#MEwx Mild temps, sunny and Holiday Spiced Mocha coffee.

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with Highs in the lower 40s with light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 30s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 27.0°F, the humidity is 79% the Dew point is 21.4°F and a wind chill of 27.0°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.96, the Absolute pressure is 29.76 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 mostly sunny skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 90.9% illuminated, the moon phase is     Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 6:57 am↑ 121° Southeast, Sunset is 4:00 pm↑ 239° Southwest, Moonrise is 6:43 pm↑ 55° Northeast, Moonset is 9:54 am↑ 306° Northwest and we'll have 9 hours 3 minutes of daylight today.

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

This is  a favorite hot drink in the house every season.

Holiday MOCHA-SPICED COFFEE

½ cup ground coffee (like a French Roast, unflavored)

1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg

5 cups water

1 cup fat-free milk

¼ cup packed brown sugar

⅓ cup chocolate syrup (like Hershey's)

1 tsp vanilla

Whipped cream (optional, but why wouldn't you?)

1.         Place first 3 ingredients in a coffee filter or filter basket of a coffeemaker.  Add 5 cups water to coffeemaker, brew according to manufacturer's instructions.

2.         Combine milk, sugar, and syrup in a heavy saucepan.  Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.  Stir in brewed coffee and vanilla.  Serve immediately with whipped cream. 

6 servings, 1 cup each.