Overcast, rain and the perfect bacon cheeseburger recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it’s overcast with an 80% chance of occasional rain that could total ¼ of an inch. High near 60ºF. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. 

Tonight we’ll have overcast with an 80% chance of rain showers. Low 54ºF. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 92%, the dew point is 54ºF and outside it’s  55.9ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.4 MPH, with a heat index of 55ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.76 and steady with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:25 P.M. Moon rise is 12:23 p.m., Moon set is 1:38 p.m., and the moon phase is waning gibbous being 61% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 160953Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM -RA BKN085 OVC120 13/11 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB46 SLP198 P0000 T01330106

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 8,500 ft / 2,590 m. and overcast to 12,000 ft. / 3,657 m.

We received rain over the past 24 hours, but not enough to be measurable.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 440 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Now that we’re in the “Hot Dog ‘n Bergers” season, you have to try this one.  I picked it up from a TV cooking show.

Perfect Bacon Cheeseburgers

3 pounds 80/20 ground beef

1/3 cup heavy cream

6 to 8 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco

4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

6 kaiser rolls

Softened butter, for spreading, plus 2 tablespoons

6 slices Cheddar

6 slices cooked bacon, halved

Directions

Place the beef into a medium mixing bowl. Add the cream, hot sauce, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. With clean hands, mix the meat well. Set aside.

Next, slice the rolls in half and spread each half with some softened butter. Place the rolls face-down on a skillet over medium heat. Lightly grill the rolls so they're nice and golden. Let the rolls cool on a plate until you need them.

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the butter. Form the beef mixture into 6 patties and place in the skillet, in batches if needed. Allow each to cook about 4 minutes on the first side, flip them and place a slice of Cheddar on to melt.

When the patties are done in the middle, place them on the base of the halved buns. Top each with 2 pieces of the bacon and top with the other half of the rolls.

This recipe is by (2012) Ree Drummond, All Rights Reserved “Pioneer Woman” cooking TV show

(And a darn good recipe it is!)