# Weather, mood, health et al **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 7, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726 "2025-04-07T07:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726/1 "2025-04-07T07:16:31Z")
I’m 77. For as long as I can remember I’ve always been impacted by weather. Today is an unusual dry high pressure day with fluffy white clouds, nice breeze and high 20s. Tons of energy, aches and pains forgotten, mood as good as it’s been in a while given all the crap going on. In the past I used to get migraines with low pressure but since controlling my blood sugar they are very rare. I know Europe sends out warnings to migraine sufferers when the regular North Sea lows come across. My question is…what is the physiology of these changes in aches, pains, moods, head aches. I’ve always suspected barometric pressure changes on our vascular system but how is that expressed. 🤨 I can feel a severe low pressure ( cyclone or even strong Tstorm ) coming and on the flip side have so much energy when the barometer is rising. today sitting at 1016. > **[Atmospheric pressure in Cairns with trend indicator](https://tides4fishing.com/au/queensland/cairns/forecast/atmospheric-pressure)** > > Know the current atmospheric pressure in Cairns and the pressure variations for the next few days > We found that migraine often developed shortly before the appearance of cyclones. Specifically, we found that the range from **1003 to \<1007 hPa** , i.e., 6–10 hPa below standard atmospheric pressure, was most likely to induce migraine. Why? 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726/2 "2025-04-07T08:33:34Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > My question is…what is the physiology of these changes in aches, pains, moods, head aches. I’ve always suspected barometric pressure changes on our vascular system but how is that expressed. 🤨 [An article on it](https://www.medicinenet.com/how_does_barometric_pressure_affect_humans/article.htm). Basically, low air pressure lets human tissues expand under their own internal pressure, potentially causing various forms of discomfort and medical issues. Much the same thing as traveling to a high elevation, just temporary and less extreme. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-mood-health-et-al/1016726/3 "2025-04-10T04:36:47Z")
Thanks for article. 👏 I can see that for aches and pains and maybe migraines but what about mood swings both seasonal and daily and events like certain winds > While there’s no definitive scientific consensus, some hot, dry winds like the Foehn in Europe, the Sharav in Israel, and the Santa Ana in California, have been linked to increased irritability, tension, and even psychological distress in some individuals. No consensus ??? 🤨 > [ > National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov) > https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC4543179 > ](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4543179/) > > by EH Bos · 2012 · Cited by 41 — For example, an increase in energy upon _northeastern wind_ may lead to a decrease in anxiety, which in turn may lead to a further increase in … I react differently if it’s going down rather than up. with nasty headache on quickly falling barometer but then a big upswing in mood **before** it turns/before the storm gets to me. 🦘