Scotland Weather

OK, here is the requisite post about the weather in Scotland.

I don't like it.

Now, saying that, the weather here is much more consistent than it is in New England. We don't have extreme high and low temperatures, we don't see Nor'easters one day (or really, ever) and then blazing sun the next. It typically rains at least once a day, but the rain is rarely heavy. It usually consists of a drizzle, with some added wind. I'm not a meteorologist so I really can't take into account weather patterns or anything like that, so this is just a lay person's observation based on almost five months of residency.

It's now May 9. Yet today, the temps peaked at around 10 degrees Celsius, though it actually felt much colder since it was raining for most of it, and equals about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. That's pretty chilly considering that it's supposed to be spring time, and yet that's about how warm (being the operative word) it's been for the past six weeks or so. We've never had the bone-chilling freezing temperatures that Boston saw in January and February; yet on the flip side of that coin means we didn't see anything like this, either.

I like temperatures to be at least in the mid-60s at this point in the year, however, this is typical Scottish weather. By the time I leave, Accuweather says it might be around 15 degrees Celsius, which is about 60. Awesome.