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My weather station recorded a top temperature of 4.8C today between 10-10:30. At the time I was struggling to walk up and down the exposed slopes of Royston Heath (with my dog and his brother who I'm looking after for the weekend) with sideways rain of such intensity it carried out an efficient and inexpensive facial skin strip - both labs absolutely loved the wild weather and raced around like highly strung racehorses when they get the wind under their tails!
Overnight low of 1.7C occurred at 1am and coincided with the drop in pressure to 980.0hPa. Since then pressure has risen and currently back up to 1002.5hPa and rising rapidly. Highest gust recorded in my sheltered location was 36mph at 16:30. Now quieter with mean at 11mph gusting to 25-28mph. Since midnight 3.4mm of rain has fallen.
Current temperature is 2.9C and I'm freezing, so off to light the fire. I hope those of you living at higher elevations get the snow you wish for
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Max temp today 9C at 12.01, currently 2C with 89% humidity. Its breezy, occasionally gusting around 26 mph from the west, followed by another reasonably quiet spell. Pressure now down to 980.7hPa falling rapidly. Am getting ear ache now. We've had 3.2mm of rain today, which is quite impressive considering the November total is 8.2mm.
I confess I'm relieved to share this banal data from safe and unremarkable (weather-wise) Bedfordshire than from the Moray coast where my closest friends live. Portsoy is just to the east of them and reported a wind gust of 93.9mph circa 6pm. There are trees down everywhere, damage to roofs and too dangerous to step outside the house. They live within sight of the sea and have some large trees close to their house, so it must be a very wild and worrying day and night for their small community. The last I heard from them several hours ago and long before that 93.9 mph gust was reported, was that power was off. I haven't been able to contact them since so hope they are ok.
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Overcast with sunny spells today. Max temp of 8c at 13:18 after an overnight low of 1.3c. Currently 3.1c, a tad higher than earlier in the evening. Humidity at 81% Wind mainly from NW managing to drag gusts into double figures between mid morning and mid afternoon. Veering WSW from 20:30 and falling light, circa 2mph. Pressure 1012.6hPa falling rapidly. No rain has fallen in the last 24 hours, again. Ha, that'll change tomorrow and Saturday...
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It was 6.7c when my alarm went off at 05:30 this morning; certainly the dog walk didn't feel too bad and no frost on fields, gardens nor ice on windscreen. Weather station said the high achieved today was 7.1c at midday. Currently 3.8c with 91% humidity, some very light cloud. No wind atm but what little there has been in last hour (1 mile per hour) is from a WSW veering South Westerly. Pressure has been slowly but consistently falling from Monday evening's high of 1033.8hPa and currently 1018.7hPa falling slowly. No rain has fallen in the last 24 hours.
Nothing wintery showing on the MetO app for my village. Friday forecast to be 7c with lots of rain symbols. Saturday 6c, rain and a yellow wind warning. My forecasted 'gales, rain or showers' suggests we don't qualify as a hill *sighs*
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It has felt bitter every time I opened an outside door today but having actually gone out for the evening dog walk it feels milder than yesterday. Today's sun helped a top temperature of 9c at 13:20 after an overnight low of -0.1c at 01:30. This was part of a range of 0.something temps between 11:30 last night and 05:30 this morning. Woke to a light frost. Current temp is 7c with 87% humidity. Another light wind day, with no records for a good part of the day. Currently WNW at 2mph. Average over 10 minutes is 0.1 Pressure 1029.6hPa falling slowly. There's been 0.2mm of rain recorded although that's more likely frost melt?
Took a few photos around 10am this morning, just really to compare the amount and colour of leaves with previous years on same dates. These two show lingering frost in the shade and the moon picked up by phone camera.
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A bright sunny day with a top temp of 10.1 at 13:30 but as that coincided with a NE gust of 10mph it felt chilly in unsheltered areas. This after an overnight low of 1.8c and an early light frost. Current temperature is 2c with 92% humidity. Apart from the brief moment of wind in double figures, its been falling light from around 2:30 pm onwards and with no recoded readings since 6pm. Pressure currently 1033.5hPa rising slowly. A total of 0.2mm has fallen in the last 24 hours, at 07:00 apparently, although I must have blinked and missed it.
The moon is bright and casting lots of shadows again tonight , shining through high thin broken cloud.
