Colder with clear skies, and a great salad recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s partly cloudy with  some snow showers later in the day. High 24ºF. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40%.

Tonight we’ll have snow with lows around  22ºF and winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 64%, the dew point is 2ºF, outside it’s -11.0ºC and 12.8ºF.

The wind direction is East Southeast between 0.1 MPH and  0.7 MPH, generating a wind chill of 12.8ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.06 / HPA 1017.9 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:09 P.M. Moon rise is at 8:36 a.m., Moon set is 6:47 p.m. and moon phase is waxing crescent.  

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine is:

METAR KAUG 311153Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M11/M17 A2996 RMK AO2

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with

We received roughly 14 inches of snow in the past 36 hours.

SPACE WEATHER

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 483 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Continuing with low fat recipes: (C’mon folks, “Cowboy up” as much as you did with the goodies!)

MIXED BEAN SALAD

Serves:  8—1/2 cup

16-oz. can cut green beans, rinsed and drained

16-oz. can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

16-oz. garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained

½ cup sliced ripe olives

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

½ cup fat-free Italian dress

¼ tsp. dried mined garlic

·         In a medium bowl, combine 1 can green beans, 1 can kidney beans, 1 can garbanzo beans, ½ cup sliced olives and ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley.

·         Add ½ cup Italian dressing and ¼ tsp. dried mined garlic.

·         Mix gently to combine.

·         Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

·         Gently stir again just before serving.

Exchanges:  1 carbohydrate, 1 meat, ½ vegetable

Calories:  129; fat:  2 g; protein:  7 g; carbohydrate:  21 g; sodium:  276 mg; fiber:  2 g

Medical/doctor office tip through January 20 2017: Make it a personal deadline to get your annual physical done by March 1.  Look, it gives you 2 months to diet and shed the cholesterol you’ve picked up over the holidays and gets you ready for Baseball’s opening day.