The air outside hasn’t been above freezing since last Thursday. In fact, it got as low as -13 Centigrade in the last few days. It’s been bitterly cold for this usually mild and balmy city.
As temperatures have dropped, so has the moisture content in the air. The water in the air has dried up and it’s been doing a number on my skin. I had to get my humidifier out and it’s been struggling to get the relative humidity up to just 25%. It just can’t pump enough water into the air before it gets replaced by more dry air or it gets dried out by the heater.
I don’t know how people in the Prairies handle this type of weather. Does everyone just live with dry and itchy skin all winter? Do they have industrial humidifiers in everyone room. It’s just madness. I’ve been applying moisturizer all over my body for the last few days.
The cold snap is supposed to end later this week when temperatures will rise well above freezing again. I can’t wait. Cold air sucks.