Cold, snow on the way and a different soup recipe to try.

Good Morning Augusta

WE’re still under a winter weather advisory and flood warning, so pay attention on the roads.

This morning we have partly cloudy with a high around 25°F. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have 1 to 3 inches of snow showers, with a steadier snow developing tonight. Low 19F. Winds light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 27%, the Dew Point is 0.1°F and the outdoor temp is 13.1°F.

The wind direction is  North Northwest between 2.2 MPH and 4.9 MPH, generating a wind chill of 13.1°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.34, the Absolute pressure is 30.13 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:10 a.m. Sunset is 4:27 p.m., Moonrise is 6:42

a.m., Moonset is 4:16 p.m. and the moon phase is Waning crescent being 2% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 161053Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM OVC026 M11/M14 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP336 T11061139

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast to 2,600 ft / 792 m.

 

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 430  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

With another load of snow headed our way, why not go to the store and get the ingredients for this soup before you get snowed in.

SOUP

3 T. butter or margarine

¾ lb ground beef or venison

3 onions, sliced

1/3 cup barley (optional)

1 14 oz can tomatoes

1½ qts. Water or stock

1 T. salt

½ tsp. pepper

3 carrots, sliced

3 potatoes, diced

3 stalks celery, diced

1 tsp. steak sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

In a large soup pot, brown meat.  Add onions and cook for a few minutes.  Add rest of ingredients, cover, and simmer over low heat for about one hour until meat is cooked and vegetables are done.

Serve with hot corn bread or biscuits.