#MEwx Hot 'N muggy again with a chance for T-storms and a Black Forrest Parfait

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 bright overcast skies with patchy fog. A chance of showers with a slight chance for thunderstorms, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Hot with highs in the mid 80s, winds are light and variable. Rain probability is 60% with heat index values in the lower 90s during afternoon hours.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms during evening hours, turning partly cloudy with a slight chance of patchy fog, showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.

The wind is North between 1.3 MPH and 4.0 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.88, the Absolute pressure is 29.68 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The outdoor temperature is 80.2°F, the dew point is 72.7°F, the heat index is 84.4°F and the humidity is 79%.

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

The current Solar Radiation reading is 528.2W/m2, the UV Index is 4  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon is 51.7% illuminated, the moon is waxing gibbous, sunrise is 5:31 AM, sunset is 8:01 PM, moonrise is 1:57 PM, Moonset is 11:45 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 28 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

Okay, in this heat we need to stick with something cold that’s bad for us to eat.

 

Black Forest Parfait

one can cherry pie filling

1/4 cup black cherry preserves

1/4 cup sugar

1 tblsp lemon juice

3 oz 1/3-less-fat cream cheese

3.4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs

 

Combine pie filling and preserves, mixing until thoroughly blended.

Combine sugar, juice, and cheese in large mixing bowl, and beat at medium

speed until smooth.

Cover and chill.

Spoon 2 tsp. crumbs into each of 4 glasses; top each with 1 1/2 tblsp cream

cheese mixture and 3 tblsp cherry mixture.

Repeat layers once, ending with cherry mixture.  Serve immediately.