#MEwx Cold, sunny, windy and Holiday Mocha-spiced coffee

Good morning Augusta

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

here.

Today it's going to be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 20s. West winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 17°F with light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 20.8°F, the humidity is 36%, the Dew Point is -2.0°F and our wind chill is 13.8°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 4.9 MPH and 9.3 MPH.  

The Relative pressure is 30.49, the Absolute pressure is 30.29, the HPA is 1034 and rising with a weather graphic indicating partial sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies, and cold.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:05 A.M. EST, Sunset is 3:59 P.M. EST, Moonrise is 4:34 P.M. EST, Moonset is 7:20 A.M. EST and we have a Full Moon..

The RAW METAR reading for Augusta is:

METAR KAUG 121153Z AUTO 30013G19KT 10SM CLR M07/M17 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP342 T10721172 11039 21072 53034

We didn't receive any rain/snow melt here over the past 24 hours.

If you liked yesterday's blog post of Holiday Tea, you'll love this coffee mix for the holidays.

Holiday MOCHA-SPICED COFFEE

½ cup ground coffee (like a French Roast, unflavored)

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg

5 cups water

1 cup fat-free milk

¼ cup packed brown sugar

⅓ cup chocolate syrup (like Hershey's)

1 tsp vanilla

Whipped cream (optional, but why wouldn't you?)

 

1.         Place first 3 ingredients in a coffee filter or filter basket of a coffeemaker.  Add 5 cups water to coffeemaker, brew according to manufacturer's instructions.

2.         Combine milk, sugar, and syrup in a heavy saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.  Stir in brewed coffee and vanilla.  Serve immediately with whipped cream. 

6 servings, 1 cup each.