#MEwx Warming temps, spring training game this afternoon and Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

Good morning Augusta

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This morning its patchy foggy during morning hours. Then mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s with south winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with lows in the lower 30s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 25.7°F, the humidity is 89%, the Dew Point is 22.8°F and our wind chill is 25.7°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.94, the Absolute pressure is 29.74 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with Bright and sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:25 A.M., Sunset is 5:       19 P.M., today we’ll have 10 hours, 54 Minutes of daylight, Moonrise is 7:16 A.M., Moonset is 6:21 P.M. The moon is waxing crescent and is 0.9% illuminated.

We didn’t receive any snow or rain here over the past 24 hours, but it sure is melting out there, so watch for water-covered ice patches.

Today the Sox play the Orioles at 1 this afternoon, so make these for the kids. Sloppy, yes, good tasting? You bet.

SLOW COOKER SLOPPY JOES

24 sandwiches (Joes for 3 recipes, about 2½ cups each)

3 lbs ground turkey or beef

1 large onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup)

1 ½ medium stalks celery, chopped (1 ½ cups)

1 cup barbecue sauce

1 can (26 ½ oz) sloppy joe sauce

24 hamburger buns

Cook turkey and onion in 4-quart Dutch oven over heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, turkey is no longer pink; drain.  Mix turkey mixture and remaining ingredients except  buns in 31/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until vegetables are tender.  Uncover and cook on high heat setting until desired consistency. Stir well before set with turkey mixture.