Winters In Ithaca
If you are planning a trip to this region (Ithaca), and haven’t been warned about the winters here, then don’t worry — you will be.
In fact, winter in Ithaca is the one topic of discussion that is perfect for conversation with a complete stranger: it is easy to begin, it is easy to end, and it is something everyone will agree on.
Getting to the point, winters here are cold. I haven’t experienced one yet, but it is the middle of October, and the temperature has started to drop. The minimum these days is around 4 degrees Celsius. For a person from Bombay, this is a good time to start preparing for that igloo you always wanted. (Of course, you can’t actually build it until the temperature falls below zero.)
I checked out the current temperature in Bombay — 27 degrees Celsius. *sigh*
October 14th, 2007 at 13:26
i like winter, and 4 degrees is pretty nice
except that i catch a cold which lasts for months, i like winters(again)
October 14th, 2007 at 15:46
@Abhishek: That is proof enough that you are not from Bombay!
October 14th, 2007 at 17:12
Wear warm stuff– this is a risky season, where it can get cold suddenly. It’s the drastic changes in temperature– e.g. cold outside, but warm inside the building– gives colds and coughs to many people.
October 15th, 2007 at 04:58
i am not from bombay, but i am in chenni now.. where temp is stuck on 30 something.. i hate this :@ :#
October 15th, 2007 at 19:22
@Abhishek: Weather in Bombay is very different from the weather in Chennai, so I completely sympathize with you.
@Sridevi: Yup, already doing that
October 17th, 2007 at 10:32
the whole point why i love hillstations is that the temperature is about 4 – 10 degrees, tho i can see hillstation weather is gonna suck when u live there for like 4 months in a stretch.. well anywho now’s the time u can wear those woolens u never needed in ahd
October 17th, 2007 at 19:15
yikes!
… Welcomes to the US can be very harsh in the northeast. You’ll be fine though. It’s an experience that will build you — trust me on that one! We never get to see snow in Mumbai. So you will have a blast, I gaurantee …
October 18th, 2007 at 05:44
Yes…wait for the 1st snowfall.….it’s absolutely beautiful.….
One thing to be careful about– black ice.…it’s when water freezes up into ice on the roads– it’ll start happening soon.…it doesn’t look like ice at all, looks like just puddles of water. And it’s incredibly slippery. I’ve fallen a couple of times, so be careful. Also, wet leaves are slippery– again, from personal experience of badly scraped knees.