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noelasun's avatar

How warmly would you dress for weather with highs in the high 50s and lows in the low 50s?

Asked by noelasun (1894points) October 1st, 2009

That’s in degrees fahrenheit.
I’ve been in warm weather for so long, I can’t remember if that’s cold or not.

how would you dress?
(I’m going for the dressing with the crowd strategy here)
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USCA0987?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

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gailcalled's avatar

Layers, so you can shed and add.

Edit: gloves and hat in pocket or purse.

Another edit; Goretex jacket in case it rains.

eponymoushipster's avatar

Layers.

Tshirt. Cotton button-up shirt. Light sweater.

J0E's avatar

It’s like that where I am too, jeans and sweatshirt is perfect.

veronasgirl's avatar

Layers, I would wear a short sleeved shirt or a light long sleeved shirt and bring a sweater of some kind along just in case.

Harp's avatar

Pretty much sweatshirt weather for me here in Chicago. It’s different at the beginning of the cold season and at the end. The first cold days feel colder than the same temps in the springtime.

JONESGH's avatar

jeans and a long sleeve shirt most likely

Axemusica's avatar

Hoodies galore!

eponymoushipster's avatar

i should add, i’m a big fan of the zip up hoodie.

ah, @Axemusica beat me to it!

cwilbur's avatar

What are you going to be doing? I’d dress differently if I was going to be doing yard work, for instance, than if I was going to be watching a football game.

eponymoushipster's avatar

@Axemusica american apparel ftw

mcbealer's avatar

polar fleece jacket/pullover if you have it
goretex jacket in case it rains doubles its value as a wind layer when worn over a sweater
everything else, do in layers
I’m a big fan of sweatshirt + shorts for that range of temps, as long as it’s not windy

ragingloli's avatar

i would go naked. i find 30 almost intolerably hot. 50 degrees is a nightmare.

J0E's avatar

@ragingloli I think you better go see a doctor, that is not normal.

Harp's avatar

@ragingloli Um, he means 50 Fahrenheit.

justn's avatar

In that weather I’d wear jeans, a t-shirt, and a sweat shirt.

CMaz's avatar

Shorts, T-shirt. Light sweater.

MissAnthrope's avatar

I grew up in SF, and in surviving the variable weather, layering is key. I’d bring a pair of shorts, pants, some t-shirts, a long-sleeved shirt, and a fleece. It can feel warm during the day, particularly during the indian summers there. However, the fog can roll in any time, so carrying the long-sleeved shirt will put you one up on the tourists caught out and freezing in their summer attire.

gailcalled's avatar

@noelasun: In your honor, I just ran an experiment. I went out in 48 ˚ weather and wore jeans, socks, long-sleeved T and a fleece jacket. I would have liked a sweater over T and under jacket, and gloves, if I were going to be outside for several hours.

It was drizzling and therefore damp.

ragingloli's avatar

@gailcalled
48 Kelvin? i doubt that.

gailcalled's avatar

I hit Shift + K first, and in correcting to Option + K ( ˚), something (me, probably) got snarled up.

ragingloli's avatar

48°?
you must have sweat like crazy in that heat.

noelasun's avatar

@gailcalled thank you for that information; I will pack accordingly. =)

Thanks everyone;; layering is key, got it!

charliecompany34's avatar

depends on where you live. for the west coast, that’s COLD! but for us in chicago, you can see people in shorts, windbreakers, sweaters, hoodies or no jacket at all.

after a deep freeze winter in chicago, temps in the 50s to us is a heatwave.

J0E's avatar

@charliecompany34 Same here in Michigan.

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