#MEwx Clouds warm temps with rain and strong winds not to mention Turkey Chili!

Good Morning Augusta

Wind advisory is in effect and right now we have fog thicker than peanut butter out there (Hey, I like peanut butter a lot more than pea soup).

This morning we have patchy fog with a chance of rain, then rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Starting out with light and variable winds, becoming east 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have strong winds with rain and patchy fog. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Not as cold with lows in the lower 50s. Winds will be southeast 15 to 20 mph gusting to 50 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 38.3°F, the humidity is 99% the Dew point is 38.1°F and a wind chill of 38.3°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 1.1 MPH and 2.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.05, the Absolute pressure is 29.85 and falling with a weather graphic indicating 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 nonexistent out there owing to the thick fog.

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 110.0% illuminated, the moon phase is     Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 6:54 am↑ 120° Southeast, Sunset is 4:01 pm↑ 240° Southwest, Moonrise is 4:19 pm↑ 58° Northeast, Moonset is 7:01 am↑ 300° Northwest and we'll have 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight today.

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

More turkey related recipes.

TURKEY CHILI

2 lbs ground turkey (4 cups of leftover strips)

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced (1/2 tsp of minced garlic = 1 clove of garlic)

1 16-ounce can tomatoes, whole, and undrained

1 8-ounce tomato sauce

2 cup chicken stock, homemade

2 tbsp chili powder or more to taste

1 tsp cumin, ground

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground

2 apples, green, peeled, and chopped

1 16 ounce can, drained pinto beans or red beans

 

This is an easy very tasty dish, and turkey is much lower in fat than beef or pork.  You can use strips of leftover turkey instead of uncooked ground turkey, about 4 cups, and add it to the bean for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.  To use dried beans, cover 1 cup of beans with water and simmer for 1 hour or until tender; they will yield 2 cups cooked.

 

1.                  Combine all ingredients except apples and beans in a large pot.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and summer for 30 minutes.  Stir frequently to break up the turkey and tomatoes.

2.                  Add apples and simmer covered for another 20 minutes.  Add beans and cook 10 minutes longer.

 

Calories:  263; total fat:  2 gm; Saturated fat:  0 gm; cholesterol:  70 mg; sodium 526 mg; total carbohydrates:  25 gm; fiber:  16 gm; protein:  26 gm