#MEwx Cloudy and rainy with Baby Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with widespread showers with isolated thunderstorms during afternoon hours. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, highs will be in the mid 60s with south winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph during afternoon hours.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies with numerous showers this evening. Lows in the mid 40s with west winds around 15 mph gusting to 35 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are: 

Our outdoor temperature is 55.2°F, the humidity is 97%, the Dew point is 55.0°F with a wind chill of 55.2°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.63, the Absolute pressure is 29.43 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with gloomy overcast skies again today, with rain later.

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 74.4% illuminated, the moon phase is waning gibbous, Sunrise is 6:44 am↑ 97° East, Sunset is 6:08 pm↑ 262° West, Moonrise is 9:19 pm↑ 57° Northeast, Moonset is 12:15 pm↑ 302° Northwest and we'll have 11 hours 23 minutes of daylight today.  

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

Another pumpkin recipe…

Baby Pumpkin Cheesecakes

12 gingersnap cookies

2 1/2 cups low fat ricotta cheese

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

equivalent of two eggs, beaten

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger

or, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix purchased in all your favorite stores

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins and place a

gingersnap in the base of each tin. Beat the ricotta cheese until

smooth then add the pumpkin puree and brown sugar. Mix until smooth.

Beat in the remaining ingredients until light and fluffy. Spoon into

the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes, turn off the oven, and

let the cheesecakes sit undisturbed for one hour. Do not peek or open

the oven door during or after baking. Let the cheesecakes cool to

room temperature. Chill for at least four hours or overnight. Serve

chilled or at room temperature.