Last night (well after sunset) I walked home wearing a pantsuit with tights underneath but no long underwear and my short coat. It was 28 degrees and it was a very pleasant walk. I'll admit my earlobes were a tad cold when I got home, but I didn't notice it while I was walking.
This morning I was wearing pants and a sweater with my long coat . . . my really thick and fuzzy extra-warm long coat. It was 28 degrees and sunshiney and I was so cold on my walk to school. The difference? You already guessed . . . it was that wind chill. Brrrrr, does that make a big difference! I guess the majority of me covered by the coat was warm, but the wind whipped around my head (I had the hood up but the wind still gets in there) and around my ankles and it was cold.
I stopped at the creek which was flowing pretty well yesterday morning from what I could see through the melted patches of snow. But this morning, the flow was pretty slow and a thin layer of ice was on top again. That will melt off today, but it's fun to watch the creek. I don't think, however, that ice is formed any faster with a wind chill than without. I'm guessing it's only people and animals that are affected by wind chill.
I am deeply affected.
