Clouds with rain/snow moving in and a really good Chicken Soup recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds with occasional rain up to half an inch this afternoon. High near 45ºF. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds and a 90% chance of rain up to ¼ inch, becoming partly cloudy. Snow may mix in. Low to 34 ºF. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 76%, the Dew Point is 24.4ºF and the outdoor temp is 31.1ºF.

The wind direction is  North Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH, with a wind chill of 31.1ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.84, the Absolute pressure is 29.63 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain or snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:36 a.m. Sunset is 4:10 p.m., Moonrise is 4:26 p.m. and Moonset is 3:41 a.m. The moon phase is waning crescent being 4% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 161053Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM OVC039 M01/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T10061033

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 3,900 ft / 1,188 m.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 73, the solar wind speed is 484  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Okay folks, now that we’re officially into the rain/snow weather, you’re probably thinking of your favorite “Comfort Food” for dinner.  But which one?  Why not try this one:

AFTER-WORK CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

6 servings

Prep:  10 min.   Cook:  20 min

4 cans (14 ½ oz each) reduced-sodium chicken broth

2 cups cut-up cooked chicken

1 cup frozen green peas

1 tsp dried thyme leaves

¼ tsp pepper

2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)

2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)

1 medium onion, chopped (½ cup)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 cup uncooked wide egg noodles (2 oz)

 

Heat all ingredients except noodles to boiling in 3-qt. Saucepan.  Stir in noodles.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat.  Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles and vegetables are tender.  

By the way, modern science shows that chicken soup REALLY does have some medicinal value.  See? Your grandmother was right.