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Heat Advisory today

Good Morning Augusta, its going to be dangerously hot outside today, so be careful. This morning it is partly cloudy. High of 93F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 75% with a Dew Point of 68.5º F. The temperature is 77.0ºF. Presently we have low, variable winds between 0.0 mph and 1.3 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.87/HPA 1011.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. UV is 3 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:26 PM with Moon Rise at 5:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is New Moon. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a great ceiling. For the next two days, it is going to be darn hot, so read the following about Heat Stroke and heat Exh

Foggy Tuesday Morning

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy. Fog early. High of 73F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 83% with a Dew Point of 55.4º F. The temperature is 60.5ºF. Presently we have South Southwest winds between 1.6 mph and 2.4 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.02/HPA 1017.9 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. UV is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:26 PM with Moon Rise at 4:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 9.0 miles / 14.0 kilometers with overcast down to 800 ft / 243 m. ***Home treatment for Mosquito bites: Use household items *Rub a bar of soap over the itch. I just tried this (Ivory soap) and the relief was near instant. I used a dry bar of soap directly

Monday Morning

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is partly cloudy, then clear. High of 70F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be clear, then partly cloudy. Low of 50F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 81% with a Dew Point of 50.2º F. The temperature is 56.1ºF. Presently we have mild, variable winds between 1.1 mph and 2.3 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.11/HPA 1019.6 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. UV is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:26 PM with Moon Rise at 4:07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast down to 1200 ft / 365 m. Since it is now Summer Time, and most of you have kids, how do you deal with Poison Ivy without going to the doctor's office? If you, or one of the kids gets into poison ivy, Head for water

Happy Father's Day everyone!

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is partly cloudy, then clear. High of 70F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy, then overcast. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 71% with a Dew Point of 54.7º F. The temperature is 64.4ºF. Presently we have variable winds between 2.5 mph and 4.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.18/HPA 1022.0 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds. UV is 3 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:25 PM with Moon Rise at 3:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a great ceiling. Lightening – second highest cause of weather related deaths The Dangers of Lightening – copied from Farmer's Almanac During the last several years, John Jensenius and NOAA have worked especially hard to edu

Cloudy but warm Saturday

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is clear with Highs of 75F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SE in the afternoon. Tonight it will be partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 82% with a Dew Point of 52.7º F. The temperature is 58.1ºF. Presently we have East Northeast winds between 5.8 mph and 6.9 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.33/HPA 1027.0 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. UV is 2 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:25 PM with Moon Rise at 2:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers and mostly cloudy down to 1200 ft / 365 m. Recently I've posted how to build your own hot air balloon for $4, a rocket glider for $17 and other things that fly like hover craft. So, why not take the next

Another beautiful morning

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is clear, high of 77F., with Winds from the NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be clear, low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 65% with a Dew Point of 48.3º F. The temperature is 60.1ºF. Presently we have North Northeast winds between 5.6 mph and 7.2 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.25/HPA 1024.3 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. UV is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:25 PM with Moon Rise at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. We had no precipitation in this area overnight. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers and a fantastic ceiling.

Sunny morning

Good Morning Augusta. This morning it is sunny with an expected high of 75º, with 10-15 MPH winds. Chance of rain is 0. Tonight it will be clear with temps of 52 º with winds dropping to 5-10 MPH. Chance of rain remains 0. The readings outside right now, taken from my own weather instruments: a relative humidity of 68% with a Dew Point of 50.3º F. The temperature is 61.9ºF. Presently we have North winds between 4.0 mph and 6.9 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.18/HPA 1022.0 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. UV is 3 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:24 PM with Moon Rise at 1:42 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. We had no precipitation in the past hour and overnight we had 0.40 inches of rain. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers. Yesterday I posted a web site to build a $4 hot air balloon and a $17 rocket glider. Why not stay closer to the ground, but still fly a bit? How about building your own Hover craft? This link has everything from radio co