#MEwx Warm, sun/clouds and a nice, cold Brandy Slush to relax with

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower 70s. Winds are northwest 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions with lows around 50°F. Winds will be west around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 559.4°F, the humidity is 75% and the Dew point is 51.4°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 2.5 MPH and 3.9 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.62, the Absolute pressure is 29.42 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

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

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

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with sun and nice puffy clouds.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is  32.2% illuminated, the moon phase is waxing crescent, Sunrise is 4:54 am↑ 55° Northeast, sunset is 8:25 pm↑ 305° Northwest, Moonrise is 10:43 am↑ 70° East, Moonset is 12:23 am↑ 293° Northwest and we'll have 15 hours 31 minutes of daylight today.

It isn't quite as hot as it has been over the past few days, but it's still warm out there.

Today's BFY (bad for you) summer treat is:

 

Hey, COVID19 is on the run, so all you adults out there who can now send the kids out to play make some of this to relax with.

 

BRANDY SLUSH

32 servings

2 cups boiling Water

4 regular size Tea bags

2 cups Sugar

7 cups Water

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 (12 oz) cans frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

2 cups Brandy

Lemon-lime carbonated beverage

Pour 2 cups boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 minutes.  Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Set tea aside to cool.  Combine sugar and 7 cups water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and let boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.  Combine tea, sugar mixture, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, and brandy in a large freezer proof container, stirring well.  Freeze until firm.  To serve, spoon 1/2 cup mixture into each glass, and add 1/4 cup Lemon-Lime beverage, stir until slushy. Re-freeze remainder of mixture, use as needed.