Author Topic: A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own. (Read 281864 times)

Chris S · « **Reply #1575 on:** 20 May, 2021, 02:52:24 pm »

Wow. Buoy 62023 just off the south coast of Ireland is reporting 81mph gusts and a 29ft sea. It is still May, right? Or did I sleep particularly well last night and I've woken up in November?

The Family Cyclist · « **Reply #1576 on:** 20 May, 2021, 02:57:55 pm »

Pray tell how can I also geekily look at things like the weather readings from such buoys

Chris S · « **Reply #1577 on:** 20 May, 2021, 03:01:31 pm »

Quote from: The Family Cyclist on 20 May, 2021, 02:57:55 pm

Pray tell how can I also geekily look at things like the weather readings from such buoys

Hither: https://www.xcweather.co.uk/

andrewc · « **Reply #1578 on:** 21 May, 2021, 12:52:25 pm »

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/21/uk-weather-may-on-track-to-be-wettest-on-record-with-more-rain-to-come

Lashing down in Liverpool. Again

woollypigs · « **Reply #1579 on:** 21 May, 2021, 02:43:50 pm »

andrew you might want to follow https://twitter.com/BollocksWeather

chrisbainbridge · « **Reply #1580 on:** 21 May, 2021, 10:24:37 pm »

Rained essentially non stop in Derby/ Burton. Seems like autumn.

Kim · « **Reply #1581 on:** 22 May, 2021, 12:45:06 am »

Quote from: chrisbainbridge on 21 May, 2021, 10:24:37 pm

Rained essentially non stop in Derby/ Burton. Seems like autumn.

Objection: Autumn's the good bit with sensible temperatures and no hayfever. This has been non-stop pish, but the pollen's still getting through.

mattc · « **Reply #1582 on:** 22 May, 2021, 07:54:46 am »

Quote from: woollypigs on 21 May, 2021, 02:43:50 pm

andrew you might want to follow https://twitter.com/BollocksWeather

I like that.

Does anyone know an alternative to the brilliant raintoday site for viewing rain radar data?

(It claims to be ending soon, and is often sticky/overloaded)

JonBuoy · « **Reply #1583 on:** 22 May, 2021, 08:16:29 am »

Have a look at https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar It seems to give a slightly clearer and more up to date image than raintoday although the interface is a bit busier.

T42 · « **Reply #1584 on:** 22 May, 2021, 08:47:18 am »

Quote from: Chris S on 20 May, 2021, 02:52:24 pm

Wow. Buoy 62023 just off the south coast of Ireland is reporting 81mph gusts and a 29ft sea. It is still May, right? Or did I sleep particularly well last night and I've woken up in November?

IMO the whole of Europe came out of winter 10° north of where it was last year. I wouldn't be surprised to see snow in October here, a month earlier than usual.

https://earthsky.org/earth/gulf-stream-atlantic-weakest-in-over-1000-years/

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1585 on:** 22 May, 2021, 09:12:18 am »

What is that yellow thing in the sky ?? !!!!!!!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1586 on:** 22 May, 2021, 11:30:40 am »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 22 May, 2021, 09:12:18 am

What is that yellow thing in the sky ?? !!!!!!!

Air-sea rescue helichopter?

Kim · « **Reply #1587 on:** 22 May, 2021, 01:07:44 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 22 May, 2021, 09:12:18 am

What is that yellow thing in the sky ?? !!!!!!!

It's a trap.

mattc · « **Reply #1588 on:** 22 May, 2021, 03:36:29 pm »

Quote from: JonBuoy on 22 May, 2021, 08:16:29 am

Have a look at https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar It seems to give a slightly clearer and more up to date image than raintoday although the interface is a bit busier.

Yes, I would agree! (at least they've put the zoom controls at the top, WHERE ICAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM!!!)

Thanks.

Basil · « **Reply #1589 on:** 29 May, 2021, 03:06:00 pm »

Ok weather. This is not as advertised. 10/10 cloud cover all day. Oppressive mugginess and threatening thunderstorms.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1590 on:** 29 May, 2021, 06:48:17 pm »

Wednesday: had fan heater switched on in the Estate Office
Friday: had desk fan switched on in the Estate Office

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1591 on:** 29 May, 2021, 06:51:46 pm »

The sudden attack of summer. On Wednesday I went running in Tracksters, long-sleeve shirt and shower proof jacket. By the time I got the top of Goat Gully (it's a gully where semi-wild goats live; about 600m at average 20% gradient) I was quite warm. But today in t-shirt and shorts I was sweating buckets before I even got to the gully.

Pingu · « **Reply #1592 on:** 30 May, 2021, 12:11:48 am »

The sky was a funny shade of grey and it contained a weird yellow orb of light and heat. It's the end times I tell ye.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1593 on:** 30 May, 2021, 08:28:26 am »

My daughter shared a message she received from the Melbourne Bureau for Meteorology. “Today the temperature fell to 1.7°C. If you are less than 71 years 364 days old, it is the coldest May morning of your lifetime.”

In Australia, luxuries like house insulation and double glazing are mostly absent.

T42 · « **Reply #1594 on:** 30 May, 2021, 09:15:43 am »

Must ask my chum in Budgewoi if he's shivering yet.

rafletcher · « **Reply #1595 on:** 30 May, 2021, 11:09:04 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 30 May, 2021, 12:11:48 am

The sky was a funny shade of grey and it contained a weird yellow orb of light and heat. It's the end times I tell ye.

Don’t worry, the haar will take care of any overheating you might suffer.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1596 on:** 30 May, 2021, 04:55:16 pm »

There was haar at Portlethen and Stonehaven but not in Aberdeen

Pingu · « **Reply #1597 on:** 30 May, 2021, 10:09:56 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 30 May, 2021, 11:09:04 am

Quote from: Pingu on 30 May, 2021, 12:11:48 am
The sky was a funny shade of grey and it contained a weird yellow orb of light and heat. It's the end times I tell ye.

Don’t worry, the haar will take care of any overheating you might suffer.

We found some haar on our bike ride today

ravenbait · « **Reply #1598 on:** 31 May, 2021, 11:30:17 am »

The haar came creeping over the hills coastwards of our house as if the weather had been reading some James Herbert recently and was inspired. Dull and grey in the morning until the sun beat it back, then it came slipping back over the afternoon.

The haar doesn't usually make it over the hills. It's quite creepy to see it spreading down like a thick blanket of syrup made from fog.

When I lived north of Aberdeen, summer weekend rides frequently ended with racing to stay ahead of the haar on the way home.

Sam

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #1599 on:** 31 May, 2021, 12:44:47 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 30 May, 2021, 08:28:26 am

My daughter shared a message she received from the Melbourne Bureau for Meteorology. “Today the temperature fell to 1.7°C. If you are less than 71 years 364 days old, it is the coldest May morning of your lifetime.”

In Australia, luxuries like house insulation and double glazing are mostly absent.

Just like Britain!