#MEwx Warmer with rain possible latger and Cherry Shortcakes

Good morning Augusta.

I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station and you can view it’s real time readings online by clicking  here.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with a slight chance for rain showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s with light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with some thunderstorms producing gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The wind direction is South Southeast between 1.8 MPH and 2.7 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.66, the Absolute pressure is 29.46 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The outdoor temperature is 72.9°F, the dew point is 63.7°F, the heat index is 72.7°F and the humidity is 73%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with mostly sunny skies again todayt.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 453.9W/m2, the UV Index is 4  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon is 0.2% illuminated, the moon phase is a NEW MOON, sunrise is 5:22 AM, sunset is 8:10 PM, moonrise is 4:41 AM, Moonset is 8:40 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 47 minutes of daylight today.

Today is a NEW MOON with the next full moon being August 11.

 

Do you have a cherry tree in your yard? If not go and buy some and give this recipe a try. You’ll love it, and it’s another cold one for dessert.

 

CHERRY SHORTCAKES

Serves 4

1 (16 oz) can tart red cherries, packed in water, undrained

¾ cup water

1 (4-serving) package JELL-O sugar-free cherry gelatin

1 package fat free Jello vanilla pudding mix

½ tsp almond extract

¾ cup Bisquick Reduced-Fat baking mix

½ cup Splenda

½ cup water

¼ cup fat-free mayonnaise

¼ cup Cool Whip Lite

1 tbsp + 1 tsp chopped almonds

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Spray a baking sheet with butter-flavored cooking spray.  In a medium saucepan, combine undrained cherries, water, dry pudding mix, and dry gelatin.  Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in almond extract.  Place saucepan on a wire rack and cool while preparing shortcakes.  In a large bowl, combine baking mix, Splenda, water, and mayonnaise.  Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet to form 4 shortcakes.  Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.  For each service, place 1 shortcake in a dessert dish, spoon ½ cup sherry mixture over shortcake, top with 1 tbsp Cool Whip Lite, and garnish with 1 tsp almonds. 

 

Exchanges:  1 ½ starch/carbohydrate   -   1 fruit   -   ½ fat  191 calories    -   3 gm fat   -   4 gm protein   -   37 gm carbo   -569 mg sodium   -   39 mg calcium   -  1 gm fiber

 

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