Melting with temps in the high 40's - and another great recipe for dinner

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have intervals of clouds and sunshine with a high of 48ºF. Winds are from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a low of 28ºF. Winds will from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 91%, the dew point is 31ºF, outside it’s 0.0ºC and 32.2ºF.

The wind direction is Northwest between 2.9 MPH and 4.5 MPH, generating a wind chill of 32.2ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.05 / HPA 1017.6 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain or snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 6:17 a.m. Sunset is 7:07 P.M. Moon rise is at 10:28 a.m., Moon set is 12:35 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.   

The Raw METAR reading from the airport here in Augusta is:

SPECI KAUG 021112Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC029 M01/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 T10111028

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast to 2,900 ft / 883 m.

We have received just over three inches of snow here, that’s a total from Friday night through the end of the storm on Saturday.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 519  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Being a meat eater, I thought this one is a good meal for a cold, melty late winter day.  Yeah, I know, the calendar says it’s Spring, and the government says your taxes are going to go down.

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND CHICKEN

Serves 6

6 TO 8 SWEET Italian sausages (cut into bit size pieces)

1 lb chicken breast (cut into bite size pieces)

1 large onion (cut into chunks)

1 small can of mushroom pieces drained

1 clove of garlic or 1 tbsp crushed garlic

1 tbsp oregano

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 16 oz can of stewed tomatoes

Cooking spray

In a frying pan brown sausage in cooking spray or tbsp of olive oil for approximately 10 minutes on medium/high heat.  Remove sausage from pan and brown chicken for approximately 10 minutes.  Remove chicken from pan and add onions, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper to frying pan and cook for approximately 5 minutes.  Add chicken and sausage and can of tomatoes and bring to a boil.  Cover and simmer 20 minutes then bring to a boil for approximately 5 minutes.

Serve in bowls like a stew.

No Exchanges given