Augusta, Maine Weather

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 2:35 am EST on February 13, 2014 Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from noon today to noon EST Friday... * hazard types... heavy snow... sleet... and freezing rain. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches... along with up to a quarter inch of ice. * Timing... snow should begin from south to north during the late morning hours. At this time it looks like the heaviest snow would be late this afternoon and early this evening. A change over to sleet and freezing rain is likely tonight before precipitation ends as snow Friday morning. * Impacts... significant travel delays possible with snow covered roads. Some blowing and drifting snow is possible. * Winds... northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Visibilities... one quarter mile or less at times. * Temperatures... climbing into in the upper 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter S

Winter Storm Warning Statement as of 3:14 PM EST on February 12, 2014 Winter Storm Warning in effect from noon Thursday to noon EST Friday. The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow... sleet... and freezing rain... which is in effect from noon Thursday to noon EST Friday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect. * Hazard types... heavy snow... sleet... and freezing rain. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches... along with up to one tenth of an inch of ice. * Timing... snow should begin from south to north during the late morning hours Thursday. At this time it looks like the heaviest snow would be Thursday night. A change over to sleet and freezing rain is possible overnight Thursday night before precipitation ends as snow Friday morning. * Impacts... significant travel delays possible with snow covered roads. Some blowing and drifting possible.

Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 12:35 PM EST on February 12, 2014 Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning... * hazard types... heavy snow... and possibly some mixed precipitation. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches... along with around a trace of ice. * Timing... snow should begin from south to north during the late morning hours Thursday... possibly during the afternoon in the White Mountains and western Maine mountains. At this time it looks like the heaviest snow would be Thursday night... then end sometime early Friday morning. * Impacts... significant travel delays possible with snow covered roads. Some blowing and drifting possible. * Winds... northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Temperatures... in the mid 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions. A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet...

Good morning Augusta. We remain under a winter storm watch – so get prepared. This morning it is clear. High of 23F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be clear in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 12F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own instruments are: The humidity is 61% with a Dew Point of -9ºF and a wind chill of 3.6ºF. The temperature Is   3.6ºF. The Wind is East between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH. Our Barometric pressure is 30.79   HPA 1032 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.     Our UV rating is 1 out of 16, sunset will be at 5:03 PM with Moon Rise at 3:12 p.m. EST and the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are: METAR KAUG 121253Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR M16/M22 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP325 T11561222 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with a clear  and cold ceiling. We have had   no snow here in the past 24 hours.

Winter Storm Watch Statement as of 4:52 am EST on February 12, 2014 Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning... * hazard types... heavy snow... and possibly some mixed precipitation. * Accumulations... snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches. * Timing... snow should begin from south to north during the late morning hours Thursday... possibly during the afternoon in the White Mountains and western Maine mountains. At this time it looks like the heaviest snow would be Thursday night... then end sometime early Friday morning. * Impacts... significant travel delays possible with snow covered roads. Some blowing and drifting possible. * Winds... northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Temperatures... in the mid 20s.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact

Winter Storm Watch   Expires 9:00 AM EST on February 14, 2014 Statement as of 3:18 PM EST on February 11, 2014 ... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning. * Hazard types... heavy snow... and possibly some mixed precipitation. * Accumulations... greater than 6 inches of snow possible. * Timing... snow should begin from south to north during the late morning hours Thursday... possibly during the afternoon in the White Mountains and western Maine mountains. At this time it looks like the heaviest snow would be Thursday night... then end sometime early Friday morning. * Impacts... significant travel delays possible with snow covered roads. Some blowing and drifting possible.   * Winds... north 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Temperatu