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Current Conditions - Augusta, ME

Mostly Cloudy
65°
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: 7 mph from the South
Dew Point: 63°F
Pressure: 30.01 in
Humidity: 93%
Visibility: 6.0 miles
Updated: 2:53 AM EDT on September 06, 2008 at Augusta, Maine(KAUG)
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Extended Forecast for Kennebec

Today
Patchy fog this morning. Partly sunny with showers likely this morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tonight
Rain. Areas of fog. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times. Becoming windy with lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph...increasing to east 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Sunday
Cloudy with rain in the morning...then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Less humid with lows around 50. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds...becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. A 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night and Friday
Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70.

Conditions Nearby

  Conditions Temp Forecast: Hi/Low
Charlotte Overcast 72° 83° / 67°
Raleigh Heavy Rain 72° 83° / 68°
Fayetteville Light Rain 78° 86° / 72°
Asheville Clear 64° 83° / 58°
Winston Salem Light Rain 70° 85° / 65°
Wilmington Overcast 81° 83° / 72°
Hatteras Haze 82° 83° / 77°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
September 6, 2008
Normal high:73° Record high:87° (1998)
Normal low:53° Record low:42° (2000)
Sunrise:6:07 AM Moon Rise: 1:38 PM
Sunset:7:05 PM Moon Set: 10:02 PM
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Astronomy

Sunrise:06:07 AM (EDT) Moon Rise:01:38 PM (EDT)
Sunset:07:05 PM (EDT) Moon Set:10:02 PM (EDT)
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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:

Portland 68°F
Wiscasset 66°F
Rockland 66°F
Brunswick 66°F
Sanford 66°F

State Lows:

Presque Isle 60°F
Caribou 61°F
Auburn-Lewiston 62°F
Greenville 62°F
Fryeburg 62°F

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APRSWXNET Augusta ME US, Augusta, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
64°F 59°F 83% ENE at 0 mph 30.01 in 0.00 in 2:46 AM EDT
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Pond Village, Manchester, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
64.0°F 62°F 92% SSW at 0.0 mph 29.92 in 0.00 in 3:10 AM EDT
Historical Data & Charts — Pond Village Weather

APRSWXNET Kent\'s Hill ME US, Fayette, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
64°F 64°F 100% SSW at 0 mph 29.89 in 0.00 in 2:49 AM EDT
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20 mi NW of Augusta,Me, Kents Hill, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
64.0°F 64°F 100% SE at 0.0 mph 29.89 in 0.00 in 3:10 AM EDT
Historical Data & Charts — Local Weather Kents Hill Maine

Southern Somerset County, Mercer, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
64.9°F 62°F 92% East at 2.3 mph 29.98 in 0.00 in 3:10 AM EDT
Historical Data & Charts — Bacon-Ladd Rd, Mercer Weather

Waldoboro, by the Transfer Station, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
66.2°F 66°F 98% East at 3.1 mph 17.72 in 0.00 in 3:08 AM EDT
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APRSWXNET Freedom ME US, Freedom, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
61°F 60°F 97% West at 0 mph 29.97 in 0.00 in 2:24 AM EDT
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Souther Rd., Livermore Falls, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
62.9°F 62°F 97% South at 0.0 mph 29.90 in - 2:55 AM EDT
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Souther Road, Livermore Falls, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
62.9°F 61°F 94% SSE at 0.0 mph 29.89 in 0.00 in 3:01 AM EDT
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COOP New Sharon, ME, New Sharon, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
66°F °F - North at mph in 0.00 in 2:50 AM EDT
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Belknap Point, Damariscotta, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
67.4°F 65°F 92% SSW at 4.0 mph 30.03 in 0.00 in 3:10 AM EDT
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191 N Parish Rd., Turner, ME
Temp. Dew Point Humidity Wind Pressure Hourly Precip. Updated
61.4°F 61°F 98% SW at 1.0 mph 29.91 in 0.00 in 1:45 AM EDT
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Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 2:55 am EDT on September 6, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch now in effect from this evening through
Sunday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the
following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal
Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior
Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...
Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern
Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap...
coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack...
northern Carroll... southern Carroll and Strafford.

* From this evening through Sunday morning

* as the remnants of Hanna tracks northeast... heavy rain is
expected across portions of southeast New Hampshire and portions
of western Maine. The heaviest rain is expected to fall from
the late evening hours of Saturday into Sunday morning. At this
time... it appears that 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible by the
time the rain tapers off to showers Sunday morning. The heaviest
amounts are expected near the coast... where isolated 5 inch
amounts are possible. Most of the rain should fall in less than
6 hours. Despite the recent dry weather... this much rain in a
short period of time could result in flooding.

* Urban flooding... as well as flooding of creeks and streams...
seems to be the greatest threat. With the expected amount of
rain... it mainstem river flooding is not expected.

Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... your local media... or
go to www.Weather.Gov/gray for further updates on this weather
situation.




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