Warm, clouds and rain with a great outdoor treat

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a 70% chance of rain, early showers will evolve into a steady rain for the afternoon. High 78ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

Tonight we’ll have some clouds with a low near 60ºF. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 86%, the dew point is 65ºF and outside it’s  69.2ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 70ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.85, the Absolute pressure is 29.67 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:06 a.m. Sunset is 8:22 P.M. Moon rise is 10:27 p.m., Moon set is 8:28 a.m., and the moon phase is waning gibbous being 90% illuminated.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with scattered clouds to 12,000 ft / 3,657 m.    

We received  no rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 92, the solar wind speed is 514 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Lets make a snack mix for quick, outdoor grabs.

PEANUTTY SNACK MIX

Makes 9 cups

5 cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal

1 cup pretzel sticks

¼ cup creamy peanut butter

2 tbsp butter or margarine

1 cup raisins

1 cup honey-roasted peanuts

1 cup dried banana chips

1 cup candy-coated chocolate candies

Heat oven to 350°. Mix cereal and pretzels in large bowl.  Heat peanut butter and butter to boiling in 1 quart saucepan, stirring occasionally; pour over cereal mixture. Toss until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.   Bake uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Remove from oven; stir in rasins and peanuts, Spread over waxed paper; cool completely, about 1 hour.  Stir in banana chips and candies.  Store in airtight container.

Substitution: Miniature pretzel twists can be used instead of pretzel sticks.

If you buy the ingredients in the bulk-food section of the grocery store, you can purchase only the amount you need.  (Serve this kid-pleasing snack mix in colorful ice cream cones)