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Flood watch remains in effect

Just in case you didn't know... Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:18 am EDT on October 23, 2014 Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening. The Flood Watch continues for * portions of western Maine and New Hampshire including the following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... Central Somerset... coastal Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York...    interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec... Knox... Lincoln... northern Franklin... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... southern Carroll and Strafford. * Through this evening * occasional heavy rain is expected today. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected. * The cumulative effect of heavy rain over the past few days and today will cause rivers and stream

Wet, windy and thought for the day

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is overcast with rain, then thunderstorms and rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 52F. Breezy. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.0 in. possible. Tonight it will be overcast with rain showers. Low of 45F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.6 in. possible. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   93% with a Dew Point of 44ºF, Temp is 46.1ºF with a wind chil of 32.6ºF. Our wind direction is North Northwest between 13.1 MPH and 26.0 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 29.93 HPA 1013 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:04 a.m. sunset is 5:41   PM and Moon Rise is at 6:39 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is   waning crescent. For the pilots out there raw METAR readings are: METAR KAUG 231053Z AUTO 02016G27KT 7SM

Wet, windy and rainy

Good morning Augusta. We are under a flood watch so drive slowly- remember between the water and wet leaves its slimey driving. This morning it is overcast with rain. Fog early. High of 50F. Breezy. Winds from the NNE at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible. Tonight it will be overcast with rain. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Breezy. Winds from the NNE at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.2 in. possible. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   91% with a Dew Point of 43ºF, Temp is 51.4ºF with a wind chil of 40.1ºF. Our wind direction is North Northwest between 5.3 MPH and 12.0 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.22 HPA 1022 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:02 a.m. sunset is 5:43   PM and Moon Rise is at 5:38 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is   waning cresce

Real Flood Watch

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:38 am EDT on October 22, 2014 Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday evening... The Flood Watch continues for * portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... Central Somerset... coastal Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York...    interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec... Knox... Lincoln... northern Franklin... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... southern Carroll and Strafford. * Through Thursday evening * heavy rain is expected from Wednesday into Thursday. Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected with amounts in excess of 6 inches possible. * The cumulative effect of heavy rain over the next few

flood watch

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:02 PM EDT on October 21, 2014 Flood Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... Central Somerset... coastal Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec... Knox... Lincoln... northern Franklin... northern Oxford... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack... northern Carroll... southern Carroll and Strafford. * From Wednesday morning through Thursday evening * heavy rain is expected from Wednesday into Thursday. Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected with amounts in excess of 5 i

Cool with rain later and cell phone Haloween apps

Good morning Augusta. This morning it is overcast with a chance of rain, then rain in the afternoon. High of 57F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Tonight it will be overcast with rain. Fog overnight. Low of 46F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is   81% with a Dew Point of 39ºF, Temp is 45.7ºF with a wind chil of 45.7ºF. Our wind direction is North Northwest between 0.6 MPH and 1.3 MPH.   The Barometric pressure is 30.09 HPA 1017 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:01 a.m. sunset is 5:44   PM and Moon Rise is at 4:37 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is   waning crescent. For the pilots out there raw METAR readings are: METAR KAUG 211153Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM BKN065 BKN080 BKN120 06/04 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB05E47 SLP174 P0000 60000

Cool, rain later and Cell phone Haloween apps