Augusta, Maine Weather

Statement as of 5:06 PM EDT on August 12, 2012 The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued an * Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for minor flooding of poor drainage areas in... southern Androscoggin County in southwest Maine... southwestern Kennebec County in south central Maine... central Cumberland County in Maine... * until 700 PM EDT * at 502 PM EDT slow moving thunderstorms were producing very heavy rainfall from near Lewiston... southwest towards Sebago Lake. These thunderstorms will slowly move eastward over the next couple of hours. National Weather Service Doppler radar indicates rainfall rates of 1 or more inches an hour at times. This will lead to minor flooding and ponding of water on roadways with poor drainage. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Move to higher ground. A Flood Advisory me

Good morning Augusta. Right now it is overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 77F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Tonight it will be overcast with rain showers, then a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 60%. The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are: a relative humidity of 93% with a Dew Point of 67º F. The temperature is 69.1ºF. Presently we have wind between 2.7 MPH and 3.9 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.82/HPA 109.1 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 7:49 PM with Moon Rise at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning crescent. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR – METAR KAUG 111253Z AUTO 01004KT 4SM BR OVC003 19/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01940189 We had precipitation overnight in this area of 0.39 inches. Visibility is 4.0 miles / 6.4 kilometers wit

Flash Flood Watch Expires 10:00 AM EDT on August 11, 2012 Statement as of 12:20 PM EDT on August 10, 2012 The National Weather Service in gray has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the following areas: In western Maine. Androscoggin... Central Somerset... coastal Cumberland... coastal York... interior Cumberland... interior York... Kennebec... northern Franklin... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... Merrimack... northern Carroll... northern Coos... northern Grafton... southern Carroll... southern Coos... southern Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan. * Through Saturday morning * showers and thunderstorms will produce heavy rainfall this afternoon into the overnight hours. Local rainfall amounts of 2 inches or more can be expected with these storms. * Creeks and streams which are already running at elevated levels fr

Good morning Augusta. Right now it is partly cloudy with a chance of rain, then mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 84F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight it will be overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are: a relative humidity of 98% with a Dew Point of 66º F. The temperature is 66.3ºF. Presently we have no wind that I can measure. Our Barometric pressure is 29.98/HPA 1015.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. There is no UV rating due to the heavy fog, sunset will be at 7:52 PM with Moon Rise at 11:21 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR – SPECI KAUG 091202Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 18/18 A2998 RMK AO2 We had no precipitation overnig

Good morning Augusta. Right now it is clear. High of 86F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 64F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%. The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are: a relative humidity of 81% with a Dew Point of 65.4º F. The temperature is 71.6ºF. Presently we have almost no wind, when it puffs it is between 2.0 MPH and 0.0 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.89/HPA 1012.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. UV is 2 out of 16, sunset will be at 7:53 PM with Moon Rise at 10:46 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR – METAR KAUG 081153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01780167 10178 20150 53004 We had no precipitation overnight in t

Good morning Augusta. Right now it is clear with an expected high of 82F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon. Tonight it will be clear with an expected low of 61F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are: a relative humidity of 70% with a Dew Point of 60.5º F. The temperature is 70.7ºF. Presently we have variable winds puffing between 2.5 MPH and 4.0 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.92/HPA 1013.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds. UV is 2 out of 16, sunset will be at 7:55 PM with Moon Rise at 10:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR – METAR KAUG 071153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01830133 10183 20144 51006 We had no precipitation overnight in this area. Only fog in the morning. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a few clouds and a grea

Good afternoon Augusta. Right now it is partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 88F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 70F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. The readings outside at this moment taken from my own instruments are: a relative humidity of 50% with a Dew Point of 70.2º F. The temperature is 91.4ºF. Presently we have West winds between 1.1 MPH and 3.2 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 29.87/HPA 1011.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds. UV is 11 out of 16, sunset will be at 8:00 PM with Moon Rise at 8:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the moon phase is Full Moon. For the pilots out there: Raw METAR – METAR KAUG 031653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/18 A2995 We had no precipitation overnight in this area. Only fog in the morning. Visibility is 10.0 mi