#MEwx Cold with rain/snow moving in, another leftover turkey recipe and y our quote for today

Good morning Augusta

You can find my personal weather station list with AMBIENT weather.com as KMEAUGUS22. That stands for Kennebec County in Augusta, Maine that first went on line in 2022. There is a 20 second delay between when the station reads the weather and when it hits the web.

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 30s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have snow and/or rain after midnight. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Lows in the lower 30s with South winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

The outdoor temperature is 15.3°F, the dewpoint is 14.4°F and the wind chill is 15.3°F.

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

Today’s sunrise is 7:00 AM, sunset is 4:01 PM and we’ll have 9 hours 1 minutes of daylight today.

Moonrise is 10:15 AM and Moonset is 6:51 PM. The moon phase is Waxing Crescent and is 11% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on December 15 and our next new moon is on December 30.

The wind is from the Northeast between 1.1 MPH and  2.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.92, the Absolute pressure is 29.72 and rising with a weather graphic indicating clouds and sun.

The Humidity is 96%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 21.5W/m2.

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

 

“Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.”

Yoko Ono

(Now that one is just plain unfair!)

 

RANCH PASTA AND TURKEY

Serves 4 to 6

 

1 (8 oz) package of your favorite pasta

1 stick margarine

1 packet ranch-style dressing dry mix

1 (16 oz) can peas and carrots, undrained

3 cups cubed turkey

 

Cook pasta as directed on package.  In a saucepan, combine margarine, dressing mix, peas and carrots.  Heat until margarine has melted.  Toss with pasta and turkey.  Place in a 2 quart casserole.  Heat at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.  (If you like, you can sprinkle some grated cheese over top after the casserole has baked.)