WFMW: Dressing for a Range of Temperatures
Living in the mountains of The Great Northwest, typified by temperature ranges of 30 or 40 degrees within a single day, this has become my strategy for getting dressed:
When selecting my clothes for the day, I choose an outfit I will be comfortable in at the expected high for the day and then layer up to comfort for the low (or whatever it happens to have warmed up to when I get dressed).
For example, this morning it’s a beautiful, sunny day, with an expected high of 69 degrees. Currently it’s below 60, with a chilly breeze. I have established that at 70 I’m comfortable in jeans, tank, and sandals, therefore I’m wearing that — under a sweater. Later today I will be out in the sun and will no doubt lose the layer.
This works for me, but it would work even better if I had a little widget or some such thing for my sidebar, displaying the current forecast (since the blog is the center of my online world). Does anybody know how to do that?
I can’t help be a little jealous because here in Las Vegas the temperature is hot and hotter. Layering is important in the spring and fall, though because it does go from chilly to burning hot throughout the course of the day. It’s sometimes hard to think ahead!
Here’s a link to some cool widgets and mashups. I keep meaning to check some more of them out. I think there’s a weather one in there: http://www.go2web20.net/
My weather forecast icon comes from the Weather Channel. Link to follow in email!
Kristine ~ I grew up in the desert, so I know what you mean. It’s probably even harder to get the layering thing stuck in your mind when it’s so hot for so long.
Thanks for visiting!
And thanks for the links, ladies!
Try Weather Bug .com or if you have a gmail account you can customize the page and add one there- e-mail me if you need a gmail invitation.
So far all the weather buttons I am finding display only the current conditions. I am still hoping to find one that has today’s high and low forecast. Back to looking …
Rebecca, my pal Bolder has one you might like. Scroll down his sidebar …
http://bolderinboulder.blogspot.com/ — it’s got a Spokane option.
www.wx.com — go to preferences.