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Arrived in London for work and it’s a beauty of a winter’s day, blue skies, sunshine and cold at 3°C. No complaints
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Nice dusting of snow here this morning, and the sun is making an appearance
-1°C. Have noticed the ducks pairing off for several weeks now, signs of an early spring?
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32 minutes ago, TheOgre said:
Does anyone else find anticyclonic gloom the most depressing type of weather? Just bleak, still, grey nothingness feels so dystopian and gloomy. At least next week looks a bit sunnier (we’ll see).
It’s not the most pleasant weather type, bad enough in winter, foul in summer. ‘Usable’ though, compared to the usual wind and lashing rain.
Gloomy here in Czechia too, we’ve lost the lovely sunshine, unfortunately and air quality has deteriorated. At least the wind has calmed but everything is still frozen so I can’t do any work in the garden.
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Another beauty of a day here in Czechia, reached the dizzy heights of 0°C with lovely sunny skies. The sodden ground is starting to dry up a bit at last and river levels are going down after the flooding
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2 hours ago, In Absence of True Seasons said:
Absolutely. And let's not forget the November we had prior to that...
If i recall, wasn't it the wettest November on record for certain parts of the UK? Or at least, one of the wettest
Yes. The Thames and many other rivers have burst their banks in a number of places, threatening homes and businesses with flooding and the soil is saturated in much of Britain. No more wind and rain for a while, please
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Sunny but freezing here in Czechia, currently -4°C. Much preferable to the near constant wind and rain of the last few months, good excuse to get the log burner going
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13 minutes ago, TwisterGirl81 said:
The anomaly maps from met office for the whole of 2023, I don’t feel like they show quite how trying 2023 was weather wise, im
I’m surirised as many areas had average sunshine for starters.
Shows how wet 2023 was, and early 2024 keeping that going. Average annual sunshine isn’t anything great in the UK, when as a country average, 65% of available daylight is cloudy. It’s why I’ll always hope for above average sunshine here.
Meanwhile, a Baltic -7°C here in Czechia at the moment
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Another grim day here with rain this morning. It did ease off but remained gloomy and damp, with a chill in the air. Could really do with some drier and clearer air now, the SAD is really kicking in
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Actually sunny here today! Did some gardening yesterday while the weather is mild but of course, as soon as I got stuck in, the heavens opened. So bored of rain. Looks like a significant change to much colder weather from Sunday, but only limited potential for snow. -4°C maximum on Monday, will certainly feel like winter
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Horrible weather here in central Europe, mild, yet more rain rain rain and today, more wind. Feels like southern England. At least December saw some snow and a couple of brief colder spells but this is just grim.
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No sun here, just more grey skies and wind, wind, wind. Bored.com
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Interesting weather here, started snowing on Friday evening, despite forecasts of 9°C. There was a covering all day yesterday but very slushy, slippery and unpleasant and as the day wore on, it turned to rain. Still raining this morning with no snow but the mountains have loads. 10°C forecast for today and 11°C tomorrow, so not the best Christmas, weather-wise. Still waiting for a sunny, cold high pressure to be able to enjoy walks, etc.
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Dramatic weather here last night with a nasty thunderstorm passing through, some of the lightning was very bright and I saw some big cg’s. One knocked out power in the whole town for 3 hours, we had no running water, either. Torrential rain and severe wind gusts. This all after the terrible shooting in Prague, it all felt quite scary to be honest.
Today is starting off with some blue sky but the wind is ramping up again-
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1 hour ago, 78/79 said:
Another day, and yet more wind and rain. It's about as much use as a plasticine walking stick.
Hideous here in Central Europe too, severe wind warnings and it’s chucking it down yet again. A miserable Solstice! But the light slowly begins to return in a few short weeks
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Back home in Czechia for Christmas and today is a beautiful sunny day with blue skies and light winds after an early frost. Christmas is looking mild, cloudy, damp and windy, though. Sigh
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5 hours ago, In Absence of True Seasons said:
I saw that! Although I did have to laugh at the "cloud spotters". What a hobby! Couldn't be me...but they're in the perfect country for it eh, seeing as it's cloudy for about 325 days a year.
