Sun, hot and another adult cold weather treat with a "kids" version.

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of  sun and clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible, and we’ll have a high of 82ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have some clouds with a stray shower or thunderstorm being possible. Low 63ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 72%, the dew point is 59ºF and outside it’s  66.9ºF.

The wind direction is  South Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 67ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.86, the Absolute pressure is 29.76 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:04 a.m. Sunset is 8:24 P.M. Moon rise is 9:18 p.m., Moon set is 6:28 a.m., and we have a full moon being 98% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 100953Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01560128

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear, sunny skies.  

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 90, the solar wind speed is xxx Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about something cold to drink that’s strictly for adults?

Strawberries Romanoff

(This version for when kids are around)

1 quart fresh whipping cream

2 quarts fresh cleaned and sliced strawberries

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup strawberry Schnapps

1/4 cup white chocolate shavings

First, heat up the Schnapps and reduce to one half cup.  This cooks out the

alcohol (Yeah, I know, but it’s for the kids…) and concentrates the flavor.  After it has cooled, add the

strawberry slices and let set a couple of minutes.  Meanwhile, whip up the

cream in a medium bowl with the sugar until you have stiff peaks.  Slowly

fold in the berries and juice then ladle into individual glass serving cups

and top with some white chocolate shavings. 

 

The adult version is:

Repeat the above with the following exceptions;

Do not cook down the Schnapps, simply warm it up a little. This will retain the natural alcohol content.

Next, soften up a half gallon of French Vanilla ice cream and whip it together with the whipped cream mentioned above in the children’s version. After well- mixed to “stiff peaks”, begin to layer into a large bowl the Strawberry mix on successive layers of ice cream/whipped cream, then sprinkle shaved white and dark chocolate on top.  

(This is not what one would call a “healthy” dessert. But who cares!)