Freezing fog, above freezing and a Blueberry pie recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly cloudy skies that will become overcast this afternoon. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 37°F. Winds light and variable.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies becoming overcast later tonight. Low 26°F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 90%, the Dew Point is 27°F and the outdoor temp is 29.3°F.

The wind direction is   Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.2 MPH, generating a wind chill of 29.3°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.25, the Absolute pressure is 29.05 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:02 a.m. Sunset is 5:37 p.m., Moonrise is 12:48 p.m., Moonset is 10:32 a.m. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 50% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

METAR KAUG 091153Z AUTO 13003KT 1/4SM FZFG BKN002 OVC028 M03/M03 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP015 70008 I6001 T10281033 11022 21039 53010

Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 Kilometers with freezing fog and mostly Cloudy skies to 200 ft / 60 m. and overcast to 2,800 ft / 853 m.

We've received a total of roughly 8 inches of snow from Thursday's  storm.

Space weather for today is:

Today's Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 409  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

You still have some frozen blueberries in the freezer, right?  Make this pie, it'll get you in the mood for summer.  After all, it IS coming.

BLUEBERRIES AND CREAM PIE

½ cup plus 1 Tblsp. milk, divided

3 Tblsp. butter

1 egg

¾ cup flour

1 8-oz. package cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix

1 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed

1 8-oz. package cream cheese, room temp

½ cup sugar

Cinnamon sugar for topping

1.      In a large mixing bowl, beat ½ cup milk, butter, and egg. 

2.      Combine flour, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt; stir into egg mixture just until moistened.

3.      Pour into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. 

4.      Arrange blueberries over batter to within ½ inch of edge of plate.

5.      In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and remaining milk until smooth. 

6.      Spread over blueberries to within 1 inch of berry edge.

7.      Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the cream cheese mixture.

8.      Bake at 350⁰ for 30-35 minutes or until set.  Serve warm.  Refrigerate leftovers.

Note: Peaches can be substituted for the blueberries, if you want.