Augusta, Maine Weather

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 4:11 PM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022 A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Somerset County through 4:45 PM EDT. At 4:10 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Bingham, or 13 miles north of Skowhegan, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Madison, Bingham, Norridgewock, Anson, Canaan, Hartland, Cornville, Burnham, Athens, Harmony, Embden, Detroit, Brighton Plantation, Solon, Palmyra, Saint Albans, Ripley and Concord. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 145 and 157.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1:05 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2022 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 502 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MAINE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE KENNEBEC KNOX LINCOLN SAGADAHOC WALDO IN SOUTHWEST MAINE ANDROSCOGGIN CUMBERLAND YORK IN WEST CENTRAL MAINE SOMERSET IN WESTERN MAINE FRANKLIN OXFORD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE BELKNAP MERRIMACK STRAFFORD SULLIVAN IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CARROLL COOS GRAFTON IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESHIRE HILLSBOROUGH ROCKINGHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALFRED, ALNA, ANDOVER, APPLETON, ARROWSIC, ASHLAND, ATHENS, ATKINSON, AUBURN, AUGUSTA, AVON, BARRINGTON, BATH, BELFAST, BERLIN, BETHEL, BETHLEHEM, BIDDEFORD, BOSCAWEN, BOWDOIN, BOWDOINHAM, BREMEN, BRIDGEWATER, BRISTOL, BROOKFIELD, BROOKS, BRYANT POND, BYRON, CAMDEN, CANTERBURY, CAPE ELIZA

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gray ME 8:52 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022 A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kennebec, southeastern Oxford and Androscoggin Counties through 9:15 AM EDT. At 8:51 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mechanic Falls, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lewiston, Gardiner, Mechanic Falls, Turner, Litchfield, Livermore Falls, Farmingdale, Manchester, Hallowell, Winthrop, Lisbon, Greene, Bowdoin, Leeds, Buckfield, Hebron, Fayette, Wales, Otisfield and Sabattus. This includes the following highways... Interstate 295 between mile markers 49 and 51. Interstate 95 between mile markers 74 and 105.   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station and you can view it’s real time readings online by clicking  here . This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 80s with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph. Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, then clearing. Lows around 60°F. Southwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. The wind direction is West Southwest between 1.6 MPH and 5.8 MPH. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours. The Relative pressure is 29.58, the Absolute pressure is 29.38 and rising with a weather graphic indicating some clouds. The outdoor temperature is 75.7°F, the dew point is 66.8°F, the heat index is 76.4°F and the humidity is 75%. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with a l

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station and you can view it’s real time readings online by clicking  here . This morning we have P artly sunny SKIES WITH Isolated  showers  and  thunderstorms  this afternoon. Dangerously hot with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight we’ll have p artly cloudy conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered  showers  and  thunderstorms . Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.  Heat index values in the lower 90s early in the evening. This is dangerous heat folks, don’t mess around. The wind direction is East Southeast between 0.0 MPH and 2.9 MPH. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours. The Relative pressure is 29.75, the Absolute pressure is 29.55 and rising with a weather graphic indicating bright sun and some clouds. The outdoor temperature is 79.2°F, the dew point is 68.2°F, th

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 2:59 PM EDT Sat Jul 23 2022 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 96 expected. * WHERE...In New Hampshire, Coastal Rockingham County. In Maine, Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Southern Somerset, Androscoggin, Southern Franklin and Southern Oxford Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

…enjoy a high octane cold one. Right? Go put on that gaudy Hawaiian print shirt, baggy shorts and the cheapest pair of sun glasses you own and prop your feet up. Enjoy.     BRANDY SLUSH Makes 32 cooling servings 2 cups boiling Water 4 regular size Tea bags 2 cups Sugar 7 cups Water 2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted 2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted 2 cups Brandy Lemon-lime carbonated beverage Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir u