#MEwx Snowy forecast for today and a great chicken soup recipe

Good morning Augusta

The predicted snow totals for the impending storm have gone up. The Storm watch is in the post preceeding this one. I suggest you read it through.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies, becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 13°F. North winds around 10 mph with wind chill values as low as 4 below.

Tonight we’ll have snow accumulating 3 to 6 inches. Lows around 3 above. Light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph after

midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 11 below.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 3.0°F, Dew Point is -6.7°F, the humidity is 44%, and the outdoor temp is 10.9°F.

The wind direction is Northeast between 9.2 MPH and 12.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.22, the Absolute pressure is 30.02 and Falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies for the time being.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:09 A.M., Sunset is 4:30 P.M., Moonrise is 2:57 P.M., Moonset is 5:32 A.M. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 191153Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR M12/M16 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP256 T11171161 11056 21117 51024

We received roughly 1 inch of snow here over the past 24 hours, and a lot more is going to hit us.

You DID get extra gas for that generator,right?

This snowstorm is going to last quite a while, so make yourself a large pot of this to tide you through Monday afternoon when you get plowed out.

AFTER-WORK CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

 

6 servings

Prep:  10 min.   Cook:  20 min

 

4 cans (14 ½ oz each) reduced-sodium chicken broth

2 cups cut-up cooked chicken

1 cup frozen green peas

1 tsp dried thyme leaves

¼ tsp pepper

2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)

2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)

1 medium onion, chopped (½ cup)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 cup uncooked wide egg noodles (2 oz)

 

Heat all ingredients except noodles to boiling in 3-qt. Saucepan.  Stir in noodles.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat.  Simmer uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles and vegetables are tender.