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Thought by now someone would have asked this obvious weather related question. The wind is insane! I no there’s nothing I can do about it but maybe seek an answer from even an amateur weather person. I don’t ever recall being in this type of weather pattern where the wind is blowing so forcefully almost every day or every second day? Hard on plants and not helping the dry conditions at all.

I am soooo tired of all the wind we’ve been getting, most of the spring has been windy. Some of the larger plants in the city’s planters along 18th Street North are bent over sideways from the wind. And my own plants are taking a beating. But no idea why we are having so much wind. We need rain badly!

The wind is a bit much. Trying to do yard work, and things are flying. Decided this year to really downsize on hanging baskets and planters, and so glad I did. Even walking my dog is hard. He does not like the wind blowing. Hope it changes soom.

we just happen to be in huge air pressure differentials. 'Wind is the result of differences in air pressure. It is produced in an attempt by the atmosphere to equalize pressure over a region. The atmosphere is always trying to come to equilibrium. The strength is related to the change in pressure per unit distance. The more that the pressure changes over a fixed distance, the stronger the wind. Increases in speed are frequently observed near a cold front where large pressure differences can occur over relatively short distances. Wind always blows from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure. When looking at a surface map, you can get a relative sense of the wind by looking at the lines of constant pressure, also called isobars. The closer the isobars are to one another, the stronger the wind.'  
 
 
Why is it seems to happen here more often lately, who knows?  
 
Ya, it been a pain in the butt trying to do things outdoors without it blowing away.  
 
https://blog.weatherops.com/what-causes-wind  
 
Edited by Trevor B, 2020-06-02 19:06:43

I don’t mind the wind. Doesn’t make it feel as hot and it keeps the pesky mosquitoes away

is that positive though.

Keeps you cool, and keeps the mosquitos away!! Win win

I blame President Trump for saying something stupid and that causes the wind. Sarcasm here.  
 
I am sick of the wind. Worried if something catches fire and how far it could burn and the dirt that is blowing off the fields in some areas it is just like a snow storm.

The first part of your message made me laugh a little to hard hahaha! Maybe I’m over tired? Lol

.......seems the last couple of years have been nothing but wind here! It's exhausting me.......I'm afraid if I ride my horse as soon as I get in the open I will be blown off!!!

It's either windy and winter or windy and summer LOL, pick your poison.

I see this as my fault, a couple of years back I moved, and unlike our previous home our new yard does not have a large deck or outdoor living space. The first couple of summers in the new place I was too busy to improve the deck and create a nice area for lounging. This year however due to the pandemic, i have some extra time to get it done, i started a few weeks ago, doubled the size of the deck, and then this past Saturday I stained the decks and fences and got everything looking excellent, it was really perfect on Saturday to sit back on the new deck, no wind, and have an ice cold beer while BBQing, and I thought to my self, I should add a nice pergola to this area, with a canvas roof for shade and some fabric walls for bug protection or privacy, so Sunday morning, me and the boy headed to my favourite store, dropped a pile of cash on a pergola and even a few more bucks on a fancy hanging light fixture for inside the pergola, for those late nights of just hanging out enjoying the weather and a glass of wine.  
 
So me and the boy immediately go to work on a beautiful Sunday morning assembling the framework, and installing it, we then decided to have a quick lunch break before installing the fabric room and walls.  
 
Apparently while inside having lunch, my old friend Karma made a call to mother nature, and told her what was up, because when we returned to the deck it was like the 1996 blockbuster movie “Twister” starring the beautiful and talented Helen Hunt. I pretty much had to tie the son down to sturdy and freshly stained handrail to keep him from flying clear out of the yard, I seen my life flash before my eyes several times while perched on a step ladder trying to stretch the canvas over the framework.  
 
However We did get it done, I beat mother nature, and both Karma and Her are pissed, I expect heavy winds in the south end of the city throughout the season.  
 
Sorry....

Thanks for the smile and chuckle, on yet another windy day, and an explanation as to why we are getting all this wind! I hope you and the boy enjoy your new pergola on days that are calm  
Unfortunately Mother Nature is not being selective and sending her strong winds to just the south end of the city...we are all enduring her windy whims!

new astronomy equipment like a telescope usually means cloudy and overcast days. And how long it lasts depends on how much you spend. It's the new equipment curse as it's known in the astronomy hobby. Usually doesn't mean windy days though.

Forgot to ask . Was it windy on Good Friday? I can’t remember if it was or not but apparently if it was there’s an omen that says if you get wind on good Friday you will get 40 days of it in the summer. We’ve already had close to 15 or 20. Yikes!

I don't think it was windy on Good Friday.

has been most years and then we get this

I remember it wasn't windy on Good Friday and thinking - oh good, we won't get winds like we did last year. Oh, well. Anyone else getting the elm seedlings snow storm? Those are the worst trees that were ever invented.