#MEwx cloudy, rainy/snowy and Herbed Alaska Pollock and Broccoli

Good morning Augusta

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

Today it’s going to be rainy during morning hours with more rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have clouds with rain and snow likely this evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight. Total snow accumulation around an inch. Lows

in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 36.9°F, the humidity is 67% and the Dew Point is 27.0°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH with a wind chill of °F.  

The Relative pressure is 30.08, the Absolute pressure is 29.88 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly cloudy skies to 6,500 ft / 1,981 m and overcast to 8,000 ft / 2,438 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:23 AM Sunset is 4:21 PM, Moonrise is 2:41 PM, moonset is 1:07 PM and the moon phase is waxing gibbous. 

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 071053Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM BKN065 OVC080 03/M06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00281056 PNO $

We didn’t receive any rain  here over the past 24 hours, but the rain/snow crap is coming.

Here’s another fish recipe that can be cooked in an oven or microwave.

HERBED ALASKA POLLOCK AND BROCCOLI

Serves 2    

This is either a Microwave or conventional oven dish

 

1 10-oz package frozen broccoli spears

2 3-oz Alaska Pollock fillets (3 to 5 oz each)

2 tsp olive oil

1/8 tsp oregano -- crushed

1/8 tsp thyme -- crushed

1 tbsp minced parsley

 

Microwave Directions: Place broccoli in shallow microwave safe dish. Cover with waxed paper and microcook at high 3 minutes. Separate spears; place Alaska Pollock in dish with broccoli. Brush with oil; sprinkle with oregano and thyme. Cover with waxed paper. Microcook at high 4 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with a fork and broccoli is tender; rotate dish ¼ turn twice during cooking. Sprinkle with parsley.

 

Oven Directions: Cook broccoli in boiling water 1 to 2 minutes or until spears can be separated. Drain and place in greased shallow baking dish with Alaska Pollock; brush with oil and sprinkle with oregano and thyme. Bake, covered, at 450ºF, allowing about 10 minutes cooking time per inch of thickness measured at its thickest part or until fish flakes when tested with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley.