Notes on the Weather

So I've written much about the weather in Edinburgh ever since I first got here. It's been a constant preoccupation, and no day starts without without me checking BBC Weather for the 24-hour forecast. Since January, my days have been planned around the possibility of snowfall, and foreshortened based on how early the sun sets.

So now that we're in Spring and supposedly approaching summer, what can I say about Scotland's weather?

I have posted several times in March and April about the coming of 'spring.' Well, we're in May now and I think I can say with some resignation that Scotland will always be cold - well at least for the time I'm here.

I first arrived in January when temperatures hovered around 7 - 9degrees celsius. It dipped down to 0 - 3 degrees in the thick of Winter by February, but slowly climbed back up to January temperatures by late March. This week in May, temperatures are at a chilly 9 -11 degrees. We don't have to worry about snow and frost anymore, but there's been tons of rain accompanied by Edinburgh's famous winds. Although to be fair, on sunny days, the sun does get pretty strong - but never quite enough for one to have a comfortable picnic in the park!


Well, perhaps I'll end this note on the gloomy Scottish weather more optimistically by quoting what my highland tour guide once said: "There's no bad weather! Just bad clothes!"