Overcast, rainy again and a great Ham Steak recipe

Good Morning Augusta

Today it’s going to be 46 ºF with a 50% chance of rain before 2 PM. Northeast winds between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have a low temp of 33 ºF with clouds.  The wind will be from the North at about 5 MPH, becoming calm after midnight. 

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 99%, the dew point is 47ºF and outside it’s 36.9ºF.

The wind direction is North Northeast between 3.6 MPH and 4.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 36.9ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.04 / HPA 1017.3 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:43 a.m. Sunset is 7:32 P.M. Moon rise is at 3:49 a.m., Moon set is 3:03 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent.

The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is:

SPECI KAUG 221203Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR BKN003 OVC016 02/01 A3004 RMK AO2 CIG 001V005 T00170006

Visibility is 3.0 miles / 4.8 Kilometers with  mostly Cloudy conditions to 300 ft / 91 m. and overcast conditions to 1,600 ft / 487 m

We received 0.41 inches  of rain here over the past 24 hours

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 83, the solar wind speed is 679  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about a twist on Ham Steaks?

HAM STEAKS WITH CHERRY SAUCE

Serves 6

1 (4 serving) package JELLO sugar-free vanilla cook & serve pudding

1 (4 serving) package JELLO cherry gelatin

2 cups (16 oz can) red tart cherries, packed in water, drained and liquid reserved

Water

¼ tsp apple pie spice

6 extra lean ham slices

In an 8-cup glass measuring bowl, combine dry pudding mix and dry gelatin.  Add enough water to reserved cherry liquid to make ¾ cup.  Add liquid to pudding mixture.  Mix well to combine.   Cover and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.  Stir in cherries and apple pie spice. Re-cover and continue microwaving on HIGH 2 minutes.  Mix well.  Cover to keep sauce warm while preparing ham.  Place 6 ham steaks in large microwavable dish.  Cover with waxed paper.  Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes, or until ham is heated through, turning after 1 ½ minutes.  For each serving, place a ham slice on a plate and spoon about 1/3 cup warm cherry mixture over top.

HINT:  A 3-oz slice of ham is usually 1/3 inch thick.

Exchange:  2 meat      1 fruit

138 calories      3 gm fat      15 gm protein      13 gm carbohydrate      855 sodium    1 gm fiber