Windy, very mild and a great peanut butter cluster recipe for you and the kids.

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have generally sunny conditions with a few afternoon clouds. High 49ºF. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mainly clear skies with a low of 29ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 85%, the dew point is 16ºF, outside it’s -3.7ºC and 25.6ºF.

The wind direction is South between 0.9 MPH and 1.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 25.6ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.23 / HPA 1023.7 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun   .

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:19 a.m. Sunset is 5:24 P.M. Moon rise is at 6:57 a.m., Moon set is 6:47 p.m. and tonight we have a NEW MOON.   

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

METAR KAUG 271153Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR M05/M11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP219 T10501111 11050 21072 53006

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 421  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

I’ll post another truffle recipe tomorrow but for today go get the kids and make:

PEANUT BUTTER CLUSTERS

Serves:  36 balls

10 oz. Peanut Butter Chips

½ cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts

½ cup regular oats, uncooked

½ cup raisins

1 tsp. cinnamon

•           Microwave chips in a bowl on high power until melted, about 1½ minutes.

•           Stir.

•           Add ½ cup peanuts, ½ cup oats, ½ cup raisins and 1 tsp. cinnamon.

•           Mix thoroughly. 

•           Using your hands, firmly roll into 1-inch balls.  Cool

Exchanges:  ½ carbohydrates, ½ fat,

Calories:  64; protein:  2 g; fat:  3 g; carbohydrate:  7 g; fiber:  0 g; sodium:  19 mg