Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 288530 times)

Chris S · « **Reply #175 on:** 11 December, 2015, 10:06:22 am »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 11 December, 2015, 08:11:54 am

Rainbows have been visible from the office window every day this week, usually double rainbows.

How much gold did you find?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #176 on:** 11 December, 2015, 04:12:39 pm »

Quote from: Chris S on 11 December, 2015, 10:06:22 am

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 11 December, 2015, 08:11:54 am
Rainbows have been visible from the office window every day this week, usually double rainbows.

How much gold did you find?

Rainbow as I drove up the A3 near Guildford earlier in the week in a sharp shower. What was odd as that the end was just on the central reservation, right by my car.

(I guess it was a bonus rainbow caused by the sun refracting in the spray.)

CrinklyLion · « **Reply #177 on:** 11 December, 2015, 04:34:40 pm »

The B1228 was Distinctly Unpleasant on the way home, what with the shocking surface, the close overtakes by gurt big feck off trucks, the stinging sleet, the bastard headwinds on some bits and the alarming gusts of crosswinds on other bits attempting to send me under the wheels of said gurt big feck off trucks.

andyoxon · « **Reply #178 on:** 11 December, 2015, 09:02:48 pm »

Tomorrow's forecast around here is heavy rain all day, with added strong gusts at lunchtime. Looks like any ride will be squeezed to Sun pm... $:-\$

Wowbagger · « **Reply #179 on:** 18 December, 2015, 11:45:16 pm »

Late night dog walk.

13°C.

Dry, mostly clear sky.

WSW breeze, 15 - 20mph.

Dun Run anyone?

Kim · « **Reply #180 on:** 18 December, 2015, 11:46:13 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 18 December, 2015, 11:45:16 pm

Dun Run anyone?

Nahh, it'll piss it down at snooze on the beach o'clock.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #181 on:** 18 December, 2015, 11:51:24 pm »

Nope! Looking good for Southwold. There might be an hour or two in Sudbury at between 3 and 4 am. That's normally before I get there!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #182 on:** 19 December, 2015, 10:51:14 pm »

I heard a suggestion that yesterday was the warmest December day ever recorded in the UK in terms of the minimum recorded temperature at any of the official weather stations. Yesterday for us was warm at 10.2°C, but there have been lots of higher minimum temperatures this month.

The lowest temperature my device has recorded so far this month is 5.1°C. That's ridiculous. Today, the maximum was 16.4°C, the highest of the month so far.

I have a recollection of a Christmas Day a little over 20 years ago when the temperature in my parents' garden in Ramsden Heath (Essex) exceeded that. My memory says 64°F but I have no accurate record of it. I do remember it being very sunny and I spent some of Christmas morning watching my bees flying out of the hive and coming back with their legs laden in pollen. I know they were visiting ornamental heather that my mother had planted and that was flowering.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #183 on:** 22 December, 2015, 06:11:41 am »

Ok, now that we have passed the solstice (about 1 hour 20 minutes ago) the weather can start to get colder. Bloody windy outside again. God yul!

T42 · « **Reply #184 on:** 22 December, 2015, 07:38:44 am »

As in God yul need yur furry hat.

cycleman · « **Reply #185 on:** 22 December, 2015, 09:03:52 am »

And gloves 😀

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #186 on:** 22 December, 2015, 12:15:11 pm »

It was between 8 and 9 C on Sunday early evening, which isn't objectively that warm, but it felt incredibly warm. Don't know if that's because my body is expecting colder due to short days setting off some circadian wotsit or because of the humidity or even air pressure or I don't know what. Lack of wind seems the most likely. And is the oddest, compared to the last couple of years.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #187 on:** 22 December, 2015, 01:18:56 pm »

Weirdly, Dez and I were remarking how cold 9°C seemed after the recent balmy 14s & 15s. Mind you, it's 15°C again today.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #188 on:** 22 December, 2015, 01:25:14 pm »

Looking at my records, dating back 5 years, shows this to be the warmest December by a massive amount.

Mean Dec temperatures, 2011-15: 7.2, 6.0, 7.4, 6.5, 11.1.

