#MEwx cold, rain, snow and BOUILLABAISE for dinner

Good morning Augusta

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

We’re under a Winter Weather Advisory, read the the post previous to this one to read the whole thing.

Today it’s going to be cloudy and snow with a chance of rain this afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Light and variable winds. 

Tonight we’ll have snow and sleet during evening hours, then freezing rain likely after midnight. Snow and sleet accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth

of an inch. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 37.9°F, the humidity is 64% and the Dew Point is 26.8°F.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 2.7 MPH and 4.9 MPH with a wind chill of 37.9°F.  

The Relative pressure is 30.07, the Absolute pressure is 29.87 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain/snow.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 5,500 ft / 1,676 m.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:29 AM Sunset is 4:16 PM, Moonrise is 4:13 PM, moonset is 5:12

AM and the moon phase is waxing gibbous. 

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 111153Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM OVC055 03/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00281011 10044 20022 53035 $

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours, but that’s changing later today.

Get the kids into the kitchen to help you make this one. Hey, they need to know how to make something a little bit classy, right?

BOUILLABAISE

Serves 12 to 15

2 large onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 tbsp flour

2 tbsp butter

2 cups tomato pulp

2 cups water

8 cloves

3 bay leaves

1 ½ tsp curry powder

½ cup sherry

dash of tabasco sauce

1 tsp salt

4 lbs fish fillets (red snapper and redfish)

1 ½ quarts boiling water

½ lb mushrooms, sliced hot buttered toast

Sauté onions, garlic, and flour in butter; add tomato, 2 cups water, 4 cloves, bay leaves, curry powder, ¼ cup sherry and tabasco; simmer 30 minutes; add salt.  Add fish and remaining cloves and sherry to boiling water; simmer 15 minutes.  Add mushrooms and sauce; simmer 5 minutes. Place toast on large platter, add fish, and pour sauce over fish.