I can see the wind!

No really, I did see it this afternoon! Crazy windy weather was forecast for today, and while we could see the trees swaying in the morning, it didn't appear to be anything that fit with this forecast:

AS THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND MAY BRIEFLY GUST TO NEAR 65 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR RUSHES IN.
...Forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

But then, everything changed. Just before 1 o'clock, the sky turned a very dark shade of gray. The rain started, and it was quickly joined by hail. And both the water and the little white particles of hail were definitely falling sideways, riding on that crazy wind. And of course, you know me - I had to go outside to feel the wind for myself. No, I didn't get wet; I was able to stand under a very wide overhang on the building.

Within a very short period of time, the precipitation disappeared and the sky changed to a crystal clear blue. The temperature must have dropped at least 10 degrees when that front came through, and gusts of close to 60 miles per hour were recorded in Boston. Wow!