#MEwx Warm, humid with a chance for rain and a Crunchy Garlic Chicken recipe

Good morning Augusta

The Red Sox beat the California Angels last night 16-4. We’re 62 and 56.

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

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with a chance for showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail.

Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a chance for showers this evening, turning mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph. 

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 63.1°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 63.0°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 2.5 MPH and 4.9 MPH. 

The Relative pressure is 29.63, the Absolute pressure is 29.43 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 10,000 ft / 3,048 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:36 AM, Sunset is 7:51 PM, Moonrise is 4:35 PM,  Moonset is 1:07 AM  and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

  We received 0.13 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

The RAW METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 101153Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM BKN100 17/14 A2971 RMK AO2 RAE24 SLP059 P0001 60001 70005 T01720144 10172 20144 51008 $

My favorite chicken recipes call for the skins to be crunchy, like this one.

CRUNCHY GARLIC CHICKEN

 

6 servings

Prep: 30 Min Bake: 25 Min

 

2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted

2 tbsp milk

1 tbsp chopped fresh chives

½ tsp salt

½ tsp garlic powder

2 cups Country® Corn Flakes cereal, crushed (1 cup)

3 tbsps chopped fresh parsley

½ tsp paprika

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 tbsps butter or margarine, melted

 

Heat oven to 425.° Spray rectangular pan, 13”x9”x2”, with cooking spray.  Mix 2 tbsp butter, the milk, chives, salt and garlic powder. Mix crushed cereal, parsley and paprika. Dip chicken into milk mixture, then coat lightly and evenly with cereal mixture. Place in pan. Drizzle with 2 tbsp butter.  Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.