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Hard shell makes all the difference. I'm living up by the mountains (7000 feet) and the strong sun with no wind can make 40F, about 4 to 5C, feel very comfortable. Bring clouds and wind and it is painfully cold even if the actual temperature is still 4 to 5C.
PS. America needs the C. I don't like our F system and I was raised with it. It is just a very poorly designed system.
At negative 5C, it is still decent weather for a walk with a hat on as long as there is no wind and the sun is shining strong.
Hard shell makes all the difference. I'm living up by the mountains (7000 feet) and the strong sun with no wind can make 40F, about 4 to 5C, feel very comfortable. Bring clouds and wind and it is painfully cold even if the actual temperature is still 4 to 5C.
PS. America needs the C. I don't like our F system and I was raised with it. It is just a very poorly designed system.
At negative 5C, it is still decent weather for a walk with a hat on as long as there is no wind and the sun is shining strong.
I agree with you. I don't mind walking in -5C if it's sunny and still outside. If there is snow I actually find it quite pleasant and magical!
I am no expert on wind chill, but I would agree. A raw, windy day sucks the heat right out of you! A crisp, cold morning is invigorating. At least for me. That is why Cape Horn is so legendary. Apparently it is almost always somewhere between 5 C and -5 C with a 40-80 knot west wind and massive seas to boot. And coming west, boats had to tack for about 500 miles upwind into those conditions. Brutal for all the hands on deck (and no better under deck).
As an aside, when in Ireland I bought an Aran Islands sweater for a hefty price. It is a beautiful sweater, and the lady informed me that the stitching patterns were designed by families so that fisherman can be identified if they go overboard and wash up (apparently not uncommon back in the day). Anyhow, the first thing I noticed about that sweater was that it was so full of holes (from the beautiful mosaic stitching) that it did not protect me from wind AT ALL. It works great on clear, calm mornings, but add some wind and a big fail. Needless to say, I cannot imagine Aran fishermen wearing such a sweater. It is all for show!
Wind is a big deal.
Last edited by Fiddlehead; 05-23-2015 at 09:21 AM..
More than half of winter mornings here would see winter mornings at around 2-3C and with a steady breeze of between 10-20 kph. It doesn't feel as cold as a -5C winter morning with no wind.
It would have to be very windy for 3°C to feel like -5°C, about 40 mph winds. Use the wind chill calculator.
Clearly human perception is very different to the windchill calculator as people don't agree with you.
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