[Convective / Storm Chat And Discussion]

evening all .had about 15 mins of steady mod heavy rain about 20mins ago .im hoping that something interesting could brew up after say 1am sun morning . the front out to the west is starting to move in closer . i havent been active for a while ,a few problems .im just hoping for several overhead bolts plus some good flashes plus 25 mm rain in one hour , perhaps that will make up for jan and feb . cheers legritter winscombe north somerset .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

i brewed a nice cuppa about 3pm , sat in my summer house and watched the heavens getting darker and darker . a nice sharp shower of medium hail ,then steady rain for 5min .my mother inlaw over at high littleton heard thunder at 3 30 . certainly more interesting than mild mush . could be some good action tomorrow morning . could be a colourfull sunrise . regards all .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

i had the same problem here in winscombe , mullender 83 , had to clear a path for the wife . i built the wife a snowman and put her val flowers on top . there was a halo around moon about 6.30 pm tonight .lets hope that cold block to our ne wins out .

[Effects Of Contrails On Global Warming]

as an EX fellow of R M SOCIETY i am very interested in contrails . i wish i had kept a log of the times i have observed , sometimes a big proportion of the sky covered . i can remember about 4 yrs ago probably late spring just after dawn when the north american traffic starts to pass over , i counted aprox 25 30 contrails . i had just been star gazing , and i can vouch for the sky being completely clear . but what amazed me was after an hour or so these con trails spread out covering a big percentage of the sky , also what appeared like small clouds turrets and other shapes formed either above or mixed in with these contrails . odviously it all depends on upper level winds ,temp etc etc elevation of sun . but this would make a good and interesting study ,SO COUNT ME IN . I QUITE OFTEN SEE HIGH LEVEL JETS FLYING into THEIR OWN SHADOW WHEN THE SUN IS AT THE CORRECT ANGLE ,i am refering to the shadow of the contrail . i wonder if a jet making a DISTRAIL would affect things ,after all nature as produced that cloud , and along comes MR LONG HAUL AND BURNS A PATH THROUGH ALL THAT MOISTURE . all very interesting . regards LEGRITTER WINSCOMBE .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

just had a look around different weather sites and yes it does look about 50 50 for a cold shot next week . fridays charts i think will give us a better idea .i wonder if someone can help me out on an astronomy question . i posted the question in one of the science forums last week , but it disapeared or was removed .please could someone tell me which forum to post it in .i will be back on line mid even . regards

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

what a mistaka to maka ,idid mean to say BREST , thanks BRISTLE BOY for pointing that one out . also thanks to WEATHER SHIP for posting that chart . still learning computer plus keyboard . it is good for our hobby to have all this information at our fingertips .i know i could reply to each poster personally but knowing my luck i will leave that untill im sure of what im doing . .fantastic sunset tonight ,watched the starlings heading back to their roost this afternoon ,heading about SOUTH OF SE , about a quarter of a mile due west of their flight path out this morning .i wonder how many will make it till tomorrow , anyhow thats nature .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

morning all ,its looking interesting for next week .had a good look at the charts and its looking like some knife edge events , but at the moment they could be almost anywhere . the one im hoping for is a good old fashioned frontal event . 24hrs before front arrives , a nice halo around moon ,the following day wind picking up . snow arriving about 8pm ,the first 8 hrs we get 20cms at minus 1c . then 8hrs at 3cm an hour at minus 3 , but seriously feb 18 ,19th 1978 me and my Ist wife tried to travel from bristol to taunton on the sunday morn ,we turned back it was like a white hell ,that was a low moving s e ,from sw ireland to breast peninsula , the se wind tapped into some cold surface air over the continent .the rest of that winter and before was normal , of course the following winter 78 ,79 , was a beauty .dont give up , still time left .im of to weston to have a look at pier tomorrow , its supposed to be the best day of the week . regards legritter .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

i hope this winter does not just fizzle out , i am hoping for atleast a good frontal event ,15 cms snow at minus 2c , ave wind speed 40miles an hour ,over 8 hrs . to affect all of our region . still plenty of time left.still cold out now , dogs bowl frozen over , jack daws sat next to chimneys giving of heat ,my wifes garden nome all cracked up , 4 pots in garden all broke ,plastic watering can disinterated ,i will get told off for that thats the second one i,v ruined . looking at charts it could be interesting if that cold in higher latitudes pays us a visit ,regards legritter .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

anybody about , what a difference 24 hrs makes ,last night rain ,tonight cold but great moon.lets get some high level clouds with a few halos about , of course with the high in the right position and the frontal cloud coming up from the sw .i can remember the halo before the 1982 heavy snow . anyhow will check back in about an hour .cheers.

