Saturday was looking wet and miserable in my corner of Glasgow on Saturday, so I decided to head for Ayr since there was no rain forecast there. Who’d believe that on the west coast of Scotland!?
The only potential downside was the temperature, and the wind – the former possibly only about +6℃, and the wind chill likely to make it feel more like +2℃, or even less.
Can confirm the chill factor, which was biting fairly hard (more so than in Glasgow), especially when the wind gusted.
What I was NOT prepared for was a fairly busy, some might even have said ‘crowded’, esplanade. Look at the parked cars.
I’ve been there in the middle of summer, and found fewer people there on some occasions, and felt quite disappointed, and even a little sad for the town.
I thought a quick shot would make a handy reminder of the day.
I’d been so surprised, I hadn’t noticed the folk having a good time… PADDLING!
Wisely, all wearing wellies!
😂
I had no idea what the sea temperature might have been, so checked when I got back home.
According to all the sources, the sea at Ayr is currently around +8℃, which makes it slightly WARMER than the ambient air temperature.
However, that is the SEA temperature, and I suspect the water actually on the beach is closer to ambient, since the ground/sand will be affected by the air and ground temperature.
It reminded me of this handy guide, of which you can find many variations online.
But, it has to be said it’s not far off the mark with its 10℃ entry.
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