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2 minutes ago, bluebell said:
Hi! Lovely to hear your story of Portland & about your dad. I went there as a child also and then more recent years with my local climbing club. Didn’t scale pulpit rock this time around, I went up a few years back! However did go up the lighthouse. Today was lovely and sunny and I took a photo of Chesil beach almost exactly where your photo was taken, by the Cenotaph before going to the Portland Heights Cafe for lunch!
It is a special place I love scenery in all weathers, it has its own atmosphere!
Glad you had good weather for going up the lighthouse, the views must have been spectacular today. Ha, the only difference in our photos is that you've captured a couple of seagulls - and the bushes have grown a bit!
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Early morning sun gave way to some heavy could but that cleared mid morning to leave a dry and sunny day. Top temp was 8.9c at 37 minutes after midnight when the wind was still from a WNW direction. Currently 3.8c with 86% humidity. Wind is currently 2mph from a NW direction, but was gusting to 21mph from a NNW direction early afternoon and feeling bitter when out with the dog. Pressure 1023.9hPa rising slowly. No rain, sleet or white stuff has fallen in the last 24 hours.
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On 20/11/2021 at 07:56, bluebell said:
Down at Portland Bill for some climbing and walking this weekend. Rain over night pattering on the van roof, but the cloud looks to be clearing away. Left with some stunning scenery.
Lucky you! I hope you had a great time. This is a special place in our family - my father was born and brought up on the Isle of Portland and we still have family there. Have wonderful childhood memories of watching awesome waves at Chesil Beach on windy days and on stormy days watching from the safety of the Heights. Did you climb Pulpit Rock out at the Bill for a bit of fun? I last dragged myself up it on Remembrance Sunday in November 2016, the day I took this photo from the ceremony at the Portland Cenotaph (my dear dad wanted to be at the ceremony to remember his school friends who died in the second world war).
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Sadly no sun here today; an overcast dreich day. Top temperature of 12c at 10:25 after an overnight low of 10c at 03:30. Currently 11c with 86% humidity. Another low to no wind day; pattern of the last couple of weeks. Current 1mph with 2 and 10 minute averages of 1.2 and 1.1 mph - you get the picture... Pressure 1029.8hPa steady. The weather appears to have as much, or little energy as I do at the end of an exceptionally crazily full-on week in the land of NHS. I keep thinking it can't get any busier and more pressured but it does, consistently just keeps on giving bless it.
Today's highlight - TFI Friday. Am showered, ready for bed and not going to work over the weekend. Yay! Will be asleep in less than 3 minutes after my botty hits the sofa - now that's what I call a fun filled start to the weekend!!
Err, no rain has fallen in the last 24 hours, again.
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Depending on the charts I've seen it appears I'm either too far west for snow and too far east for snow so expecting nothing more interesting that cold rain - anything white falling from the sky will then be an unexpected bonus. Today's sun got my weather station top temperature recording up to 12.2c at 14:04. Currently 6c with 98% humidity. Very little wind again at 6 mph. Pressure is 1026.7hPa steady. There was 0.2mm of rain at 4am apparently, although by the time I surfaced at 5:30 I couldn't see any evidence of that. A slight early morning frost, and noticeably less than yesterday's.
The weather highlight was a second day of sunshine - a bonus after the recent dark heavy cloudy period.
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Enough frost at 7am to require windscreen clearance. But what a welcome and delightful sunny start to the day! Max temp today 11c at 12:57 after an overnight low of 0.8c. Currently 9.4C with 90% humidity. Another very light or non existent wind day; currently 3mph with average 2 min speed of 3.1 and 10 minute average of 2.6mph. Pressure 1018.7hPa steady. 0.4mm of rain has fallen in the last 24 hours.
Weather highlight of the day - after the clear cold night, the early sun treated us to picture perfect blue sky and a beauty parade of autumn colours. A couple of photos of my and neighbour's (not the ASBO ones) taken this morning
PS: Anyone else up in the night and noticed an almost red moon? I took some photos with iphone just after 3am but they came out looking like a deep orange ball - Note to self: must put cameras on bedside table for random nocturnal lunar photo opportunities.
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What a gloomy weekend, low heavy cloud Saturday and yesterday made it dark at 4:30pm. Today's top temp was 13c at 13:54. Currently 4.6c with 91% humidity. A hot water bottle night methinks.
Low wind speeds, or total absence, the last few days have played havoc with the picture quality on the TV. Must get an expert around to update the aerial and position it correctly to line up with nearest transmitter. Current no wind being recorded.
Pressure is 1026.2hPa steady. No rain has fallen in the last 24 hours. In fact only 0.4mm recorded since midday Friday.
