Cooler temps with rain moving in this afternoon and a chili recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have light rain developing for this afternoon. High 62 ºF. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Tonight we’ll have clouds, rain ending overnight. Chance of rain 90% with thunder possible early. Low 52 ºF. ENE winds shifting to W at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 97%, the Dew Point is 52ºF and the outdoor temp is 52.7ºF.

The wind direction is  North Northeast between 1.1 MPH and 3.5 MPH, with a heat index of 52ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.02, the Absolute pressure is 29.82 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:04 a.m. Sunset is 7:11 P.M. Moon rise is 5:53 p.m., Moon set is 3:07 a.m., and the moon phase is waxing gibbous being 92% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 031053Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01110100

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with heavier clouds moving in as I write this.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 74, the solar wind speed is 478 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Today it’s going to be rainy and r4aw, too darn miserable to herd the kids outside to play.  So try this recipe on for size for today.

KID-PLEASING CHILI

8 serving (or enough chili for 2 recipes, 4 1/3 each)

2 lbs ground beef

2 cans (15 to 16 oz each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained

2 cans (10 ¾ oz each) condensed tomato soup

2 soup cans water

2 tbsp instant minced onion

4 to 6 tsp chili powder

Cook beef in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Heat to boiling, reduce heat.  Cover and simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.