Clouds, some fog and Blueberry Pie!

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have fog, turning mostly cloudy this afternoon. High 79 ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have a 30% chance for a shower or two around the area early, turning partly cloudy overnight. Low 63 ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 99%, the Dew Point is 59ºF and the outdoor temp is 59.4ºF.

The wind direction is  North between 0.9 MPH and 4.9 MPH, with a heat index of 59ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.62, the Absolute pressure is 29.42 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:47 a.m. Sunset is 7:37 P.M. Moon rise is 3:10 a.m., Moon set is 6:14 p.m., and the moon phase is waning crescent being 7% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

METAR KAUG 191053Z AUTO 35006KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC002 15/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01500144

Visibility is 1.2 Miles / 2.0 kilometers with overcast to 200 ft / 60 m.

We received 0.75 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today's Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 684 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Summer isn't 'completely over' yet, so whip up a blueberry pie for dessert.

BLUEBERRIES AND CREAM PIE

½ cup plus 1 Tblsp. milk, divided

3 Tblsp. butter

1 egg

¾ cup flour

1 8-oz. package cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix

1 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed

1 8-oz. package cream cheese, room temp

½ cup sugar

Cinnamon sugar for topping

1.      In a large mixing bowl, beat ½ cup milk, butter, and egg. 

2.      Combine flour, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt; stir into egg mixture just until moistened.

3.      Pour into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. 

4.      Arrange blueberries over batter to within ½ inch of edge of plate.

5.      In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and remaining milk until smooth. 

6.      Spread over blueberries to within 1 inch of berry edge.

7.      Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the cream cheese mixture.

8.      Bake at 350⁰ for 30-35 minutes or until set.  Serve warm.  Refrigerate leftovers.

Note: Peaches can be substituted for the blueberries, if you want (But why on earth would you? A true "Downeaster" wouldn't dare)