The Great Meteorological Thread

kelack said:
What a weirdly changeable day it's been here in North Kent. Crisp blue sky this afternoon but this morning it was very wintry with cold wind and heavy rain then we had some hailstones and a very brief 3 minute flurry of snow before tipping it down again
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Evenin'. It wasn't as dramatic as that at this end of Kent. Although I did wake up to the first proper air frost of the season first thing this morning, it lead to a dull and wet day with some rain. I did expect the squall line to arrive here by 1.30 pm but when it did, all it did was to pep up the rain slightly for a few minutes and that was it, no gusty winds nor was there any hail and it wasn't until 3 pm did the high level "anvil overspill" finally cleared away and gave me a last minute bit of brightness before sunset.

The next few days are going to be quiet and settled with varied cloud amounts and bright spells over the whole of the UK as high pressure settles over us, but fog and frost will become a regular occurrence by night time and may be slow to clear away in the morning. Not quite the Daily Express's "100 Days Of Snow" stuff but a good sign that Autumn is well and truly here.
 
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kelack said:
What a weirdly changeable day it's been here in North Kent. Crisp blue sky this afternoon but this morning it was very wintry with cold wind and heavy rain then we had some hailstones and a very brief 3 minute flurry of snow before tipping it down again
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Pretty much the same in South Bucks.
Although it was frosty start it soon gave way to showers then prolonged periods of heavy rain,
The late afternoon was sunny, but by evening it was heavy sleet for the drive home.
 
It was crispy last night but the frost had melted by the time Mrs N set off for her early class. Freaking 'orrid this evening picking the car up from its service and MOT.
 
michael23 said:
Thanks Ian, so winter is coming then :D Although it doesn't feel like it tonight, it's very mild out there.
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Wait untill January comes then you will know :D
 
blowing a gale up the dee estuary tonight ,funny old day here started off with blue skies early on ,then as i was about to grab my camera it went black as night and we had rain ,sleet ,snow .nothing settled .couldn't see the wirral ,chester or liverpool from my hillside residence ,then it cleared again but to late for me as swmbo collared me for asda/wal-mart shopping .
saying that its still weird weather got a rose bush in full bud and bloom ,geraniums and fuchsia still in flower on 20th nov. and no winter birds appearing yet .see what these north easterly winds bring tonight .
 
Fairly pleasant start to the day but by 3-ish, the sky went black. Cue the rain. Innocuous, pitter-patter at first but turned to hail rapidly, whipped horizontal by the increasing wind. Then a few flashes of lightening and a crash of thunder that actually rattled the windows. Settled to being showery now. Still a bit on the breezy side and thoroughly miserable, though!
 
:dummy:Getting too cool to sit out here in the conservatory without a fan heater on. Not been enough sun to get enough heat into he place to cope with Sheila Fergusson and friends... Had to have the kitchen window open earlier - been cooking up some Rakomelo and was getting quietly pished on the fumes!!!
 
A touch of snow fell and actually settled over the hills here at Kent last night, didn't last very long where it laid as a thin covering of slush, but nonetheless that would be our first taste of wintry-type weather. However, it fell mostly as rain here at my coastal location where it lead to a dull and dismal day involving intermittent cold rain.

This weekend and into the whole of next week or so are expected to be calm, dry and often quite cloudy over the bulk of the UK, all due to high pressure settling over or close by to the country. Any frost and frost that does form in the night may even tend to hang around all day in some places. A quiet and settled end to the month.
 
Ian D J said:
Any frost and frost that does form in the night may even tend to hang around all day in some places. A quiet and settled end to the month.
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That'll do for me :thumbs:
 
Down to 2 outside and 14 in here... Guessing at a crispy morning - good excuse to remain in the pit!
 
Incidentally, I have just broken the 100 mm mark for the month, and yet there's stlll 1/3rd of November yet to come. I can't remember the last time I've recorded a three-figured rainfall total for a month.

A total contrast to what things were like when I first started this thread back in 2011 when I was in the middle of a two-years long dry spell and I was talking about reservoirs drying up and water restrictions.

Goes to show how our climate is very good at balancing itself out.
 
Ian D J said:
Goes to show how our climate is very good at balancing itself out.
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That's why I always laugh (with contempt) when the "government declare a "drought"
And or a hose pipe ban.

FFS! we can barely go a couple of weeks without rain!
If we do, it soon drops the bit we were waiting for PLUS interest :D
 
Cobra said:
That's why I always laugh (with contempt) when the "government declare a "drought"
And or a hose pipe ban.

FFS! we can barely go a couple of weeks without rain!
If we do, it soon drops the bit we were waiting for PLUS interest :D
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Well, we are now in day three of the "100 Days Of Snow" going by the Express. :lol:

It's still raining as I type as a weak "Channel streamer" is trying to set itself up (north east wind bringing a train of shower across Kent as they rattle in from the North Sea), I am getting reports of a sleety/hail mix in the rain over the high ground.
If it is mid-January, there'd be a good four inches of snow cover here by now.
 
It was a mostly dry day, down in south Bucks this morning, bloody cold, with that very strong wind though.
And an early morning shower or two.

