Cold, sunny and how to make Russian Rhubarb

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sun with a high near 45ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with a low of 27 ºF. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 67%, the Dew Point is 19.4ºF and the outdoor temp is 28.8ºF.

The wind direction is  North Northeast between 2.0 MPH and 5.0 MPH, with a wind chill of 23.4ºF.

The Relative pressure is 30.16, the Absolute pressure is 29.96 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:25 a.m. Sunset is 4:19 P.M. Moon rise is 8:46 p.m., Moon set is 11:01 a.m., and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being  76% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 081153Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T10221061 10006

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies.

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 673 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This is one of the ethnic and very tasty recipes I’ve picked up and I highly recommend it.  “Try it, you’ll like it!”

RUSSIAN RHUBARB

1 lb fresh rhubarb, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)

1 stick cinnamon

2 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate

1 cup strawberries, sliced

1 tbsp filberts (hazelnuts), chopped

Place rhubarb, cinnamon stick and orange juice in 1 quart glass casserole.  Cover with vented plastic wrap, and microwave on High for 3 to 4 minutes.  Stir, and microwave on High for another 3 to 4 minutes, covered.  When rhubarb is tender, add strawberries and let rest 5 minutes.  Discard cinnamon stick before serving, warm or chilled.  Serve with sprinkling of filberts.

Per serving  0 Chol (mg);  10 Carbo (g);  1 Prot (g);  3 Na (mg)  Dietary Fiber:  2.5g

Fat (g):  1  Sat  .1;  Poly  .2;  Mono  .9  Calories:  52  Exchanges:  1 fruit