There are so many different types of cloud, it’s very interesting. Thundery weather often brings some beautiful cloudscapes. I see a lot more in Czechia as the vile grey sheet that pervades the UK climate isn’t quite so prevalent there
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8 hours ago, stewfox said:
Any re excursions in Prague where you might see snow ?
You could go up to the northern mountains? Maybe a day trip to Liberec. The border areas should still have some snow but it’s gone very mild everywhere
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Weird weather day here. Very mild, fleeting glimpses of the sun, mixed in with mist, patchy fog and intermittent rain showers
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9 hours ago, stewfox said:
Off to Prague tomorrow for Christmas markets and my fix of snow and its 6c to 9c
It’s gone very mild here, all the snow has gone sadly
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21 minutes ago, al78 said:
I don't recall anyone complaining about too much sunshine. I do hear complaints of not enough rain when we have six months of below average rainfall followed by a three week long spell of 25+C and not a drop of rain which is a very different thing. I suggest that anyone who doesn't get the complaints of persistent dry weather in spring and summer should try growing their own food instead of paying someone else to do it for them.
As a double allotment holder for some years, I very much remember how challenging it was at times. Our site had mains water taps so we were lucky in that regard. Am not talking about rain though, more sunshine levels which in the UK are generally rather poor
9 minutes ago, Alderc 2.0 said:I know right, we’re probably the second cloudest country in the world after Iceland. Will take as much sun as is on offer at any time of the year. Even the brightest sunniest years on record here notably dull globally.
Indeed. Winter in southern Britain is especially challenging, a real slog to get through. Vitamin D supplements do help but you can’t beat natural light
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20 minutes ago, In Absence of True Seasons said:
Yes, It's the sort of forecast that we hope for - and often fail to get - in our Summer months...in December!
And seems like you're not far off! I did a little google and found a website showing average monthly sunshine hours - bar graphs below for Malaga and London respectively. May in London tops Malaga in December for sunshine, but only barely lol, and that's no doubt mostly just because of how much extra daylight hours we have to play with in May in the UK.
Worth noting too...London isn't even necessarily the best metric to go by as a point of comparison, because its sunnier than most cities in the UK. I tend to use it as a default because A) its where I mostly am, and B) its easy to get stats on it. But we can bump down 10, 20, or 30 hours of sunshine a month on this graph if we're instead using, say, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow etc. Or anywhere that isn't the South Coast, actually.
Always beggars belief on here when some people moan about ‘too much sunshine’
in the UK. Really. As an average for the country as a whole, over 65% of annual daylight is cloudy. Pretty grim.
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4 hours ago, alexisj9 said:
What's wrong with that, unless you’re driving obviously, makes for some nice pictures, and is quite relaxing I find.
There’s been a lack of fog here this autumn and winter (so far) which has been quite disappointing, as I do like cold, foggy spells in winter.
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30 minutes ago, Tidal Wave said:
Loving the output this morning, a much needed drier spell on the way and hopefully not too chilly. Sunshine would be a bonus but rather dreary skies I suspect with that flow around the top of the high. A Green Christmas also looking increasingly likely, by way of a change.
No doubt many will welcome a drier spell with over 200 flood warnings currently in place. Hopefully something seasonal though, a cold and sunny high with overnight frost and fog would be enjoyable (for me), as can go out and enjoy walks, exercise, etc. Not keen on a mild, gloomy high
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28 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:
Just cleaned out the chooks. Nearly didn't wear a scarf as it was warmer. But looked cold so I did. Glad I did!
I wanted to say I was at the bus stop getting blown, but that sounds a bit wrong
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Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion
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Beauty of a day in London, clear blue skies, sunny and just 3°C.