#MEwx Hot, muggy and dangerously hot with Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie

Good morning Augusta.

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

This morning we have areas of fog (not on West River Road) and mostly sunny later. Hot with highs in the lower 90s with south winds around 10 mph. Heat index values will rise to the mid 90s this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Winds will be south around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Heat index values in the lower 90s early in the evening.

The wind is Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 2.0 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and steady with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The outdoor temperature is 68.4°F, the dew point is 78.5°F, the heat index is 69.5°F and the humidity is 97%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Hot, humid and overcast skies.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 140.6W/m2, the UV Index is 1  placing the average person at low risk, the moon is 39.4% illuminated, the moon is in its First Quarter, sunrise is 5:30 AM, sunset is 8:02 PM, moonrise is 12:40 AM, Moonset is 11:16 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 30 minutes of daylight today.

The next full moon is August 11 and the next New Moon is August 27.

 

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CREAM PIE

Serves 8

1 (4 serving) package sugar-free chocolate cook-and serve pudding mix

1 (4 serving) package sugar-free cherry gelatin

1 ½ cups water

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

1 tsp almond extract

1 chocolate piecrust

1 (4 serving) package sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix

2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder

½ Cool Whip free

2 tbsp slivered almonds

In a medium saucepan, combine dry cook-and-serve pudding mix, dry gelatin, and ½ cup water.  Stir in undrained cherries.  Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring often, being careful not to crush cherries.  Remove from heat.  Stir in almond extract.  Place saucepan on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes.  Spoon cherry mixture into piecrust.  Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.  Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine dry instant pudding, dry milk powder, and remaining 1 cup water.  Mix well using a wire whisk.  Blend in Cool Whip Free.  Spread pudding mixture evenly for cherry filling.  Evenly sprinkle almonds over top.  Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.  Cut into 8 slices.

Calories:  206; fat:  6 gm; protein:  5 gm; carbohydrate:  33 gm; fiber:  1 gm; sodium:  385 mg; calcium: 81 mg;