Augusta, Maine Weather

Are you one of those people with a satellite dish who experience “partial signal loss” when the trees leaf out every spring?  Yep, you put up with it all summer until the fall when the trees go bare again. Put that together with what a certified tree surgeon will charge you to come out and “try to get the branches that are blocking the signal” and you can understand frustration and the expense of “trying to cut the right tree branch.” Here are two solutions for you, and I do not recommend either of them.  Well, unless you’re courageous and don’t mind taking a chance, and have good medical coverage. One answer for you is downright risky and is  not for the faint of heart.  The tools you will need are a ladder, some duct tape (well yeah, what else?) one good flashlight or strong laser pointer and a nice, long tree trimming pole. Here’s what you do:  just bfore dark use the ladder to get on your roof and get over to your satellite dish.  Be sure to take your roll of duct tape and flashlig

Good morning Augusta. Yes, those clouds out there are quite pregnant with rain, so be sure you have the rain gear with you if you’re out today. This morning we’ll get rain with a high of 64F. Winds North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Tonight we’ll have showers becoming a steady rain overnight. Lows will be 48F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch possible. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is 87% with a dew point of 60ºF with a temperature of 64.3ºF.  The wind direction is Northwest between 4.6 MPH and 7.1 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 30.09 HPA 1015 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 4:58 a.m. sunset is 8:15 PM and Moon Rise is 6:11 p.m. and   the moon phase is waxing gibbous. The RAW METAR reading for the airport in Augusta, Maine is: METAR KAUG 311053Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM FEW080 BKN110 18/16 A2997 RMK AO2

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Good morning Augusta. We’re under a Red Flag Fire warning folks, so if you must BBQ outside today, keep the fire extinguisher and garden hose handy “just in case.” Yeah, yeah, I know, just be paranoid for a change, all right? This morning we have sunny skies with a high of 61F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have mainly clear skies. Lows will be around 45F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.  The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is 52% with a dew point of 21ºF with a temperature of 43ºF.  The wind direction is West Southwest between 8.7 MPH and 13.5 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 30.20 HPA 1021 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:04 a.m. sunset is 8:07 PM and Moon Rise is 10:19 a.m. and   the moon phase is waxing crescent. The RAW METAR reading for the airport in Augusta, Maine is: METAR KAUG 231053Z AUTO 29010G15KT 10SM CLR 04/M06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00441056 Visibility is 10.0 miles-16.1 kilom

Fire Weather Warning Statement as of 3:15 am EDT on May 23, 2015 Red flag warning in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening for critical fire weather conditions for western Maine and much of New Hampshire... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a red flag warning for critical fire weather conditions... which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected area... fire weather zone 004 northern Carroll... fire  weather zone 006 southern Carroll... fire weather zone 007  northern Oxford... fire weather zone 007 Sullivan... fire  weather zone 008 northern Franklin... fire weather zone 008  Merrimack... fire weather zone 009 Central Somerset... fire  weather zone 009 Belknap... fire weather zone 010 Strafford...  fire weather zone 011 Cheshire NH... fire weather zone 012  southern Oxford... fire weather zone 012 eastern Hillsborough  NH... fire weather zone 013 southern Franklin... fire weather  zone 013 i

Fire Weather Watch Statement as of 2:34 PM EDT on May 22, 2015 Fire Weather Watch in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening for critical fire weather conditions for Maine and much of New Hampshire. The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Fire Weather Watch for critical fire weather conditions which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * Affected area... in New Hampshire Carroll... Sullivan...  Merrimack... Belknap... Strafford... Cheshire... Hillsborough...  and Rockingham counties. In Maine... Oxford... Franklin... central and southern Somerset... York... Cumberland... Androscoggin... Kennebec... Waldo... Sagadahoc... Lincoln... and Knox counties. * Winds... west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Timing... noon through 8 PM Saturday. * Relative humidity... as low as 15 percent. * Temperatures... in the upper 50s to mid 60s. * Impacts... any fires may spread rapidly and uncontrollably.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A

Good morning Augusta. This morning we have considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers for this afternoon. The high will be 68F. South winds will shift to the West at 10 to 20 mph. The chance of rain is 40%. Tonight we’ll have clear skies with a low of 38F. Winds will be West NorthWest at 10 to 15 mph. The readings from my own weather instruments are: The humidity is 84% with a dew point of 43ºF with a temperature 54.9of ºF.  The wind direction is Northeast between 2.6 MPH and 3.1 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 29.86 HPA 1009 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:05 a.m. sunset is 8:06 PM and Moon Rise is 9:21 a.m. and   the moon phase is waxing crescent. The RAW METAR reading for the airport in Augusta, Maine is: METAR KAUG 221153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 10/07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01000072 10100 20089 51007 Visibility is 10.0 miles-16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy conditions to 7,500 ft / 2,286 m..      We hav