Clouds, rainy and a real good Beef Shish Kabob recipe

Good Morning Augusta

Today it’s going to be mostly cloudy with a high of 55 ºF and Southwest winds of 5 mph, shifting to the North later in the day.

Tonight we’ll have showers after 1 a.m., with Clouds, with a low of 39 ºF. Chance of rain is 70%.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 98%, the dew point is 42ºF and outside it’s 43.6ºF.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 1.3 MPH and 2.7 MPH, generating a wind chill of 43.6ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.21 / HPA 1023.0 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:46 a.m. Sunset is 7:29 P.M. Moon rise is at 2:38 a.m., Moon set is 12:53 p.m. and the moon in it’s last quarter.

The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 201053Z AUTO 21004KT 3SM BR OVC003 05/04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00500039

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast to 300 ft / 91 m.

We received 0.26 inches  of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 90, the solar wind speed is 591  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Try this dish for dinner – when is the last time you had a good shish kabob?

BEEF SHISH KABOBS

Serves 8

1/3 cup olive oil

¼ cup red wine vinegar

1 tbsp. lite soy sauce

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tbsp. lemon juice

Fresh ground pepper

2 lb. lean beef, cubed

2 large bell peppers, red, and green, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 lb. mushrooms, steamed

1 large tomato, cut into wedges

1 medium onion, quartered

 

·         1/3 cup olive oil, ¼ cup red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. lite soy sauce, 1 garlic clove, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh ground pepper and pour over the beef cubes.  Let marinate 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

·         Place beef on skewers, alternating with 2 peppers, 1 lb. mushroom caps,  one tomatoes, and 1 onion.

·         Grill over medium heat, turning and basting with marinade.  Arrange skewers on a platter to serve.

Exchanges:  2 vegetable, 3 lean meat, l fat

Calories:  262; fat:  13 g; cholesterol:  69 mg; carbohydrate:  9 g; fiber:  2 g; protein:  26 g; sodium:  112 mg

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