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Morning everyone.
Just a mere 13 days to go now until the clock change from BST back to GMT.
I know that many will totally disagree with me, (and if you do, hey that's absolutely fine... We're all different) but I've always found the time around the clock change weekend in October, and Halloween particularly special and magical.
For me personally, the sheer horrors of the sun being overhead in the summer, and its seemingly nonstop 24/7 daylight are now but a dim and distant bad memory.
... Until next April that is. Lol
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I hear the sound of distant thunder.
About ten miles away.
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Morning all.
I see that the U.K. Meto have just issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for Saturday… Tomorrow!
I haven’t really had much time to look into the details, but given this current heatwave, I wouldn’t be surprised by a thundery breakdown.
As always… Good luck to everyone with this.
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RABBITS! WHITE RABBITS!
It’s the 1st of September 2023, which means that it’s the first day of meteorological autumn!
And right bang on cue… Here comes the fog!
So naturally I had to go and and chase the fog didn’t I?
Welcome to the promised land.
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Evening everyone.
Well I wasn’t expecting to be posting in this thread this evening, but I’m currently stood outside on the front lawn, watching a storm flashing away over the Irish Sea, just off the coast of Bootle and Southport!
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Morning everyone.
This morning whilst driving to work, I spotted my first gentle autumnal mist just hanging over one of the fields.
Needless to say, this has cheered my cold, dark, miserable heart up no end!
The changing of the seasons is now well underway! … Hello Autumn!
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Since Saturday I've noticed a distinct change... There has been an autumnal feel to the days in this neck of the woods, and I'm certainly not complaining about it.
I've still yet to witness my first gentle autumn mist of the season, but hey, it is still early(ish) August, plus I'm back on earlies again next week, so fingers crosssed.
Plus I'm now once more in the world of the pre 21:00 sunsets and post 05:40 sun rises! The vice is well and truly slackening off now.
... Just over six weeks now till the autumn equinox!
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And swerving swiftly back on topic... I have to say that being on lates this week, I'm really shocked (in a pleasant way) at how much the darkness has come on at the evening end of the day!
Mind you, in just over six weeks we'll be at the autumn equinox!-
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On 07/08/2023 at 15:30, Sunny76 said:
Repent, the end is nigh!
Come over to the dark side @Sunny76... We have chocolate chip cookies. Lol
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Morning everyone.
Well the past two weeks I’ve been on the earlies shift, and I’ve noticed the increasing darkness coming along at a fair ole pace in what most normal folk would call the middle of the night.
On Monday the 24th of July there was still a dim blue glow in the sky at 03:30, but by last Friday, (4th of August) it was gone! Admittedly there has been a lot of cloud cover which probably has skewed my perception.
But now I’ve got a week of lates… So the move towards darker evenings will probably be really noticeable.
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Morning all.
First post in this new thread, and I see that the U.K. Meto have just issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for tomorrow!
I’ve been too busy to look into the full juicy details, but it’s not often you see a yellow thunderstorm warning along side a yellow wind warning!
As always, fingers crossed for all of us on this.
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I'm under no illusion that summer 2023 has one or two nasty tricks still left up its sleeve, but there's no doubt that the corner has definitely been turned. To all my fellow 'autumn lovers' out there, hang on in there, as things can only get better as we accelerate towards the best season of the year!
Oh, and yesterday was just beautiful with its somber, grey glowering skies... The wind, the sheeting rain, just magic! More please!!
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Morning everyone.
So being as we're currently talking about what kind of autumn that we'd all like...Here's my two peneth worth... For me personally I'd like a nice settled September (with the last of the summer warmth slowly fading) but with those gentle mists evenings and mornings... Just to remind you that it is now autumn.
For October, noticeably cooler than September, with those gentle mists giving way to our first grey fog day(s) of the season, and possibly our first proper autumn storm (say something similar to the now almost forgotten October storm of 2002?). I also wouldn't say no to a few of those days when you get that wonderful hazy, smoky, golden light that you can sometimes get in the autumn as well... I'd also like a bit of a misty, foggy Halloween as well, like the Halloween fog of 2015 would do very nicely... Just to add to the atmosphere.
