Tonight's Low: 18°C Beginning 10/10/2007 you'll see the temperature in Celsius on the weathercasts during 13 Eyewitness News. It will be included every day, along with the temperature in Fahrenheit, when we show the current weather conditions in Houston and Galveston.

Does that sound cold? It's not. 18° Celsius is equal to 64° Fahrenheit. And while that is cooler than it has been, it's still a little warmer than our average low.

We are not trying to convert people to the metric system!

Rather, it's the other way around. Houston is an international city. There are lots of people from around the world moving here, working in our energy and technology companies, and visiting our renowned hospitals. We hope this helps them transition to our city. Furthermore, kids learn the metric system in school. This will be one way they can apply their knowledge everyday.

The suggestion came from one of our viewers. H.O. from Katy sent me an email last month and I posted the idea here on the Houston weather blog. The feedback was overwhelmingly favorable.

We always appreciate hearing from our viewers so whether or not you like the idea, let us know!

source: http://weatherblog.abc13.com/2007/10/tonights-low-18.html