New England: 34. Atlanta: 28. Oh, and the weather too.

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have Sunshine and clouds with an expected high of 22ºF. Winds will be from WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies during the evening hours, becoming cloudy overnight. A few flurries or snow showers are possible. Lows will be around 14ºF. Winds light and variable.

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

Humidity is 48%, the dew point is 4ºF, outside it’s -6.7ºC and 20.3ºF.

The wind direction is Northwest between 5.0 MPH and 11.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 13.2ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.92 / HPA 1013.7 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:50 a.m. Sunset is 4:56 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:44 p.m., Moon set is 2:45 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.   

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

METAR KAUG 061153Z AUTO 36009KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 32030/1109 SLP130 60000 T10781183 11006 21078 51055

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with sun and a cloud here and there.

We didn’t receive any new snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 562 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about cutting things back with a dessert more conducive to portion control.  Force yourself to have only one. 

(Bet you can’t eat just one!)

Black Forest Parfait

one can cherry pie filling

1/4 cup black cherry preserves

1/4 cup sugar

1 tblsp lemon juice

3 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese

3.4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs

Combine pie filling and preserves, mixing until thoroughly blended.

Combine sugar, juice, and cheese in large mixing bowl, and beat at medium

speed until smooth.

Cover and chill.

Spoon 2 tsp. crumbs into each of 4 glasses; top each with 1 1/2 tblsp cream

cheese mixture and 3 tblsp cherry mixture.

Repeat layers once, ending with cherry mixture.  Serve immediately.

IF you’re exercising real willpower,  share one Parfait with someone you love. Having said that if you try to use the excuse of:  “My half was on the bottom of the Parfait glass, so I had to eat your half to get to mine.” As a rationale to eat the whole thing, it WILL cause a fight.