#meWX Rainy, mild temps and Summer Chicken Kabobs on a grill!

Good morning Augusta

The Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland A’s yesterday afternoon 7-3. We are now 14 and 17.

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

This morning we have clouds with rain and areas of drizzle. Areas of fog this morning. Highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with patchy fog. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The outdoor temperature is 40.8°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 40.6°F.

The wind direction is Northeast between 3.4 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.17, the Absolute pressure is 29.97 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

Visibility is 9.0 Miles / 14.5 Kilometers with overcast skies to 500 ft / 152 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:18 A.M., Sunset is 7:44 P.M., Moonrise is 4:49 A.M., Moonset is 5:19 P.M. and the moon phase is waning crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 021053Z AUTO 06008KT 9SM OVC005 04/04 A3022 RMK AO2 RAB0954E48 CIG 003V009 SLP236 P0003 T00390039

We received 0.34 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours. 

Time to start training for summer time. Break out the BBQ grill and ma this chicken recipe. Yes, Chicken again. You DO want to fit into that swim suit without any “overlap” this summer don’t you?

SUMMER CHICKEN KABOBS

4 servings/serving size:  3 oz chicken

¼ cup lime juice

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp minced parsley

½ tsp dried thyme

1 garlic clove, minced

fresh ground pepper

2 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed

1 small yellow squash, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces

4 large cherry tomatoes

In a shallow dish, combine lime juice, oil, parsley, thyme, garlic, and pepper; mix well.  Add chicken, yellow squash, and zucchini, tossing to coat.  Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.  Alternate chicken, squash, and zucchini onto each skewers.  Grill 4 inches from heat for 10 minutes, turning frequently.  Add cherry tomatoes to each skewer during the last 1 minute of cooking.   Remove from heat and serve.

Exchanges:  Vegetable 1  -   Lean meat  3   189 calories   -   Total fat 7 gm   -  Saturated fat 1 gm   -   calories from fat   59   -   cholesterol 72 mg   -  total carbohydrate  4 gm   -  dietary fiber 1 gm   -  sugars 2 gm   -   protein 27 gm  -  sodium 67 mg