But you will regret ignoring it.
It has cooled off in the North Star state with temps these past few days hovering around freezing. Add a little breeze to the mix and while out on your evening walk with your dog you will wonder why you didn’t grab the parka instead of the peacoat.
The weather people have been trying out the ‘feels like’ factor for quite a while now, to give their audience a sense of how your senses will respond to the air currents. I’m not convinced. The wind is not the same as the air temp. You can’t see it, but it has a variety of features. A north wind is not the same a south breeze. Are we talking an easy going 5 miles per hour or a snappy 15? That’s why I was excited to find this detailed graphic on my weather ap:
Tomorrow the wind will be coming from several directions. Good to know before selecting the walk for the day. Better to start facing the wind and then return with it on your back, pushing you along. The gusts really pick up mid-afternoon. This is the signal to get out and about early or add a layer of warmth.
Wouldn’t it be great to have a schematic like this for all the forces in one’s life one can’t see? With estimated timing on the gusts and the direction from which they come?
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