Weather highlight today: The sun made an appearance early afternoon - unfortunately had three back to back meetings so couldn't nip out to take photos of the trees; the colours of which would have been lovely in the sun.
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Today, by which I mean Wednesday 10th November, has been a damp, dreich, flat miserable day weather wise. Hours of fine drizzle and feeling chilly with a max of 13c and 11:59. Currently 11c with 93% humidity. Currently no wind. Weather station has no wind recordings since 13:00 after a heady 4mph was measured at 07:30 this morning. Pressure 1023.1 steady.
Today's weather highlight Hmm, will need to sleep on it. Night all.
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On 07/11/2021 at 15:07, Blazerblue said:
Sorry you have such horrific (and the swear filter wouldnt allow what I would actually like to call them), neighbours, hope doggie is ok today. Mine was already stressed from the previous night and in fact we didnt really have that many, but it only takes one to set him off, so was in a state before the local display started (which is maybe 5-6 miles away but he can still hear them), and today has his usual stress stomach runs. Hopefully tonight will be quieter for us all .
Been a largely sunny day here, 12c reached again, but with the nagging cold wind, washing been on the line all day but still not quite dry.
I hope Sunday night was quieter for you? I also hope your poor boy has settled now and his stomach is back to normal. Mine was in meltdown again Sunday evening; we had a neighbouring village firework and despite Classic FM turned up very loud and around 3-4 miles away he could still hear enough to get a massive anxiety attack again. He's also been very clingy since; needing constant strokes and reassurance; he's taken to leaning against my legs with my foot pinned to the floor by him deliberately standing on it. It's almost as though his own home no longer feels safe. He'll get relaxed just in time for the ASBO neighbour to let off New Year fireworks I expect
Today turned out to be mostly sunny and feeling pleasantly mild. Max temp of 16c at 13:22 after an overnight low of 10.9 at 05:30 (a tad warmer than yesterday lunchtime). Currently 12c with 83% humidity. Wind 1 mph from south westerly direction so barely a breeze really. Pressure 1022.3hPa steady. No rain has fallen in the last 24 hours. The month total so far is only 1.8mm and have been watering the vegetable plots to keep the biodegradable cardboard mulch moist.
This was yesterday's weather report - for some reason this didn't upload last night???
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19 hours ago, Blazerblue said:
Rain has arrived again, unfortunately not heavy enough or going to last long enough to stop the effing fireworks
Same here yesterday BB. With my poor dog already in a state of extreme anxiety after Thursday and Friday's local fireworks I was horrified yesterday to see the ASBO neighbour had built a 10 foot high bonfire (mostly green, newly cut hedge cuttings, presumably to create a pall of smoke visible from the International Space Station and impress their inebriated friends) and the huge amount of explosives he'd got lined up; enough to start a small country war! Actually it would probably have cost them less to start a war. No advance warning. Despite them knowing everyone in our little cluster of houses has dogs, and in full knowledge that our dog is so terrified of the loud explosions and incoming missiles they particularly enjoy that he needed emergency vet treatment last year after he went went into shock, when they kicked off with enormous bomb blasts (we hadn't even known they were having fireworks).
Total disregard for the poor horses (literally) on the other side of our gardens as well. With bouts of light rain and wind gusts in the high 20's and low 30'sc, I was hoping he'd decide it might be a tad risky and postpone the effing event. Not a bit of it. We put the poor dog in the car, fled the area and sought asylum at a family house over 20 miles away. Have today collected a carrier bag full of sharp plastic and unburnt explosives and what looks like unspent shotgun pellets from the back lawn and front garden today. Apparently one of the horses got injured from bolting in panic and other neighbours have said it was horrendous, last nearly 45 minutes and sounding like a war zone.
Today's weather sunny, reaching 12c at 12.11. Feeling chilly in the west north westerly, gusting around 20mph. Pressure currently 1020.5 steady. No rain has fallen since midnight.
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12 hours ago, TomSE12 said:
Morning all,
Long time, no post on here.
Hope I find yourselves and your Families, well.
Yes, I'm still here, and very perceptive of you E.E., and not too far from the truth but at the first hint of a Thames Snow Streamer, I'll be here. Just try and stop me!!
