EMEwx Cold, winds picking up and a Mocha-spiced holiday coffee mix!

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow this afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies with lows of 5 above zero. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 12 below after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 24.6°F, Dew Point is 11.5°F, the humidity is 57%, and the outdoor temp is 24.6°F.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.2 MPH and 0.6 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.83, the Absolute pressure is 29.63 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 10,000 ft / 3,048 m

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:42 A.M., Sunset is 4:06 P.M., Moonrise is 3:37 p.M., Moonset is 4:30 A.M. and the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous.

Augusta's RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 211053Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM OVC100 M04/M09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP131 T10441094  | 

We received roughly 4 inches of snow here over the past 24 hours.

Time for some special holiday coffee to serve the folks who drop by this time of year.

Holiday MOCHA-SPICED COFFEE

½ cup ground coffee (like a French Roast, unflavored)

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg

5 cups water

1 cup fat-free milk

¼ cup packed brown sugar

⅓ cup chocolate syrup (like Hershey's)

1 tsp vanilla

Whipped cream (optional, but why wouldn't you?)

1.         Place first 3 ingredients in a coffee filter or filter basket of a coffeemaker.  Add 5 cups water to coffeemaker, brew according to manufacturer's instructions.

2.         Combine milk, sugar, and syrup in a heavy saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.  Stir in brewed coffee and vanilla.  Serve immediately with whipped cream. 

6 servings, 1 cup each.

(Note: Yes, you can add a "kick" to this if you want to)