Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning Augusta Maine. We remain under a weather advisory for the sleet and freezing rain until 10 a.m. this morning. This morning it is mostly cloudy out there with Temps expected to reach into the 30's. No projected wind directions or velocity is available online. Sorry folks, the Feds seem to have broken down for Maine again. (Your Tax dollar at work) Tonight I have no idea what the weather is going to be with any accuracy, but I can tell you with virtual certainty that it will be dark and cold out there. The readings outside right now, taken from my own instrumentation   are: a relative humidity of 97% with a Dew Point of 28.1ºF. The temperature is 28.8ºF. We have almost no wind chill that this time. The wind velocity right now is between 1.1 mph and 4.0 mph out of the North Northeast.   Our Barometric pressure is 29.91 and falling. The weather graphic indicates clouds.   We had no measurable precipitation overnight. Do Not interpret that to mean the

Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 3:36 am EST on December 30, 2011 Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST Saturday. The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain which is in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST Saturday. * Locations... interior sections of the coastal counties along the mid coast and southwest Maine . * Hazard types... freezing rain. * Accumulations... a trace to five hundredths of an inch of ice. * Timing... a period of light freezing rain will begin in the pre- dawn hours of Saturday... but should change over to rain by 9 or 10 am. * Impacts... untreated roads and surfaces will become icy. * Winds... northeast 5 to 10 mph. * Temperatures... starting in the upper 20s... rising to above freezing by mid morning... and well into 30s by midday. *Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow... sleet... or freezing rain will cau

    Good morning Augusta Maine. This morning it is mostly cloudy with Temps reaching into the 30's. There will be light and variable winds. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers, with sleet and freezing rain after midnight. Hence the weather advisory for Saturday morning from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. so if possible, stay home in the morning. Lows will be in the 20's and the winds will increase to around 10 mph. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 61% with a Dew Point of 6.5ºF. The temperature is 17.6ºF. We have almost no wind chill that this time. The wind velocity right now is between 1.1 mph and 1.8 mph out of the East Northeast.   Our Barometric pressure is 30.01 and rising. The weather graphic indicates Sun.   We had no measurable precipitation overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles. It is very clear and we have another great ceiling. Here is an interesting article from the Farmer's Almanac about a set of wi

Good morning Augusta Maine. This morning it is sunny with temperatures in the 20's wind chills will be as much as 3 below this morning, so dress warm. Winds will be 10 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be mostly clear becoming partly cloudy in the evening, with temps 10ºF above zero. Winds will remain about 10 mph changing to be light and variable. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 54% with a Dew Point of 0.8ºF. The temperature is 14ºF. We have wind chills that track the wind velocity, so at this moment readings show it is 1.2ºF. The wind velocity right now is between 19.2 mph and 8.5 mph out of the West Southwest.   Our Barometric pressure is 29.60 and rising. The weather graphic indicates Sun.   We had no measurable precipitation overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles. It is very clear and we have a great ceiling. Since "next year" is only a few days off, I thought that a look at what January's moon phases are would be a good

Good morning Augusta Maine. This morning it is partly sunny with rain this morning, Temperatures are in the 40's dropping to be in the 30's by this afternoon. Winds will be 10 mph with possible gusting to 25 mph. Tonight it will be mostly clear with temps dropping to about 11ºF. Winds will increase to around 15 mph with possible gusting to 30 mph. Wind chills can be as low as 3 below after midnight. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 96% with a Dew Point of 47ºF. The temperature is 48.6ºF. We have a very low wind chill at this time, but that will definitely go up as wind velocity increases. The wind velocity right now is between 0.9 mph and 4.1 mph out of the South.   Our Barometric pressure is 29.11 and falling. The weather graphic indicates rain.   We had precipitation overnight of 1.12 inches, but that is deceptive. Around here, the rain and above-freezing temperatures has melted just about all of the snow on the ground, so there

Good morning Augusta Maine. This morning it is mostly sunny changing to be mostly cloudy this afternoon. Temps are expected to reach 40. Winds will be light and variable increasing to around 10 mph Tonight we will have showers (rated as being 100%), not as cold with temps dropping to the 30's. Winds will be between 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 86% with a Dew Point of 17ºF. The temperature is 21.1ºF. We have a very low wind chill at this time, but that will change as the wind velocity increases. The wind velocity right now is between 1.3 mph and 0.2 mph and is from the West Northwest.   Our Barometric pressure is 29.91 and falling. The weather graphic indicates clouds.   We had no precipitation overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles with a few clouds.

Good morning Augusta Maine. This morning it is partly sunny changing to being sunny this afternoon. There is a slight chance of snow (20%) this morning. Temps are expected to reach the mid 30's, so expect melting and re-freezing. Winds will be around 10 mph dropping to be light and variable. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with temps around 19ºF. The readings outside right now are: a relative humidity of 74% with a Dew Point of 12ºF. The temperature is 18.3ºF. We have a very low wind chill expected to remain while the wind keeps up. The wind velocity right now is between 2.1 mph and 6.0 mph and is from the North.   Our Barometric pressure is 29.95 and rising. The weather graphic indicates clouds.   We had precipitation in the past 24 hours of approx. 4 inches of snow. Visibility is 10.0 miles with a few clouds. So with about 4 inches of fluffy snow on the ground outside, send the kids outdoors to play until it starts to melt this afternoon.