Cold with some sun and a storm moving in for tomorrow - make some lobster and vegetable stew for it!

Good Morning Augusta

Remember, we’re under a Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through late Tuesday night.

This morning we have cloudy skies turning partly cloudy this afternoon. High 34°F. Winds are W at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with more clouds for overnight. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low will drop to 16°F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 77%, the Dew Point is 18.3ºF and the outdoor temp is 24.4ºF.

The wind direction is  Southwest between 0.2 MPH and 0.8 MPH, with a wind chill of 24.4°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.72, the Absolute pressure is 29.52 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:05 a.m. Sunset is 3:59 p.m., Moonrise is 12:12 a.m., Moonset is 12:50 p.m. and the moon phase is in it’s last quarter being 38% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from the city of Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 111153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 M03/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP123 T10331061 11022 21050 53008

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 9,000 ft / 2,743 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 72, the solar wind speed is 457 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

With another bout of snow in the forecast for tomorrow, get what you need to make this delicious stew before the snow and thermometer falls.

LOBSTER AND VEGETABLE STEW

Serves:  8—1 cup

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tsp. vegetable oil

28-oz can whole tomatoes

2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

½ tsp. basil

¼ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. sugar

1½ lb. Or frozen lobster meat in bit-size pieces

16 oz. frozen mixed vegetables

·         Sauté onion in oil until tender in a 4-quart saucepan.  Stir in can of tomatoes.  Add 2 potatoes, ½ tsp. basil, ¼ tsp. pepper, ½ tsp. Splenda and cook over high heat until boiling. 

·         Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Stir occasionally.

·         Meanwhile, flake lobster meat into bite-size pieces.  Add lobster and frozen vegetables to tomato mixture, and heat just until boiling.  Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 8 minutes or until vegetables and lobster are tender when tested with a fork.

Exchanges:  2 lean meat, 1 ½ vegetables

Calories:  125; fat:  2 g; protein:  18 g; carbohydrates:  10 g; fiber:  3 g; cholesterol:  81 mg; sodium:  279 mg