#MEwx Cold, windy and ice/snow with Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake Pie

Good morning Augusta.

If you want to se weather readings from my personal weather station in real-time click here.

This morning we have snow and sleet, then snow this afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches. Colder with highs around 19°F, Winds are north 10 to 15 mph gusting to 35 mph.  Wind chill values are as low as 0°F.

Tonight we'll have clouds with a chance of snow during evening hours. Lows dropping to around 6.0°F. Winds will be north around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph. Wind chill values will drop as low as

-7.0°F after midnight.

The wind direction is North between 10.0 MPH and 13.2 MPH.

Blogger's note: This posted wind direction and velocity is drawn from public sources as my WS vane and anemometer is frozen into immobility.

The Relative pressure is 30.03, the Absolute pressure is 29.83 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and ice/snow.

We received  0.33 inches of snowmelt and rain, and roughly 4 inches of snowfall here over the past 24 hours, and it's still coming down at a pretty good clip.

Our outdoor temperature is 17.2°F, the humidity is 82%, the dew point is 12.7°F and our wind chill is 19.2°F. 

Visibility is extremely low owing to the blowing snow.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 13.8% illuminated, the moon phase is Waxing crescent, sunrise is 6:53 am↑ 112° Southeast, Sunset is 4:52 pm↑ 248° West, Moonrise is 9:02 am↑ 96° East, moonset is 9:01 pm↑ 268° West and we'll have 9 hours 59

Minutes of daylight today.

 

CREAMY CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE PIE

8 servings

1 lb Philadelphia Fat free Cream Cheese-softened

½ cup Splenda

½ cup plain low fat yogurt

½ tsp vanilla

2 eggs or (1/2 cup egg substitute)

¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted, cooled

1 OREO pie crust

 

Beat cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer fitter with paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy.  Add sugar; beat until well blended.  Add sour cream (yogurt) and vanilla; mix well.  Add eggs mixing on low speed after each addition just until well blended.  Stir in melted chocolate.  Pour batter into crust.  Bake 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until center are almost set.  Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.