#MEwx Cool, rainy, overcast with Cookies and Cream Pie

Good morning Augusta.

I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time readings online here.

This morning we have some patchy fog with a slight chance of thunderstorms early. Rain early, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph, becoming west gusting to 20 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with lows in the upper 50s. Winds will be west around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

We received 0.52 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours, and it isn’t over with yet.

The wind is West Northwest between  1.8 MPH and 4.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.43, the Absolute pressure is 29.23 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds and rain.

The outdoor temperature is 60.1°F, the dew point is 58.9°F, the heat index is 60.1°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast and rainy skies. Isn’t that great?

The current Solar Radiation reading is 62.7W/m2, the UV Index is 2  placing the average person at low to no risk, the moon phase is in its third quarter and the moon is 57% illuminated, sunrise is 5:46 AM, sunset is 7:42 PM, moonrise is 10:57 PM, Moonset is 1:11 PM and we’ll have 13 hours 55 minutes of daylight today.

Our next full moon will be on September 10 and our next New Moon is on August 27.

 

COOKIES AND CREAM PIE

Makes 8 servings

1 ½ cups cold milk (or ½-cup dry milk powder and 1 ½ cold water)

1 pkg ( 4 serving size) JELL-O Vanilla sugar free Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

1 tub (8 oz) COOL WHIP Free whipped topping, thawed

1 cup chopped OREO chocolate sandwich cookies

1 OREO Pie crust

 

Pour milk into large bowl.  Add pudding mix.  Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes.  Let stand 5 minutes.  Gently stir in whipped topping and chopped cookies.  Spoon into crust.  Freeze 6 hours or overnight until firm.  Let stand at room temperature or in refrigerator 15 minutes or until pie can be cut easily.  Garnish with additional chocolate sandwich cookies.  Store left over pie in freezer.