#MEwx snow, rain, slush and a Slow Cooker Sloppy Joe recipe for the Sox spring training game today

Good morning Augusta

We’re still under a Winter Weather Advisory and high wind watch This is a sloppy mess about to start, so read them both in the post preceding this one.

This morning we have snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches with Highs in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph until morning when that high wind watch kicks in. 

Tonight we’ll have snow with a chance for rain. Total snow accumulation of 5 to 8 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph with those high winds not too far off.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Augusta’s #MEwx morning weather readings are: Wind Chill is 28.6°F, Dew Point is 19.0°F, the humidity is 67%, and the outdoor temp is 28.6°F. Today’s Red Sox S.T. game is at 1:05, the Slow cooker sloppy Joe recipe and forecast is at:

http://augustamaineweather.blogspot.com/e wind direction is North Northwest between 2.0 MPH and 3.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.04, the Absolute pressure is 29.83 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with scattered Clouds to 2,900 ft / 883 m., scattered clouds to 5,500 ft / 1,676 m. and overcast skies to

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:25 A.M., Sunset is 5:20 P.M., Moonrise is 11:33 P.M., Moonset is 9:25 A.M. and the moon phase is waning gibbous.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 241153Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT029 SCT055 OVC080 M03/M06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP215 T10281056 11022 21039 58026

We haven’t received any snow yet, but it will be here shortly.

Yesterday the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees in Spring training play 8-5. Today we play the Twins at 1:05. So make this for gametime and just let that snow and slush fall!!

SLOW COOKER SLOPPY JOES

24 sandwiches (Joes for 3 recipes, about 2½ cups each)

3 lbs ground turkey or beef

1 large onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup)

1 ½ medium stalks celery, chopped (1 ½ cups)

1 cup barbecue sauce

1 can (26 ½ oz) sloppy joe sauce

24 hamburger buns

Cook turkey and onion in 4-quart Dutch oven over heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, turkey is no longer pink; drain.  Mix turkey mixture and remaining ingredients except  buns in 31/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until vegetables are tender.  Uncover and cook on high heat setting until desired consistency. Stir well before set with turkey mixture.

 

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