Augusta, Maine Weather

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have mostly sunny skies with an expected high of 92ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight we'll have clear skies with a low of 66ºF. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 70%, the dew point is 55ºF and outside it's  65.7ºF. The wind direction is  South between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 67ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.75 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:23 P.M. Moon rise is 9:56 p.m., Moon set is 6:46 p.m., and the moon phase is a Full Moon being 97% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 111053Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01610122 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies and really hot temps. We didn't receive any rain over the past 24 hours. Space Weather for this morning is: Today's Solar flux is 78

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have mostly sunny conditions with a high of 77ºF. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight we'll have some clouds and a low of 57ºF. Winds will be from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 62%, the dew point is 48ºF and outside it's  61.4ºF. The wind direction is  Northwest between 2.5 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 63ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.54 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:22 P.M. Moon rise is 9:10 p.m., Moon set is 5:59 p.m., and the moon phase is a Full Moon being 100% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 101053Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01610078 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with a few clouds, but mostly sun. We received 0.07 inches of rain over the past 24 hours. Space Weather for this morning is: Today's

Good Morning Augusta This morning we have cloudiness with a 70% chance of Occasional rain this afternoon. Thunder possible. High 64ºF. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.  Tonight we'll have some cloudiness and a low of 53ºF. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 81%, the dew point is 47ºF and outside it's  52.3ºF. The wind direction is  South Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 49ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.54 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:22 P.M. Moon rise is 8:19 a.m., Moon set is 5:17 p.m., and the moon phase is a Full Moon being 100% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM BKN120 11/06 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP061 T01110061 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly cloudy conditions to 12,000 ft / 3,657 m. We didn't receive any rain over the p

Good Morning Augusta This morning we'll have sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High will reach 80ºF. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight we'll have cloudy skies with a low of 50ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 72%, the dew point is 46ºF and outside it's  54.5ºF. The wind direction is  South Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 55ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.85 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:55 a.m. Sunset is 8:21 P.M. Moon rise is 7:25 a.m., Moon set is 4:40 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 99% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 081053Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01220078 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear, sunny skies again today.  We didn't receive any rain over the past 24 hours. Space Weather for this mo

Good Morning Augusta This morning we'll have partly cloudy skies with a glorious  high of 74ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight we'll have clear skies with a low of 52ºF. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 52%, the dew point is 39ºF and outside it's  56ºF. The wind direction is  East Northeast between 4.3 MPH and 9.7 MPH, with a heat index of 59ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.81 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun. The UV rating is 2 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:55 a.m. Sunset is 8:20 P.M. Moon rise is 6:29 a.m., Moon set is 4:06 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 96% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 071053Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01170044 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies today, go outside and enjoy it! We didn't receive any rain over the past 24 hours. Space Weather for this morning is:

Good Morning Augusta This morning we’ll have an 80% chance of rain, remaining cloudy. Areas of patchy fog. High 63ºF. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight we’ll have clouds that will become partly cloudy after midnight. We have a slight chance of a rain shower. Lows around  47ºF. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. The readings from my weather instruments are: Humidity is 89%, the dew point is 44ºF and outside it’s  47ºF. The wind direction is  East Northeast between 1.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of ºF. The Barometric pressure is 29.80 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain. The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:55 a.m. Sunset is 8:20 P.M. Moon rise is 5:32 a.m., Moon set is 3:35 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 92% illuminated. The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport this morning is: METAR KAUG 061053Z AUTO 04015G22KT 10SM OVC011 08/05 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00780050 Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast to 1,100 ft

In this morning's post, the recipe part didn't come through in total for some reason.   Here is the recipe in total: Since it is now "summertime" I thought I'd post a whole weeks worth of easy to make, "grab 'n go" treats.  Let's start with: CHOCOLATE MERINGUE BARS 1 cup shortening ½ cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 2 cups flour ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla 1 6oz. pkg. chocolate chips ½ cup chopped walnuts 2 egg whites, beaten stiff 1 cup brown sugar   1.       Add 1 Tblsp. water to slightly beaten eggs yolks.  2.       Mix together shortening, sugars, egg yolks, and vanilla. 3.       Sift dry ingredients together and add to the sugar mixture. 4.       Spread dough on cookie sheet. 5.       Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts on top. 6.       For topping: add 1 cup brown sugar, 1 Tblsp. at a time, to stiffly beaten egg whites.  7.       Spread mixture over top of dough. 8.       Ba