Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 21 Jan 24 - 04:51 PM Storm force winds throughout the UK, with a side dish of rain that's blown so hard that it feels like hail. Curiously, despite the recent flooding of local farmland, our local reservoir looks half-empty .... only the English can manage to produce a drought in the middle of a monsoon. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 21 Jan 24 - 02:24 PM It is colder than the proverbial witch's you-know-what. Simply brutal. And the roads are treacherous with snowdrifts from the high chilly winds. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 19 Jan 24 - 02:44 PM Snowing again! Lightly, though, which is good news -- we've had enough precipitation that there is a risk of flooding, which we don't need. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: harpgirl Date: 17 Jan 24 - 11:18 PM It was 20f last night in north Florida. The wonky jet stream from global warming blasted that frigid air all the way down to us. I lost all my in ground plants but the fruit trees are dormant right now so no loss. and everything grows back here in Florida, anyway eventually. My precious plants are overnighting in my living room. So sad about gnu…. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Jan 24 - 08:48 AM warm & humid, plus rain (tho not at the moment!)- it's heading towards 1 am, & we've had some heavy rainstorms this evening. Thursday's forecast sez more of the same, tho not much rain! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 17 Jan 24 - 07:39 AM Changing seasons have their own taste and aroma. Winter begins with cinnamon and grows bitter with the cold. Spring is sweet and barbecues return. Summer is tender with vegetables and fruit. Autumn smells like cider and warm freshly baked bread. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 16 Jan 24 - 06:52 PM The models that combined El Ninyo with a polar vortex were correct. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Mrrzy Date: 16 Jan 24 - 02:23 PM Snow! Finally! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 16 Jan 24 - 10:59 AM We have snow falling today. Because the temperatures are below freezing, the snow is the dry light powdery sort. it looks very pretty on the bare tree branches and trunks. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 15 Jan 24 - 07:17 AM https://www.southampton.ac.uk/seafaring-timeline/#vars!date=44328%20BC-08-06_10:50:57! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 11 Jan 24 - 08:58 AM The month-by-month temperature graphs I saw on the TV worried me more than somewhat: from May onward, 2023's temperatures were *way* higher than the previous records. It looks like we've already passed a tipping point, and the average isn't yet 1.5degC above pre-industrial levels. Does anybody have the technical drawings for an ark handy? |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Stilly River Sage Date: 09 Jan 24 - 11:48 AM From the New York Times and probably many other sources, 2023 was officially the hottest year on record (of this modern era when such measurements are being taken.) Month after month global temperatures didn’t just break records, they surpassed them by far. This year could be even warmer. The numbers are in, and scientists can now confirm what month after month of extraordinary heat worldwide began signaling long ago. Last year was Earth’s warmest by far in a century and a half. Meanwhile, here in the neighborhood it has been very windy. The leading edge of the storm blowing across the US this week, bringing much colder temperatures by the weekend (even in the south it will be well below freezing). |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 09 Jan 24 - 11:38 AM Tonight, high winds may bring down power lines, and rain may induce flooding as the snow melts. Not boring, anyway . . . |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Steve Shaw Date: 08 Jan 24 - 06:26 PM It's stopped raining but it's turned nippy. A bit brass monkey. Positively parky. A lazy wind (goes through you instead of round you). Three minutes at a bus stop and you're dead. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 08 Jan 24 - 06:00 PM Here come some flash floods. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 08 Jan 24 - 03:04 PM Total of six inches, but now we have a high wind advisory which will contribute, I fear, to low visibility when driving. THe snow is pretty in the sunshine, though. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 07 Jan 24 - 08:38 AM Wake up, everybody . . . Southwestern New England here, and we have about four inches of snow. It's still falling, but lightly. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 06 Jan 24 - 03:57 PM THe Weather Service is getting into the act again, giving the winter storms names. THe one on the east coast is Ember, and to the west, Finn is right behind it. