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Warm and sunny

Good Morning Augusta Today we’ll have clouds and sun mixed followed by cloudy skies this afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 81ºF. Winds light and variable. Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies and a Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 61ºF. Winds light and variable. The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are: Humidity is 70%, the dew point is 55ºF and its ºF outside. The wind direction is North between 2.7 MPH and 5.2 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 30.18 / HPA 1022.0 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:25 a.m. Sunset is 8:04 P.M. Moon rise is at 3:10 a.m., Moon set is 6:14 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.  The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta are: METAR KAUG 311053Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01830128 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies today.  We didn’t receive any rain here in the past 24 hours.  

Hot, muggy and ice cream donut holes

Good Morning Augusta Today it will be cloudy with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. High 83ºF. Winds light and variable.  Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Low 61ºF. Winds light and variable. The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are: Humidity is 93%, the dew point is 65ºF and its 70.9ºF outside. The wind direction is North between 1.3 MPH and 4.0 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 29.95 / HPA 1014.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 1.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:23 a.m. Sunset is 8:06 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:26 a.m., Moon set is 4:16 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.  The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta are: METAR KAUG 291053Z AUTO 36003KT 7SM FEW003 19/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01940183 Visibility is 7.0 miles / 11.3 kilometers with some clouds to 300 ft / 91 m.  We received 0.35 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. In this heat I suggest that y

Severe thunderstorm warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning as of 3:59 PM EDT on July 28, 2016 A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 445 PM EDT for southwestern Waldo and east central Kennebec counties... At 359 PM EDT... a severe thunderstorm was located over China... or near Waterville... moving east at 15 mph. Hazard... 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Source... radar indicated. Impact... expect damage to roofs... siding... and trees. Locations impacted include... Augusta... Waterville... Oakland... Thorndike... China... Belgrade... Manchester... Liberty... Palermo... Unity... Knox... Benton... Albion... Freedom... Vassalboro... Sidney... Winslow... Windsor... Montville and Readfield. Precautionary/preparedness actions... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Gray Maine. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this

Special Statement for this area

Special Statement as of 3:29 PM EDT on July 28, 2016 The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a * Special Weather Statement for...  Sagadahoc County in Maine, Androscoggin County in Maine, Kennebec County in Maine southern Oxford County in Maine, * until 400 PM EDT * at 329 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Turner moving to the east at 15 mph. * Pea size hail and strong wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph are expected with this storm. * Locations impacted include...  Turner...  Litchfield...  Winthrop...  Manchester...  and Wales. Precautionary/preparedness actions... This storm will likely intensify... so monitor local radio and television for additional information... and possible warnings... from the National Weather Service. Lat... Lon 4422 7042 4437 7025 4436 6984 4407 6994 time... Mot... loc 1925z 274deg 14kt 4426 7022  

Warm with rain supposed to show up this afternoon

Good Morning Augusta Today it is partly cloudy during early hours with thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 86ºF. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Low around 65ºF. Winds light and variable. The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are: Humidity is 87%, the dew point is 63ºF and its 74.7ºF outside. The wind direction is Northeast between 0.2 MPH and 1.3 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 29.96 / HPA 1013.8 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun so far. The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:22 a.m. Sunset is 8:07 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:43 a.m., Moon set is 3:09 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.  The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta are: METAR KAUG 281053Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01940172 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Clear skies until this afternoon. We did not receive any rain here ove

Dangerous heat and humidity today

Good Morning Augusta It’s going to dangerously hot and muggy today, stay cool, hydrated and remember your pets – they need to be kept cool too. Today it is sunny with a few afternoon clouds and a steamy high around 90ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies and a low of 64ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are: Humidity is 81%, the dew point is 61ºF and its 75.8ºF outside. The wind direction is Southwest between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 29.96 / HPA 1014.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:21 a.m. Sunset is 8:09 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:04 a.m., Moon set is 2:00 p.m. and the moon phase is in it’s last quarter.  The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta are: METAR KAUG 271053Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02110167 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Clear, muggy skies. We did not rece

Weather

Good Morning Augusta It’s going to be dangerously hot and muggy today, stay cool, hydrated and remember your pets – they need to be kept cool too. Today it is sunny with a few afternoon clouds and a steamy high around 90ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies and a low of 64ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are: Humidity is 81%, the dew point is 61ºF and its 75.8ºF outside. The wind direction is Southwest between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH. The Barometric pressure is 29.96 / HPA 1014.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 2.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:21 a.m. Sunset is 8:09 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:04 a.m., Moon set is 2:00 p.m. and the moon phase is in it’s last quarter.  The RAW METAR readings from the airport in Augusta are: METAR KAUG 271053Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02110167 Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with Clear, muggy skies. We did not r