#MEwx Cold with a slight chance for snow with Holiday Pumpkin Cheesecake

Good morning Augusta

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This morning it is partly sunny with a chance for some  snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s with West winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of snow showers during evening hours, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 18°F. Winds are West around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.

We didn’t receive any rain/snow here over the past 24 hours.

The wind velocity is between 1.6 MPH and 2.2 MPH from the South.

The Relative pressure is 29.39, the Absolute pressure is 29.19 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

Our humidity is 83%, the temperature is 30.9°F, the dew point is 26.1°F and the wind chill is 30.9°F.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly sunny skies.

The UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 17.2W/m2. Sunrise is 6:52 AM, sunset is 4:04 PM and we’ll have 9 hours 11 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 4:46 PM and Moonset is  8:34 AM. The moon phase is waning gibbous and is 98.4% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on December 26 and our next new moon will be on December 12.

 

HOLIDAY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Serves 8

1 (8 oz) packages Philadelphia fat-free cream cheese

1 (4 serving) package JELLO sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix

2/3 cup nonfat dry milk

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin

1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice

¾ cup Cool Whip Lite

1 (6 oz) graham cracker piecrust

2 tbsp chopped pecans

 

In a large bowl, stir cream cheese with a spoon until soft.  Add dry pudding mix, dry milk powder, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice.  Mix well using a wire whisk.  Blend in ¼ cup Cool Whip Lite.  Spread mixture into piecrust.  Evenly spread remaining ½ cup Cool Whip Lite over filling.  Evenly sprinkle pecans over top.  Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.   Cut into 8 servings.

 

Exchanges:  2/starch/carbohydrate   -  1 meat   -  1 fat  227 calories   -   7 gm fat   -   12 gm protein   -   39 carbohydrate   -   679 sodium   -   89 mg calcium   -   3 gm fiber