’Tis the season to be partly disheveled and mostly frumpy. You’re dressing for comfort (survival), not fashion. “Paul, your nose is running.” Yes, it’s trying to run away from my face.
Why do our noses run when the temperature drops? Turns out your nose is a little portable furnace, trying desperately to heat up (and humidify) cold air before it reaches your lungs. To add moisture to dry air, mucous membranes start producing excess fluid, more than is actually needed to humidify the air, and the excess drips out. A runny nose means your body is working correctly. This is why I’m not invited to many holiday parties.
Happy to see 20s Monday and a good shot at 40 degrees Tuesday. Good car-washing weather! More Pacific air in coming weeks will mean highs in the 20s/30s between now and Christmas. I expect some shrinkage of snow in most yards, but odds favor snow on the ground for Santa. Ice may be an issue the weekend after Christmas.
Sunday’s minus-11 reading at MSP was the earliest minus-11 or colder metro reading since 2000.
