Clouds, rain and how to make a Brandy Sllush

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have Rain, remaining cloudy with showers this afternoon. High 68°F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clouds giving way to clear conditions overnight. Slight chance of a shower tonight. Low around 50°F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is  53.6°F, the humidity is 93%, and the outdoor temp is 55.6°F.

The wind direction is   Northeast between 5.9 MPH and 7.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.74, the Absolute pressure is 29.54 and steady with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:56 a.m. Sunset is 8:27 p.m., Moonrise is 6:07 p.m., Moonset is 3:22 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing Gibbous being 93% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 251106Z AUTO 02011KT 10SM FEW008 BKN012 OVC090 13/11 A2985 RMK AO2 T01280111

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Clouds to 800 ft / 243 m., mostly cloudy to 1,200 ft / 365 m. and overcast to 9,000 ft / 2,743 m.

 We received 0.02 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 75, the solar wind speed is 425 MPH and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This one is strictly for adults. Hey, we’v earned one, right?

BRANDY SLUSH

32 servings

2 cups boiling Water

4 regular size Tea bags

2 cups Sugar

7 cups Water

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 cups Brandy

Lemon-lime carbonated beverage

Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir until slushy. Re-freeze remainder of mixture, use as needed.