Weather It Is (Waves)

Good Afternoon:

As we journey towards summer, the atmosphere moves along too.

We're in a transition period where today's moderately warm weather will be followed by cooler weather for Shabbat and Sunday, only to warm up again towards mid next week.

In fact, it may get hot, although not hot like the recent days of past.  And, then, just when you think summer has arrived it will cool off again for the next Shabbat.

If one can picture waves on the sea, then this is our atmosphere (undulating from ridge to trough; summer and back to spring).

At some point, probably about two weeks out, the upper atmosphere will begin to warm up as air arrives with the strengthening of the Indian monsoon -- and stay that way until next September.  This will signal the "dog days of summer," when we'll be looking out for just how hot can it get, rather than if it is hot.

On the other hand, if one lives in the Judean mountains, including Jerusalem, there's not much too worry about.  True, the sun is quite strong in the middle of the day, but most summer days aren't "too" hot, while the humidity is low.  It's pretty much perfect weather and a good reason to visit us.

Barry Lynn