#MEwx Sun, temps above freezing and Low-Cal 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 partly sunny skies, then clearing with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions with lows in the lower 20s. Winds will be light and variable.

We received 0.10 inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.

The  wind is Northwest between  17.6 MPH and 20.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.76, the Absolute pressure is 29.56 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

Augusta’s humidity is 60%, the  outdoor temperature is 28.8°F, the dew point is 16.3°F and the wind chill is 22.0°F.

Visibility is  10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 61.9W/m2. The moon is Waning gibbous and is 74.1% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:46 AM, sunset is 5:02 PM, moonrise is 11:21 PM and Moonset is 9:17 AM. We’ll have 10 hours 18 minutes of daylight today. The next Full Moon is on March 9 with our next new moon being on February 20.

 

And, if you’re watching your waistline…

LOW-CAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

24 servings

1½ cup flour                              

1/4 cup granulated fructose - or other sugar replacement

2/3 cup liquid shortening

1 cup low fat milk (2%)

½ cup unsweetened cocoa                 

2 eggs

1½ tsp baking soda                            

1 tsp salt                          

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 13”x 9" cake pan. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat just until blended. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes. Let cool.  

 

Exchanges: ½ bread 1 fat; 86 calories

 

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