Augusta, Maine Weather

Special Statement as of 6:53 PM EST on January 9, 2016 Roads will become slick this evening across interior portions of southern New Hampshire and Maine. A mix of light freezing drizzle and light snow will continue off and on through midnight across interior southern New Hampshire and interior portions of southern Maine. Temperatures at or slightly below freezing will allow colder roads surfaces to freeze especially in colder valley locations. If traveling tonight in these areas extra caution is advised.   653 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2016  

Areal Flood Watch statement as of 3:22 PM EST on January 9, 2016 Flood Watch in effect from Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night. 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... interior Cumberland... interior Waldo...  Kennebec... southern Franklin... southern Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap... Merrimack... Carroll... southern Grafton and Sullivan. * From Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night * the combination of heavy rainfall and snow melt may push some rivers and streams to bankfull late Sunday and Sunday night.   Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.   Sc

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have mainly cloudy conditions with a mixture of rain and snow showers developing during the afternoon hours. Highs will be at or above 36ºF. Winds light and variable. Chance of precip 30%. Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies with fog developing late. Lows will be at or below 33F. Winds light and variable. The readings from my instruments are: Humidity is 78%, the dew point is 19ºF, its 25.9ºF outside with a wind chill of 25.9ºF. The wind direction is North Northwest between 2.7 mph and 4.0 mph. The Barometric pressure is 30.36 / HPA 1028.1 and rising (for now) with a weather graphic indicating clouds.   The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:17 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:28 A.M. EST and the moon phase is  waning crescent. The METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is: METAR KAUG 091153Z AUTO 03006KT 9SM SCT018 OVC027 M04/M07 A3030 RMK AO2 SNB22E40 SLP266 P0000 60000 T10391072 11033 21039 58003 Visibility is 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilome

Special Statement as of 3:08 am EST on January 9, 2016 Icy patches possible this morning. light drizzle and light snow flurries will occur through the morning hours. The temperature will be below freezing in many areas... creating the potential for freezing drizzle. Even areas where the temperature rises above freezing could still have ground temperatures below freezing... allowing ice to form on untreated roadways. Travelers should use caution and be alert for patches of ice on roadways through Saturday morning.   308 am EST Sat Jan 9 2016  

Special Statement as of 3:24 PM EST on January 8, 2016 Icy spots are possible tonight and early Saturday. The light flow off the ocean will produce some scattered snow showers overnight across much of the area. Some spotty light drizzle or freezing drizzle may also develop overnight across the area. The combination of light frozen... and spotty freezing precipitation could produce some slick spots on roadways overnight and early Saturday. Travelers should be alert for potential icy spots overnight into early Saturday morning.   ESS  

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have sunny to partly cloudy conditions with a high of 34F. Winds are out of the NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies and a low of 24F. Winds will be out of the NNE at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my instruments are: Humidity is 88%, the dew point is 15ºF, its 17.8ºF outside with a wind chill of 17.8ºF. The wind direction is North Northeast between 0.7 mph and 1.3 mph. The Barometric pressure is 30.39 / HPA 1029.1 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain, not snow.   The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:16 P.M. Moon rise is at 5:35 A.M. EST and the moon phase is  waning crescent. The METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is: METAR KAUG 081153Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10781094 11056 21083 53 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies for today. “Clear” meanes nothing to shovel! We haven’t had any rain or snow here in the past 24 hours.  

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have partly cloudy skies with an expected high of 37F. Winds will be light and variable. Tonight we’ll have a few clouds with a low at or below 17F. Winds will remain light and variable. The readings from my instruments are: Humidity is 57%, the dew point is 5ºF, its 14.4ºF outside with a wind chill of 14.4ºF. The wind direction is South Southeast between 0.0 mph and 1.3 mph. The Barometric pressure is 30.38 / HPA 1028 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.   The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:15 P.M. Moon rise is at 4:39 A.M. EST and the moon phase is  waning crescent. The METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is: METAR KAUG 071153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M15 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP269 T10781150 11033 21106 51014 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and cold skies for the third day running. We haven’t had any rain or snow here in the past 24 hours. Have you ever wondered what the correct, a