In the space of 72 hours, we’re going to go from shirt-sleeves and golf to winter bundles and ice hockey. I’m not sure this is the weirdest winter I’ve ever experienced, but it has to be near the top.

We’ve gone from glorious blue skies and air conditioning on Saturday, through last night’s pounding rain and now, according to our story yesterday, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the region for tonight through Tuesday afternoon, with a return of nasty weather possible in two separate waves.

Rain is predicted to move in tonight, and with steady, then falling temperatures on Monday, the first phase of the return of winter could develop Monday night, bringing more sleet and snow, with possibly heavy accumulations of sleet. Then on Tuesday, as cold air settles over the St. Louis area, a second round of winter is expected with heavy snow.

They say everyone talks about the weather. I hardly know what to ask in today’s TOTD, but I know the weather is certainly on people’s minds. What’s going on? Is this the strangest one you’ve experienced? How do you prepare for a day when you can leave in a windbreaker and return in a parka?