Under the Weather
Real weather, that is, not illness!
When you live in the western part of the U.S., you always hear people saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." And, it can be changeable over there. But, today, I've seen a change that really astonished me.
Yesterday was really a beautiful day. Sunny and cool in the morning, but it warmed up to around 22 C in the afternoon (that's around 71 F), and even when we went to take Maggie for her evening walk, it was still around 14 or 15 C (mid-to-upper 50s). All in all, very pleasant , even if it did get a bit cloudy in the latter part of the day.
However, everyone was saying, "Oh, watch out for tonight!" And, the Meteo called for temps hardly above freezing and snow today. I figured that HAD to be a mistake. How could it change so quickly?
Around 5 am, there was a terrified Border Collie trembling on our bed! The wind was howling so fiercely that it sounded like the chimneys were going to blow over; hail or something sounded like it was actually blowing down into the chimney in our bedroom.
Needless to say, there was very little sleep going on beyond that point. At 7 o'clock, we got up and opened the shutters. Better to keep them closed if we don't want them coming off their hinges. There was an icy drizzle falling and it was COLD!
By 9 am we had snow. And this isn't the gentle-soft-fluffy kind either. Nope, this is icy-in-your-face snow. I needed a few things at the Huit รก 8 and decided to walk instead of drive (my first impulse). That was a mistake. The wind was blowing the sharp snow crystals so hard that there were times I couldn't see and I actually had to close my eyes because it hurt!
This charming weather condition is called the "Tramontane," and it's the first time we've had it here since we moved. It's this region's version of the notoriousMediterannean "Mistral," and I can see why no one likes it.
Still, the theory is that things will warm up a bit later today, although relatively yucky weather seems to be called for most of the week. I guess we're paying the piper for the glorious days we've had lately...
Ciao for now.
Randy
When you live in the western part of the U.S., you always hear people saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." And, it can be changeable over there. But, today, I've seen a change that really astonished me.
Yesterday was really a beautiful day. Sunny and cool in the morning, but it warmed up to around 22 C in the afternoon (that's around 71 F), and even when we went to take Maggie for her evening walk, it was still around 14 or 15 C (mid-to-upper 50s). All in all, very pleasant , even if it did get a bit cloudy in the latter part of the day.
However, everyone was saying, "Oh, watch out for tonight!" And, the Meteo called for temps hardly above freezing and snow today. I figured that HAD to be a mistake. How could it change so quickly?
Around 5 am, there was a terrified Border Collie trembling on our bed! The wind was howling so fiercely that it sounded like the chimneys were going to blow over; hail or something sounded like it was actually blowing down into the chimney in our bedroom.
Needless to say, there was very little sleep going on beyond that point. At 7 o'clock, we got up and opened the shutters. Better to keep them closed if we don't want them coming off their hinges. There was an icy drizzle falling and it was COLD!
By 9 am we had snow. And this isn't the gentle-soft-fluffy kind either. Nope, this is icy-in-your-face snow. I needed a few things at the Huit รก 8 and decided to walk instead of drive (my first impulse). That was a mistake. The wind was blowing the sharp snow crystals so hard that there were times I couldn't see and I actually had to close my eyes because it hurt!
This charming weather condition is called the "Tramontane," and it's the first time we've had it here since we moved. It's this region's version of the notoriousMediterannean "Mistral," and I can see why no one likes it.
Still, the theory is that things will warm up a bit later today, although relatively yucky weather seems to be called for most of the week. I guess we're paying the piper for the glorious days we've had lately...
Ciao for now.
Randy
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