Clear, warm and a "Congo Squares" grab 'n go recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we'll have partly cloudy skies with a glorious  high of 74ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have clear skies with a low of 52ºF. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 52%, the dew point is 39ºF and outside it's  56ºF.

The wind direction is  East Northeast between 4.3 MPH and 9.7 MPH, with a heat index of 59ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.81 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 2 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:55 a.m. Sunset is 8:20 P.M. Moon rise is 6:29 a.m., Moon set is 4:06 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 96% illuminated.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta's airport this morning is:

METAR KAUG 071053Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01170044

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies today, go outside and enjoy it!

We didn't receive any rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 345 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Here is another easy to make "grab and go" chocolate treat.

CONGO SQUARES

2 ⅔ cups sifted flour

2 ½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

⅔ cup shortening

2 ¼ cups brown sugar

3 eggs

1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

1 12oz. pkg. chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.

2. In large baking pan, melt shortening.

3. Stir in sugar and allow to cool slightly.

4. Beat in eggs one at a time.

5. Add dry ingredients, nuts, and chips.

6. Bake at 350⁰ for 25-30 minutes.

7. Cool, cut into squares.