#MEwx cool temps, sun and Clow Cooker Sloppy Joes

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 mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and slight chance for thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s with light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph after midnight.

We’ve received a total of 2.00 inches of  rain here for this rain event.

The wind is East Northeast between  2.7 MPH and 7.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.71, the Absolute pressure is 29.51 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The  outdoor temperature is 53.4°F, the dew point is 49.0°F, the heat index is 53.4°F and the humidity is 85%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with bright and sunny skies.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 266.4W/m2, the UV Index is 2  placing the average person at moderate risk, the moon phase is waning crescent and the moon is 18.6% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:26 AM, sunset is 6:41 PM, moonrise is 1:22 AM, Moonset is 5:13 PM and we’ll have 12 hours 13 minutes of daylight today.

Our next Full Moon will be on October 9 and the next new moon will be on September 25.

 

Okay, with the cool weather moving in, you need something that will plug into the kids more base instincts.

 

SLOW COOKER SLOPPY JOES

24 sandwiches (Joes for 3 recipes, about 2½ cups each)

3 lbs ground turkey or beef

1 large onion, coarsely chopped (1 cup)

1 ½ medium stalks celery, chopped (1 ½ cups)

1 cup barbecue sauce

1 can (26 ½ oz) sloppy joe sauce

24 hamburger buns

 

Cook turkey and onion in 4-quart Dutch oven over heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, turkey is no longer pink; drain.  Mix turkey mixture and remaining ingredients except  buns in 31/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until vegetables are tender.  Uncover and cook on high heat setting until desired consistency. Stir well before set with turkey mixture.