#MEwx Wind, snow, sleet and a Volcano cake recipe to get warm with

Good morning Augusta

It’s snowing hard out there. Stay home and make more coffee. Stay off the roads.

This morning we have Clouds with snow or a chance of sleet this morning, then a chance of snow or a slight chance of sleet this afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming north around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy, becoming partly cloudy later. Lows around 18°F. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 10.4°F, Dew Point is 20.5°F, the humidity is 85%, and the outdoor temp is 24.3°F.

The wind direction is Northeast between 15.0 MPH and 17.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.59, the Absolute pressure is 29.39 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/sleet.

Visibility is 0.5 miles / 0.8 Kilometers with snow-filled clouds above this blowing snow somewhere. 

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:42 A.M., Sunset is 5:05 P.M., Moonrise is 11:07 A.M., Moonset is 12:56 A.M. and the moon phase is in its first quarter.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 131153Z AUTO 01014KT 1/2SM -SN FZFG VV005 M04/M06 A2964 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP043 P0005 60036 70059 T10441056 11044 21067 56042

We’ve received roughly 7 inches of snow here so far, and it isn’t done snowing yet.

If you have cute little Valentines around for the big day tomorrow, why not make this for them? Just remember to put a Hershey’s kiss next to their plate at the dinner table before they eat.

VOLCANO CAKE

 

1 box chocolate cake mix

1 can cherry pie filling

Chocolate cookie crumbs

Chocolate ice cream

 

Prepare a chocolate cake mix according to the package directions.  Bake in a bundt pan; invert onto serving platter and cool completely. Fill hole in the center of the cake with scoops of ice cream. Top with cherry pie filling (lava) and drizzle down sides of the cake. Sprinkle top of volcano with crushed cookie crumbs.

 

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 132 Calories; 4g Fat (22.8% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 187mg Sodium. 

Exchanges: 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.