Fall Weather. What?
Have you ever felt like you're unaware of weather changing with seasons weather changing? Have you ever felt like you're aware of it now but somehow didn't notice for, like, the past several years? I have the latter feeling right now. We're in the middle of Autumn here in the SF Bay Area, and I'm like, "LOLWUT?" I feel like I've never seen Autumn weather here before!
There's an element of reality in that. Our climate gives us two dominant weather patterns. In the summers we have predictably clear skies and warm weather. In the winter we have cooler temperatures, frequently overcast skies, and frequent light rain. What's awesome about the summer is that it can go on for months. When I moved to California years ago an older friend who'd lived here for years quipped, "In California the 4 seasons are Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, and I Can't Wait For Next Summer!"
In between these long summers and the few months of winter are short spring and fall seasons. Like, usually just a few weeks; so fast a change that you barely even think about them. And that's what's disorienting about being in fall right now. We're having distinct fall weather... and it's lasting for a long time!
Fall here means pleasantly warm temperatures in the daytime with cool evenings. Most days have had highs of 72-80 F (22° - 27° C) while overnight lows have generally been around 53-55 F (about 11° C). We've had cloud cover most mornings that burns off sometime before noon. Light rain falls occasionally, maybe once every 7-10 days. This may seem like a reasonable fall weather pattern elsewhere, but here in California it's like, "Whoa, what's happening??" I'm not used to more than 2 seasons.
There's an element of reality in that. Our climate gives us two dominant weather patterns. In the summers we have predictably clear skies and warm weather. In the winter we have cooler temperatures, frequently overcast skies, and frequent light rain. What's awesome about the summer is that it can go on for months. When I moved to California years ago an older friend who'd lived here for years quipped, "In California the 4 seasons are Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, and I Can't Wait For Next Summer!"
In between these long summers and the few months of winter are short spring and fall seasons. Like, usually just a few weeks; so fast a change that you barely even think about them. And that's what's disorienting about being in fall right now. We're having distinct fall weather... and it's lasting for a long time!
Fall here means pleasantly warm temperatures in the daytime with cool evenings. Most days have had highs of 72-80 F (22° - 27° C) while overnight lows have generally been around 53-55 F (about 11° C). We've had cloud cover most mornings that burns off sometime before noon. Light rain falls occasionally, maybe once every 7-10 days. This may seem like a reasonable fall weather pattern elsewhere, but here in California it's like, "Whoa, what's happening??" I'm not used to more than 2 seasons.