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Mrrzy Date: 06 Jan 24 - 02:02 PM Looking wintry, finally. Right about freezing, grey and raining. Should turn to ice, then snow. But I have no need to leave the house. I plan... |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Senoufou Date: 05 Jan 24 - 04:09 AM It's grim isn't it Steve? I feel sorry for the poor farmers. Here, the fields are completely under water, and our village farmer has had to move all his cattle. There was a lovely flock of seagulls floating on his 'lake' a couple of days ago! But the weather forecast yesterday indicated there might be a fall in temperature very soon, which will bring ... SNOW! Gaaaaagh! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Steve Shaw Date: 04 Jan 24 - 06:13 PM Well, Eliza, it hasn't stopped raining here since New Year's Day, on top of all the rain we've had up to Christmas. Our lane keeps flooding and the farmer has left mud all over the place to boot. After today it's supposed to dry out a bit for a week or two. Fingers crossed! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 04 Jan 24 - 04:39 PM we have a lot of wild weather in the Land of Oz, here's one example of someone who deserved a Darwin award from the north coast, a long way from Sydney. For years now we've had campaigns with graphic photos telling drivers not to drive thru flooded areas ... |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 04 Jan 24 - 03:08 PM We anticipate the first snowstorm of the year this weekend. I hope it doesn't make a mess of the roads. People around me, however, are impatient for snow. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Senoufou Date: 04 Jan 24 - 01:52 PM Our village has been flooded by the incessant rain during the past few weeks. The river Wensum burst its banks last night, and now the only road out of the village is under about a foot of water. Our village 'chief' has raised the issue with the local Council and help may be at hand. Luckily, one can navigate the road in a car (maybe an amphibious one?). Luckily, our bungalow is up a sloping road and we have no flooding. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 02 Jan 24 - 07:16 AM I slept through a small earthquake just under 3.0 last night. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Steve Shaw Date: 02 Jan 24 - 06:00 AM The three months up to the end of 2023 have been exceptionally wet here in Cornwall. In that time I've recorded just shy of 20 inches of rainfall in my garden. The 1991-2020 average for Bude for those three months is c.12 inches. It's also been depressingly sunless and very windy. We've had just two frosts in all that time, both in November, and there's been nothing even approaching a frost in December. The new year has started in the same vein, with gales both yesterday and this morning, three-quarters of an inch yesterday and persisting down again this morning. I've just sent off for an ark construction manual. My house is on slightly elevated ground above the surrounding farmland and there's no water-course anywhere near. Highly recommended! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 01 Jan 24 - 09:25 AM Bright sunshine for the New Year's Day. (albeit chilly) |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 30 Dec 23 - 09:53 AM The reason we have seasons is probably the result of a giant asteroid impact that tilted the Earth. Which one is not yet known but there are clues in magma that aligned with that era's magnetic field. My bet is on the one that blasted the moon into a close orbit. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 25 Dec 23 - 10:13 AM Merry Christmas (what made me type Marry Christmas?) on this bright sunny day. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennieG Date: 21 Dec 23 - 04:58 PM And the longest daytime here! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 21 Dec 23 - 07:10 AM YESTERDAY THE AIRPORT WAS QUIET but the sun was loud. It's the shortest daytime of the year today. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 20 Dec 23 - 03:08 PM It's brilliant clear and icy cold here. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 19 Dec 23 - 01:32 PM It's dreary and overcast here, and in a day or two it drops below freezing but hopefully for only one day. