Augusta, Maine Weather

Good Morning Augusta Today we have partly cloudy skies that will become overcast during the afternoon. A shower of rain or wet snow is possible. High will reach only 53ºF. Winds light and variable. Tonight it will be partly or mostly cloudy with rain or wet snow  showers possible. Low around 40ºF. Winds will be light and variable. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 74%, the dew point is 34ºF and outside it’s 43.3ºF. The wind direction is Northeast between 3.2 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 44ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.63 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:18 a.m. Sunset is 7:52 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:40 p.m., Moon set is 5:03 a.m., the moon phase is waxing gibbous and is 98% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is: METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00440006   Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies so far. We recei

Good Morning Augusta Today we have a 60% chance of rain with light rain early, then cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High will reach 49ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight it will be cloudy with a shower of rain or wet snow possible. Low can drop to 37ºF or lower. Winds light and variable. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 96%, the dew point is 47ºF and outside it’s 51.7ºF. The wind direction is South Southeast between 1.3 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 48ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.63 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:19 a.m. Sunset is 7:51 P.M. Moon rise is at 5:40 p.m., Moon set is 4:35 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous and is 95% illuminated. The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is: METAR KAUG 081053Z AUTO 15004KT 8SM BKN006 OVC010 08/06 A2963 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 SLP035 T00780061 Visibility is 8.0 miles / 12.9 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 600 ft

Good Morning Augusta Today we have mostly cloudy skies with some morning fog. Slight chance of a rain shower and a high of 60ºF. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight it will be cloudy with a 50% chance of showers and a low of 42ºF. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.  The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 98%, the dew point is 51ºF and outside it’s 52.0ºF. The wind direction is West Southwest between 1.3 MPH and 5.4 MPH, with a heat index of 53.1ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.60 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:21 a.m. Sunset is 7:50 P.M. Moon rise is at 4:40 p.m., Moon set is 4:07 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous with 89% illuminated. The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is: METAR KAUG 071053Z AUTO 16011G19KT 5SM BR OVC002 10/09 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP018 T01000094 Visibility is 5.0 miles / 8.0 Kilometers with overcast to 200 ft / 60 m. We received 0.17 inches of rain over the past 24 hours. Sp

Special Statement as of 4:20 PM EDT on May 6, 2017 Gusty winds late this afternoon. Strong south winds behind a warm front will reach the ground through around sunset, producing a few wind gusts of 30-40 mph, especially over the hilltops and mountains. These wind gusts could knock some branches or limbs down and may lead to a few isolated power outages. The winds will subside around or shortly after sunset.  

Special Statement as of 7:14 am EDT on May 6, 2017 Areas of dense fog early this morning. Areas of dense fog will lower visibilities to a quarter mile or less at times early this morning across portions of seacoast New Hampshire and coastal Maine through 9 am. This will make for hazardous driving conditions in spots. Use extra caution while traveling early this morning as visibilities may change quickly over short distances. Es    

Good Morning Augusta Today we have a lot of fog and rain early followed by clouds with showers in the afternoon. High near 60ºF. Winds are from the SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch. Tonight the rain will end early. It will Remain cloudy with a low of 48ºF. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 99%, the dew point is 42ºF and outside it’s 50/5ºF. The wind direction is East Northeast between 1.3 MPH and 5.4 MPH, with a heat index of 50ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.67 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:22 a.m. Sunset is 7:49 P.M. Moon rise is at 3:38 p.m., Moon set is 3:39 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous with 82% illuminated. The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is: METAR KAUG 061053Z AUTO 02006KT 1/4SM FG VV002 09/08 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP048 T00940083 Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 Kilometers and darn

Areal Flood Watch statement as of 3:02 PM EDT on May 5, 2017 Flood Watch in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service in gray has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of Maine and New Hampshire, including  the following areas, in Maine, Androscoggin, Central Somerset, coastal Cumberland, coastal Waldo, coastal York, interior Cumberland, interior Waldo, interior York, Kennebec, Knox,  Lincoln, Sagadahoc, southern Franklin, and southern Somerset.  In New Hampshire, coastal Rockingham, interior Rockingham, and Strafford. * From 8 PM EDT this evening through Saturday afternoon * rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches. 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. Tfh