Thanks to our extremely strong and gusty south wind, I can remove "Cut down dead hickory tree between house and studio" from my To Do list.
Strong south wind blowing ... gusts to 45 mph (72 kph) ... showers off and on ... .6 in/1.5 cm rain thus far ... 66ºF/19ºC @ 11:00 AM.
Gusty south wind and intermittent light showers continue. No storms on the radar map yet. Temperature holding at 66ºF/19ºC @ 1:45 AM.
Temp continues rising. It's now colder inside the house than out. NOAA bumped our chance of thunderstorms up to 100%. (66ºF/19ºC @ 9 PM)
Walked road to the gate. Rain began when we were farthest from the house. A dripping good time had by all. (63ºF/17ºC @ 4 PM)
is going to try out the new 2-cycle oil Santa brought: Fire up the chainsaw and cut some firewood. (Mostly clear and 49ºF/9ºC @ noon)
A beautiful Christmas morning going here. Clear skies, calm wind and 40ºF/4ºC @ 10:30 AM.
is tired of waiting and will soon go to bed, but first I'll consume some milk and cookies. (Clear, calm and 27ºF/-3ºC @ 4:30 AM)
Midnight: Clear, calm and 29ºF/-1.5ºC. I hear no sleigh bells.
There's no meteorological excuse for Santa not finding our place again this year: Clear skies, light northwest wind and 32ºF/0ºC @ 8:45 PM.