#MEwx Fog, clouds and rain with a Fiesta Salad

Good morning Augusta.

This morning we have partly sunny skies with patchy fog. A chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall during afternoon hours. Warm with highs in the mid 80s and southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming west this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the lower 60s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

We received 0.04 of an inch of rain here over the past 24 hours.

Our outdoor temperature is 69.1°F, the humidity is  99% and the dew point is 68.9°F.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.95, the Absolute pressure is 29.75 and steady with a weather graphic indicating clouds and possible rain.

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 WIFI weather station.

Visibility is extremely low owing to the thick fog outside.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is  39.0% illuminated, the moon phase isin its first quarter, Sunrise is 5:10 am↑ 59° Northeast, sunset is 8:19 pm↑ 301° Northwest, Moonrise is 12:08 pm↑ 93° East, Moonset isXXX  and we'll have 15 hours 9 minutes of daylight today.

Here's another  healthy recipe.

 

FIESTA SALAD

 

Serves:  4

Serving size:  ¼ of recipe

 

2 11-oz can Mexican-style corn, drained

½ cup rinsed and drained kidney or black beans

2 tsp dehydrated minced onion

½ cup prepared salsa

2 slices reduced-fat American cheese, torn into small pieces

Lettuce leaves to serve on

12 cherry tomatoes, halved

 

Combine corn, beans, onion, salsa and cheese in a medium bowl.  Spoon mixture onto lettuce leaves and top with cherry tomatoes.

 

Exchanges:  1 starch; 1 vegetables; ½ fat

Calories:  132; total fat:  3 gm; saturated fat:  1 gm; cholesterol:  5 mg; sodium:  422mg; carbohydrate:  24 gm; fiber:  4 gm; sugars:  6 gm; protein:  7 gm

 

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