Nature News

Number of sunny days this week: 6
Number of cloudy days this week: 1
Number of rainy days this week: 0
Number of snowy days this week: 0
Number of windy days this week: 2
What is the air temperature right now in Fahrenheit?: 1
How was the weather this week?:

It was quite nice and warm at the beginning of this week, but by Friday it was very cold! The air smelled like snow, but so far it has not snowed in Ulaanbaatar. Although it is already only one degree (Fahrenheit), I know that the weather is only going to get colder. 

What animals did I see this week? :

This week I saw many cute dogs and lots of horses. It is common for nomadic Mongolian families to have many dogs.

What was the coolest thing I saw in nature this week?:

I went horseback riding on Sunday and we rode to the top of a mountain! My favorite part was crossing a half-frozen river on horseback.

Other Nature News from this week:

Although Mongolia is very very cold, it is one of the sunniest countries in the world! Even when it is one degree outside, the sun is often shining.