Augusta, Maine Weather

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is mostly cloudy with thunderstorms and a chance of rain, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Fog overnight. Low of 52F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is % with a Dew Point of ºF and a wind chill of ºF. The temperature Is ºF. We have Northwest winds between 0.0 mph and 0.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.55 HPA 1000.6 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds.   We have a UV rating of 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:54 PM with Moon Rise at 2:49 p.m. and the moon phase is in the first quarter. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: SPECI KAUG 131220Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -RA BR SCT002 BKN009 OVC050 18/18 A2964 RMK AO2 P0002 Visibility is

Special Statement   Expires 7:30 PM EDT on September 12, 2013 Statement as of 6:24 PM EDT on September 12, 2013 ... Strong thunderstorms will impact Androscoggin County... Somerset County... Oxford County... Carroll County... York County... Cumberland County... Franklin County... Kennebec County and Coos County through 730 PM EDT... At 624 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered along a line extending from 3 miles west of Temple to 9 miles west of Stoneham to 8 miles southwest of Tamworth... or along a line extending from 6 miles west of Farmington to 12 miles southwest of Bethel to 2 miles northeast of Moultonborough... moving east at 35 mph. This strong thunderstorm will affect areas in and around Intervale... Glen... Echo Lake State Park... Mount Blue State Park... Weld... Rumford... Newry... Mexico... Hanover and Carthage through 730 PM EDT. Heavy rainfall can

Flash Flood Watch   Expires 6:00 AM EDT on September 13, 2013 Statement as of 3:07 PM EDT on September 12, 2013 Flash Flood Watch in effect through late tonight. 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... coastal Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec... Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... southern Carroll... southern Grafton... Strafford and Sullivan. * Through late tonight * showers and thunderstorms will continue through most of tonight. Some of the stronger storms may train over the same areas... producing rainfall rates of 2-3

Severe Thunderstorm Watch   Expires 10:00 PM EDT on September 12, 2013 Statement as of 1:05 PM EDT on September 12, 2013 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Connecticut Massachusetts western Maine New Hampshire northeast New Jersey far southeast New York central Vermont coastal waters * effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... several damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible several large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south of Poughkeepsie New York to 35 miles north of Portland Maine. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (wous64 kwns wou4). Precautionary/preparedness actions... Remember... a Severe Thunderstorm

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 82F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. Tonight it will be overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then rain showers after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 63F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the North after midnight. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 91% with a Dew Point of 66.0ºF and a wind chill of 68.8ºF. The temperature Is 68.8ºF. We have Northwest winds between 0.0 mph and 0.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.81 HPA 1009.4 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.   We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:54 PM with Moon Rise at 1:54 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing

Severe Thunderstorm Watch   Expires 10:00 PM EDT on September 11, 2013 Statement as of 2:35 PM EDT on September 11, 2013 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of western Massachusetts northern and central Maine New Hampshire eastern New York Vermont * effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 235 PM until 10:00 PM EDT.   * Primary threats include... several damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely a few very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Albany New York to 5 miles south southeast of Houlton Maine. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (wous64 kwns wou1). Precautionary/preparedness actions... Remember... a Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

Good morning Augusta. The fog is extremely thick out there, so slow down on your way to work. This morning it is partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 90F with a heat index of 95F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 68F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 93% with a Dew Point of 63.3ºF and a wind chill of 65.3ºF. The temperature Is 65.3ºF. We have Northeast winds between 1.0 mph and 5.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.92 HPA 1013.2 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.   We have no UV rating owing to the thick fog, sunset will be at 6:56 PM with Moon Rise at 12:53 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing cre