Hot and muggy with a chance of rain this evening, and a Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza recipe to die for!

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds with an 80% chance of thunderstorms developing later this afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 74 ºF. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. 

Tonight we have a 100% chance of thunderstorms during evening hours, giving way to partly cloudy skies after midnight. Low 59 ºF. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 87%, the Dew Point is 65.5ºF and the outdoor temp is 70.4ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.9 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 70ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.62, the Absolute pressure is 29.82 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:30 a.m. Sunset is 7:58 P.M. Moon rise is 6:35 p .m., Moon set is 3:27 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 95% illuminated.           

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 051053Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC003 19/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01940189

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast skies to 300 ft / 91 m.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 686 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Okay folks, let’s get back to summer vacation, “gild the lilly” food!

BACON CHEESEBURGER PIZZA

8 servings

1 loaf (1 lb) unsliced French bread

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped (½ cup)

1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce (any variety)

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped (1 cup)

8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled

2 cups finely shredded pizza cheese blended (mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses)

Heat oven to 400.  Cut bread load horizontally in half.  Cut bread halves crosswise in half to make 4 pieces (to fit on cookie sheet).  Arrange on large ungreased cookie sheet.  Cook beef and oinion in 10-inch skillet ver medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until beef is brown; drain.  Stir in pizza sauce.  Spread beef mixture over bread.   Sprinkle with tomato, bacon and cheese.  Bake about 15 minutes or until pizza is hot and cheese is melted.