What a trying Year and a half it's been. For Yours Truly, since the end of February, it's been a real Nightmare, as that was the time the little lad in my Avatar photo, sadly passed away. My Son Antony, lost his 17 Year battle with Huntington's Disease, which he unfortunately had inherited from his Mother, my first Wife [who passed in 2008]. Antony was just a Month short of his 40th birthday, when he left us. Sadly, the little Lady in the photo, also inherited the HD gene, from her Mother but fortunately has no signs of this dreadful disease, at the moment. Antony's passing was made doubly distressing, as due to the Pandemic, myself and his Stepmum, were unable to visit him, for over a Year. Neither of us drive, we have to take a lot of Cabs, here and there, as I have trouble using buses, due to having poor balance, after experiencing a Stroke 6 Years ago.
Both myself and my Wife, have been triple jabbed [2 AstraZeneca, and a Pfizer booster], and this Monday we had our Flu jabs. I'm convinced both myself and my Wife had the Coronavirus, way back when it was first making the headlines, last Feb/early March. In fact, I have only ventured outdoors 6 times, since 26th Feb, last Year. On each occasion, it was for Covid/Flu or Pneumonia jabs.
My Wife has done an incredible job, keeping myself and my Stepson save and sanitized!!
Some of you will realise, I have been about on the Forum and "hosting" Horse Racing and other Sports Competitions. This has helped greatly to mitigate the loss of my job in the Betting Industry, due to that Stroke, as I was forced to retire a couple of Years before I needed to but this old f--t, has now reached pensionable age, and "hosting" these Competitions has greatly helped in my rehab, after that Stroke.
I hope the Regional mods won't mind but I plan to reintroduce my Sammy the Snowman, "Countdown to Christmas" feature. Which was an irreverent and light hearted look, at the prospects of Snow on Christmas Day, for the S.E. Region.
Those of you that followed Sammy's Xmas tale last Year, may remember that he was planning his Wedding with Samantha Snowlady. which is booked to take place, at the Finnish Ski Resort, of Levi. You may remember that Sammy, Samantha and thousands of other Snowmen selflessly sacrificed themselves, in a Sudden Stratospheric Warming, in an attempt to bring the "white stuff" to our Region but sadly last Winter, it amounted to "diddly squat." But the loved-up couple have miraculously regenerated, Dr. Who-like, and have spent the Spring, Summer and first part of the Autumn, snuggled up in a Chest Freezer at Snowdown, just North of Dover. They have helped finance their Finnish Wedding'Honeymoon, by leasing out another couple of Chest Freezers to the Government, for storing Covid-19 vaccines.
Sammy is planning to start this Festive Seasons, "Countdown to Christmas", at T384. My dodgy Maths tells me, that's about December 9th, when Christmas Day first appears on the Radar, of the GFS Forecast model.
I'd better end this post on a Meteorological note, and make a Weather related comment. I can't believe yet another Summer has passed us by, with so little thunder to report. As I'm a self confessed Brontophobe, although not as bad as I was after my near fatal Stroke, and my poor Son's, demise, I feel I've dodged yet another thundery bullet. I can only recall hearing a few rumbles during the Summer Months, and nothing close by. That must be nigh on 3 Years now, since I experienced a proper T/Storm, here in S.E. London. That's unheard of, in my "neck of the woods". Is this another element, of Climate Change?
Regards,
Tom.
Oh Tom what an awful time you've had. I was moved to tears reading your post and I only hope the the most difficult challenges have now been borne and, with you and your wife triple vaccinated / flu jabbed, you will both get through the winter virus free - and start to feel more confident about going out again. Best wishes for an easier 2022.
No windscreen de-frosting required this morning after an overnight (brief) low of 3.8c. Max temperature of 10.5c at 12.55, currently 3.5c with 85% humidity. A chilly evening dog walk tonight. Wind NW between 0 and 3 mph. 2 minute average of 1.4 and 10 minute average of 0.3, so not a lot to keep the temperature from dropping lower tonight. Pressure currently 1020.7hPa rising slowly. Have had 0.2mm of rain at 8am.
Today's weather highlight; after the brief rain and a dull cloudy morning the sun appeared at lunchtime and remained until sunset. Turned into a lovely sunny afternoon, enabling all the grass to be cut without completely clogging the mower - yay!
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A frosty, slightly misty start to the day, overnight low was 0.8c. A nice early dog walk just as it was getting light and the frost covered farm tracks and fields became visible. Noticed some interesting frost patterns on conservatory roof on our return at 7am. Early sun gave way to cloud and rain this afternoon, disappointing after yesterday's perfect weather day.
Temp currently 6c, humidity at 89%, Wind between 0 and 4mph. Pressure: 1009.7hPa slowly rising.
