What is going on with the wind? Gale force winds all the time...

[Anonymous]

This is normal for March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is March

+1 the March wind doth blow....

[Anonymous]

Native old DC person. March is always windy. But the rest of the year is much more windy in general. Lots more tree damage than when I was a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC/NOVA/MD is now chicago? What is up with the wind here any meteorologists lurking around? I've notice there have been tons of windy days, this week or two alone will have 5-6 days that had gale force winds. Why? I need more than "global warming." What exactly is happening with the winds here?

It's March.

[Anonymous]

I love Winnie the Pooh blustery days!

[Anonymous]

March is indeed the windiest month in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Native old DC person. March is always windy. But the rest of the year is much more windy in general. Lots more tree damage than when I was a kid.

Way more windy the last year or two. Many more "gale force" wind days.

[Anonymous]

Global Winding

[Anonymous]

The polar vortex is less stable and is meandering further south. This is due to more warming at the poles.

[Anonymous]

Yet another gale force wind day today...third or fourth this week alone...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in the DC area for decades. The last year to year and a half has significantly been windier. There are a lot more windier days then prior years.

"The D.C. area’s strongest wind gusts are increasing — it’s not your imagination"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/03/14/dc-wind-gust-trends-climate/

It's always been windy at this time, and climate change is making weather more intense it seems.

I have been saying for almost a decade that it feels like it's getting windier here than it was when I first moved to DC 34 years ago. Now off to read that WaPo article to see if I'm right, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in the DC area for decades. The last year to year and a half has significantly been windier. There are a lot more windier days then prior years.

"The D.C. area’s strongest wind gusts are increasing — it’s not your imagination"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/03/14/dc-wind-gust-trends-climate/

It's always been windy at this time, and climate change is making weather more intense it seems.

I have been saying for almost a decade that it feels like it's getting windier here than it was when I first moved to DC 34 years ago. Now off to read that WaPo article to see if I'm right, LOL.

No one is talking about it, clearly it's happening. One WaPo article isn't enough....