Sun, highs in the 70's and a Lovelight cake recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny conditions with a high of 77ºF. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have some clouds and a low of 57ºF. Winds will be from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 62%, the dew point is 48ºF and outside it's  61.4ºF.

The wind direction is  Northwest between 2.5 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 63ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 29.54 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:54 a.m. Sunset is 8:22 P.M. Moon rise is 9:10 p.m., Moon set is 5:59 p.m., and the moon phase is a Full Moon being 100% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 101053Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01610078

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with a few clouds, but mostly sun.

We received 0.07 inches of rain over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 299 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Nothing says "love" like chocolate, right? Show him or her how much you care with this one:

LOVELIGHT CHOCOLATE CAKE

1.         Grease and flour 2 round cake pans, or one 13"x9" pan.

2.         Beat until frothy 2 egg whites.

3.         Gradually beat in ½ cup sugar; continue beating until very stiff and glossy.

4.         Sift together into another bowl 2 ¼ cups sifted cake flour, 1 cup sugar, 3 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt.

5.         Add ⅓ cup vegetable oil, ½ cup milk.

6.         Beat 1 minute on medium speed.

7.         Add ½ cup milk, 2 egg yolks, 1 ½ tsp. vanilla.

8.         Beat 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.

9.         Fold in meringue.

10.       Pour into prepared pans.

11.       Bake at 350⁰ for 30-35 minutes in layer pans, or 40-45 minutes for larger pan.

12.       Ice as desired.