So now that I'm in an area with actual weather, I'm a big fan of Weather Watcher, a desktop add-on. It gives periodic weather updates, has little cloud/snow icons when it's snowing and a whole slew of forecasting options. My only complaint concerns the entire weather forecasting industry as a whole. What irks me? What vexes me? The whole concept of "feels like" forecasts. For example - it's 12:30am on Sunday, it's snowing.
Temp: 19 deg. F
Feels Like: 5 deg. F
What in the name of all things sacred is that supposed to mean? Now before you begin explaining the theory of windchill, dew points, or barometer readings, I understand the concept of it all. A cold ass wind makes it feel a lot colder than it is...sure, simple enough. My whole thing is, if you want to describe "feels like" temperatures, you outta make them a lot more descriptive. My suggestions would be:
Temp: 19 deg. F
Feels Like: Your brain is a block of Dryers French Vanilla
or
Temp: 19 deg. F
Feels Like: You are now sterile.
You get my point. If it's really cold, or for that matter, really hot, what's the deal with these "Feels Like" temperatures? I remember Palm Springs was "105, feels like 112"....WTF is that!??!? I know there's no windchill factor to affect the desert sun. Is there some other factor that I don't know about that makes it seem hotter than it is? Humidity? Nope...cuz humidity "feels like" really nasty funk.
Who decides these arbitrary "feels like" variances? Isn't it a bit subjective? I would imagine someone less used to the cold would think "19 feels like -50" in most cases.
Anyways, I digress. I'm off to sleep in my cozy comforter on my airfilled bed. It "feels like" an actual mattress.
Chow,
TC