#MEwx Cool temps, clouds, some drizzel and Chocolate Drinks

Good morning Augusta

The Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners last night 14-1. We are now over 500 at  20 and 19!

A direct, real-time feed from my personal weather station is available for you here.

This morning it’s partly sunny with patchy drizzle this morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies, turning partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the evening,

becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The outdoor temperature is 53.6°F, the humidity is 77% and the Dew Point is 46.6°F.

The wind direction is West between 0.2 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.83, the Absolute pressure is 29.63 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 4,200 ft / 1,280 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:16 A.M., Sunset is 7:54 P.M., Moonrise is 11:21 A.M., Moonset is 1:34 A.M. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 111053Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM OVC042 10/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01000067

We received 0.09 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. 

Okay, time to get back to some chocolate. Some would say that I’m a chocoholic. This is not true. Yes I do love chocolate, but I DO NOT have a chocolate problem. I can quit any time I want to.

CHOCOLATE WINE drinks

            From Michael Chiarello

Ingredients

1 bottle Zinfandel wine

1 1/2 cups whole milk

1-ounce quality milk chocolate, finely chopped

Cocoa powder, to garnish

Directions

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat boil the wine until reduced by half.

Meanwhile, bring the milk to a boil. Place the chocolate in a small mixing bowl and pour the reduced wine over the top and whisk making sure all of the chocolate is melted. Pour half of the hot milk into the chocolate mixture and whisk to blend.

With the remaining milk, froth with a hand blender or a milk frother.

Pour the chocolate wine mixture into small cups and spoon some of the milk froth over the top, garnish with cocoa powder and serve hot.