Here in North Bucks, its now hammering on the windows,
and I just saw the orange lights of a gritter going passed :D

I guess the council have money left in their "over time" budget :D
 
Still under a snowfall warning in Edmonton, Alberta. Been snowing solid since around 10am yesterday. We're to expect around 15cms of snow, on top of the 35cms we received last weekend. It's a wintery -14c, with windchill making it feel like -20c. Local weather are calling for a high of +4c over the weekend, but that won't do much to melt the landed snow.

Winter has arrived :-)
 
Are you still plugging in your cars engine block to mains power ? to prevent it from frezzing, visited your neck of the woods in 2001
 
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^^^kevin, yup, still plug in the block heater, but only if it gets really cold; although it's recommended even once it hits zero. More and more places are supplying plug in stations now; my grocery store does. We had a supplier from Thailand visit one December, and he was amazed that nearly every car he saw in Edmonton was a plug in electric car ;-) He wasn't aware of the block heaters we use. I'm lucky in that my home & workplace offer underground parking.
 
Went for lovely warm, sunny walk this afternoon along Sidmouth sea front. A bit chilly on the face but a down jacket kept my core toasty! Lovely low sun over the sea and for once I had a camera on me! Might post a snap or two if they're worth it!
 
Before I hit the sack, I thought I'd blow the dust off this thread as I've got some bad news and good news.

The bad news is that I may have to issue a warning of storm-force winds over Scotland and Eastern England on Thursday. When combined with high spring tides, that will put coastal defences to the test and I would NOT want to be on a North Sea ferry crossing where winds could gust up to 100 mph over the North Sea.
The good news is that once we get past that rough stuff, then there could be a good four or five days of dry and sunny weather over Southern and Eastern parts of the UK from Saturday onwards as high pressure builds rebuild over u, but it'll be rather cold with frost and icy patches being a regular thing.

Come Thursday, at least here at the south coast I'll be missing the worse of it what with me being on the "sheltered side" as winds will be coming in from the W then NW and eventually in from the N. Same goes over the South West and South Wales - for a change.
Indeed, it is North and East-facing coastal areas of the UK as well as the Dutch coast that will need to watch out for possible coastal flooding and damaging winds, so they'd better hope that their modern sea defences will be up to the job.
It's where 60 mph to 90 mph winds will be generated by as a rapidly deepening depression system as it crosses eastwards over North Scotland - quite similar to "Bawbag" a couple of years ago. When combined with heavy snow over high ground in the North, that'll make it very bleak for a time.

Conditions should improve by Friday as the low pressure system tumbles onto Scandinavia and high pressure moves in from the Atlantic.
 
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Off to bed as I think I may have to get up especially early as tomorrow's Cloud Master forecast will look quite busy.
But until then, hope our Scottish friends will weather (as so to speak) the stormy stuff with minimum problems tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you guys as I follow the event with a mixture of concern and interest from the relative safety and comfort of Southern England.
 
Thank you as always Ian, time to batten down the hatch thankfully no trees overhanging us, and plenty of coal/wood to burn if needed to keep warm, if power is cut off etc
 
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very windy in north wales this morning ,i,m on a hilltop overlooking the dee estuary and taking a pounding from the wind as theres nothing but sea in front of the house ,having read the tidal surge predictions i might well pop down and watch the fun at high tide predicted at 12-30p.m here .luckily our elevation is 200ft so no worry about rogue waves :exit:
 
Very windy here

I think we had 100mph not to far from me but we've had a fair amount of disruption.

My wheelie bins have vanished, the roof has gone off the chicken coup as have my bird feeders.
 
Hope all is well with everyone. I had a fence where that gap is. Certainly some of the strongest winds I have seen around here.

A friend of ours, a sergeant in the police has been called on to help out in Lincolnshire with the floods.

Do we have more to come ian?
 
We've lost part of the sea wall at Seaburn and right now this mornings high-tide will be having another go. Unlike the Tyne and Tees, the Wear seems to have behaved itself, mostly, although it came close. Wind's easing slightly but it's damn chilly out there!
 
We've had an arctic cold mass settling over Edmonton, Alberta since the weekend, and for the 5 to 7 days. Average temperature for this time of year is a high of -5c, but since Monday it's not gotten any warmer than -17c, with windchill we're in the -20's.

This morning started off at -37c, so windchill factor pushed it over -40c, thankfully we have calm winds at the moment, otherwise it could be another -3 to -5 on top. It's really lovely outside though, deep white, crisp crunchy snow, and bright blue, cloudless skies. Can't stay outside too long though due to frostbite.

A stark contrast to the weather that occurred in my home place, The Wirral, yesterday.
 
Its been picking up all day here,
its pretty bloody rough out side now,
Its gotta be 40+
The weird thing is 2 days ago,
it was 13oC at 6am!
It was only 5oC this morning.
(North Bucks)
 
kevin obrian said:
Wind certainly picking up here, plenty of banging outside.
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Way too cold, wet and windy down here for those sort of goings on! Large bird feeders brought in to reduce windage on the stand.
 
You mean no more outdoor banging? :whistling:
 
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