A Lark Ascending Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) It is depressing...but it's all part of the warp and weft. I'd like a little more reliable sunshine in the summer (memories of putting my tent up in a gale in Cornwall last July) and guaranteed snow from 6.00 pm to 8.00 a.m. on 24th/25th Dec...but apart from that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else for more than a holiday. Glad I'm not here: An ominous picture as Abigail approaches Ellanbeich, Argyll and Bute. Taken by Zim. Or here: Wet and windy in Breakish, Highland. Captured by Skye Woody. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/34803702 Edited November 13, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Blackpool yesterday http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/13/heavy-rain-warning-for-northern-britain-in-wake-of-storm-abigail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) 22 minutes ago, A Lark Ascending said: Blackpool yesterday http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/13/heavy-rain-warning-for-northern-britain-in-wake-of-storm-abigail That place and indeed the whole of the Fylde is renowned for its horizontal rain. Every time I'm in the area it has been that way ! Edited November 14, 2015 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) 5 hours ago, sidewinder said: That place and indeed the whole of the Fylde is renowned for its horizontal rain. Every time I'm in the area it has been that way ! I'm afraid the closest I've been to that coast (apart from the Cumbrian part) is the M6. Useful flood warning map on the BBC website. Good for house hunting! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26189096 I'm in the clear; except that I have to drive into Sheffield later and the Don is highlighted. Edited November 14, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Frosty and in the 30s. Fire going even as I type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Nice, blue skies and warm at 15 C. Frosty & in the 30s threw me off for a second as an oxymoron ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Prestwick (near Glasgow). http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/29/christmas-lights-stay-off-as-storm-clodagh-hits-britain-and-ireland Not quite like this in Worksop but has been wet and very blowy. This one has been called Storm Clodagh. Someone at the met office must have one of those babies' names books. Edited November 30, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 21 minutes ago, A Lark Ascending said: This one has been called Storm Clodagh. One for the "How do you Pronounce?" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Not if you remember: Quite an apt song! *********************** Not sure how this would cope in the weather: "Amazon has unveiled a new hybrid delivery drone that can fly both vertically, as a helicopter capable of landing in customers’ backyards, and horizontally like a conventional plane. The drone can travel up to 15 miles at high speed." http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/29/amazon-unveils-hybrid-delivery-drone-prototype Doesn't say what the drone does if you are not in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 There's a heat wave expected towards the end of the week; it's supposed to get above freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 hour ago, A Lark Ascending said: Not if you remember: But I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Windy but warm, over 21C. This morning I went out in a t shirt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Still unseasonally warm. The whole of November was overcast and now the North has had awful floods. Should be sunny today but still cloudy here (though a nice blue spread in the North). Tomorrow we're promised a bit of snow in late afternoon! On Tuesday we had one of those changeable days with mighty, ever changing cloud formations and some of the most spectacular rainbows I've seen. The Last Days are clearly upon us. Edited December 11, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 1 hour ago, A Lark Ascending said: The Last Days are clearly upon us. You're probably right! In the past few days green shoots have appeared on my hedge and birds are active in a spring-like way. Sufficiently paranoid to have been looking at the Dept of Environment's flood risk map (put in your postcode). Looks quite reassuring now, but when it was first published a decade ago there was an outcry about the extent of flooding risk and a "revised" version was issued. On the original a once-in-a-hundred-years flooding of the Mersey brought the waters to within 200 yards of my front door Recent events have shown us that once in a hundred years probably means before 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Spot on...The pigeons are already crapping on my study window, which means it must be Spring ! Edited December 11, 2015 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Rain...can you believe it? California's 5th storm so far this season. That's more than all of the last four years combined. Bring on the rain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 5 hours ago, BillF said: You're probably right! In the past few days green shoots have appeared on my hedge and birds are active in a spring-like way. Sufficiently paranoid to have been looking at the Dept of Environment's flood risk map (put in your postcode). Looks quite reassuring now, but when it was first published a decade ago there was an outcry about the extent of flooding risk and a "revised" version was issued. On the original a once-in-a-hundred-years flooding of the Mersey brought the waters to within 200 yards of my front door Recent events have shown us that once in a hundred years probably means before 2020. It flooded the middle of Worksop in 2009 - up the main road to about half a mile from me. Nothing like that at any time in the 24 years I've lived here. But then it has only heavily snowed once. I expected to spend three months of each year snowed in this far north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) NY, It's 60F degrees 15.5C. Way above what is normal. Thanks to El Niño. Edited December 11, 2015 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 We were around 80 this afternoon...went to the Christmas tree lot in shorts and a t-shirt, came back in a pinesap tuxedo, pity there's no gig tonight to wear it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hit 69 here this afternoon. I believe that's what we needed for the record high for this date, IIRC. Still getting at or below freezing every night, but the last few days have been high 50's to high 60's. Oh, and the ground thawed today. Lots of wet pavement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 A might bit damp here in Portland, Oregon. I'm growing webbing between my fingers....... gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 1 hour ago, gmonahan said: A might bit damp here in Portland, Oregon. I'm growing webbing between my fingers....... gregmo Understatement of the year right there, where you here in '96? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 22 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said: Understatement of the year right there, where you here in '96? In Oregon, yes, in Portland, no--moved to the city from Eastern Oregon in 2012. But hey, if one can't take the rain, this ain't the city to live in, right? That said, it really HAS been wet!! gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Daffodils come early! One of many sightings over the last few weeks. These were spotted near Luccombe, Somerset by Rachel Finlayson on 12 December. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35102687 I keep spotting trees that look ready to bud. There are going to be tears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 13 minutes ago, A Lark Ascending said: Daffodils come early! One of many sightings over the last few weeks. These were spotted near Luccombe, Somerset by Rachel Finlayson on 12 December. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35102687 I keep spotting trees that look ready to bud. There are going to be tears! Exmoor - some weird micro-climates up there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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