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    Central Southern England - Cold Spell Discussion Part 7

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Yes - sorry but it is rain - Brighstone, south west coast.

    Aaarh! our temp has gone down to 1.4C and we have had snow at 1.3C before so I was hoping for a chance of some more. Now I am totally disillusioned (not sure if I can spell that either).

    Hi Polar bear, i am fine but have been having computer troubles. Son borrowed my laptop so I am on the old computer and when I loaded it up I got a tartan screen. really funny if it hadn't been so worrying. Son said it was the graphics card and he thought the cold and damp had affected it as I haven't used it for a while. His remedy? He baked it in the oven for 10 minutes on a gas 6. :rofl: He seriously did and he was right, it is now working again.!!!! Oh what a blessing to have clever sons.

    Central Southern England - Cold Spell Discussion Part 7

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    anyone think the heavy radar echo currently out in the channel just south of Weymouth might make it into our area tonight to produce more snow or are they just going to skirt along the coast and perhaps affect Kent

    Doubt it would come into land here and even if it did it would be rain with a current temp of 2.7C, unless of course we had a dramatic temperature drop like on the Day after Tomorrow. :rofl:

    Central Southern England - Cold Spell Discussion Part 7

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    Rain only here, in view of the higher temps no other option. :wallbash: Is this the end of the cold spell for me or will it turn colder again once this low passes?

    <BR><BR>You think you're confused.<BR><BR>This winter is something I have never witnessed before and my clearest memories are of miserable mild murk complete with flu-ridden work colleagues and relatives saying will we ever get any cold frosty weather.<BR><BR>WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC WINTER OF 2010/11 <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:smiliz34: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...lt/smiliz34.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:lol: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...fault/laugh.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:ph34r: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...fault/ph34r.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:clap: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...efault/clap.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:drunk: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...fault/drunk.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:oops: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...efault/oops.gif"> <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:lazy: src="http://nwstatic.co.u...efault/lazy.gif"> <BR><BR>And guys n gals have much more snow can you put up with before it becomes a pain in the nether regions. Personally a long time before I'm bothered, am I bothered <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt=:p src="http://nwstatic.co.u...efault/blum.gif"> NO!<BR><BR>Historic Cheers<BR><BR>gottolovethisweather

    :oops: Hard to make head or tail of your post gotto except the historic weather, not too historic here at the moment. :fool:

    Stupid Footwear In This Snowy Weather

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    Can anyone enlighten me as to why people are venturing out in ice and snow in completely inappropriate footwear? I'm in a wheelchair, and I have 2 pairs of boots (come to think of it, four pairs :whistling::blush:) with soles designed for slippery conditions (I need good boots because my feet easily get cold, before anyone wonders).

    I understood it last winter, because we'd got used to a run of mild winters and people hadn't seen the need, but surely that must have been a wake-up call?:aggressive::cc_confused:

    What have you good people been wearing to get around?

    Thermal undies ( with clothes on top of course :blush: ) and I have three pair of boots ( reminds me of the joke about the man that wore a clean pair of socks every day, and at the end of the week couldn't get his shoes on. Doh! :doh: ) and also a pair of waterproof trainers. Someone today told me they also wear a pair of old socks on top of their shoes when it is icy to stop slipping. Mine wouldn't fit on top of my shoes but could buy hubbies i suppose.

    What really amuses me is the young women who still wear mini skirts in the sub zero temps and often also a short jacket that leaves a gap between top and bottom areas. Reckon they must be tougher than the lads. :nea: Or maybe just thicker.

    General Volcanic Activity Thread!

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    And yet more earthquake swarms in Iceland.

    Current ongoing earthquake swarms in Iceland

    Posted on December 5, 2010 by Jón Frímann At current time there are two main earthquake swarms taking place in Iceland. The first one is at Krísuvík volcano and has been going on since early this week. Currently there is nothing to suggest that it going to end any time soon. This earthquake swarm however sometimes stops for several hours and up to one to two days at the longest. Most of the earthquakes taking place are less then mag 2.5 in size. It is not clear why this earthquakes are taking place. This might be tectonic process or something to do with the magma intrusion that is taking place in Krísuvík volcano.

