#MEwx Clouds, rain possible and Chocolate truffle cookies

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies, then partly sunny with a slight chance for showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s with north winds around 10 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 46.4°F, the humidity is 57%, the dew point is 32.2°F and our wind chill is 46.6°F.

The wind direction is East Northeast between 4.5 MPH and 7.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.58, the Absolute pressure is 29.38 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with partial cloudiness and sun.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 99.9% illuminated, the moon phase is waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:21 am↑ 65° East, Sunset is 7:50 pm↑ 295° Northwest, Moonrise is 8:18 pm↑ 113° Southeast, Moonset is 5:42 am↑ 251° West and we'll have 14 hours 30 minutes of daylight today.  

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

Happy Birthday CMO – and yes, I'm still cuter than you are.

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE COOKIES

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate

6 Tblsp. butter

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ cup flour

2 Tblsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 ½ tsp. vanilla

Directions

1.         Heat oven to 250⁰.

2.         Chop unsweetened chocolate.

3.         Cut butter into pieces.

4.         Melt together chopped chocolate, butter, and 1 cup chocolate chips in small pan in oven, stiffing occasionally.  Cool.

5.         Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

6.         Beat sugar and eggs about 2 minutes.  Beat in vanilla.

7.         Stir in chocolate mixture, then flour mixture, and finally the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips.

8.         Cover and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

9.         Heat oven to 350⁰.

10.       Shape mixture into 1" balls.

11.       Bake on ungreased cookie sheets, 2" apart, until puffed, about 10 minutes.