Cool, rainy and a Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza for dinner

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have clouds and a 90% chance for ¼ inch of rain and a chilly high around 50°F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have an 80% chance for rain, then remaining cloudy with more showers late. Low 42°F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

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

The wind direction is   East between 2.9 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.98, the Absolute pressure is 29.68 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:56 a.m. Sunset is 8:18 p.m., Moonrise is 12:08 p.m., Moonset is 10:11 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous being 80% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

SPECI KAUG 041107Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM FEW007 BKN016 OVC027 08/06 A2999 RMK AO2 T00780061

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with 

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

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 73, the solar wind speed is 595 MPH and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

The weather is crumby today, so why not have a pizza for dinner?\

BACON CHEESEBURGER PIZZA

8 servings

1 loaf (1 lb) unsliced French bread

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped (½ cup)

1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce (any variety)

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped (1 cup)

8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled

2 cups finely shredded pizza cheese blended (mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses)

Heat oven to 400.  Cut bread load horizontally in half.  Cut bread halves crosswise in half to make 4 pieces (to fit on cookie sheet).  Arrange on large ungreased cookie sheet.  Cook beef and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until beef is brown; drain.  Stir in pizza sauce.  Spread beef mixture over bread.   Sprinkle with tomato, bacon and cheese.  Bake about 15 minutes or until pizza is hot and cheese is melted.