#MEwx Hot 'n muggy again, no rain and French Chocolate Orage Mousse

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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 locations with patchy fog. It’s mostly sunny and it’s going to be hot with highs in the upper 80s. Winds will be light and variable, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon. Heat index values will be in the lower 90s again.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with patchy fog. Humid again with lows around 70°F with light and variable winds.

The wind is North Northeast between 2.7 MPH and 4.9 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 30.01, the Absolute pressure is 29.81 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The outdoor temperature is 84.7°F, the dew point is 67.0°F, the heat index is 75.5°F and the humidity is 77%.

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

The current Solar Radiation reading is 411.9W/m2, the UV Index is 3  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon is 61.7% illuminated, the moon is waxing gibbous, sunrise is 5:32 AM, sunset is 7:59 PM, moonrise is 3:16 PM, Moonset is 12:22 AM and we’ll have 14 hours 26 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

I need a good, cold chocolate fix, don’t you?

 

FRENCH CHOCOLATE ORANGE MOUSSE

Serves:  4

 

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

2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder

1 cup unsweetened orange juice

¾ cup plain fat-free yogurt

½ cup whipped topping free

1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges, rinsed and drained

3 (2½-inch) chocolate graham crackers made into fine crumbs

 

  • In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, 2/3 cup dry milk powder and 1 cup orange juice.
  • Mix well using a wire whisk.  Blend in ¾ cup yogurt and ½ cup whipped topping.
  • Reserve 4 mandarin oranges for garnish.  Gently stir remaining mandarin oranges into pudding mixture.
  • Evenly spoon mixture into 4 dissert dishes.  Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over tops and garnish each with a reserved mandarin orange.
  • Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

 

Exchanges:  1 fat free milk, 1 fruit, ½ carbohydrates

Calories:  172; fat:  0 g; protein:  8 g; carbohydrate:  35 g; sodium:  450 mg; calcium:  235 mg; fiber:  0 g

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