Marvin Smith

Noon: 30°F/-1°C ... sunny ... gusty north wind. Temperature fell to 12°F/-11°C overnight. Need to get more firewood split in preparation for the "wintry mix" forecast for Monday.

8:00 PM: 30°F/-1°C ... gusty north wind ... sky cleared after being overcast all day. Every time I look at our forecast, it changes. Snow is gone from Saturday night and Sunday, but Sunday night through Monday, Arctic air is forecast to combine with southern moisture and frozen stuff of one form or another is going to fall out of the sky.

Noon: 39°F/4°C ... overcast ... damp. Letting our wood stove burn down so I can clean out the ashes. Heading into our coldest temps of this winter. 10°F/-12°C Saturday night, says NOAA.

Noon: 39°F/4°C ... overcast. General funkiness forecast to continue until Saturday.

Noon: 46°F/8°C. Mostly cloudy morning, but sun is trying to comply with the partly sunny afternoon forecast.

Noon: 46°F/8°C ... overcast. A few sprinkles of rain late morning. Forecast to continue during the afternoon. Snow flurries may enter the mix this evening. No accumulation expected.

Nature in the Ozarks: Sunset on Table Rock Lake, MO. - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Midnight: 36°F/2°C. Still clear, but forecast to start clouding up by dawn.

Noon: 55°F/13°C ... sunshine ... forecast to last for one day ... gonna split firewood.

Noon: 39°F/4°C. Patiently waiting on anything remotely resembling the sunshine forecast by NOAA.

Noon: 52°F/11°C ... overcast ... temperature falling slowly ... forecast to continue down to 33°F/1°C overnight ... sunshine possible tomorrow.

Nature in the Ozarks: Fawn Sallow (Psaphida styracis - 10016) - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Midnight: 55°F/13°C ... rain. On and off the computer a couple of times this evening as thunderstorm lines moved through. Another inch of rain during the evening, bringing our total for the day to 1.3".

Noon: 47°F/8°C ... overcast ... light rain off and on. Oh, well, we need the rain and our temps are forecast to remain well above freezing.

Midnight: 51°F/11°C. Clouds moving in. NOAA forecasts rain all day Friday. We may even get some thunderstorms.

Nature in the Ozarks: Common Oak Moth (Phoberia atomaris - 8591) - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Nature in the Ozarks: Common Blue Violet (Viola papilionacea) - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Noon: 63°F/17°C ... mostly clear ... light south wind. One more day of sunshine, then NOAA says thunderstorms are on the way. With our unusually mild temperatures, spring-like weather is also arriving early.

Nature in the Ozarks: Ice Storm Revisited - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Noon: 54°F/12°C ... mostly sunny ... south wind building. Temperature is forecast to make it up to 60° this afternoon.

Hodgepodgery: Waiting In Line - http://hodgepodgery.blogspot.com/2012...

Noon: 49°F/9°C ... mostly clear. Not too bad outdoors if you can stay in the sunshine and out of the wind.

Midnight: 47°F/8°C ... overcast. Wind has just shifted to the north and temp is falling. Forecast to clear and drop below freeing before dawn.

Hodgepodgery: Lipstick and Dipstick - http://hodgepodgery.blogspot.com/2012...

Noon: 52°F/11°C ... clear earlier ... clouding up now ... new cold front rapidly heading our way.

Noon: 42°F/5°C ... overcast ... foggy. Our forecast calls for gradual clearing. So far, we've gotten a lot more gradual than we have clearing.

Noon: 41°F/5°C ... raining ... 2.3" rain since midnight. I really wish we could save all the water that's running off downhill. It would come in handy when July and August arrive.

Nature in the Ozarks: Titmice on Suet Feeder - http://elmostreport.blogspot.com/2012...

Midnight: 44°F/7°C ... rain. Rain started a little before midnight. It's supposed to last for a couple of days. As much as I hate to see sunshine come to an end, we need the rain.

Noon: 58°F/14°C ... mostly clear sky. Looks like it's going to be another beautiful afternoon. Our last for a few days, says NOAA. Think I will go haul home the rest of the firewood I cut yesterday.