Slightly cooler, less humid and Mocha Ricatta Creme

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have showers, then partly cloudy this afternoon. Cooler and less humid. High 79°F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight it will be mostly clear with a low of 53°F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is 70.3°F, the humidity is 97%, and the outdoor temp is 71.2°F.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.78, the Absolute pressure is 29.58 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:59 a.m. Sunset is 7:18 p.m., Moonrise is 9:36 p.m., Moonset is 9:56 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous being 85% illuminated.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with

We received 0.19 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 67, the solar wind speed is 392 Kilometers per second and the chance for a solar storm is 1%.

How about a single serving Mocha crème of some sort? IT’s great, so treat yourself after the kids are on the schoolbus!

MOCHA RICOTTA CRÈME

Serves:  1

½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese

½ tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ tsp. vanilla extract

1 package sugar substitute

Dash espresso powder

5 mini chocolate chips

Mix together the ½ cup ricotta, ½ tsp cocoa powder, ¼ tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 package sugar substitute in a dessert bowl.  Serve chilled with a dusting of espresso powder and sprinkled with the mini chocolate chips.

Exchanges:  4 lean meat, 1 carbohydrate, 1½ fat

Calories:  261; protein:  15 g; carbohydrate, fat:  14 g; sodium:  166 mg; cholesterol:  42 mg; fiber:  0 g