Clear, a bit cooler and a Sloppy Joe variant recipe

Good Morning Augusta

Today it’s partly cloudy this morning, becoming cloudy during the afternoon. High near 55ºF. Winds are from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have considerable cloudiness with a 50% chance of rain showers after midnight. Low 41ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 44%, the dew point is 22.8ºF and outside it’s 43.3ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 9.4 MPH and 13.3 MPH, with a heat index of 43ºF.

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

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:30 a.m. Sunset is 7:42 P.M. Moon rise is at 9:15 a.m., Moon set is x:xx p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent with 22% illuminated.

The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 301053Z AUTO 36012G22KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00441044

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

We received 0.00 inches of rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 84, the solar wind speed is 379  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Yesterday I posted a Sloppy Joe recipe that is darn good, so I’m posting a variant of the S.J. theme so that you can have a different option.

SLOPPY JOE HOT POTATO STUFFERS

4 servings

4 medium baking potatoes

2 ½ cups Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes 

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

Sour cream, if desired

Betty Crocker Bac-Os® bacon flavor bits, if desired

Chopped onion, if desired

Chopped green bell pepper, if desired sliced ripe olives, if desired

Pierce potatoes with sharp knife.  Arrange potatoes in spoke pattern with narrow ends in center on microwavable paper towel.  Microwave on High 12 to 14 minutes, turning once, until tender.  Cover and let stand 5 minutes.  Cut slit in each potato two-thirds of the way to bottom; gently press ends together to create a “well”.  Place potatoes on microwaveable plate.  Top potatoes with Sloppy Joes and cheese.  Microwave 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Serve with remaining ingredients as toppings.