    The second earthquake swarm is taking place at Herðubreiðartögl with earthquake taking place at Herðubreið at it’s north limits. Several mag 3.0+ earthquakes have taken place. This earthquakes appears to be due to tectonic process in the area. But I have heard theories that this process might have started due to influx of magma into the Askja volcano that is close to earthquake swarms in Herðubreiðartögl. At current time I cannot confirm that this ideas are correct or not. This earthquake swarm is ongoing and does not appear to be ending. But there are breaks in it that last from few hours and up to one day at the longest. Please note that Herðubreiðarfjöll is a central volcano that is active. It is not on the GVP volcano list for the area. This volcano is located inside Askja fissure swarm and has many active fault lines that cross it from north-south.

    The newest earthquake swarm that appears to be at slow start is taking place in Esjufjöll volcano. But since activity started there in early October 2010 earthquakes appears to be on the rise in Esjufjöll volcano. It is worth noticing that earthquake swarms in Esjufjöll appear to start slowly but they due appear to peak after 20 to 180 hours after they starts. This earthquake activity is due to new flow of magma into Esjufjöll volcano.

    Posted in Earthquakes, Esjufjöll, Krísuvík | 8 Comments

    General Volcanic Activity Thread!

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    Interesting article by iceland's Jon Frimanns Iceland Volcano and earthquake blog. http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/

    Small streams around Hekla volcano dry up

    Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jón Frímann According to Icelandic news there is little water in small streams that come from Hekla volcano. This lack of water in streams from Hekla volcano is often looked as indicators that a eruption is going to happen in coming months. This phenomenon has happened before a eruption took place in Hekla volcano, the last one that took place in the year 2000. But according to old news article (in Icelandic, pdf) (from the year 1995) this phenomenon was also observed before the big eruption in the year 1755. But I do not know if this happens always (it seems to do so. But I don’t have it confirmed) or just before some eruptions.

    There has been drought in the area. But that might explain in part this lack of water in streams coming from Hekla volcano. But the rest of this lack of water might be related to changes in the area before Hekla volcano starts erupting. Far as I know there has not been any study into this phenomenon and why this happens to Hekla streams months before eruption takes place.

    Hekla volcano does not give many long term signals on when it might start erupting. But far as this one goes, this might be the best signals we can get on the impending eruption in Hekla volcano. When the eruption might take place is impossible to know at current time.

    Icelandic News.

    Vatn er lítið í ám og lækjum nærri Heklu (Vísir.is, Icelandic)

    Posted in Hekla, Volcano | 23 Comments

    Coldest Sustained End Of November That I Can Recall

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    If you take a look in the November CET thread, you will see the possibility being discussed of it being the coldest last week of November in CET history.

    At the moment it's looking about 50/50

    We are certainly going to be about 2 degress below anything in the last 50 years or so.

    Well I am 61 and don't ever remember a cold spell as prolonged as this in late November. Most definitely never in the extreme South of the country.

    How Much Wind Would It Take?

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    Posted

    No that actual model. Seems accurate and small enough for general readings on headlands etc and for calibrating my home weather station.

    I have seen similar to that video happen quite a few times in Bognor even in a force 9 gale. There is a particular spot where the wind comes straight of the seafront and is funnelled along the street by the only high rise building in Bognor. People come out of a relatively sheltered alleyway and step out into the full force of the wind and sadly many elderly people are caught out by the strength of the wind and land on the ground. Not just little old ladies either. I once had a shopping trolley think it was a kite at that spot. I had to talk harshly to it! :whistling:

    Todays Weather

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    Posted

    Torrential rain all night and still heavy until gone 10:00am. 81mm rain fell in my back garden and severe localised flooding in very many areas in West Sussex. Selsey cut of by two foot deep flood waters. Thank goodnes no hills close to here or would have been flash floods not just flood watch on the local Rife.

