Warm temps, no rain and a great seafood stir-fry

Good Morning Augusta

Today it’s going to be sunny with a high around 57ºF.  Winds will b from the Northwest at 5 MPH.

Tonight it will be cool, dropping to around 34ºF, with Northwest winds at 5 MPH, dropping to no wind at all.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 95%, the dew point is 29ºF, outside it’s 42.5ºF.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 5.4 MPH and 6.9 MPH, generating a wind chill of 38.3ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.25 / HPA  1030.1 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 5:56 a.m. Sunset is 7:22 P.M. Moon rise is at 10:42 a.m., Moon set is at 8:04 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous.

The Raw METAR reading from the airport in Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 141053Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 04/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00391061

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with

 We didn’t receive any additional  rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 393  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about a seafood stir-fry for a change of menu?

STIR-FRIED SEAFOOD

Serves:  6—3/4 cup

Vegetable cooking spray

1 medium-size red or green pepper, coarsely chopped

8 green onions, cut into ½ -inch slices

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 cup diagonally sliced celery

1 (8-oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained

5 oz. fresh snow pea pods

2 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 tbsp. cornstarch

3 tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

3 tbsp. water

1 tbsp. vinegar

¼ tsp. ground ginger

6½ oz. packages of scallops, crab, lobster, and/or shrimp

• Coat a wok or large, heavy skillet with cooking spray; heat at 325 degrees for 2 minutes.  Add 1 pepper, 8 green onions, and 1 clove garlic; stir-fry 15 seconds.
• Add 1 cup celery, 8 oz. can water chestnuts, 5 oz. snow peas, and 2 oz. mushrooms.  Stir-fry 1 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Combine 1 tbsp. cornstarch, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 3 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. vinegar, and ¼ tsp. ginger, stirring until dissolved; add to wok.   Cook over high heat 350 degrees, stirring frequently, until sauce is slightly thickened.  Add seafoods stirring to coat well.

NOTE:  Stir-Fried Seafoods may be served over hot cooked rice that has been cooked with salt or fat.

Exchanges:  1 lean meat, ½ starch

Calories:  82, fat:  1 g; carbohydrate:  8 g; fiber:  1 g; cholesterol:  21 mg; protein:  10 g; sodium:  319 mg