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#MEwx Cooler and less humid today

Good morning Augusta. This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 70s. Winds are very light and variable. Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with lows around 50°F. Winds will remain light and variable. We received 0.08 of an inch of rain here over the past 24 hours. Our outdoor temperature is 58.8°F, the humidity is  84% and the dew point is 54.0°F. The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.94, the Absolute pressure is 29.74 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun. If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station in my North field click Here . That will take you directly to my WIFI weather station. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clouds and sun. The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is  78.6% illuminated, the moon phase is waning gibbous, Sunrise is 5:22 am↑ 62° Northeast, s

#MEwx Hot, hazey and humid today

Good morning Augusta. We're still under a air quality alert today, so take it easy if you're outside working. This morning we have hazy skies and mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers. Lows will be in the upper 50s with light and variable winds. We didn't receive any rain here over the past 24 hours. Our outdoor temperature is 68.2°F, the humidity is  82% and the dew point is 62.2°F. The wind direction is Northwest between 1.8 MPH and 2.5 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.82, the Absolute pressure is 29.62 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun. If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station in my North field click Here . That will take you directly to my WIFI weather station. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers and we still have the smoke haze in t

#MEwx Air Quiality Alert now in effect

Air Quality Alert National Weather Service Gray ME Issued by National Weather Service Caribou ME 1:20 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021 Air quality alert is in effect from 12 PM Monday until 5 PM Tuesday. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued an air quality action day for the following counties... Androscoggin...Central Somerset...Coastal Cumberland...Coastal Waldo. ..Coastal York...Interior Cumberland...Interior Waldo...Interior York...Kennebec...Knox...Lincoln...Northern Franklin...Northern Oxford...Sagadahoc...Southern Franklin...Southern Oxford...Southern Somerset. THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT . . . UNTIL 5 PM ON TUESDAY JULY 27. . . FOR THE ENTIRE STATE DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES INCREASING PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS. THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO RED

#MEwx Clouds, some sun and hot temps again

Good morning Augusta. We're under a Dense Fog Advisory until 8 A.MN. – read the entire Advisory in the post preceding this one. This morning we have partly sunny skies above this foggy mess, then hazy this afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms during afternoon hours. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds. Visibility is one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the lower 80s with light and variable winds. Tonight we'll have mostly clear skies with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Hazy with areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. We received 0.45 of an inch of  rain here over the past 24 hours. Our outdoor temperature is 74.4°F, the humidity is  99% and the dew point is 73.4°F. The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.76, the Absolute pressure is 29.56 and rising with a weather graphic indicating c