It has been very windy for the last couple of days, mostly sunny but with a short but heavy downpour yesterday. But the crazy part of the weather has been the temperatures.
After several days of plus numbers, yesterday reached an unseasonable high of 18C and it was still mild overnight. Early this morning it was still in positive numbers, reaching a more seasonal high of 8C. But overnight the temperature is set to fall to -8C. That's a range of 26 degrees in just 36 hours!
Yesterday I wore just a sweater for my walk and sat outside for quite a while. Today I wore a spring jacket but it was too windy to sit outside but I was able to potter in the garden. Tomorrow it will be back to the winter coat, hat and gloves. With any luck the wind will have died down and the sun will shine so it will be bearable. It's hard for one's body to adjust to these fluctuations!
The reason for all this changeability is the wind direction. Normally we get winds from the west or north west. Since Wednesday the winds have turned around to the south so we started to get balmy breezes coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. That really warmed things up. Starting today the wind has returned to its normal direction and it feels like air is being pushed down from the Arctic. Who knows what the rest of the month will bring but at least all the snow is gone. That's not to say we won't have another snow storm but at least the ground is no longer frozen so it won't hang around too long. Still a long way from planting time!
We have had snow, rain, and now sun and balmy temperatures. Hope that this is the end of our weird weather for awhile.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
March and April can be unpredictable but let's hope for more equitable temperatures.
DeleteThankfully, much of our snow is gone. We didn't quite reach your G.T.A. temps of 18, but it was nice. The sun is already shining here on Saturday morning.-Jenn
ReplyDeleteIt's blinking freezing again today and not much warmer tomorrow. Still winter in Canada.
DeleteHere...across the pond it has been especially mild so much so that people are walking around in short sleeves. Although Alicante enjoys a mild climate all year around it still has a winter albeit a mild winter. This freak sunny spell is far too early and any day now it will flip back to March winds and chilly days. Amanda x
ReplyDeleteI saw a guy in shorts on Thursday! He will be back to long pants now, I'm sure.
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