    General Volcanic Activity Thread!

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted

    Google translation of latest news of Merapi eruption from METRO NEWS.

    Metrotvnews.com, Sleman: Merapi eruption thousands of back staggering around the slopes of Merapi, which are in post evacuation, Thursday (4 / 11) at around 23:30 West Indonesia Time. Thousands of refugees at the Village Hall Hargobinangun, District Cangkringan, Sleman, who is on a radius of 15 kilometers from the summit of Merapi advised to evacuate. Dozens of trucks and cars used for patrol officers to evacuate the refugees. There should be no vehicles or people that return, in addition to the trucks to evacuate the refugees.

    Merapi eruption this time, two times larger than the eruption on Thursday morning. According to Metro TV Reporter Lalita Gandaputri, Head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Surono who was contacted by telephone, Merapi is going through continuous eruption of an explosive nature. Then the party PVMBG urged people who are safe as far as 15 kilometers radius away soon. Tonight also secure refugee PVMBG set radius to 20 miles from the peak of Merapi.

    Eruption earthquakes accompanied by rumbling sounds also cause rain that accompanied the volcanic ash pebbles. For that PVMBG continue to urge people to use a mask. Moreover, clouds glide heat is invisible and difficult to predict its direction. From the observation PVMBG, Merapi eruption this time bigger than the previous eruption, because of the volcanic smoke up to as high as 8 kilometers from the peak of Merapi. (Riz)

    It sounds bad as I have now heard that they are advising people 20Kms from volcano to evacuate now.

    General Volcanic Activity Thread!

    in Space, Science & nature

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    From a blog on Merapi I have lifted the following:-

    I’m afraid your fears about Merapi may turn into reality. The mountain has roared for hours during the evening and night there, but just a minute ago Sezka told, it is now silent! I have a bad feeling about this…

    This was posted at 7:44pm

    It does sound like there could now be a blockage in the release of pressure from the volcano. If this is so then surely this could be a very bad sign with the eruption poentially becoming very explosive suddenly. Not good news at all I think.

    Do You Find Dark Mornings Depressing?

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    Personally I have never cared a jot whether the mornings are lighter or the evenings, and I have lived in Scotland so do know what they experience in winter there.

    The thing that really gets me depressed is that they keep changing the clocks every 6 months or so and I get so very, very tired each time they do it, whether it is forward or backward!

    I just about get used to the new time when it is time to change it around again and my body clock is once again out of kilter.

    Does anyone else get this problem of tiredness and slight disorientation every time the clocks are changed?

    Please for my sanity will they make up their mind and keep to one time all year round!!!

    Insect Photographs

    in Archived non-weather Photography

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    Seen down by the river recently

    That is one of the most superb photos of a dragonfly I have seen for a long time. The lighting and clarity are really brilliant, how well it shows the beautiful sheen on these lovely creatures. Lots of congratulations to you sunsetter.

    Storm General Discussion Thread

    in Storms & Severe Weather

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    Last night's surface low and associated frontal system didn't bring any thunder and lightning because convection was shallow, given relatively stable moist SW'erly flow with very little instability. Uplift of moist air mass contributed to some heavy downpours with convective elements within in, but cloud heights didn't reach high enough for electrical activity.

    Has been a few heavy showers and isolated weak storms today within post-frontal airmass - upper profile was much more conducive to lightning activity given colder and dry upper levels as trough moved east across the country, triggering the showers/storms.

    Thank you very much indeed 'weather 09', nice to learn a little more about things.

    Storm General Discussion Thread

    in Storms & Severe Weather

    Posted · Edited by coldfingers

    Can anyone give me any reason as to why this weather turned out to have no thunder and lightning, at least none down here and very few seem to have reported anything more than an odd flash of lightning or one rumble of thunder? The rain was the torrential type associated with convective weather so why no thunder? Or even hail would have been nice. So far there has only been one very small thunderstorm down here this summer. Surely this summer is a bit unusual so what is happening? Or should I ask this in the learners area?

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