Mild temps, snow, rain and how to make Sinful Truffles for Valentine's Day

Good Morning Augusta

We’re under a winter weather advisory, so go easy outside.

This morning we have periods of rain and freezing rain expected. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have overcast with a low of 31°F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 83%, the Dew Point is 28.2°F and the outdoor temp is 32.7°F.

The wind direction is   Northeast between 4.9 MPH and 12.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 24.4°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.14, the Absolute pressure is 30.93 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:44 a.m. Sunset is 5:02 p.m., Moonrise is 3:50 a.m., Moonset is 1:21 a.m. and the Moon Phase is waning crescent being % 24%

illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 111153Z AUTO 02012G17KT 9SM OVC009 M01/M02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP212 60000 I6001 T10061017 10000 21006 53024

Visibility is 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers with overcast to 900 ft / 274 m.

We received 0.10 inches of rain/snow melt here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 311  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Time to review some chocolate goodies for Valentine’s day.  How about this one for a choice?

SINFUL TRUFFLES

(Don't even think about substituting for these ingredients; if you don't like these, make something else!)

3 tablespoons apricot jam (or mango jam)

1½ cups yellow or chocolate cake crumbs

2 tablespoons Irish Cream Liqueur (Bailey's)

2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

2 oz semisweet chocolate, melted

½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

In a medium bowl, mix the jam, cake crumbs, and liqueur.  Mix in the melted chocolate.  Roll batter into 2-inch balls and then roll in chopped walnuts.

Transfer balls to a cookie sheet and refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.