Sunny, cool and a traditional baked apple recipe

Good Morning Augusta

Yesterday’s storm put just over 400,000 mainers out of power with just over 334,000 of us still without power this morning.

This morning we have generally sunny conditions despite some afternoon cloudiness. High near 55ºF. Winds SW at 10 to 15 MPH.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with a chilly low around 35 ºF. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

 

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 68%, the Dew Point is 34.6ºF and the outdoor temp is 44.4ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a wind chill of 44.4ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.67, the Absolute pressure is 29.47 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:15 a.m. Sunset is 5:29 P.M. Moon rise is 4:00 p.m., Moon set is 2:45 p.m., and the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous being 83% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 311153Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 70009 T00560017

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies today.

  We received 1.78  Inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 282 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Since it’s still apple season why not bake some apples?

BETTE’S BAKED APPLES

4 McIntosh apples, cored

2 tbsp raisins

2 tbsp sunflower seeds

1 tsp powdered cinnamon

2 tbsp frozen apple juice concentrate

1 tbsp water

Peel away about ½ inch of skin from top of apples and pierce with a fork in several places.  Fill cores with raisins, sunflower seeds, a few dashes of cinnamon, and a dab of apple juice.  Place in deep baking dish, add water and cover with vented plastic wrap.  Microwave on High for 5 to 6 minutes, turning dish once.  Spoon sauce over apples and serve warm or chilled.

Per serving:  0 Chol (mg);  23 Carbo (g);  1 Prot (g); 2 Na (mg)  Dietary Fiber;  2.5 g  Fat (g) 2;  Sat. .3; Poly 1.4;  Mono .4  Calories:  109  Exchanges:  1 ½ fruit