This might help those new to the area and those also affected by weather.
The humidex and barometric pressure in combination with the visual look of this time of year can have a depressing impression for some people and as one ages.
I have been noting both the humidex and more importantly the numbers in the barometric pressure.
Above 102° is good for being active for some people. Sure the temperature might be 1 or 2 below or above ‘C’, it is the moisture that can make it seem like it seeps (we do have a large percentage of H2O in our bodies).
Some have been around the area long enough to know what to do when the (at times) skies seem clouded over the valley for weeks. I have even cheered the sun when only seeing it once a month.
Some days the barometric can drop quick. A sign of an incoming low lying and very large and dense amount of moist air.
Not every snowfall is the same. Even though it might be five to eight centimetres, there is a weight factor. From a heavy wet snow to a dry fluffy snow, I have also noted the snow that comes in on them large weather systems that have extra mass from the huge fires. Especially the latest one in California.
One of the weather channels I enjoyed last weekend showed how the fire weather system would merge and blend in with existing weather systems and my limited access has me thinking of one or two odd snowfalls over the years
Having shovelled quite a lot in the past, and being over 50, I am more aware of the connection between heart failure and snow shovelling. That light looking amount of snow around seven or eight centimetres could be wet and heavy and like shovelling heavy water.
Overall barometric pressure and temperature, add wind and speed and direction. A lot of very unique weather zones up and down the valley.
Some people may have noted changes over the last few years and there are likely some who might even remember the days of being able to drive on the frozen lake north of Penticton. Must have had some really cold winters back then.
Anyway, thanks for the time and enjoy the day.
Brian Strong
Penticton