#MEwx Cold, sun, some clouds and George Washington's Holiday Eggnog recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 20s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, becoming mostly cloudy. Lows will drop to around 18°F with light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 9.0°F, the humidity is 78% the Dew point  is 3.4°F with a wind chill of 9.0°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 30.29, the Absolute pressure is 30.09 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun/clouds.

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 partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 26.8% illuminated, the moon phase is     waxing crescent, Sunrise is 7:10 am↑ 123° Southeast, sunset is 4:02 pm↑ 237° Southwest, Moonrise is 11:10 am↑ 112° Southeast, Moonset is 9:31 pm↑ 251° West and we'll have 8 hours 51 minutes of daylight today.

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

Below is an eggnog recipe direct from the estate of George Washington. This is definitely high octane, so keep the kids away from it.

Holiday eggnog (George Washington recipe)

"One quart cream

one quart milk

one dozen tablespoons sugar

one pint brandy

½ pint rye whiskey

½ pint Jamaica rum

¼ pint sherry

mix liquor first, then separate yolks and whites of 12 eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently."

And do NOT drive.