That's what the weather report says about today. The first week I spent here saw cold weather and thunderstorms on two days – though the thunderstorms here lasts an hour and is really intense. Then, sunshine. Bright, warm, toasty sunshine.
It also became clear why weather reports here are such a big deal. Every publication, channel, radio station and portal carries it and everybody talks about it. As the newspapers here say, “65, feels like 60”. That left me with two things to get used to at one shot. Firstly, convert Fahrenheit into Celsius. And secondly, try to understand why 65 degrees should feel like 60. That’s supposedly because of the wind chill factor. Coming from sweltering Mumbai, it takes getting used to – bright sunshine and hot under the sun with a really chilly wind blowing. That’s obviously why people here worship the sun.
It also became clear why weather reports here are such a big deal. Every publication, channel, radio station and portal carries it and everybody talks about it. As the newspapers here say, “65, feels like 60”. That left me with two things to get used to at one shot. Firstly, convert Fahrenheit into Celsius. And secondly, try to understand why 65 degrees should feel like 60. That’s supposedly because of the wind chill factor. Coming from sweltering Mumbai, it takes getting used to – bright sunshine and hot under the sun with a really chilly wind blowing. That’s obviously why people here worship the sun.
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