#MEwx Hot, muggy and how to make a Hootenanny Frapp

Good morning Augusta

There is no game tonight. We are now in the all star break, with our next game being Friday against the LA Dodgers.

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

This morning it’s mostly sunny  and hot with highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds will be around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear with lows around 60°F with Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 69.3°F, the humidity is 57% and the Dew Point is 53.4°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.90, the Absolute pressure is 29.70 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:03 AM, Sunset is 8:24 PM, Moonrise is 1:06 AM,  Moonset is 12:23 PM  and the moon phase is waxing Crescent. 

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

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 091153Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02110117 10211 20167 51009  

I’m going to keep posting cold things to enjoy in the hot weather. This one is a really good treat.

HOOTENANNY FRAPPE

18 servings

1½ cups Sugar

3½ cups Water

1 (6 oz) can frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (10 oz) packages frozen sliced Strawberries in syrup, thawed

1 (8 oz) can unsweetened crushed Pineapple, undrained Ginger ale, chilled

 

Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in orange juice concentrate, strawberries, and pineapple.  Pour mixture into a 13" x 9" pan, freeze until firm.  To serve, let mixture thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes. For each serving, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into glass, and add 1 cup ginger ale, stir until slushy.  Re-freeze remainder of mixture and use as needed.