Rain, snow and warmer temps above freezing and another Vegie recipe!

Good Morning Augusta

It’s foggy out there, so keep it slow.

This morning it’s cloudy with a high of 41ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds with occasional rain showers. The low will be 32ºF. Winds will be from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 96%, the dew point is 28ºF, outside it’s -1.7ºC and 29.0ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 0.1 MPH and 1.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 29.0ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.13 / HPA 1020.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:32 a.m. Sunset is 6:58 P.M. Moon rise is at 5:19 a.m., Moon set is 4:17 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.   

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

SPECI KAUG 251005Z AUTO 33005KT 1/2SM FZFG VV001 M03/M05 A3013 RMK AO2 T10331050

Visibility is 0.5 miles / 0.8 Kilometers with clouds above this fog somewhere.

We received about an inch and a half of snow and about half an inch of rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 565  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

If you like Tomatos, you have to try this one – and just look at the diabetic exchanges.  Not too bad at all.

HERB-BROILED TOMATOES

(Not exactly a salad)

lb medium tomatoes

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tbsp plain dried bread crumbs

2 tbsp fresh minced parsley

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried oregano

Fresh ground pepper

1 tbsp olive oil

Remove stems from tomatoes, and cut in half cross wise.  Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl, and lightly press mixture over cut side of tomato halves.  Place tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut side up, and broil about 6 inches from the heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until topping is browned.

 

Diabetic exchanges: Vegetable  2   -  fat   1   Calories 95    -  total fat 6 gm – saturated fat 2 gm  -  cholesterol   4 mg  -  total carbohydrate   9 gm  -  Fiber 2 gm   - sugars  4 gm  -   protein 4 gm  sodium 135 mg