#MEwx Sun, clouds, warm temps and Ham/apple topped biscuits

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 cloudy skies, becoming partly sunny. Patchy fog this morning with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs around 70°F with south winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s with light and variable winds.

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

The wind is East northeast between  0.0 MPH and 2.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.57, the Absolute pressure is 29.37 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds with rain in the offing.

The  outdoor temperature is 55.4°F, the dew point is 55.1°F, the heat index is 55.4°F and the humidity is 99%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy skies.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 203.7W/m2, the UV Index is 1  placing the average person at low risk, the moon phase is waxing crescent and the moon is 3.0% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:33 AM, sunset is 6:29 PM, moonrise is 8:05 AM, Moonset is 7:20 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 56 minutes of daylight today.

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

 

Another great item for breakfast is:

HAM-AND-APPLE-TOPPED BISCUITS

Serves:  6

 

1 ½ cups 97% fat-free ham or extra-lean ham

3 small unpeeled chopped cooking apples

½ cup raisins

1 cup Sugar Free Maple Syrup

¾ tsp apple pie spice

6 warm baked refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

 

In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, sauté’ ham and apples over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add raisins, maple syrup, and apple pie spice.  Mix well to combine.  Lower heat and simmer 2 to 3 minutes.  For each serving, place 1 biscuit on plate and spoon about ½ cup ham mixture over top.

 

Exchanges:  1 fruit; 1 meat; 1 starch

Calories:  215; fat:  6 gm; protein:  10 gm; carbohydrate:  30 gm; sodium:  694 mg; fiber:  2 gm.