#MEwx Rain, clouds and raw temps and a Corn-veggie chowder recipe

Good morning Augusta

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

We’ll be under a Frost advisory from midnight tonight to 8 am EDT Saturday.

This morning it’s cloudy and raining, turning partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear skies with lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds will be 10 to 15 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 43.7°F, the humidity is 98% and the Dew Point is 43.2°F.

The wind direction is East Southeast between 0.4 MPH and 2.5 MPH and the Wind Chill is 42.1°F. 

The Relative pressure is 29.87, the Absolute pressure is 29.67 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun (later).

Visibility is 2.5 Miles / 4.0 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 300 ft / 91 m and overcast skies to 800 ft / 243 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:40 AM Sunset is 6:14 PM, Moonrise is 1:21 PM, moonset is 10:28 PM and  the moon phase is waxing crescent.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 041053Z AUTO 05007KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR BKN003 OVC008 06/06 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB11 SLP138 P0002 T00610056

We received 0.24  inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Now that we have that “winter chill” in the air, let’s have some chowder.

CORN-VEGGIE CHOWDER

 

Serves 6 (1 1/3 cups)

 

2 cups (10 oz) diced raw potatoes

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup diced celery

½ cup chopped onion

2 cups (16 oz can) chicken broth

½ cup (2.5 oz jar) sliced mushrooms, drained

2 cups (16-oz can) cream-style corn

1 ½ cups (12-fluid-oz can) Carnation Evaporated Skim milk

¾ cup (3 oz) reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1/8 tsp black pepper

2 tbsp Hormel Bacon bits

 

In a medium saucepan, combine potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and chicken broth.  Cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.   Lower heat.  Stir in mushrooms, corn, evaporated skim milk, Cheddar cheese, and black pepper.  Continue cooking 5 minutes or until cheese melts, stirring often.  Just before serving, stir in bacon bits.

 

Exchanges:  1 ½ starch   -  ½ vegetable  -  ½ meat   -  ½ skim milk

236 calories  -  4 gm fat  -  14 gm protein  -  36 gm carbo.   -   710 mg sodium  - 12 gm fiber