#MEwx Warming, rain, sleet and a recipe for Squash mixed with chicken

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Good morning Augusta

We’re under a winter weather advisory today for what is essentially slippery and slimey roads. Around noontime you need to slow down.

This morning we have cloudy skies with a chance for snow, rain and sleet this afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have more rain, a chance of freezing rain and sleet this evening, then more rain after midnight. Little or no sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation around a trace. Not as cold with lows in the lower 30s. Temperatures rising to around 40 after midnight. South winds around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 15.6°F, Dew Point is -9.8°F, the humidity is 31%, and the outdoor temp is 15.6°F.

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.4 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.24, the Absolute pressure is 30.04 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

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 7:06 A.M., Sunset is 4:35 P.M., Moonrise is 7:52 P.M., Moonset is 8:54 A.M. and the moon phase is waning gibbous.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 231153Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC100 M11/M19 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP274 T11111194 11100 21117 56028

We didn’t receive any additional snow here over the past 24 hours.

Make this 65 calorie meal, then weigh yourself tomorrow morning.

IF you’ve been true to your new years  diet, you should be down between 3 and 5 pounds.

SQUASH MIX WITH CHICKEN

Serves 4

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup sliced celery

1 tsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted

2 ½ cups sliced yellow squash

1 cup sliced zucchini

½ cup chopped, cooked chicken

2 tbsp water

½ tsp salt

1/8 tsp red pepper

1/8 tsp pepper

 

Sauté onion and celery in margarine in a large skillet until tender.  Stir in squash and remaining ingredients.  Cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.  Transfer mixture to a serving dish, and serve hot.

 

Exchanges:  1 lean meat   -   1 vegetable  Calories:  65   -   Fat:  1 gm   -   Carbo:  8  gm   -   Fiber:  1 gm   -   Chol:  12 mg   -   Protein:  7 gm   -   Sodium:  113 mg

 

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