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
Flying Squirrel Outdoors 
I’m not sure which is worse, high temperatures or low.
Right now, that cool log fire surrounded by ice looks somewhat appealing to me.
Down here in Oz, the summers are getting hotter. Temperatures reaching above +40° C used to be rare but now they are common. Some towns have recorded +50° C this summer.
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That windchill sounds nasty. Very mild here, worked most of the day outside without a jacket. Nice looking seating and fire. Are the thin trees in the background a type of poplar?
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