#MEwx Flood advisory, warm temps, more rain and Corn-Vegie Chowder
I’ve put up a Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings online here.
This morning we have showers, with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s with southeast winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.
Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy conditions with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight with lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.
We’ve received 0.42 inches of rainfall here over the past 24 hours and it isn’t done yet.
The wind is West between 1.3 MPH and 7.8 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.41, the Absolute pressure is 29.41 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.
The outdoor temperature is 56.8°F, the dew point is 56.4°F, the heat index is 56.7°F and the humidity is 99%.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with heavily overcast skies.
The UV index is 0 placing the average person at no risk, the solar radiation reading is 25.3W/m2, the moon phase is in its third quarter and the moon is 42.7% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:58 AM, sunset is 5:52 PM, moonrise is 12:15 AM, Moonset is 3:14 PM and we’ll have 11 hours 53 minutes of daylight today.
Our next Full Moon is on November 8, and our next new moon will be on October 25.
CORN-VEGGIE CHOWDER
Serves 6 (1 1/3 cups)
2 cups (10 oz) diced raw potatoes
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
½ cup chopped onion
2 cups (16 oz can) chicken broth
½ cup (2.5 oz jar) sliced mushrooms, drained
2 cups (16-oz can) cream-style corn
1 ½ cups (12-fluid-oz can) Carnation Evaporated Skim milk
¾ cup (3 oz) reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp Hormel Bacon bits
In a medium saucepan, combine potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and chicken broth. Cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Lower heat. Stir in mushrooms, corn, evaporated skim milk, Cheddar cheese, and black pepper. Continue cooking 5 minutes or until cheese melts, stirring often. Just before serving, stir in bacon bits.
Exchanges: 1 ½ starch - ½ vegetable - ½ meat - ½ skim milk
236 calories - 4 gm fat - 14 gm protein - 36 gm carbo. - 710 mg sodium - 12 gm fiber
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