Hot, humid, rainy and how to make Brandy Slush

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox Play the LA Dodgers tonight.

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

This morning we have a chance for Showers with a chance for more showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with a chance for showers this evening. It will be humid with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 66.6°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 66.4°F.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.68, the Absolute pressure is 29.48 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 500 ft / 152 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:06 AM, Sunset is 8:22 PM, Moonrise is 4:34 PM,  Moonset is 1:53 AM  and the moon phase is waxing gibbous. 

We received 1.12 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

SPECI KAUG 121230Z AUTO 10003KT 9SM OVC005 18/18 A2976 RMK AO2 T01780178

Below is another Hot weather treat for grown-ups to help them, in particular parents, to get through the kids summer vacation activities.

BRANDY SLUSH

32 servings

2 cups boiling Water

4 regular size Tea bags

2 cups Sugar

7 cups Water

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 cups Brandy

Lemon-lime carbonated beverage

Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir until slushy. Re-freeze remainder of mixture, use as needed.