#MEwx Cold, less wind and Beefy Italian Ramen Skillet for dinner

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 16°F. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph with wind chill values as low

as -22°F.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with lows around 2°F. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind chill is -11.0°F, Dew Point is -33.3°F, Humidity is 18% and the outdoor temperature is -0.2°F.

The wind direction is Southwest between 7.4 MPH and 10.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.25, the Absolute pressure is 30.05 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 6:20 A.M., Sunset is 5:24 P.M., Moonrise is 1:41 A.M., Moonset is 11:12 A.M. and the moon phase is in its last quarter.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 271153Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR M18/M27 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T11831272 11167 21189 51010

We didn’t receive any rain/snow here over the [past 24 hours.

It’s still too darn cold out there, so make this for dinner tonight, it’s quick and easy and it’ll fill the kids up and keep ‘em warm.

BEEFY ITALIAN RAMEN SKILLET

4 servings

2 packages (3 oz each) beef-flavor ramen noodle soup mix

1 lb ground beef

24 slices pepperoni (1 to 1¼ inches in diameter)

1 can (14½ oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

1 cup water

1 small green bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch pieces

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Break blocks of noodles in half (reserve one seasoning packet; discard second packet); set aside. Cook beef and pepperoni in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.  Stir tomatoes, water and reserved seasoning   packet into beef mixture. Heat to boiling. Stir in noodles and bell pepper. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender.  Sprinkle cheese on noodle mixture in ring around edge of skillet. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.