Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 281263 times)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #275 on:** 04 September, 2016, 02:56:16 am »

The Scorching Plains™ of New Mexico are about to unleash a fuck-off thunderstorm on an unsuspecting Albuquerque and happily I do not have to go out again.

T42 · « **Reply #276 on:** 04 September, 2016, 08:12:27 am »

Here it's t'other way about. Friday we were promised a Sunday of pouring rain and gale-force winds so I decided to cut an event I'd otherwise have liked to do and rode yesterday in pleasant temperatures and bright sunshine. Now it's Sunday and a hot-air balloon just drifted very slowly past outside.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #277 on:** 04 September, 2016, 02:47:17 pm »

Albuquerque's famous Balloon Fiesta isn't until next month chiz. It's downright chilly out there ATM but then it's well over 5000' above sea level.

Chris S · « **Reply #278 on:** 08 September, 2016, 01:50:09 pm »

I love the way a cold front can transform a day.

This morning's walk through Guisborough woods was sweaty, steamy and downright Hard Work. The front showed up like an express train at about 11, consisting of one single clap of thunder to announce itself - "I AM HERE!", followed by ten minutes of torrents of rain. Half an hour later it was all over, the sun came out, and since then it's been a much nicer day; fresh breeze, fair-weather cumulus scudding across the blue sky, and massively improved visibility

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Wowbagger · « **Reply #279 on:** 13 September, 2016, 02:38:02 pm »

Last week, Fatters, Canardly and I were discussing hot weather. I opined that in recent years, September has had a tendency towards much hotter days than in my youth. Today is one such. The car's thermometer claimed 32deg C whilst we were driving along the M2 today, and my westher station recorded 29.9C at 1.30 this afternoon.

Phewataskorcha!

PeteB99 · « **Reply #280 on:** 13 September, 2016, 02:49:49 pm »

Where as here in Chester it's currently 18c and lashing down with rain .

Basil · « **Reply #281 on:** 13 September, 2016, 03:05:54 pm »

Yeah. It's a bit rubbish here in Llan-Dismal too.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #282 on:** 13 September, 2016, 04:40:23 pm »

Quote from: PeteB99 on 13 September, 2016, 02:49:49 pm

Where as here in Chester it's currently 18c and lashing down with rain .

We've got the lashing down with rain thing here too but the temperature is only in double figures if you go native and use Fahrenheit

Ruthie · « **Reply #283 on:** 13 September, 2016, 05:27:36 pm »

Ooh thunderstorm forecast for tonight. Good excuse to extend today's hibernations.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #284 on:** 13 September, 2016, 05:30:22 pm »

We had one midday. Wasn't the hottest day of September this year here, let alone since 1949!

tiermat · « **Reply #285 on:** 13 September, 2016, 07:09:29 pm »

The car was showing 30°C when I went to get some bits for dinner, earlier!

peliroja · « **Reply #286 on:** 13 September, 2016, 09:28:31 pm »

Quote from: Ruthie on 13 September, 2016, 05:27:36 pm

Ooh thunderstorm forecast for tonight. Good excuse to extend today's hibernations.

We just had a tremendous storm over Skipton. I've not seen one so fierce since we've lived here. My parents over the Moss lost power for a couple of hours. We lost power for a few minutes (just enough time to get the candles going). The dog was very unhappy so we bribed her with peanut butter. She's now flat out upside down on the sofa, sleeping off the excitement.

I hear there's some flooding locally, hope nothing serious.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #287 on:** 13 September, 2016, 10:01:55 pm »

According to R4, the 34.2°C recorded in Gravesend today was the highest September temperature in the UK since 1911. That must have been about the time I was driving along the M2.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #288 on:** 13 September, 2016, 10:10:07 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 13 September, 2016, 10:01:55 pm

According to R4, the 34.2°C recorded in Gravesend today was the highest September temperature in the UK since 1911. That must have been about the time I was driving along the M2.

As the M2 was opened in stages between 1963 and 1965 I think you must be mistaken.

