Weather

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly cloudy skies that will become overcast in the afternoon. High 48 ºF. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have showers early, becoming a steady rain late. Low 36 ºF. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 90%, the dew point is 26ºF, outside it’s -1.2ºC and 31.3ºF.

The wind direction is North between 0.0 MPH and 1.1 MPH, generating a wind chill of 31.3ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.44 / HPA 1030.8 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun   .

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:17 a.m. Sunset is 5:26 P.M. Moon rise is at 7:29 a.m., Moon set is 7:57 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.   

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

METAR KAUG 281053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP287 T10171056

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

We haven’t received any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 80, the solar wind speed is   Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Now this is a decent truffle recipe.

SINFUL TRUFFLES

(Don't even think about substituting for these ingredients; if you don't like these, make something else!)

3 tablespoons apricot jam (or mango jam)

1½ cups yellow or chocolate cake crumbs

2 tablespoons Irish Cream Liqueur (Bailey's)

2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

2 oz semisweet chocolate, melted

½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

In a medium bowl, mix the jam, cake crumbs, and liqueur.  Mix in the melted chocolate.  Roll batter into 2-inch balls and then roll in chopped walnuts.

Transfer balls to a cookie sheet and refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.