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Frosty, cool and how wind is measured

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear. High of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 39F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 85% with a Dew Point of 38ºF and a wind chill of 42ºF. The temperature Is 42ºF. We have North winds between 0.0 mph and 1.3 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.48 HPA 1032 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have a UV   rating of 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:04 PM with Moon Rise at 11:47 a.m. and the moon phase is Waxing crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 091153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP321 T00560033 10061 20028 53010 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with a frosty but clear ceiling.   In measuring wind speed, we've all heard of the more common forms of measurement – such as Mps=Meters per second, kmh=Kilom

Clear and a wonderful day today

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear. High of 77F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be clear. Low of 48F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 83% with a Dew Point of 52ºF and a wind chill of 50ºF. The temperature Is 57ºF. We have North winds between 0.0 mph and 1.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.83 HPA 1010 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have a UV   rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:19 PM with Moon Rise at 4:03 a.m. and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 020953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01390111 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with a very clear ceiling.   We've had   no rain here in the past 24 hours.

Clearing fog, but great day in the offing

Good morning Augusta. Its foggy again outside, so drive careful. This morning it is clear with a high of 72F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 99% with a Dew Point of 39ºF and a wind chill of 39.4ºF. The temperature Is 39ºF. We have Southwest winds between 1.0 mph and 2.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 29.96 HPA 1014 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have a UV   rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:19 PM with Moon Rise at 3:01 a.m. and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 011053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 00720061 Visibility is 100 miles/16.1 kilometers with clear c onditions over this fog.   We've had   no rain here in the past 24 hours.

Really bad fog

Good morning Augusta. The fog out there is thicker than peanut butter this morning. (I don't like pea soup that much)  This morning it is overcast, then partly cloudy. Fog early. High of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 37F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 99% with a Dew Point of 48ºF and a wind chill of 48ºF. The temperature Is 48.4ºF. We have almost no winds between 0.0 mph and 0.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.12 HPA 1020 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have no UV   rating owing to the fog, sunset will be at 6:21 PM with Moon Rise at 2:00 a.m. and the moon phase is a Waning crescent. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 301153Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 09/09 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 60001 70001 T00890089 10094 20078 53003 Visibility is 0.2 miles/0.4 kilometers w

Dense fog advisory

Dense Fog Advisory   Expires 9:00 AM EDT on September 30, 2013 Statement as of 6:12 am EDT on September 30, 2013 Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am EDT this morning... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a dense fog advisory... which is in effect until 9 am EDT this morning. * Visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times. * Timing... until 9 am. * Impacts... motorists and pedestrians will encounter rapidly changing visibilities in fog. The fog will thin and lift between 8 and 9 am. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down... use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.     Statement as of 5:42 am EDT on September 30, 2013   Areas of dense fog early this morning... The combination of light winds... clear skies... and a moist low level airmass overni

Sunny and clearing

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is   partly cloudy. High of 68F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be clear. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 88% with a Dew Point of 53ºF and a wind chill of 56ºF. The temperature Is 56.4ºF. We have Southeast winds between 1.0 mph and 3.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.21 HPA 1023 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:26 PM with Moon Rise at 12:44 p.m. and the moon phase is a Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 271053Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM OVC037 12/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01220094 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with overcast to 3,700 ft / 1,127 m. We've had   no rain here in the past 24 hours.

Sunny and mild

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear, then partly cloudy. High of 64F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be clear, then partly cloudy. Low of 50F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 80% with a Dew Point of 49ºF and a wind chill of 54ºF. The temperature Is 54.2ºF. We have Southeast winds between 0.0 mph and 5.0 mph. Our Barometric pressure is 30.04 HPA 1017 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.   We have a UV rating of 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 6:28 PM with Moon Rise at 11:12 p.m. and the moon phase is a Waning Gibbous. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 261153Z AUTO 35011G16KT 10SM OVC027 12/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01170072 10117 20078 53008 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with overcast to 2,700 ft / 822 m. We've had   no rain here in the past 24 hours.