Windy, snowing hard and a Fresh Fish Chowder recipe to weather it all.

Good Morning Augusta

We remain under a winter storm warning, it’s snowing horizontally out there and I’m clocking wind gusts in the lower 20’s.

This morning we have snow with gusty  winds as high as 40 MPH this morning. High 33 °F. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 3 to 5 inches of snow expected.

Tonight we’ll have a 50% chance of snow showers with breaks in the overcast. Low near 20°F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. 

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The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 90%, the Dew Point is 26.4°F and the outdoor temp is 28.9°F.

The wind direction is   North Northeast between 13.4 MPH and 17.9 MPH, generating a wind chill of 19.2°F.

The Relative pressure is 29.36, the Absolute pressure is 29.16 and steady with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:04 a.m. Sunset is 5:36 p.m., Moonrise is x:xx p.m., Moonset is 9:53 a.m. and the moon phase is Waning Gibbous being 59% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 081153Z AUTO 01020G28KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV008 M02/M04 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 03031/1131 SLP003 P0001 60006 70009 T10221039 11022 21022 56028

Visibility is 0.2 miles / 0.4 Kilometers with thick clouds busily dumping all of their snow on us right now.

We’ve received roughly 6 inches of snow with this storm so far.

Space weather for today is:

Today’s Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 398  Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

The past two blog posts were stew, so why not some healthy, steaming fresh fish chowder?

FRESH FISH CHOWDER

6               Servings

You can use almost any fish in this chowder—we’ve suggested halibut.

2 tbsp olive oil

1 large garlic clove, minced

1 small onion, chopped

1 large green pepper, chopped

1 lb crushed tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato paste

½ tsp dried basil

½ tsp dried oregano

¼ cup dry red wine

Dash of salt and pepper

½ cup uncooked white rice

½ lb fresh halibut, cubed

2 tbsp chopped parsley

1.                  Heat the olive oil in a 3-quart saucepan.  Add the garlic, onion, and green pepper; sauté for 10 minutes over low heat until vegetables are tender.

2.                  Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, wine, salt, and pepper.  Let simmer for 15 minutes.  Add the rice and continue to cook for 15 minutes.

3.                  Add the halibut and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until fish is cooked through.  Garnish stew with chopped parsley and serve.

Exchanges:  starch:  1; vegetable:  1; medium-fat meat:  1

Calories:  181; total fat:  6 gm; saturated fat:  1 gm; calories from fat:  52; cholesterol:  12 mg; total carbohydrate:  22 gm;  fiber:  2 gm; sugars:  5 gm; protein:  10 gm; sodium: 72 mg