Crepuscular Ray
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22 hours ago, snowray said:There were a few on there this winter saying that it never snows much in this country anyway until March/April, looks like they were right again with snow likely to fall next week and April looking a lot colder.
Which models? I'll treat you to a pint if it snows in London at any time before the end of April.
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On 22/03/2019 at 23:22, JeffC said:
Because it's a potential indicator that we have passed solar minimum for SC 24 I guess
Well, the theory that solar minimum presages lots of snow seems to have been disproved this time round.
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1 hour ago, Wimbledon88 said:
Oh god I hope not. Some people are already out in shorts and it's only 14c. Showing off their spindly white legs. Got a feeling we could be in for a washout summer, according to some of the 'experts' round the allotment too.
Oh, God, I hope not. I don't want either a washout summer or a drought.
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7 hours ago, Don said:
Oh dear. Let’s hope it’s short lived.
Why?
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I was born the same year as Katrine. I nearly died of measles when I was two. None of those illnesses is trivial. They are all potential killers.
Those parents who decide that it is not worth getting their own child innoculated because enough other people will get theirs done to prevent a widespread spate of infection are just plain selfish.
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Sorry, JB, but I have to disagree with you, on several points
Activity at solar max has an effect on the Earth's atmosphere and therefore a direct one on the weather in the area of the UK five-six years later? Wow.
I don't think any serious solar physicist has ever claimed that the variation in emissions/activity during the solar cycle (x-rays, uv radiation, sunspots, solar flares, etc.) doesn't have any effect on the climate, or, to be more accurate global weather patterns over a 22-year cycle, it's merely that the effects of AGW are swamping the 0.2 °C change that can be attributed to the sunspot cycle.
The number of cosmic rays that get to Earth always increases during solar minumum. That's been observed ever since we've known about cosmic rays.
All of the major meteorological bodies' climate models take into account the sunspot cycle and other such variables.
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In case no-one's already posted this link:
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Apologies to the management, but...
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Proper big flakes now in Kensal Green. It's settling on the grass, but not the road or pavements, which are too wet.
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On 10/09/2018 at 20:27, DonnaThw said:
Does anyone know what the long range forecast is suggesting( madden if your on here not from you)
My suggestion is "No-one knows anything beyond five days, just enjoy what the atmosphere throws at us."
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The Met Office really should stop the Express linking to their site in order to promote Rao's utter rubbish.
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That we could stop talking about winter in early September!!!
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50 minutes ago, Ben Lewis said:
Foul day.
Strange reading those praising a November like day in August when you have 6 months of it coming up.
23c on Friday and 25c at the weekend with no rain - that’s better at least. A useable weekend for us week workers.
Massive recovery of yellow grass and vegetation - as I said weeks ago to those having a panic attack because their lawn isn’t green, nature will balance out.
November-like? It's been about 20 °C here, so not Novemberish at all. I am happy that my lawn is showing signs of green and relieved that the high temperatures that made me feel ill have disappeared for a few days
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Intermittent rain out in the Cotswolds, a nasty breeze, and bloodly cold compared to the last few weeks.
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2 hours ago, Soaring Hawk said:
First ‘proper’ rain since early May, other than 3 minute shower on 26 May and a 5 minute downpour on Sunday 29 July. Puddles on pavements splash splash, splish splosh. Happy happy except big puppy Labrador. Who took one look at the rain, looked up at me, with his acquired Princess Di heartbroken gaze, and got into his bed.
A less technical update tomorrow
He needs aversion therapy. Garden hose is a start!
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1 hour ago, Wimbledon88 said:
Well according to the Daily Express, this evening was as nothing to what we are about to endure...
"Britain to face tornado hell"
so thats it,its under the stairs for me!!!
Take care everyone!!
Take no notice of the scare-mongering idiots.
Six hours of drizzle/moderate rain for me today, followed by half an hour of torrential stuff with three crackles of cloud-to-cloud lightning. The temperature in the flat has dropped four degrees in two days, yay. It's now down to 24.8 °C, after being 32.5 late last week. The weeds in the front lawn are looking annoyingly perky already.
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Give it time. Storms from across the Channel often perk up after dusk.
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4 hours ago, Ben Lewis said:
A week of rain to help farmers would be great but wishing us away into autumn on 5th August - no thanks!!!
I doubt any farmer who hasn't got their wheat/rapeseed harvest in yet would agree with that.
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2 hours ago, Soaring Hawk said:
With you @Blazerblueon the feeling lousy and unable to sleep last night. After midnight it was 23 C with 78% humidity in my garden and 25.5C in my bedroom. Today I’m at my Father’s house as part of my regular care routine. It’s 30C in the shade on his weather station, no breeze at all and feels so humid that I’m seriously concerned about him. As I have been throughout this long hot few months. He’ll be 96 in 4 weeks time and until this heat started has managed well to live well in his own home. In the last 6 weeks though he’s suffered headaches and dizziness, loss of appetite, no energy and breathlessness too - all symptoms that older adults and those with health problems are struggling with. He’s exhausted and his poor old heart will be under strain in this heat - not affecting his forensic mind and memory though! For obvious reasons I’d welcome average temperatures (and some regular rain for farmers).
Absolutely. My parents are under orders to stay inside when possible, open windows only on the shaded side of the house, keep all the curtains shut, drink lots of water and do nothing strenuous. Dad (89, with a pacemaker and increasingly frail) is fighting me (obviously, I am only his daughter and know nothing) but then admits defeat after about ten minutes in the garden.
Only 25.5 °C in the bedroom? It's not been below 29 in mine for weeks!
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30.7 °C in here. No point attempting to sleep, yet again. At least I got two nights' sleep earlier in the week.
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Hosepipe bans imminent in many areas.
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Two hours of heavy rain in Kensal Green yesterday evening. I was tempted to do the Gene Kelly puddle jumping thing on the way home for the bus stop. Most of it ran away and flooded the Bakerloo Line, but enough got into the nooks and crannies to trigger a major flying ant episode this evening. The pavements were black with them at one point.
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It says something about our weather enthusiasm that the title of the thread is about your worst ever thunderstorm and the responses are all about their best ones.
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45 minutes ago, Uxbridge90 said:
Perhaps it was from City and went directly West? Either way it was odd.
And now a Korean Airlines at less than 4000 ft over Kensal Green 8 miles from LHR.
I don't think that QAR flies from London City Airport. Must have been a cargo flight out of LHR. After all, they have to import from all over the place now.
On the weather front, the thunder has disappeared to the north, but it's still humid even though the skies have cleared.
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This from a friend in Eastbourne. He said it went on for a couple of hours. Lucky thing. There was nothing here in London.