Slightly warmer, sun and Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza for the Super Bowl

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have sun and partly cloudy skies with a high of 19°F. Winds are from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies becoming overcast overnight. Low will drop to 14°F. Winds will be from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 25%, the Dew Point is -24.7°F and the outdoor temp is 3.4°F.

The wind direction is   West Southwest between 4.3 MPH and 4.9 MPH, generating a wind chill of -5.1°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.11, the Absolute pressure is 29.91 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:54 a.m. Sunset is 4:51 p.m., Moonrise is 8:47

p.m., Moonset is 8:50 a.m. and the Moon Phase is Waning Gibbous being 88% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 031253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M17/M24 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP258 T11721244

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with

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 69, the solar wind speed is 311  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This is recipe option #3 for your Super Bowl watching pleasure.

I’ve never had this during any championship game for football, baseball, basketball or hockey.  So we need to generate some empirical data on it, right?

Blogger’s note: IMPORTANT – do not serve this meal to friends who are known food-throwers at large screen TV sets when the referee decisions don’t go their way.

BACON CHEESEBURGER PIZZA

8 servings

1 loaf (1 lb) unsliced French bread

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped (½ cup)

1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce (any variety)

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped (1 cup)

8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled

2 cups finely shredded pizza cheese blended (mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses)

Heat oven to 400.  Cut bread load horizontally in half.  Cut bread halves crosswise in half to make 4 pieces (to fit on cookie sheet).  Arrange on large ungreased cookie sheet.  Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until beef is brown; drain.  Stir in pizza sauce.  Spread beef mixture over bread.   Sprinkle with tomato, bacon and cheese.  Bake about 15 minutes or until pizza is hot and cheese is melted.