#MEwx Sun, a cloud or two and Chocolate Zucchini cake
I've put up a Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings online here.
This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 60s. Winds are light and variable, becoming southwest around 10 mph this afternoon.
Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s with south winds around 10 mph.
We didn't receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.
The wind is East Southeast between 1.8 MPH and 3.6 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 30.02, the Absolute pressure is 29.82 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.
The outdoor temperature is 41.2°F, the dew point is 40.9°F, the heat index is 41.2°F and the humidity is 99%.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies and a cloud or two.
The UV index is 1 placing the average person at low risk, the solar radiation reading is 52.2W/m2, the moon is Waxing Gibbous and is 83.0% illuminated. Sunrise is 7:21 AM, sunset is 5:26 PM, moonrise is 4:00 PM, Moonset is 2:51 AM and we'll have 10 hours 5 minutes of daylight today.
Our next Full Moon is on November 8, and our next new moon is on November 23.
By the way, you know all of that Zucchini you've been avoiding? Well here's a way to "dispose" of it.
CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE
½ cup butter
1 ¾ cups sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk or sour milk
½ cup cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 ½ cups flour
2 cups grated zucchini
½ cup chocolate chips (or more!)
½ cup chopped nuts
Directions:
1. Cream together butter, oil, and sugar.
2. Blend in egg, buttermilk, vanilla.
3. Stir in dry ingredients, zucchini, and some chocolate chips.
4. Pour into a greased and floured 9"x13" baking pan.
5. Sprinkle the remaining chips and nuts over top of cake.
6. Bake at 325⁰ about 50 minutes.
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