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Warm,sunny and the meteor shower schedule for the rest of 2014

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear, then partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from tmy own weather instruments are: The humidity is   81% with a Dew Point of 56ºF and a temp of 66.6ºF. Our wind direction is Northeast between 0.2 MPH and 1.0 MPH.   Our Barometric pressure is   30.17 HPA 1020 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:36 a.m. sunset is 7:51 PM and Moon Rise is at 7:32 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is a full stergeon super moon! For the pilots out there raw metar is: METAR KAUG 101053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01610133 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear skies again. We received no rain here over the past 24 hours. The Meteor Shower schedule for the remainder of 2014 is: Perseids Maximum ac

Sunny and warm

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is clear, then partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight it will be partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   85% with a Dew Point of 57ºF and a temp of 66.2ºF. Our wind direction is East between 1.1 MPH and 1.3 MPH.   Our Barometric pressure is   30.11 HPA 1018 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:35 a.m. sunset is 7:52 PM and Moon Rise is at 6:50 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous. For the pilots out there raw metar is: METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01720139 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with no clouds today! We received rain in the amount of 0.31 inches here over the past 24 hours. Here is a look at the night skies for this m

Special Statement

Special Statement Statement as of 7:19 PM EDT on August 8, 2014 Strong thunderstorms will impact Somerset County... Franklin County and Kennebec County through 8:15 PM EDT... At 720 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered along a line extending from 2 miles west of Redington to 3 miles west of Kingfield to 4 miles southwest of North Anson... or along a line extending from 8 miles east of Rangeley to 21 miles east of Rangeley to 13 miles west of Skowhegan... moving south at 35 mph. This strong thunderstorm will affect areas in and around North Anson... Redington... Madison... Kingfield... Dallas... Anson... New Portland... Salem... Madrid and Industry through 815 PM EDT. Hail up to three quarter inch in diameter... heavy downpours... excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph can be expected.   Lat... Lon 4455 7030 4457 7029 4458 7039 4462 705

Special Statement

Special Statement Statement as of 5:25 PM EDT on August 8, 2014 Strong thunderstorms will impact Lincoln County and Kennebec County through 6:15 PM EDT. At 5:25 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered 4 miles northwest of Whitefield... or about 5 miles southeast of Gardiner... moving southeast at 10 mph. This strong thunderstorm will affect areas in and around Whitefield... Dresden and Alna through 615 PM EDT.   Hail up to three quarter inch in diameter... heavy downpours... excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph can be expected.   Lat... Lon 4404 6971 4413 6977 4415 6976 4416 6978       4419 6980 4426 6960 4411 6948   Mle  

Sun, cooler and all about sun dials

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is partly cloudy with a chance of rain, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. High of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   81% with a Dew Point of 54ºF and a temp of 65.3ºF. Our wind direction is West Southwest between 1.1 MPH and 1.3 MPH.   Our Barometric pressure is   29.91 HPA 1011 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:32 a.m. sunset is 7:55 PM and Moon Rise is at 5:10 p.m. EDT and the moon phase is waxing gibbous. For the pilots out there raw metar is: METAR KAUG 071053Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01560122 Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with clear conditions – clouds are moving in later t

Special Statement

Special Statement Statement as of 6:38 PM EDT on August 6, 2014 Strong thunderstorms will impact Franklin County and Kennebec County through 745 PM EDT... At 6:38 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered 3 miles northwest of Vienna... or about 10 miles southeast of Farmington... moving southeast at 15 mph. This strong thunderstorm will affect areas in and around New Sharon... Vienna... Mount Vernon... Rome... Fayette... Readfield... Belgrade... Oakland... Manchester and Winslow through 7:45 PM EDT.   Hail up to three quarter inch in diameter... heavy downpours... excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph can be expected.   Lat... Lon 4422 6970 4445 7012 4466 7004 4464 6994       4461 6993 4462 6986 4461 6983 4458 6981       4460 6978 4453 6945  

Special Statement

Special Statement Statement as of 1:11 PM EDT on August 6, 2014 Strong thunderstorms will impact Kennebec County through 2:00 PM EDT. At 1:11 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm centered 4 miles southwest of Oakland... moving southeast at 15 mph. This strong thunderstorm will affect areas in and around Readfield... Belgrade... Oakland... Manchester... Waterville... Sidney... Vassalboro... Hallowell... Augusta and Farmingdale through 200 PM EDT.   Hail up to three quarter inch in diameter... heavy downpours... excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds of 45 to 55 mph can be expected.   Lat... Lon 4448 6942 4420 6974 4439 7003 4461 6976   Kimble