Windy, cloudy and Fudge Yummy Bars

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds and morning wind. High of 41°F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph wotj gusts over 40 mph.

Tonight we’ll have overcast skies with a low of 31°F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 62%, the Dew Point is 26.6°F and the outdoor temp is 38.5°F.

The wind direction is   Northeast between 3.6 MPH and 17.1 MPH, generating a wind chill of 27.9°F.

The maximum wind gust I recorded here yesterday was 45 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:12 a.m. Sunset is 5:29 p.m., Moonrise is 7:33 p.m., Moonset is 7:17 a.m. and we have a FULL MOON being 10097% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 031153Z AUTO 01015G23KT 10SM OVC015 02/00 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/1109 UPB10E21SNB09E10 SLP146 P0000 60000 70004 T00220000 10022 20006 53019

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 1,500 ft / 457 m.

 We received 0.32 inches of rain over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 78, the solar wind speed is 319  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Enough chocolate? Lets move on to Fudge bars.

Fudge Yummies Bar:

Ingredients

1/2 c Butter or margarine

1 oz Unsweetened chocolate

1 c Sugar

1 c Flour

2 c Chopped nuts

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Vanilla

2 Eggs

Filling:

8 oz Cream cheese, reserve 2 oz for frosting.

1/2 c Sugar

2 tb Flour

1/4 c Soft butter or margarine

1 ts Vanilla

1/4 c Chopped nuts

6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips

1 Egg

Frosting:

2 c Miniature marshmallows

1/4 c Butter

1 oz Unsweetened chocolate

1/4 c Milk

1 lb Powdered sugar

1 ts Vanilla

Remaining 2 oz cream cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour a 13 by 9-inch pan.

In a large saucepan over low heat, melt 1/2 c butter and 1 oz. chocolate.

Add remaining bar ingredients, mix well. Spread into the prepared pan.

In a small bowl, combine 6 oz. cream cheese with the next 5 ingredients.

Blend until smooth and fluffy. Stir in nuts. Spread over chocolate

mixture.

Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake for 25-35 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows and bake 2 minutes longer.

In a large saucepan over low heat, melt 1/4 c. butter, 1 oz. chocolate, remaining 2 oz. cream cheese,

and milk. Stir in powdered sugar until smooth.

Immediately pour over marshmallows and swirl together.

After consuming half of this recipe arrange to buy new clothes ¼ to ½ size larger.