Slightly warmer, Storm Watch and a great single serve dessert recipe

Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a Winter Storm Warning until 8 a.m. tomorrow morning.  We can get up to 18 inches, so make sure yo put the snow shovels back, the snow blower has gas in it and the generator still works.

This morning we have generally sunny skies despite a few afternoon clouds. High will reach 28 ºF. Winds are from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly to mostly cloudy skies with a low of 14 ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 70%, the dew point is -1.0ºF, outside it’s -12.0ºC and 10.4ºF.

The wind direction is Northwest between 6.9 MPH and 4.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 8.1ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.32 / HPA 1027.2 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:54 a.m. Sunset is 6:42 P.M. Moon rise is at 7:57 p.m., Moon set is 7:33 p.m. and we have a FULL MOON.   

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

METAR KAUG 131053Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR M14/M21 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP267 T11391211

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 338  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Yesterday’s single serve Crème recipe was well received, so here’s another one that’s maybe a bit better for you.

VANILLA RICOTTA CRÈME

Serves:  1

½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese

¼ tsp. vanilla extract

1 package sugar substitute

Mix together the ½ cup ricotta cheese, ¼ tsp. vanilla extract and 1 package sugar substitute in a dessert bowl.  Serve chilled.

Exchanges:  3 lean meats, ½ carbohydrate, ½ fat

Calories:   178; protein:  14 g; carbohydrates:  7 g; fat:   10 g; sodium:  155 mg;  cholesterol:  38 mg; fiber:  0 g