#MEwx Rising Temps and Berger Vegie Packets for lunch

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have sun and highs in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies, not as cold with lows around 14°F. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The outdoor temperature is  7.9°F, Humidity is 45% and the Dew Point is -9.0°F. 

The wind direction is South Southwest between 0.1 MPH and 0.3 MPH with a Wind chill of 7.9°F.

The Relative pressure is 30.22, the Absolute pressure is 30.02 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 6:04 A.M., Sunset is 5:35 P.M., Moonrise is 7:18 A.M., Moonset is 7:37 P.M. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

            METAR KAUG 081053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M19 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP268 T11331189

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

The kids still need calories to burn to keep warm, and frankly so do you. So make this for dinner. With snow coming for Sunday everyone will burn it off so don’t worry about the calories.

BURGER & VEGGIE PACKETS

4 servings

1 lb Extra-lean ground beef

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp garlic pepper

½ tsp onion powder

2 cups frozen sugar snap peas, carrots, onions and mushrooms (from 1-lb. Bag)

32 frozen steak fries

4 frozen half-ears corn-on-the-cob

½ tsp garlic pepper

Heat oven to 450. Cut four 18x12 inch sheets of aluminum foil.  Mix beef, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp garlic pepper and the onion powder.  Shape mixture into 4 patties, about ¼ inch thick.  Place 1 patty on center of each foil sheet.  Top each with ½ cup vegetables and 8 steak fries.  Place 1 corn next to each patty.  Sprinkle ½ tsp garlic pepper over vegetables.  Fold foil over patties and vegetables.  Seal edges at top, making tight ½ inch fold; fold again.  Repeat folding at sides.   Allow space on sides for circulation and expansion.  Place packets on large cook sheet.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until patties are no longer pin in center and juice of beef is clear.  Place packets on plates.  Open end of each packet to release steam; then open top of packet.