► Time to throw a couple more logs on the fire and go to bed. (Clear, gusty
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north wind and 15ºF/-9ºC @ 4:30 AM)► Nature in the Ozarks blog post/photo: Today's Flowers -- Beach False Foxglove.
► Not planning a picnic, but not too bad out if you can stay out of the wind. Sunny, north wind 10-15 mph (16-24 kph), 21ºF/-6ºC @ 10:30 AM.
► Temperature climbing under sunny skies. 27ºF/-3ºC @ noon.
► I mixed up some gasoline for my chainsaw this afternoon, but that was as far as I got in preparing to cut some firewood. Usually I've done quite a bit of firewood cutting by this time, but this year I didn't need to because we had a lot left over from last year. Still, we hardly have enough to last through the entire winter so I need to get working on that project.
► Temp climbed to around 20ºF/-1ºC during the heat of the day, but is falling fast now that the sun is setting. (23ºF/-5ºC @ 4:45 PM)
► Really burning through the fire wood. Blustery wind, clear sky and 17ºF/-8ºC @ 8:15 PM.There were a few icicles on the waterfall just below our house, but not as many as I expected -- nor were they as large as I thought they might be. The waterfall was catching a lot of direct sunlight. The icicles were melting enough to fall even though our temperature remained below freezing all day.
► Heading down to our coldest night thus far this winter. (Clear, moderate northwest wind and 12ºF/-11ºC @ midnight)
► Weather Summary: High = 30ºF/-1ºC. Low = 12ºF/-11ºC. Temperature @ midnight = 12ºF/-11ºC. Clear skies and a fairly gusty north wind all day.
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