#MEwx warm again, sunny and Italian Brocoli Salad for dinner

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Good morning Augusta

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

here.

This morning we have sunny skies, becoming partly sunny. Highs will be in the mid 40s with West winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 30°F. Winds will be Northwest around 10 mph during evening hours, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 32.2°F, the humidity is 54%, the dew point is 17.4°F and our wind chill is 35.9°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.9 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.00, the Absolute pressure is 29.8s0 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with clear and sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is 26.2% illuminated, the moon phase is  waning crescent, Sunrise is 5:51 am↑ 74° East, Sunset is 7:26 pm↑ 286° West, Moonrise is 3:59 am↑ 114° Southeast, Moonset is 2:03 pm↑ 248° West and we'll have 13 hours 35 minutes of daylight today.  

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

IF you have this for dinner after having raked last year's leaves out in the yard, you'll be down at least a pound. Then there's the task of cleaning the dead leaves out of the rain gutters…

ITALIAN BROCCOLI SALAD

 

Serves:  6 (2/3 cup)

 

3½ cups chopped fresh broccoli

½ cup chopped red onion

¾ cup (3 oz.) shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

2 tbsp. bacon bits

½ cup fat-free mayonnaise

¼ cup fat free Italian Dressing

1 tsp. Splenda

 

  • In a large bowl, combine 3½ cup broccoli, ½ cup onion, ¾ cup mozzarella cheese, 2 tbsp. bacon bits.
  • In a small bowl, combine ½ cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup Italian dressing, and 1 tsp. Splenda. 
  • Add mayonnaise mixture to broccoli mixture.  Mix gently to combine. 
  • Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.  Gently stir again just before serving.

 

Exchanges:  vegetable:  2; meat:  ½

Calories:  82; fat:  2 g; protein:  7 g; carbohydrate:  9 g; sodium:  392 mg; fiber:  2 g.

 

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