Let The Weather Pick Your Outfit

College students who walk to class have to dress for the weather. Here in the Northeast, even a short walk normally includes any number of hills, rainstorms, and patches of freezing terrain. Because of this, we have to dress accordingly - no 4 inch heels, thin jackets or tank tops on days when the weather is bad.

But how do you choose the most weather-appropriate outfit to wear? Personally, I look out the window, check the weather channel and make my best guess, but that doesn’t always work so well. What if there was a better way to make those outfit decisions?

Cumul.us Main PageI just found a new website that basically solves the problem. Cumulus lets you know what the weather will be in your zip code, and best of all - what you should wear! It’s kind of like calling your best friend who has an early class and asking her if it’s really cold outside before you get dressed.

I tested Cumulus out myself and found that it was very accurate - as predicted, most people here are wearing long sleeved tops, jeans and jackets today. Pretty cool!

How accurate is Cumulus for your area? Is it correct or does it suggest wearing a parka in Florida? Check the site out and let me know how it goes in the comments!

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10 Responses to “Let The Weather Pick Your Outfit”


  1. That’s an awesome site! I tried it out for Seattle and it was on the spot.

    Amy - November 14th, 2007 at 3:03 pm

  2. Cool! (Like tomorrow.)

    Meg the Florida Bargain Queen - November 15th, 2007 at 10:49 pm

  3. Interesting. I’m not sure the weather temperature was correct (I generally find yahoo weather to be accurate), but the clothing forecast was spot on.

    jlowe - November 16th, 2007 at 3:15 am

  4. That site is great! and right on the spot for Montreal as well the temperatre was off by a few degrees but is still cold LOL thanks for this find :)

    Zoe - November 16th, 2007 at 11:23 am

  5. I don’t know if this was a good idea

    LRG - November 21st, 2007 at 5:36 pm

  6. Yay! Glad all of you got good results. And LRG, um what wasn’t a good idea?

    Briana - November 21st, 2007 at 6:50 pm

  7. That’s a really great site! I’m going to be on everyday for what to wear (hee hee), and, as you mentioned, everything is CORRECT!! Seriously, this site is a better weather predictor than Channel 6. Thanks for posting this!

    hailey - November 27th, 2007 at 8:59 pm

  8. Hailey - yay glad to hear it! What does channel 6 know anyway?

    Briana - November 28th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

  9. this website is a pretty good predictor, but i looked today and it was off by a little on the clothing. It recommended a winter coat, but I definitely was wearing my scarf and gloves today too, but it didn’t advise those. I will most likely use it again though, thanks! I also spread the word to students on my campus!

    Jasmine - November 29th, 2007 at 5:47 pm

  10. this is a great site about fashion i really like it keep it up and keep postings

    runwaystyle - December 17th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

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