Sun, clouds and a return to single digit temps and a chocolate peanut butter crispy bar treat

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mixed clouds and sun with a high of 22°F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph.

 

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies and a low of 6 °F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 26%, the Dew Point is -11.3°F and the outdoor temp is 17.4°F.

The wind direction is   West between 7.6 MPH and 9.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 6.3°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.26, the Absolute pressure is 29.05 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:47 a.m. Sunset is 6:47 p.m., Moonrise is 7:08 a.m., Moonset is 7:01 p.m. and the moon phase is waning crescent being 0% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 171053Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR M08/M18 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP016 T10831183

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

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

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 512  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

The following recipe was posted 3 months ago, but it is an easy grab ‘n go treat for working outdoors in this winter weather.

It’s quick, easy, tastes great and your doctor wouldn’t want you to have any of it. So what’s not to like?

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER KRISPY BARS

1 cup sugar

1 cup white Karo syrup

1 cup peanut butter

6 cups Rice Krispies

Chocolate chips, butterscotch chips

1.       

2.      Bring sugar and Karo to a boil.  Remove from heat.

3.      Add peanut butter, mix well, then add Rice Krispies.

4.      Grease 9”x13” pan.

5.      Turn mixture into prepared pan, and pat down to make an even layer.

6.      Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips (at least 12 oz., more is okay!).

7.      Spread onto Krispie mixture.

8.      When set, cut into squares.