Long Weekend Weather

It's the long weekend! Most people want to get outside to celebrate which inevitably means checking the forecast. Why? Because weather is unpredictable, meteorology is not an exact science and May long weekend is notoriously famous for sending showers, freak snow storms or gale force winds across much of the camp grounds in our nation.

Most of us have been salivating for months, not necessarily over the thought of mouth watering hot off the grill BBQ skewers or hot buttered corn on the cob... nope... we're thinking stylish outdoor furniture and fun patio lights!

So what is a 'gotta get outside before I die of cabin fever' girl supposed to do? Jump on the bandwagon and check the forecast ~ I'm a slave to the weather as much as anyone else. But instead of checking just little 'ol Calgary, I thought, 'what is the weather like around the world?' Here's what I found for holiday Monday.

Jakarta, Indonesia
+35 (that is NOT a typo)
Maui
+30 (I'm getting a tan just thinking about it)
Amalfi Coast, Italy
+19 (not bad, and they do have great wine)
Cape Town, South Africa
+18 with showers
Dublin, Ireland
+14 with a chance of rain
Brisbane, Australia
+23 (pleasant)

And here in this great country of ours...

Iqualuit, Inuvik
-1 (again, NOT a typo)
St. John's, NFLD
+8 (not exactly beach weather)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
+14 (surprising somehow)
Vancouver, BC
+16 & sunny with a chance of rain (we don't like to think of Vancouver very much... it has something to do with the Canucks)
Calgary, Alberta
+16 (that would be great except for the rain in the forecast)

There you have it, weather from across the globe and across our county. What does it say to you? To me it says, 'consider traveling next May.' But I'm also reminded where you are plays a small part compared to who you share your time with and what you end up doing. So tomorrow we'll brave the golf course then share a meal, whether indoors or out, and be thankful for an extra day off to consider how blessed we truly are. Hope your long weekend is fabulous!