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

hi ,all .weather 5 ,7 days ahead could be on a knife edge .looking at different weather sites they all have a different angle on weekends weather. computer models still big differences every new output . a good plunge of cold air expected too the east of us . pressure expected to fall over med soon .at the moment if your a cold weather fan like me im going to keep my eyes to the south for a pres fa ll.had a slight frost this morning about 8 .15 .local gritters in the yard are on the move .just watching sun set over quantocks .theres a tiny bit of cumulus probably thrown up from bridgewater bay or bris chan ,iv watched out for the green flash on hundreds of occasions but never been lucky .iv seen the blue flash whilst out with my wife ,driving . i just tell her to slow down .anyhow i hope we all get our favourite weather over the coming weeks .

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

hi ,sat up in my damp summer house today .watched the birds feeding in the heavy rain .i expect they are making up for the leaner times of the past. our local perigrin was facing off with the ravens .just had a look at the charts out to 240 hrs there are possibilities , lets hope something comes for all of us .if anyone interested there are some good web cams over in yellow knife and lake winnipeg , you may occasionaly catch the local wildlife ,regards legritter ,winscombe.

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

just had a look at ,sat 24 site , havent looked for a couple of weeks . they have upgraded site . current radar looks threatening ,still looking fairly promising for around the 21st .but i wont get too excited yet . at least the reservoirs will fill up in time for bq summer ,

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

I was clearing away dead and damaged plants today at work although we had so many I needed a skip to to remove them and filled it twice over! Some other plants that may still die yet but need a few more weeks to see if they will come through. Some of them include hypericum's, pitosporums, deuzia, hibiscus and many more, some of which are very hardy but prolonged frozen periods kill evergreen plants like choisia ternata's especially because they dry out in windy condidions as plant cannot take up water from the frozen compost.:unsure:

I just looked at local forecast and looks like im going to enjoy working outside for a while now.... 15 days is a row with rain every day.

thanks for that now i know

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

hi mullender 83.how do i highlight a post like you highlighted mine . im only learning :unsure:

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

hi ,spent 2 hrs in the garden today , chilly but enjoyed .some of my shrubs have been damaged like last yr .im still hoping for a cold period in about 10 days time . im hoping the charts can keep that hope alive .anyhow plenty of time left . :good:

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

evening .just had a light shower rain and hail .on radar it looks like perhaps 20 min worth . still a posibility of a cold spell around 18th 20th .well lets keep fingers crossed .seeing iv only been posting for a short while iv forgot to say , happy new yr to all of you.legritter ,winscombe.

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

even all. :hi: well my 2hrs of wet snow never arrived.i got that wrong .3.05 am today had 5min sleet . 5.45 this morn rain banging on window .would have sounded nice in a caravan .just had a look at charts 10 days plus could go anyway ,but looks interesting.feb 18th 1978 came out of virt know where.i am at present researching a very snowy spell about 1953 1954 . troughs moving from the nw se across bristol area frequent 10 15 cm falls . plenty more weaks of winter left ,lets enjoy the gales and rain .moved from bristol to winscombe 10yrs ago ,my second love is astronomy ,just been out for a fag with t shirt on .going to sit down and read my new weath book :drinks:

[South West England & Channel Islands - Cold Spell Discussion Part 16]

evening all,just been out for a fag , i live in winscombe .the temp as dropped the last hr . on xc weather temp at filton down 1c .i still think we could see 2hrs of wet snow .been studying weather for 40 odd yrs .our local gritters went out from the winscombe yard 20 mins ago at 21 .15 any how i wont be radar watching tonight as i only give it 45 percent .dont give up on future cold spells , iv just spent the last 2wks reading near misses with snow .royal meteorological weath magazines iv collected over the yrs .i think we could be back in business about the 18th jan . lets hope we get a good scan high with a ridge to scotland . familys of lows moving along the channel dont tell the gang up north our turn will come .seriously over 2 months left must close ,my wife needs the computer .