#MEwx Sun, fog and squash and chicken mix

Good morning Augusta

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

This morning we have patchy fog  and partly sunny skies. Highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies and more patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 52.5°F, the humidity is 99% and the Dew Point is 51.8°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.  

The Relative pressure is 29.97, the Absolute pressure is 30.76 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with the morning fog burned off, mostly cloudy skies to  200 ft / 60 m and overcast to 5,500 ft / 1,676 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:51 AM Sunset is 5:58 PM, Moonrise is 6:21 PM, moonset is 6:18 AM and  we have a full moon today/tonight.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 131153Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR BKN002 OVC055 09/09 A3002 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 SLP167 70003 T00940094 10106 20083 53018

We received 0.13 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours and it’s far from being over falling.

Since it’s squash season how about mixing chicken with squash?

SQUASH MIX WITH CHICKEN

Serves 4

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup sliced celery

1 tsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted

2 ½ cups sliced yellow squash

1 cup sliced zucchini

½ cup chopped, cooked chicken

2 tbsp water

½ tsp salt

1/8 tsp red pepper

1/8 tsp pepper

 

Sauté onion and celery in margarine in a large skillet until tender.  Stir in squash and remaining ingredients.  Cover and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.  Transfer mixture to a serving dish, and serve hot.

 

Exchanges:  1 lean meat   -   1 vegetable  Calories:  65   -   Fat:  1 gm   -   Carbo:  8  gm   -   Fiber:  1 gm   -   Chol:  12 mg   -   Protein:  7 gm   -   Sodium:  113 mg