There is a saying about where
I live that sums the northern Michigan climate perfectly. “Don’t like the weather? Give it fifteen
minutes; it’ll change.”
In short, with all the notice of a sudden gust of wind, a day’s
weather can send a barometer into a tizzy, as a golden summer afternoon
can turn threatening- and then deliver on that threat without prejudice-
in scarcely a moment’s notice. It’s not uncommon in the early-winter
to awake to an inch of newfallen snow, have it melt by noon, then watch
the rain fall, later feel the temperature drop precipitously, and then
spend the evening slipping across sheets of black ice.
Those who take solace in the adventurous weather have a great appreciation
in its infinite variety, and in some cases, there are those who actually
revel in the severity. Those who don’t, spend their winters in
Florida.