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#MEwx Sun, clouds and warmer with thoughts on charging your EV or plug-in car with solar panels

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here. This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s. Winds are West around 10 mph, becoming light and variable. Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, turning mostly cloudy with a chance of snow with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 30°F. Winds will be light and variable. We didn’t receive any rain/snow  here over the past 24 hours. The  wind is East Southeast between  1.6 MPH and 4.7 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and some clouds. Augusta’s humidity is 73%, the  outdoor temperature is 37.4°F, the dew point is 29.9°F and the wind chill is 37.4°F. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies. The UV index is 1 placing the a

#MEwx Clouds with a rain and snow mix. Yep, sloppy.

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here. This morning we have some patchy fog and clouds with rain showers and some isolated snow showers. Partly sunny with scattered rain showers during afternoon hours, visibility dropping to one quarter mile or less at times. Little or no snow accumulation with highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 30s. Winds will be West around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph. We received 0.02 inches of rain/snow  here over the past 24 hours. The  wind is North between  4.7 MPH and 7.6 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.45, the Absolute pressure is 29.25 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain. Augusta’s humidity is 99%, the  outdoor temperature is 32.7°F, the dew point is 32.7°F and the wind chill is 28.4°F.

#MEwx Some sun with rain moving in tonight

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here. This morning we have partly sunny skies, then cloudy with a chance of snow this afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s with light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 10 mph this afternoon. Tonight we’ll have snow with rain after midnight. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Lows in the lower 30s with Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours, but there’s still a lot of melting going on out there. The  wind is West between  0.0 MPH and 2.0 MPH. The Relative pressure is 30.01, the Absolute pressure is 29.81 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain. Augusta’s humidity is 80%, the  outdoor temperature is 27.1°F, the dew point is    21.8°F and the wind chill is 27.1°F. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilo

#MEwx Winter Weather ADvisory in Effect for us

National Weather Service Gray ME 3:22 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023 LOW PRESSURE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME SLEET TO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. Snow will overspread the advisory area from Saturday afternoon through the evening from west to east. The snow will be heaviest Saturday night and may mix with sleet at times. Much of the accumulating snowfall is expected to be finished Sunday morning. Areas Afected: Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo- Including the cities of Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalb

#MEwx Clearing with sun and above freezing temps again

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here. This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the mid 40s. Winds are Northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will remain Northwest around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. We’ve received 0.24 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours, and there’s a lot of melting going on out there. The  wind is Northwest between  4.0 MPH and 13.2 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.55, the Absolute pressure is 29.35 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds. Augusta’s humidity is 67%, the  outdoor temperature is 39.2°F, the dew point is 29.2°F and the wind chill is 36.4°F. Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies. The UV index is 0 placing

#MEwx Dense Fog Advisory now in effect

Dense Fog Advisory National Weather Service Gray ME 2:55 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023 Areas Affected: Southern Somerset-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Sagadahoc- Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo- Including the cities of Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont, and Lincolnville 255 PM EDT Thu Mar 23 2023   DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Coastal Waldo, I

#MEwx Slightlly cooler with rain/snow possible and the benefits of Body Butter

Good morning Augusta. I’ve put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here. This morning we have a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow, then rain this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon with little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s with light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 10 mph this afternoon. Tonight we’ll have p atchy  fog   during evening hours and cloudy with  rain  likely in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds will be West around 10 mph. We didn’t receive any  rain or snow here over the past 24 hours, but there’s a lot of melting going on out there. The  wind is North Northeast between  3.4 MPH and 4.9 MPH. The Relative pressure is 29.82, the Absolute pressure is 29.62 and falling with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds. Augusta’s humidity is 93%, the  outdoor