Hot and sunny with a fantastic ice cream treat

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sunshine with a high of 82ºF. Winds are from the W at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies and a low of 58ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 76%, the dew point is 54ºF and outside it’s  62.2ºF.

The wind direction is  South between 0.1 MPH and 0.3 MPH, with a heat index of 63ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.04, the Absolute pressure is 29.84  and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:01 a.m. Sunset is 8:25 P.M. Moon rise is 5:19 p.m., Moon set is 2:41 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 88% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 051053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01560117

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 340 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Here’s another hot weather ice cream type of treat. Enjoy the summer weather!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PARFAITS

2 Tblsp. chunky peanut butter

2 Tblsp. plus 2 cups cold milk

1 cup plus 6 Tblsp. Cool Whip

1 package instant chocolate fudge pudding mix

3 Tblsp. finely chopped salted peanuts

1.      In a small bowl, combine peanut butter and 2 Tblsp. milk. 

2.      Fold in 1 cup Cool Whip; set aside.

3.      In another bowl, whisk remaining milk with the pudding mix for 2 minutes.  Let stand 2 minutes for soft set.

4.      Spoon half of the pudding into six parfait glasses or dessert dishes. 

5.      Layer with reserved peanut butter mixture and remaining pudding.

6.      Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 

7.      Before serving, garnish each parfait with 1 Tblsp. Cool Whip and 1 ½ teaspoons peanuts.

Important Note: Reduced fat peanut butter and fat-free milk work well in this recipe as well as a sugar-free pudding mix.

 

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