#MEwx Warm temps, sun and a Tropical Isle Chicken salad

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Good morning Augusta

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

here.

This morning it's mostly sunny with Highs around 50°F. Winds will be Northwest 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the upper 20s. Winds will be Northwest around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph during evening hours, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 42.8°F, the humidity is 50%, the dew point is 25.5°F and our wind chill is 39.4°F. 

The wind direction is North Northwest between 9.6 MPH and 12.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.57, the Absolute pressure is 29.37 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with clear skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is 8.6% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing crescent, Sunrise is 6:28 am 85° East, Sunset is 7:00 pm 275° West, Moonrise is 8:12 am 74° East, Moonset is10:17 pm↑ 289° West and we'll have 12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any new rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta's airport are:

METAR KAUG 271053Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM BKN040 04/M02 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP040 T00441022

Let's drop back to recipes with ingreidients you may have readily available and that can be either washed or baked long enough to kill virus germs.

TROPICAL ISLE CHICKEN SALAD

 

Serves:  4 (scant ½ cup)

 

1½ cups diced cooked chicken breast

1 cup 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained

2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds

½ cup chopped celery

¼ fat-free mayonnaise

1 tsp. brown sugar twin

 

  • In a medium bowl, combine 1½ cups chicken, 1 can pineapple, 2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds and ½ cup celery.
  • Add mayonnaise and brown sugar twin.  Mix well to combine.
  • Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.  Gently stir again just before serving.

 

Hint:  It's equally good served on lettuce leaves or as a sandwich filling.

 

Exchanges:  2 meat, 1 fruit          Calories:  167; fat:  4 g; protein:  19 g; carbohydrate:  14 g; sodium 182 mg; fiber:  1 g

 

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