#MEwx Sun, a storm tonight and French Apple GAllettes

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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.

The Winter Storm warning appears at the bottom of this post as well as being in the previous post by itself.

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 30s. Winds are Northwest around 10 mph, becoming light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have clouds until the storm arrives. Snow possible during evening hours, then snow after midnight when the storms lands. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches, with a chance for 5 to 8 inches in our area. Lows in the lower 20s with light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph after midnight.

We’ve had snow melt totaling 0.13 inches over the past 24 hours. 

The  wind is West Northwest between  2.5 MPH and 3.8 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.75, the Absolute pressure is 29.55 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and spotty sun.

Augusta’s humidity is 80%, the  outdoor temperature is 30.9°F, the dew point is 25.2°F and the wind chill is 30.9°F.  

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with a sun that’s trying to break through the overcast.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 42.7W/m2. Sunrise is 7:09 AM, sunset is 4:30 PM, moonrise is 5:19 AM, Moonset is 1:39 PM. The moon is waning crescent and is 8.1% illuminated. We’ll have 9 hours 20 minutes of daylight today.

The next Full Moon is on February 5, 2023 with our next new moon being on January 21.

 

FRENCH APPLE GALETTES

This is an Ina Garten recipe, and a darn tasty one too.

2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator

6 Granny Smith apples

¾ cup sugar

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut in small cubes

¾ cup apricot jelly or warm sieved apricot jam (really, this is optional but adds a nice touch)

3 Tablespoons water, rum, Calvados, etc.

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F.  Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper or foil.
  2. Place a sheet of pastry on each pan. 
  3. Unfold the pastry sheets and cut each sheet into 4 quarters.  Refrigerate while prepping the apples.
  4. Peel the apples, core them, and cut in half through the stem ends.  Slice each half cross-wise into 1/4” slices.
  5. Place overlapping slices diagonally across each pastry section and one slice on each side.
  6. Sprinkle all the sugar over all the pastry pieces and dot with the butter.
  7. Bake for 40 minutes until brown and the edges of the apples start to brown.  Rotate the pan once during baking. 
  8. When the galettes are done, heat the apricot jelly/jam with the water (or liquor). 
  9. Brush the apples and pastry completely with the jelly mixture.
  10. Loosen each piece with a metal spatula to prevent sticking.
  11. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes:  I used Cortland apples and sprinkled them with a little cinnamon sugar before adding at least a tablespoon of white sugar to each piece.  Enough sugar must be used to caramelize over the apples, but the amount is really to your taste.

I also did not bake for the full 40 minutes because the galettes were brown and the apples soft well before that.  It might depend on the type and crispness of the apples used (mine were not really crisp).

I also used a good margarine, not butter.  Blasphemy, I know.

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Gray ME

3:15 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023

SNOW IMPACTS THE AREA LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

After about a month with little snow to speak of, a significant snowfall is expected for much of the forecast area. Some mixing may occur at onset and across southern New Hampshire, but overall a

mostly snow event is anticipated. The bulk of the moderate to heavy snow will fall Thursday night and early Friday. Some of the southern portions of the snowfall may be wet and sticky, leading to an

elevated risk of power outages as snowfall approaches 4 inches. Additional light and fluffy accumulations are likely Friday during the day.

 

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Maine.

* WHEN...From Midnight tonight to 7 PM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Periods of moderate and heavy snow will combine with low visibility to create dangerous driving conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in

your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can

be obtained by going to newengland511.org

&&

MJC

 

 

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