39 deg. F here and a wik thunderstorm for good measure.

hellymedic · « **Reply #289 on:** 13 September, 2016, 10:48:42 pm »

Seems it was a tad wet in Manchester while us soft southern jessies were roasting...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-37356375

peliroja · « **Reply #290 on:** 13 September, 2016, 10:56:12 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 13 September, 2016, 10:48:42 pm

Seems it was a tad wet in Manchester while us soft southern jessies were roasting...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-37356375

And much of the north west, including us in Skipton. It has been very muggy and the ferocious storm has brought some relief. Pics from a local photographer: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157414892040481&substory_index=1&id=523920480

Torslanda · « **Reply #291 on:** 14 September, 2016, 12:41:24 am »

Fucking hell! It rained a bit FFS! I waited for the rain to ease off before bringing the bikes in at closing time, so it was around 6.35 before I left. By the sound of that report Manchester was close to the 'End of Days' . . .

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The cosmetics counters at Manchester's Harvey Nichols department store were flooded as well.

Well shit. That's the end of civilisation as we know it. All that's left is the zombie apocalypse . . .

nicknack · « **Reply #292 on:** 14 September, 2016, 09:09:06 am »

Here on sunny Sheppey we've forgotten what rain looks like. Our last substantial wetting was in June. You can get your whole arm into some of the cracks in the garden. This quarter's water bill's going to be a bit of a stinker as I've tried to keep the plants alive. The water butts have been empty for ages.

TimC · « **Reply #293 on:** 14 September, 2016, 09:21:04 am »

Inbound to Heathrow yesterday afternoon about 4:30, the southeast was clear and giving temperatures of around 31°. We could see a thunderstorm over Birmingham that was reminiscent of the sort of stuff we'd left in Nigeria six hours earlier! Brum airport was reporting 23° in heavy thunderstorms. The radar showed that they were fairly thinly spread but very large for UK. However, central France had rather larger ones which would have been fun to be under!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #294 on:** 14 September, 2016, 04:37:20 pm »

http://tickfield.thewalkers.org.uk/weather/NOAA/NOAA-2016-09.txt

Lowest maximum temperature so far this month: 20.8°C.

Mean temp for Sept: 19.7°C (based on a recording every 30 minutes)

Rainfall recorded by my machine:

PRECIPITATION (mm) DEP. MAX ---DAYS OF RAIN--- FROM OBS. OVER YR MO TOTAL NORM DAY DATE 0.254 2.54 25.4 --------------------------------------------------------- 2016 01 54.4 3.4 13.0 7 17 7 0 2016 02 21.8 -9.3 5.0 22 10 4 0 2016 03 47.8 23.8 8.8 9 12 9 0 2016 04 48.4 13.1 12.8 15 16 5 0 2016 05 40.0 -0.1 19.2 31 8 4 0 2016 06 50.2 2.0 15.0 14 18 6 0 2016 07 16.2 -35.1 4.0 27 13 3 0 2016 08 12.6 -35.4 3.8 19 6 2 0 2016 09 5.4 -25.6 3.8 3 2 1 0 2016 10 2016 11 2016 12 --------------------------------------------------------- 296.8 -201.9 19.2 MAY 102 41 0

So July Aug and the first 2 weeks of Sept have been lots drier than June.

Kim · « **Reply #295 on:** 14 September, 2016, 06:16:21 pm »

It's been far too hot these last couple of days on the Fridays' tour. I think it got to 31C or something in Cologne yesterday. Industrial quantities of bottled water have been purchased en route, all the cheese has melted, as has my brain. But not the tarmac. That seems to be made of stronger stuff here.

It's allso been fairly dry compared tot he UK, which is the only reason I haven't actually died.

New cycle computer temperature reading record: 47C while parked outside a supermarket. (It over-reads in direct sunlight, but by about the same amount as the rider feels, so that's still useful.)

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #296 on:** 14 September, 2016, 11:58:56 pm »

P9130186 by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

View out of my window yesterday afternoon. First rain here for six months. Bah!

T42 · « **Reply #297 on:** 15 September, 2016, 03:33:24 pm »

Summer has collapsed and died. A pleasant 28° yest, chilly 22° now, blustery and spitting with rain.

hellymedic · « **Reply #298 on:** 15 September, 2016, 04:26:23 pm »

Thanks to The Lord, He laveth the thirsty land...
Looks like the clouds will soon burst here in Londonton.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #299 on:** 15 September, 2016, 04:43:01 pm »

Maximum temperatures here over the past 4 days: 29.2, 29.9, 28.4, 27.1°C.

Slow-moving thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow.

Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 281263 times)

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