Merry Christmas

Good morning Augusta.

We are under a Winter Storm Watch

This morning it is overcast with a chance of snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy. High of 30F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy, then clear. Low of 14F. Winds less than 5 mph.

The readings from my LaCrosse weather station are:

The humidity is 76% with a dew point of 20.3ºF and a wind chill of 27.0ºF.

The temperature is 27.0ºF.

Presently we have   West Southwest winds puffing between 1.3 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

Our Barometric pressure is 30.00/HPA 1015.9 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:05 PM with Moon Rise at 2:12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –

METAR KAUG 251253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP182 T10781106

Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with a clear ceiling.

We have had no precipitation in this area in the past 24 hours.

From all of us here in Augusta Maine to you and yours where ever you may be, have a very merry Christmas and happy new year. May peace begin to spread with the same speed as conflict has.

And, just for some holiday fun, try the following coffee mixture

*A Holiday Coffee mix

Place 1/2 cup ground coffee,

1.5 tsp. ground cinnamon,

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

in a coffee filter/basket for your coffeemaker.  

Add 5 cups water to coffeemaker and brew as usual.

Combine 1 cup milk (any kind; fat free works, too), 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, and 1/3 cup chocolate syrup (like Hershey's) in a heavy saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.  Stir in brewed coffee and 1 tsp vanilla.  Serve with whipped cream.

Makes 6 servings.

Add your own preferred "octane" to it

(Of course its bad for you. Its Christmas)