Cooler, some clouds and adult-type truffle balls

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have Conditions between sunny and partly cloudy. High will be 77ºF with winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a low of 52 ºF. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 86%, the Dew Point is 56ºF and the outdoor temp is 59.2ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a heat index of 59ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.61, the Absolute pressure is 29.41 and rising with a weather graphic indicating partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:52 a.m. Sunset is 7:28 P.M. Moon rise is 8:54 a.m., Moon set is 9:13 p.m., and the moon phase is waxing crescent being 9% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 241053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 14/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01390117

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with Mostly Cloudy akiwa ro 10,000 ft / 3,048 m

 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 405 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Yesterday was truffle cookies for the kids, today’s truffle recipe is for us parents, who take care of the little darlings.  Hang in there, school starts soon.

SINFUL TRUFFLES

(Don't even think about substituting for these ingredients; if you don't like these, make something else!)

3 tablespoons apricot jam (or mango jam)

1½ cups yellow or chocolate cake crumbs

2 tablespoons Irish Cream Liqueur (Bailey's)

2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

2 oz semisweet chocolate, melted

½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

In a medium bowl, mix the jam, cake crumbs, and liqueur.  Mix in the melted chocolate.  Roll batter into 2-inch balls and then roll in chopped walnuts.

Transfer balls to a cookie sheet and refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.