Warmer, sun and a coconut apple ppie rrecipe

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds that will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. A few snow showers are possible. High 34°F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with a low of 11°F. Winds will be WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 82%, the Dew Point is 26.1ºF and the outdoor temp is 30.7ºF.

The wind direction is  West Northwest between 0.2 MPH and 0.4 MPH, with a wind chill of 30.7°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.43, the Absolute pressure is 29.23 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:11 a.m. Sunset is 4:02 p.m., Moonrise is 8:43 a.m., Moonset is 6:21 p.m. and tonight the moon phase is Waxing Crescent being 4% illuminated.

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

METAR KAUG 201153Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP014 70001 I6001 T10111039 10006 21017 53013

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 453 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

How about some apple pie with a tropical twist for dessert?

COCONUT APPLE PIE

Serves 8

1 (4-serving) package JELLO sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding

1 1/3 cups water

1 ½ tsp coconut extract

1 tsp apple pie spice

3 cups (6 small) cored, unpeeled, and diced cooking apples

¼ cup raisins

1 graham cracker piecrust

¾ cup Cool Whip Free

2 tbsp flaked coconut

 

In a medium saucepan, combine dry pudding mix and water.  Add 1 tsp coconut extract and apple pie spice.  Stir in apples and raisins.   Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and apples become soft, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.   Place saucepan on a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.  Spread partially cooled mixture evenly into pie crust.   Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.  In a small bowl, combine Cool Whip and remaining ½ tsp coconut extract.  Spread mixture evenly over filling.  Evenly sprinkle coconut over top.  Cut into 8 servings.

 

Exchanges 1 starch/carbohydrate   1 fruit   1 fat  178 calories   6 gm fat   1 gm Protein   30 gm carbohydrate   304 sodium   6 mg calcium   2 gm fiber

 

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