Cold, rain/snow possible and a chocolate cheesecake pie recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a few afternoon clouds followed by mostly sunny. High near 45ºF. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have a 50% chance of rain during the evening becoming more intermittent overnight. Low 29 ºF. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 83%, the Dew Point is 17.8ºF and the outdoor temp is 22.1ºF.

The wind direction is  West Southwest between 0.2 MPH and 0.5 MPH, with a wind chill of 22.1ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.11, the Absolute pressure is 29.91 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:27 a.m. Sunset is 4:18 P.M. Moon rise is 9:53 p.m. Moon set is 11:53 a.m. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 65% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP258 T10441061

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies so far.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 541 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Tired of traditional Pumpkin pie or apple pie recipes for the Holidays?  Try this one!

CREAMY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE PIE

8 servings

1 lb Philadelphia Fat free Cream Cheese-softened

½ cup Splenda

½ cup plain low fat yogurt

½ tsp vanilla

2 eggs or (1/2 cup egg substitute)

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted, cooled

1 OREO pie crust

Beat cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer fitter with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy.  Add sugar; beat until well blended.  Add sour cream (yogurt) and vanilla; mix well.  Add eggs mixing on low speed after each addition just until well blended.  Stir in melted chocolate.  Pour batter into crust.  Bake 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until center are almost set.  Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.