Moans, ramps and banter

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 In Absence of True Seasons sounds like a good job I didn't waste my time ..

 

[SunnyG]

I bet the stats now say that it rains more here than in Rome

[In Absence of True Seasons]

 *Stormforce~beka* I must be a masochist because I knew that that video would be depressing and provide us with nothing positive in terms of signs of a pattern change, but I watched it anyway lol

[In Absence of True Seasons]

 TwisterGirl81 That's a shame! Must've been tough, I assume you're in some sort of job/career that fell under the "key worker" category during that crazy time!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 In Absence of True Seasons I have just lost all faith in forecasts and know that for the past year we have lived in thick cloud. If it hasn't changed before it ain't now. This is the new way of life people. Welcome to global warming.

[SunnyG]

 *Stormforce~beka* Let's start a business selling vitamin D &K.

[Methuselah]

Back in the day, countless football matches were postponed due to either snow or frozen pitches; these days, pitches are always waterlogged! 

[SunSean]

Didn't think we would get 2 absolutely Satanic March's in a row but here we are! The worst weather pattern to ever curse these Isles keeps on rolling on! Thank the lord I booked 4 days in Tenerife from Thursday. May have to be a monthly thing at this rate & only ever spend my money on holidays and nothing else lol. This pattern is seemingly forever now!

Haven't been able to do my sun tables this month as my Virgin Media is broken so can't access laptop. Only on here by using phone data lol.

[WYorksWeather]

Today turned out to be a slightly better day than was forecast here. Wasn't really supposed to start warming up until the early evening but the mild front got through by about lunchtime, and there were a few breaks in the cloud. Very much welcome, as the morning was completely and utterly dreadful.

[Calneee]

 SunSean satanic is absolutely the right word. Enjoy your hols

[In Absence of True Seasons]

 SunSean the next 5-7 days is just straight-up cloud and rain, so you've made a wise decision in escaping to Tenerife for some sun. 

I'm looking at Cyprus myself! 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 SunnyG You do that. I'm going to sell wallpaper and posters of blue sky and the sun ...

[MP-R]

12 hours ago, Summer8906 said:

The window for settled weather is now narrowing; April-June really have to be good as I don't hold out much hope for the second half of the year, on recent form.

Relax… it doesn't start in earnest until the equinox at the earliest anyway.

[Don]

4 hours ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Welcome to global warming

Or global 'clouding'?!  

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Don More like it yea!

[ANYWEATHER]

40 shades of green, nah , more like 50 shades of grey

[SunnyG]

We've gone from four seasons in one day to one season in two years. The real effect of climate change on this country is, ironically, the lack of any real change from constant wet and grey muck.

Edited March 13 by SunnyG

[ANYWEATHER]

17 minutes ago, SunnyG said:

We've gone from four seasons in one day to one season in two years. The real effect of climate change on this country is, ironically, the lack of any real change from constant wet and grey

This simply isn’t true. Weather often gets stuck in a rut like now , but historically speaking there have been many examples when there are long dry spells and long wet spells.

[al78]

 ANYWEATHER Although those stuck-in-a-rut periods seem to have become more common over the last decade or so.

[ANYWEATHER]

1 minute ago, al78 said:

Although those stuck-in-a-rut periods seem to have become more common over the last decade or so

Perhaps it’s our perception? I’ve got a book stretching back over 100 years with historical data. It make’s interesting reading!

[al78]

 Buzzard Meanwhile on trains in SE England it is common to hear people coughing their guts up and sounding like they should have stayed in bed, showing that nothing has been learnt from the pandemic and ensuring the next pandemic will be even worse.

[SunnyG]

 ANYWEATHER Historically means in the past, while I clearly meant in the present and very recent past. The pattern we have been experiencing since 2023 is not encouraging is it.

[danm]

We've had plenty of lengthy periods of grey and wet spells in the past. It's always the most recent one that seems the worst. To be fair, we have had a pretty long period this time where most months are duller and wetter than average, but 2 years ago we had the opposite - a long, long stretch of dry and sunny weather. Just remember how brown and parched the country was in Summer 2022. That was after many, many months of dry weather. 

It's depressing, but swings and roundabouts. Nothing to suggest we won't get a warm, sunny Summer. 

[TheOgre]

At what point will the pattern flip to sunny and dry? Late March, April, beyond……

[Don]

 *Stormforce~beka* in a few years time, the Earth will appear from space as a grey planet!