Cloudy with rain/snow moving in this afternoon.

Good Morning Augusta

We’re going to get 3 to 5 inches of snow, or rain or sleet,  Take your pick, but drive careful.

This morning it’s overcast with the snow or rain starting in earnest around 2 this afternoon.

This evening it will continue to snow or rainb and remain slippery through the late night and early orning yhours.  A total of 1 to 3, or w to 5 inches depending on how accurate the forecasters are.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 83%, the dew point is 29ºF, outside it’s 2.0ºC and 36.0ºF.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.4 MPH and 1.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 36.0ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.06 / HPA 1017.9 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow or sleet.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:14 a.m. Sunset is 7:10 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:26 a.m., Moon set is 2:31 a.m. and the moon phase is\ in it’s FIRST QUARTER..   

The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 041053Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM BKN085 OVC100 01/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00111028

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Mostly Cloudy to 8,500 ft / 2,590 m. and overcast to 10,000 ft / 3,048 m.

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 100, the solar wind speed is 401  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 25%.

This one is easy to make, quick and tastes pretty darn good.

CHICKEN DIVAN

Makes 3 to 4 servings

1 package (10 oz) frozen asparagus or broccoli spears, cooked and drained

3 to 4 servings sliced cooked chicken or turkey

1 can (10 ¾ oz) condensed cream of celery, chicken, or mushroom soup

1/3 cup milk

½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese or 2 slices cut in 1-inch strips

Arrange cooked asparagus or broccoli in a shallow baking dish (10”x6”x2”); top with sliced chicken.  Blend soup and milk; pour over all; top with cheese.  Bake at 450 F. until hot – about 15 minutes. 

Nutritional values:  Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 385 Calories; 26g Fat (60.7% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 111mg Cholesterol; 759mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 3 ½ Lean Meat; 1 ½ Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 3 Fat.