#MEwx Hot 'n muggy again with a very slight possibility of rain and Butterscotch Graham Cracker Parfait

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 partly sunny skies with patchy fog. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Winds are southwest around 10 mph. Heat index values up to 100°F.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms during evening hours, then a chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph, becoming light and variable. Heat index values in the mid 90s early in the evening.

The wind is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 4.1 MPH.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.85, the Absolute pressure is 29.65 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

The outdoor temperature is 81.9°F, the dew point is 74.7°F, the heat index is 88.3°F and the humidity is 76%.

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

The current Solar Radiation reading is 494.8W/m2, the UV Index is 4  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon is 68% illuminated, the moon is waxing gibbous, sunrise is 5:34 AM, sunset is 7:58 PM, moonrise is 4:34 PM, Moonset is 12:28 AM and we’ll have 14 hours 24 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

BUTTERSCOTCH GRAHAM CRACKER PARFAIT

Serves 4

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

2 cups skim milk

8 tbsp purchased graham cracker crumbs or 9 (2 ½-inch) graham cracker squares, made into crumbs

¼ cup Cool Whip Lite

2 maraschino cherries, halved

In a medium bowl, combine dray pudding mix and skim milk.  Mix well using a wire whisk.  Spoon ¼ cup pudding mixture into 4 parfait dishes.  Sprinkle 1 tbsp graham cracker crumbs over top of each.  Layer ¼ cup pudding mixture over crumbs.  Top each with 1 tbsp Cool Whip Lite and garnish with maraschino cherry half.  Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

HINT:  A self-seal sandwich bag works great for crushing graham crackers.

Each serving equals: 109 calories 1 gm fat 5 gm protein 20 gm carbohydrate 454 mg sodium

151 mg calcium 9 gm fiber Diabetic:  1 starch/carbohydrate    -  ½