We took delivery of the weather station 5 years ago today and December 2010 was much colder than any of those. The 10 days I recorded averaged 3.2°C but the preceding 3 weeks were much colder. We had a heavy snowfall about a fortnight before Christmas and the temperature struggled to get above freezing until Boxing Day or thereabouts.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #189 on:** 22 December, 2015, 05:22:35 pm »

Also:

Quote from: Wowbagger on 07 January, 2011, 05:08:26 pm

Maximum temperature of 10.4°C today. First time over 10° since November.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #190 on:** 22 December, 2015, 06:37:19 pm »

Just now was the first time in the history of all things ever that I have heard a BBC weather forecaster acknowledge the existence of another country. It seems that Storm Eva will pass to the north of the Republic of Ireland. I do not know whether to celebrate the broadcaster's new-found multiculturalism or denounce Tomasz Schafernaker as a BLASPHEMER.

Pingu · « **Reply #191 on:** 23 December, 2015, 10:44:54 pm »

Yr.no claims gale for the next few hours - that'll be pretty feckin' windy then

mcshroom · « **Reply #192 on:** 24 December, 2015, 12:09:18 am »

At least yours tails off in the morning. We've got Gales or near-gales all the way through to 8pm

SteveC · « **Reply #193 on:** 24 December, 2015, 01:38:39 pm »

I suspect yr.no use the official definitions in the Beaufort scale for their English language descriptions of wind speeds. On that, 'breeze' of one sort or another goes up to force 6, with force 7 being 'near gale'. There are folk songs which mention a 'sweet and pleasant gale' when sailing so the words may have changed meaning slightly over the years.

0	Calm
1	Light Air
2	Light Breeze
3	Gentle Breeze
4	Moderate Breeze
5	Fresh Breeze
6	Strong Breeze
7	Near Gale
8	Gale
9	Strong Gale
10	Storm
11	Violent Storm
12	Hurricane Force

Torslanda · « **Reply #194 on:** 26 December, 2015, 12:38:48 pm »

"Red" weather warning issued for Lancashire. At least one building has been undermined by the Irwell in Summerseat.

jamesld8 · « **Reply #195 on:** 26 December, 2015, 07:28:53 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 22 December, 2015, 01:25:14 pm

Looking at my records, dating back 5 years, shows this to be the warmest December by a massive amount.

Mean Dec temperatures, 2011-15: 7.2, 6.0, 7.4, 6.5, 11.1.

We took delivery of the weather station 5 years ago today and December 2010 was much colder than any of those. The 10 days I recorded averaged 3.2°C but the preceding 3 weeks were much colder. We had a heavy snowfall about a fortnight before Christmas and the temperature struggled to get above freezing until Boxing Day or thereabouts.

my rough weather recording. ie not Stevenson screen standards, indicates that Dec 2015 average maxm is an incredible 10c higher than that of 2010; we`ve had just 2 x ground frost this Dec cf over 20 airfrost days in 2010; most days in Dec 2010 never got above 3 c maxm here often hovering just around zero. Boxing day 2010 was a balmy -12c ---it reached 12.9 c this year .

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #196 on:** 27 December, 2015, 09:59:45 pm »

A little damp in York. A friend was getting flooded so I brought my canoe downriver to lend to her. She has nearly 4ft of water through her house. Another friend has been evacuated from her flat.

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #197 on:** 27 December, 2015, 10:14:25 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 27 December, 2015, 09:59:45 pm

A little damp in York. A friend was getting flooded so I brought my canoe downriver to lend to her. She has nearly 4ft of water through her house. Another friend has been evacuated from her flat.

Not nearly as bad as year 2k tho'. Despite the Meeja making a drama out of a crisis. No sailing on the Knavesmire, yet.

Deano · « **Reply #198 on:** 27 December, 2015, 10:44:56 pm »

I took this under Skeldergate Bridge a couple of weeks ago - I imagine the bench is underwater now.

nicknack · « **Reply #199 on:** 27 December, 2015, 10:57:02 pm »

There's daffs out here.