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Dec 23 - 07:27 AM a couple of days back I woke at 4am & couldn't get back to sleep - so sent an email to a friend & checked the latest weather readings - 22.4C = 72F, feels like 27.2 = 81F, with 98% humidity. Sydney (aka The Big Smoke) gets humid in summer, unlike The Small Smoke where Jennie lives, she just gets dry heat. FNQ gets heat + humidity & cyclones Emergency flood alerts issued for parts of Far North Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper — as it happened Sydney's forecast for Sunday was 35C = 95F, but we (aka the harbour area) only reached 28C = 82F, tho western Sydney is always higher. Strangely enough western Sydney (55km = 35 miles west) was about the same as coastal Sydney - One Of Life's Little Mysteries sandra in sydney, 11.25pm Sunday night - with fan on |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennieG Date: 17 Dec 23 - 06:12 AM It's rather horrible, to be honest. Of late it has been very hot.....to be expected, as it's summer. However a large bushfire a couple of ours' west of here has sent smoke drifting across our way, we are starting to feel as though we are choking. It's after 10 p.m., not too hot at present, but the ever-present smoke can leave as far as we're concerned. Never mind. Rain is forecast for Tuesday or Wednesday onward which may help put out some of the fires, at least. Meanwhile up in Far North Queensland - yes, they do capitalise it; they're a different breed up there - a cyclone has brought torrential rain and flooding. A fairly typical summer in Australia, in fact. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 09 Dec 23 - 07:13 PM It's getting ready to rain, and snow, and snow some more. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 06 Dec 23 - 04:51 PM Cold and snowing at long last. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 03 Dec 23 - 02:08 PM It's so dreary. Ought to be grateful that it's too warm to freeze; the freezing will happen later this week. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 30 Nov 23 - 10:41 AM Storms are approaching, but hopefully warm enough to be rain rather than sleet or snow. The precipitation won't get here before tomorrow. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: JennieG Date: 29 Nov 23 - 08:01 PM Storm season here, as it is every spring/summer. We had really good rain in November after a few dry months. The month was set to go out with a bang, storms, thunder, lightning, heavy rain, hail....the lot. What happened yesterday was a lot of sound and fury and very very little rain; in fact, the precipitation which fell could be counted in drops, never mind in mls or inches. Meanwhile, down on the south coast they have had so much rain that it's flooding. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Charmion Date: 29 Nov 23 - 04:56 PM It’s snowing. Still. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 29 Nov 23 - 12:47 PM It's sub-freezing cold over here. At least the sun is shining. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Donuel Date: 26 Nov 23 - 08:36 AM The waves at the shore sound like slow breathing of the Earth. The scent of the sea hints of fish but the land near freezing is sleeping. The trees and green have closed their eyes The sky is becoming a rainbow of shades of grey Winter grows cold while the sun is brief and old Cuddling for warmth we're awake while half the world sleeps |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 24 Nov 23 - 05:02 PM The winter wind is here, with sub-freezing wind chills. I've been dreading its arrival. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 22 Nov 23 - 06:14 PM The oak trees are hanging on to their leaves, but a stiff wind has been blowing the leaves off for two days. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: Senoufou Date: 23 Oct 23 - 03:34 AM Well, last Friday, when the road to our village was closed off due to works by Openreach and Anglian Water, we all had to take a long detour through Fustyweed and Elsing, which involved negotiating huge puddles and floods. It was a nightmare, because large, wide vehicles were taking this 'rat run' too and the little country lanes are winding. One edged round a bend only to meet head-on a cattle-feed truck or an oil tanker. We finally arrived at our bungalow in what Norfolk people call 'a roit stairt'! But yesterday (Sunday) the sun shone, there was only a tiny breeze and NO RAIN!!! Hooray!!! And all the roads had dried off, plus no more Fustyweed - our village road was open again. Phew! |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 18 Nov 23 - 04:45 PM A breath of winter: we avoided snow, but the cold is bitter tonight. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 05 Nov 23 - 08:42 AM After our first snowfall, which melted quickly, temperatures are into the 50's for a few more days before they plunge back to the 40's. One has to wear layers and adjust throughout the day/evening. |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 29 Oct 23 - 03:57 PM Temperatures are plummeting so fast that my car tires are feeling a change in tire pressure, and the dashboard warning light has come on maintaining that pressure is too low. AGAIN. We just got it recalibrated last week ... |
Subject: RE: What's the weather like where you are? From: keberoxu Date: 27 Oct 23 - 06:39 PM No snow here in southern New England, but temperatures will soon plummet and next week there will be nights down to freezing. |
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