Gluggaveður (GLOO-ga-veth-ur) is a lovely Icelandic word that translates to “window-weather”. That is, the kind of weather that looks great from behind a thick pane of insulated glass, perhaps while sipping a hot morning coffee, but which is absolutely awful to go out and experience first-hand.

As I write this, it’s 13 deg F (-10.5C) outside, but the wind is blowing a steady 20 knots, gusting above 50. Wind chill is down in the negative teens, Fahrenheit (-25C or lower). Fortunately, it’s Saturday and my errands are largely complete, so I can stay behind that pane of glass and watch the sun glint off the still-present ice.

It’s a very appropriate day to be familiar with the term, gluggaveður.

Get Out There