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#MEwx Wind Advisory now in effect

National Weather Service Gray ME 3:34 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY. * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Kennebec and Southern Somerset Counties. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 5 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && MLE  

#MEwx Flood Watch now in effect

Flood Watch National Weather Service Gray ME 2:51 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2024 Rain on snow will cause stream rises Wednesday into Thursday. Warm temperatures with widespread rain will cause the already ripened snowpack to melt rapidly. Small stream, urban, and ice jam flooding will be possible.   FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain, snowmelt, and isolated ice jams are possible. * WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas, Androscoggin, Central Somerset, Coastal Waldo, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Franklin, Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Somerset and northern New Hampshire, including the following areas, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton and Southern Coos. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...The combined runoff from rain and snowmelt w

#MEwx Warm, foggy with rain later and Thought for the Day

Good morning Augusta Click here to view weather readings in real time from my own personal wireless weather station. This morning we have partly sunny skies with areas of fog possible this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s with South winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph. Tonight we’ll have clouds with a chance of showers during evening hours, then showers after midnight. Areas of fog with lows in the upper 30s. Temperatures rising into the upper 40s after midnight with South winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight. The outdoor temperature is 24.6°F, the dewpoint is 21.8°F and the wind chill is 24.6°F. We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours but the snow sure is melting. Today’s sunrise is 6:22 AM, sunset is 5:24 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 2 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 8:41 PM and Moonset is 7:37 AM. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous and is 93% illuminated. Our next

#MEwx Warm, melting and definately above freezing with the Thought for the Day

Good morning Augusta Click here to view weather readings in real time from my own personal wireless weather station. This morning we have Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers turning partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s with Southwest winds 10  to 15 mph. Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s with Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. The outdoor temperature is 23.4°F, the dewpoint is 22.2°F and the wind chill is 23.4°F. We received a good dusting of snow here over the past 24 hours (about an hour ago) but it’s cleared up now. Today’s sunrise is 6:23 AM, sunset is 5:22 PM and we’ll have 10 hours 59 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 7:27 PM and Moonset is 7:22 AM. The moon phase is Waning Gibbous and is 97% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on March 25 and our next new moon will be on March 10. The wind veloci