Today was the first really cloudy day since April or so. It was marvelous outside - about 70 degrees is much better than the typical summer 85. I find going out under the blazing sun quite unpleasant so a few miles I rode on the nearest trail have been the most pleasant since April. Those of you coming this autumn - plan to buy a bike among the first things, some of the most spectacular views of our valley can be seen from places better accessible on a bike.
Speaking of summer temperatures, it looks like nights are pretty similar across the Bay Area but days are noticeably different. A rule of thumb - on the same day in SF it is about 70, in San Jose 80 and here in the East Bay 90. Another unusual fact of our local geography is that the Berkeley Hills shield our area from the clouds. It is visually stunning to observe it from a BART train - typical SF fog covers the area up to Berkeley but as soon as the train moves out of the tunnel you are back to the world of sunshine.
An unexpected observation from my life in the area - a few months of virtually always clear days make you dream about seeing a rain or at least substantial cloudiness. Which may remain a dream for at least 4 or 5 summer months.
Speaking of summer temperatures, it looks like nights are pretty similar across the Bay Area but days are noticeably different. A rule of thumb - on the same day in SF it is about 70, in San Jose 80 and here in the East Bay 90. Another unusual fact of our local geography is that the Berkeley Hills shield our area from the clouds. It is visually stunning to observe it from a BART train - typical SF fog covers the area up to Berkeley but as soon as the train moves out of the tunnel you are back to the world of sunshine.
An unexpected observation from my life in the area - a few months of virtually always clear days make you dream about seeing a rain or at least substantial cloudiness. Which may remain a dream for at least 4 or 5 summer months.
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