 with light and variable winds. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 72% with a Dew Point of 21.8ºF. The temperature is 29.7ºF, with a wind chill of 22º F.   The wind velocity is presently between 4.0 mph and 11.0 mph out of the North Northeast. Our Barometric pressure is 30.24 and rising. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and very clear, the ceiling is terrific.   Yet another, more scientific and hence more accurate non-instrumental way to predict weather was found in an old issue of Backpacker magazine, and was submitted by my wife. Make a cup of coffee. I like to add cream and sugar since it makes the bubbles easier to see but black coffee is fine. Hot tea or hot cocoa will work too. When you pour the coffee into your cup, watch the bubbles. If the bubbles move to the edge

It is mostly cloudy this morning, becoming partly sunny later in the day. Highs will be in the upper 50s. There will be Southwest winds at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 20s. with Northwest winds dropping to around 10 mph. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 68% with a Dew Point of 34.8ºF. The temperature is 44.6ºF, with a wind chill of 40º F.   The wind velocity is presently between 4.0 mph and 5.7 mph out of the South Southwest. That will drop in velocity to about 10 mph tonight and swing into the North by Northwest. Our Barometric pressure is 29.94 and falling. The was no rain or snowfall overnight in our area. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and with scattered clouds, the ceiling is down to 8,000 feet.  

It is sunny this morning. Today's temps should reach 40ºF with wind that will be between 15 and 20 mph. Tonight it will be cloudy with winds decreasing to 10-15 mph with temps dropping to the mid to low 30's. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 56% with a Dew Point of 25.3ºF. The temperature is 39.8ºF, with a wind chill of 30º F.   The wind velocity is presently between 2.7 mph and 9.0 mph out of the Southwest. However, the winds will increase as the day progresses. Our Barometric pressure is 30.15 and steady. There was no rain or snowfall overnight. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and the ceiling is down to 12,000 feet. That will get a bit worse during the day as the cloudiness increases. Its November weather now folks, so if you don't want the flu dress properly. Those 60 degree days are over now.   If you happen to be a mariner, the web site below might be of interest to you. It has to do with non-instrument weather fo

There is a driving advisory out this morning because of the snow that melted on contact with the roads overnight, and then froze when the temps dropped below freezing. Drive careful. It is sunny this morning. Today's temps should reach about 40ºF. We have wind that will increase to perhaps 15 mph later this afternoon. Tonight it will be cold with temps in the low 20's   and a 40% chance of snow. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 87% with a Dew Point of 28.6ºF. The temperature is 32.0ºF, with a wind chill of 30 º F.   The wind velocity is presently between 2.9 mph and 7.0 mph out of the West Southwest. This is expected to increase to speeds between 10 and 20 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.94 and rising. The was a snowfall overnight of 1 inch. There is a chance of rain later today. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and the ceiling is excellent.   I've been posting things about how to predict weather, those sorts of thi

It is partly cloudy this morning which will become mostly cloudy during the afternoon hours. Today's temps should reach about 43ºF. We have wind that will increase to perhaps 15 mph later this afternoon. Tonight it will be very cloudy with temps in the low 20's   to low 30's with chance of rain. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 58% with a Dew Point of 30.9ºF. The temperature is 44.3ºF, with no wind chill to speak of. The wind velocity is presently between 7.0 mph and 14.1 mph out of the North. Our Barometric pressure is 29.68 and rising. The was a rainfall yesterday of 0.40 inches. There is a chance of rain later today. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and the ceiling is at 12,000 feet.   Downloaded from: http://www.quietjourney.com/weather/clouds.html Predicting Weather — Cloud Cover If you want to use an old, and I mean OLD fashioned way to predict the weather, try reading the clouds to predict weather. You know, li

It is mostly sunny this morning becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon hours. Today's temps should reach the mid 50's. We have light and variable winds that will increase to perhaps 10 mph later this afternoon. Tonight it will be cloudy with temps in the mid 30's with a good probability of rain. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 90% with a Dew Point of 33.7ºF. The temperature is 36.4ºF, with no wind chill to speak of. The wind velocity is presently between 2.7 mph and 3.1 mph out of the North. Our Barometric pressure is 29.86 and holding stedy. The was no rainfall yesterday. There is a 50% chance of rain today. Visibility is presently 10.0 miles and the ceiling is terrific.