#MEwx Happy Thanksgiving -it's darn cold out there, so read the forecast and make some of this spiced tea!

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Good morning Augusta

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

This morning we have darn cold temps, partly sunny skies and areas of blowing snow Colder temps with highs around 14°F. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 12

Below zero.

 Tonight we'll have mostly clear skies with lows around 6°F above zero. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 6 below zero.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is -9.2°F, Dew Point is -19.5°F, the humidity is 30%, and the outdoor temp is 5.2°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 11.2 MPH and 9.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.04, the Absolute pressure is 29.84 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:43 A.M., Sunset is 4:06 P.M., Moonrise is 4:11 p.M., Moonset is 5:39 A.M. and the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous being 99% illuminated.

Augusta's RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 220653Z AUTO 30015G22KT 10SM CLR M12/M21 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 30027/0617 SLP180 T11221211  | 

We received about one inch of additional snow here over the past 24 hours.

Yesterday I posted a coffee recipe, today I'm posting this fantastic tasting tea!

Holiday CRANBERRY SPICED TEA

1 lb. fresh or frozen cranberries

3 quarts cold water

2 cups orange juice

2 ⅛ cups pineapple juice

¼ cup lemon juice

2 cups white sugar (or less; I use 1 ½ cups)

1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick

1 tsp whole cloves

½ tsp whole allspice berries

 

1.         Place cranberries and water in a large pot.  Bring to a boil and cook just until the berries pop, about 5 minutes.  Remove from the heat and let stand at room temperature until cold, several hours or overnight.

2.         Strain out the cranberries and stir the orange juice, lemon juice and sugar into the liquid.  Add the cinnamon stick, whole cloves and allspice berries.  Bring to a boil.  It is ready to serve at this point, but even better if allowed to sit overnight, refrigerated.

Note:  I usually can't find plain pineapple juice, so I use a bottled orange pineapple juice with the rest of the orange and lemon juices.  As long as the total amount of juice is the same and adjusted to taste, it has worked out nicely

 

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