Mayfair is a small, isolated rural town where nothing is quite as it seems, and that peculiarity is heightened by the extended drought affecting everyone in some way. A collection of short stories, each chapter offers a glimpse into the inner worlds of the residents, not all of whom are as they appear to be. Life is changed forever for many of the citizens of Mayfair by the time the drought finally breaks, allowing them to come to terms with who they are and who they can be. Reminiscent of the presentation in Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, Weather Patterns explores what it means to be as human as one can be.