Summer Is Here

So is it hot outside or is it just me? I know the weather forecasters warned that it was going to be hot during the next few days, but man, it is really hot outside. I walk outside and am engulfed in a suffocating heat cloud that seems to follow me everywhere I go.

I’ve lived in San Francisco my entire life, and the great thing about living in the Bay Area is the spectrum of weather during any given day. It’s great that you can travel roughly 20 miles to a different location and the temperature and atmosphere is completely different from where you started. That’s what I love about living here. If I get sick of the fog and breeze at my house, I travel about ten minutes inland and am surrounded by the bright sunshine.

But today, oh goodness, has anyone been outside lately? It is downright stifling. Usually the Bay Area (San Francisco, specifically) has a very narrow range of temperatures that are deemed “acceptable” and “uncomplainable”…roughly somewhere between 55 degrees and 70 degrees. Anything that doesn’t fall in that range will either get people complaining about it being too hot or too cold. Today definitely falls into the “too hot” category. Even at my house, where temperatures don't rise too high...it was surprisingly warm early this morning.

So I plan to enjoy the hot summer Bay Area weather…knowing the patterns around here…it won’t stay too nice for very long.