#MEwx Happy 2019 with warm temps and lots of melting/draining, darn cold tonight

Good morning Augusta

Happy 2019 everyone. 2018 is gone, so don’t dwell on it. Just look ahead and ignore Washington DC.

This morning we have cloudy skies with rain or snow likely, then mostly sunny this afternoon. Little or no additional snow accumulation. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clearconditions and much cooler with lows around 10 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 38.5°F, Dew Point is 38.3°F, the humidity is 99%, and the outdoor temp is 38.5°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.26, the Absolute pressure is 29.06 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 1.4 miles / 1.6 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 600 ft / 182 m. and overcast skies to 4,400 ft / 1,341 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:14 A.M., Sunset is 4:10 P.M., Moonrise is 2:47 A.M., Moonset is 1:23 P.M. and the moon phase is waning crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

SPECI KAUG 011210Z AUTO 21013G25KT 150V320 1SM UP BR BKN006 OVC044 02/02 A2938 RMK AO2 PRESFR P0000 T00170017

We’ve received 1.25 inches of rain and snow here over the past 24 hours.

Too much hooch ringing in the new year last night? Try these hangover remedies that I found online. These are from the Remedy chicks.

Other than not drinking at all, there’s one proven cure for a hangover: Time. It takes 8 to 24 hours for symptoms to disappear.

In the meantime, try these simple, natural ways to avoid the pain, or to tackle headaches, nausea, and general malaise the day after:

 

Drink water. It’s important to stay hydrated while you're drinking alcohol. That means drinking plenty of water between cocktails. If you bypass that rule

and wake up groggy the next morning, drink up to rehydrate and flush the impurities from your system.

 

Drink other fluids, too. Remember: Water isn’t enough. You need to drink

electrolyte-rich fluids,

too — like sports drinks, coconut water, or bouillon soup — that can restore the salt and potassium you’ve lost.

 

Grease up before you go. One longstanding folk remedy is to take a spoonful of olive oil before a party. Some swear by it.

Eating a pizza or other fatty food

has the same effect. Both are said to grease the intestines so the alcohol takes longer to absorb.

 

Consume sugar while you’re drinking. Studies show that fructose may speed alcohol metabolism, thus reducing the risk of a hangover. It’s important to eat

sugar while you’re drinking, not before, since fructose metabolizes quickly. Try plain orange juice between cocktails.

 

Fill up the morning after. 

Eat breakfast.

Electrolytes in food help replenish a dehydrated system and get calories back into your body. But go easy. While a greasy meal before drinking may help,

a hangover needs foods that are easy to digest, like toast and cereal. Some believe that eating burnt toast will help, with the charred carbon crust filtering

out impurities much like a carbon water filter. But there’s no research to back it up.

 

Eat ginger. For centuries, people have taken ginger to reduce nausea and vomiting. Try nibbling crystallized ginger in the aftermath of a night of drinking.

The 

National Institutes of Health reveal

 early research that consuming a combination of ginger, tangerine pith, and brown sugar before drinking decreases nausea and vomiting.

 

Watch for prickly pear cactus. While it’s still being tested, one study has shown that taking 1,600 IU of

prickly pear extract five hours before drinking reduced risk for severe hangover by 50 percent.

 

Go back to bed. A hangover isn't caused by lack of sleep, but that makes it worse. Take a long nap the day after: It’s the body’s way of healing itself.

 

Between snoozes, rehydrate and restore with this globally used recipe from our book

500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them.

It returns starch, sugar, sodium, and potassium to your depleted system.

 

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• Stir 1 teaspoon of salt and 8 teaspoons of sugar into 5 cups of distilled water.

• Whisk in ½ cup orange juice or ¼ cup mashed banana.

• Sip the mixture slowly throughout the day, storing it in a cool place. It’s good for 24 hours.

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Stay well,

The Remedy Chicks