April 17, 2003

If you don't like the weather...

...wait a half-hour, it will change.

It's an expression I had heard for Minnesota, and I have had first hand evidence.


In the last 72 hours, here in Blaine, MN we have had:

Record heat (90 degrees)
Thunderstorms
Hail
Ice and a bit of wet snow falling with the rain
Temperatures hovering in the 30's and 40's.

Fun fun fun. But I kind of missed storms. The lack of overhead wires, though, means fewer blackouts than I am used to. The blackouts I can kind of live without.

Posted by Jvstin at April 17, 2003 3:38 PM
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We say that in Houston, too.

Houston is on the edge of three major weather systems, and our weather is dependent on which one is dominant, among other things. As you can imagine, this leads Houstonians not to rely on weather forecasts, although we watch them closely during hurricane season.

Posted by: Ginger at April 17, 2003 5:34 PM

Melbourne also does the four seasons in one day thing. I really like it. I lived in Glasgow for a year and I seriously found the weather boring. It was bizarre, but I missed the little moment of wondering what the weather would be like when I woke up. In Glasgow, if it was sunny/raining yesterday, it would be that for weeks. Interesting weather is definitely on my list of good things.

Posted by: Claire Bickell at April 17, 2003 6:40 PM

I think that it's said just about everywhere except desert areas. Honestly, I was going around in a halter top (because it was so nice, sunny, warm) the other day into the store, came back out and we were in the middle of blizzard conditions. So, yeah, I know the feeling.

Posted by: MT Fierce at April 18, 2003 9:26 AM

Rainy days just make me want to sleep. Today, it's rain.

Posted by: jenn at April 18, 2003 12:57 PM