#MEwx Mild and melting with a rain/snow mix posible and a Quick 'n Easy moist chocolate cake

Good morning Augusta.

I've put up an Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time weather readings from my location online by clicking here.

This morning we have clouds with a slight chance of snow showers, then a chance of rain or snow showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s with light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of rain showers during evening hours, turning partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s with Southwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph, becoming west after midnight.

We didn't receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

The  wind is Northeast between  1.1 MPH and 3.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.11, the Absolute pressure is 29.91 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun  and some clouds.

Augusta's humidity is 86%, the  outdoor temperature is 23.9°F, the dew point is 20.3°F and the wind chill is 23.9°F.  

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a mix of sun and clouds again today.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 25.7W/m2. The moon is waxing gibbous and is 59.2% illuminated. We'll have 9 hours 44 minutes of daylight today.

Sunrise is 7:00 AM, sunset is 4:44 PM, moonrise is 11:00 AM, Moonset is 1:11 AM. The next Full Moon is on February 5, 2023 with our next new moon being on February 20.

 

 

For those of you who simply want the average run-of-the-mill chocolate cake this one's for you!

QUICK AND EASY MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

2 ½ cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

⅔ cup cocoa

⅔ cup salad oil

2 cups water

2 tsp. vinegar

2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1.         Sift dry ingredients into bowl.

2.         Add liquid ingredients; mix well.  Batter will be thin.

3.         Pour into two greased round cake pans, or one 13"x9" pan; bake about 30-35 minutes

4.         For an angel food cake pan bake about 55 minutes.  Check with toothpick or cake tester.