#MEwx Warm, rainy, fogy and Turtle Pie

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with patchy fog. Showers are likely during morning hours, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this afternoon. During morning hours visibility will be one quarter mile or less. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Winds are southeast around 10 mph.

Tonight we'll have a chance of thunderstorms during evening hours. It will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and patchy fog. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall this evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s and south winds around 10 mph during evening hours, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 71.6°F, the humidity is 97% and the dew point is 70.7°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.76, the Absolute pressure is 29.46 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 64.2% illuminated, the moon phase is waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:06 am↑ 57° Northeast, Sunset is 8:22 pm↑ 302° Northwest,

Moonrise is 11:35 am↑ 266° West, Moonset is 11:35 am↑ 266° West and we'll have 15 hours 17 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.50 inches of rain  here over the past 24 hours and it isn't done raining yet.

TURTLE PIE

Serves 8

1 (4-serving) package JELL-O sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix

2/3 cup Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk Powder

1¼ cups water

¾ cup Cool Whip Lite

¼ cup (1 oz) chopped pecans

1 (6-oz) Keebler graham cracker pie crust

1 tbsp (1/4 ounce) mini chocolate chips

1 tbsp caramel sauce

 

In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, dry milk powder, and water.  Mix well using a wire whisk.  Blend in a 1/4 cup Cool Whip Lite.  Stir in 2 tbsp pecans.  Spread mixture evenly into pie crust.  Evenly spread remaining 1/2 cup Cool Whip Lite over pudding mixture.  Sprinkle chocolate chips and remaining 2 tbsp pecans over top.   Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.  Just before serving, drizzle caramel sauce over top.   Cut into 8 servings.

 

Each serving equals:  HE:  1/2 bread - 1/2 fat - 1/4 skim milk - 1 slider - 8 optional calories

188 calories - 8 gms fat - 4 gm protein - 25 gm carbohydrate - 340 sodium - gm fiber

Diabetic exchange:  1 1/2 carbohydrate - 1 fat