Hotter, muggier and Turkey Taco Wraps

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of clouds and sun with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. High will be a steamy 84 ºF. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have cloudy skies and a stray shower or thunderstorm. Low 63 ºF. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 82%, the Dew Point is 60.1ºF and the outdoor temp is 66.4ºF.

The wind direction is  South between 1.0 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 66ºF. 65.3

The Relative pressure is 29.94, the Absolute pressure is 29.74 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:27 a.m. Sunset is 8:02 P.M. Moon rise is 4:07 p .m., Moon set is 1:17 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 76% illuminated.           

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 021053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01780156

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear, hot and muggy  skies again today.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 439 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about one of those “walk around” foods that the kids can make a mess with OUTSIDE? 

TURKEY TACO WRAPS

5 servings

1 lb ground turkey

1 cup salsa

10 taco shells

1 container (6 oz) frozen avocado dip, thawed

10 flour tortillas (6 inches in diameter)

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

Shredded lettuce

1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)

Cook turkey in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in salsa; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes to blend flavors.  Heat taco shells as directed on package. Spread about 1 tbsp avocado dip over each tortilla to within 1 inch of the edge. Place taco shell on avocado dip in center of tortilla. Wrap flour tortilla up sides of taco shell.  Sprinkle cheese into taco shells. Spoon turkey mixture into taco shells. Top with lettuce and tomato.

Substitution: You can spread a cup canned refried beans, heated on the flour tortillas instead of the avocado dip.  Ground beef or bulk pork sausage can be used instead of the turkey.  Or heat 2 cups chopped cooked chicken with the salsa for a very quick and easy planned-over meal.