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How cold is it?
Winter coat?
Jacket?
Hats?
Gloves?When you’re walking around town, what do you wear on your feet?
Thank you đ
According to weather . com it is 52 degrees.
Winter coat? No
Jacket? Hooded Sweatshirt
Hats? Only on shabbos
Gloves? Not cold enough yetWhen youâre walking around town, what do you wear on your feet? Shoes and socks
New York is great 40s-50s. Wear a coat and youll be fine. And on your feet we usually wear shoes.
Sandels.
Why don’t you just look it up?
I agree LB, it is hard to know from a temperature how cold it really is, because “cold” is a combination of things. 50s and sunny is different from 50s and windy/rainy. If you are walking in an exposed area- say a Jerusalem neighborhood on a mountaintop, you’ll feel the extremes more, than if you were walking down a city street closed in by tall buildings. Also, it depends what you are used to. For a NYer, a winter day in the 40s is mild. For Israel, it is bitter cold. Colder climates are more prepared for cold- buildings are insulated and heated, people go from their heated homes to heated cars to heated work-places, and often don’t realize how cold it is. In warmer climates, like Israel, the homes are built for warm weather and the cold can really penetrate. You can’t really warm up inside, (unless you wear lots of layers) so I think you feel the cold more when outside.
I’d say take a coat.Definitely bring along a coat/long jacket if youâre not accustomed to the NY cold. But if you can, try a warm, lined trench coat and not something bulky in case you need to shlep it instead of wear it…
While currently itâs warmish by NY standards, especially if you plan on doing a lot of walking which will warm you up, itâs still a major change from Florida weather and can be quite windy. And the weather will vary throughout the day and from day to day, so think layers.
Dark, streamlined sneakers are a good option for your feet so you walk in comfort without being too ŚŽboldâ and have some warmth in your feet with minimal sweating (unlike boots). But if thereâs rain – or more so snow – in the forecast, you will likely need some type of boots.
Its fairly decent now, but if you are coming in January or February it can get really cold
I can only respond to a woman, since my husband is warm in a fleece jackets no matter the weather.
If you wear a sheitel, snood, you will be fine, if not bring a hat. Always bring a scarf & gloves. In skirts, you will need warm boots.
The weather right now, during the day is coldish – needed a warm coat for shul today. I, and most of the women in Shul wore knee-high boots.
Is is easier to open the coat, leave the scarf & gloves where you are staying, then trying to stay warm without them.
Just wear the boots, coat & scarf on the plane, so it takes up no room in your luggage.
To me, there is nothing worse than being cold.
Like a wise man once said, “Smile! Things are only getting worse.”
This question is really very complex. Is the house ur staying in surrounded by trees? More trees equals more wind equals more cold. Are you makpid about drinking a coffee in the morning and a tea at night? These things bring up the body temperature and contribute to overall feelings of warmth.
Youâre welcome, LB!
And Pro schnapps: no mention of warming up with a glezele schnapps, only coffee and tea?
Are user names just figurative nowadays? You must be a pseudo-Russian Chosid…I don’t ever wear sandals, but up north I think it’s a fashion faux pas to wear them between Labor Day and Memorial Day anyway.
My personal way to dress for cold (assuming no rain/snow falling, which would lower the criteria):
60s – no extra layers unless it’s very windy (it’s warm in the sun, but may feel chilly in the shade in the low 60s with wind, so I’d bring a light jacket)
50s – light jacket
40s – light jacket if outside for short time, hat and coat if outside for a longer time (e.g., walking to shul on Shabbos), add gloves and earmuffs if windy.
30s – coat if outside for short time, add hat, gloves, earmuffs if outside for a long time or windy.
20s – coat, hat, gloves, scarf, maybe warm boots
10s – same, definitely warm boots, also add thermal pants if outside for a long time and windy
Single digits – same, add thermal shirt if windy, try to cover my face with my scarf
Below 0 – Extremely rare in my area, not safe to have exposed skin outside for long, especially if windy. Would wrap scarf around my face, or get a face mask. Possibly wear a second thin layer of gloves under my normal gloves.It’s definitely a good idea to bring layers. In the US (at least in the NY area), people tend to keep the heat on very high in the winter (not sure why people want to be hotter in the winter than in the summer, but whatever..), so if you dress too warmly, you’ll be too hot inside.
So the best is to wear an outfit that’s not too warm with layers on top for outside.
Even though most people aren’t wearing coats yet, I would suggest you bring one for the following reasons:
1. The weather changes from day to day, and there have been “coat days”.
2. You’re used to warm weather and get cold easily.
3. Best to be prepared.Personally I dont get cold unless its like really freezing weather… I havent even taken out my coat yet. So it also depends on you. But as of now you definitely dont need more than a coat.
It depends. Right now it is 51 and feels like 48.
And night 48 feels colder then 48 in the day.Spring jacket with a sweater or just a winter coat and nothing else.
Lilmod Ulelamaid,
In the US (at least in the NY area), people tend to keep the heat on very high in the winter (not sure why people want to be hotter in the winter than in the summer, but whatever..),
When our system is set for the furnace, we keep the thermostat at 68 degrees. When it’s set for air conditioning, the thermostat is set to 74 degrees, though sometimes we pull it down to 72 on Fridays to counter all of the heat rising from the kitchen. So our house is almost never warmer in the winter than it is in the summer. I’d imagine most people set their thermostats similarly. Otherwise, the heating bills would be outrageous.
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