It is windy, usually precipitating, but atleast it is predictable. Winds from the north (Bering Sea) bring the cold, winds from the south (Japan) bring the warmth. The fronts are predictable from month to month. One is able to tell where a front is in relation to the chain by what direction the wind is coming from. You can actually feel and see it passing as you watch the prevailing winds start in the south and work their way west, then north and so on.