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No mist or fog this morning but frost on the lawn and windscreen needed a quick scrape. Overnight minimum of 2.8c at 06:30 and 07:00. By 7.30 it had reached 3.2c and reached a max here of 12.7c at 14:28. Currently 3c with 93% humidity.
It's been a beautiful sunny day, some lovely cloudscapes but couldn't take photos as driving a lot between three site meetings.
Wind speed 0mph so expecting another frost and local council are running a full gritting service at 11pm. Hot water bottle night tonight!
Pressure: 1004.4hPa steady having risen steadily from 996.6 at midnight. Apparently 0.4mm of rain fell at 16:30 today, although I was back at my home office and it was sunny and dry. Around then I'd taken a wander around the garden, cup of tea in hand, for a look at what needs tidying up this weekend and it definitely wasn't raining.
Today's weather highlight; sunny, crisp (humidity 71% and mid 60's between 1 and 3:30pm when I was out and about), barely any wind making it pleasant in the sun. A perfect autumnal day.
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Some lovely photos again. Today's max was 17c at 14:23 after a very mild but windy night that was still 15.9c until the overnight min of 14.9 at 08:00. A very pleasant day with a lot of sun until early evening cloud became more widespread. Currently 15c with 80% humidity
Wind has dropped to 6mph, SSW. Pressure 1014.3hPa falling slowly. No rain has fallen in the last 24 hours.
Weather highlight; the low sun at this time of the year glorifying the changing tree colours.
Approach to my village after a tough day, these colours are a balm to the soul
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After a miserable wet and windy start to the day, it significantly improved, well it couldn't get much worse in all honesty, and we ended up with a good amount of sun although feeling very chilly. Max temp was 12c at 14:31, currently 6c with 79% humidity but it felt colder when out for an evening final wee wee walk with the dog.
The blustery wind diminished from 5pm and currently at 3mph with 2 minute average speed of 3.2 and 10 minute average = 3.0mph. There has been a total of 2.4mm today and pressure is 1017.1hpa rising slowly. Last night's minimum pressure, with the rapid fall that had me glued to the weather station far too late, bottomed out at 987.7hPa in the end.
Now off to bed with a hot water bottle and a woolly bed sock version of these *she says in wimp-like embarrassment* - the house is cold tonight. Honest Guv, it is..
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32 minutes ago, Blazerblue said:
Didnt hear or see any heavy rain here last night, was in a nice warm bed snoozing, but woke this morning and thought, good not raining so off out me and the dogs trotted in the dark, not 200 yards up the road, the heavens opened and we got soaked, thats the problem with early morning walks when its dark, you cant see the clouds. Should have checked the radar before leaving I suppose.
You and me both BB! It’s bad enough going out in the dark but to add to the torrential rain, the wind hurled it into our faces with fury - not sure who was most miserable, my poor dog or me. Then, less than 20 minutes after we get home and am upstairs changing into dry work clothes, I noticed how light it had become and the sky had cleared to this benign scene….
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13 minutes ago, Eagle Eye said:
Just noticed this system
This is much further north than was shown on 6pm forecast and explains the unexpected heavy rain here. Weather station keeps reporting 'its raining cats and dogs' Pressure now 987.8hPa and still falling rapidly. Was off to my bed but might stay awake just to watch the pressure falling; its fascinating.
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No thunder here, although Dr SH heard a rumble at his surgery (north west of Bedford) just before 2pm - one rumble and then the sun came out. Our heaviest rain was at 5am (woke me up) and a total of 18.4mm has fallen since midnight. Max temperature 18c at 13:04, currently 12c with 89% humidity. Blustery wind all day until 5pm, now 0mph. Pressure has dropped like a stone to 988.3hPa and still falling rapidly - my ears hurt! After a decent afternoon of sun and cloud. it was still clear enough to be treated to the fat beautiful moon hanging above the horizon, as though all spruced up and about to go out on the razz.
Later though the minute the evening dog walk started the heavens opened. Heavy rain atm, although nothing like the south of the region is getting.
Hope no-one further south gets flooded tonight, nor has to drive in your torrential downpours.
** In the short time its taken to type this I've had to edit today's rainfall total from 17 to 18.4mm and pressure from 991.6 to 988.3hPa, no wonder my ears hurt.
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SE, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 5th Sept 21 onwards
in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion
Posted · Edited by Soaring Hawk
You must be one hell of a dancer Dami... you've produced it here too. Very unexpected! This was at 17:06 - can I ask that you do your snow dance early morning 6th December please (work meeting I don't want to drive to) No idea if the video will work
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2021.11.28 snow.xspf