As for November... Well, it can start off where October left off, but once bonfire night has passed, I think its about time that some proper autumn storms were unleashed with a vengeance! (Like the one we had on the 9th of November 2010 would do very nicely). Plus a fair few frost starts as well... And I also wouldn't say no to the first snow falls of the season either.
Plus on top of that lot, a beautiful display of autumn colours.
Ahh well, I can but hope.
But whatever this autumn brings, lets hope that its a good 'un for all of us.
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It was my first time on earlies this morning since before the solstice, and the darkness in the morning is coming on in leaps and bounds!
I had no option to put the light on in the kitchen this morning at 04:00!
Mind you, this coming weekend, true darkness returns to my neck of the woods for the first time since mid May! The vice is finally starting to loosen its grip.
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6 hours ago, Turnedoutniceagain said:
Autumn's almost here if you know where to look !! Our first crop of cherries have been picked and sealed in kellner jars with vodka. The elderflower has turned to elderberry, blackberries are still green, but visible on the bramble bushes. I've got a crop of Lords 'n' Ladies in the darker corners of the upper orchard that are just starting to turn red - a great harbinger of late summer.
Elsewhere: Hazelnuts are fattening up, hawthorn & blackthorn bushes are in berry (hello sloe-gin !!) but still green, Pink Lady apple trees are struggling under the weight of this year's crop already. Conkers seem to have doubled in size in a week too.
Now waiting for:
The Winter barley harvest, OSR harvest, then the wheat to follow. After that's safely in, it's all eyes pealed on my early morning cycle rides for the first autumnal mists in mid/late August.
Another autumn regular returns
Good afternoon @Turnedoutniceagain.
Yes I’ve noticed the Lords ‘n’ Ladies turning red… Seems slightly earlier than normal to me.
Not that I’m complaining mind. Lol
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1 hour ago, summer blizzard said:
Always enjoy the Autumn thread, a reminder that summer is soon to end.
Looking at my primary anaolgues for this event (1972, 1986, 2009, 2014, 2018) we see..
September
CET range of 15.1 to 11.3
Precipitation range of 67 to 17
October
CET range of 10.5 to 12.3
Precipitation range of 34 to 119
November
CET range of 6.3 to 8.6
Precipitation range of 105 to 193
So the mean here suggests cooler and drier more likely earlier in the Autumn, warmer and wetter later (wet November signal).
A quick look at the plots backs that. September sees a mean ridge west of the UK but close by, a weak +AO. October sees a +AO but biased to the west so that the UK enjoys high pressure over or south. November sees a somewhat zonal pattern but with a high over Scandinavia stopping much progress east. Somewhat like last November or 2009, weak -AO.
Evening @summer blizzard
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6 hours ago, lassie23 said:
I'll be starting a. ' Will it snow on Christmas day 2023', thread, in 10 minutes
Will it snow in........
*grabs coast and leaves via side door* Lol
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16 minutes ago, Seasonal Trim said:
@Dangerous55019 Great minds think alike.
I usually start the Autumn thread around this date every year, so I had it in mind.
Still waiting for the first "this thread is too early!" post though. Usually comes like clockwork.
8 minutes ago, Seasonal Trim said:Didn't have to wait too long then.
And just like that, they've come in! Looks like you've spoken too soon @Seasonal TrimLol
10 minutes ago, simshady said:Never too early!
Totally agree @simshady! Seconded, thirded and fourthed.
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Hello everyone.
I haven't done this for a while, so lets have a look at what the CFS v2 charts are showing for the next four weeks...
Week 1 - 12th to the 18th July: Low pressure seems to be centered pretty much over the top of us here in the UK! I'd say expect showers or longer spells of rain, possibly even quite windy at times! No named storms... But certainly blustery at times. But its July, so it should feel pleasant enough in the sunshine.
Week 2 - 19th to the 25th July: The low pressure is now centered more over Scandinavia, but we still look to be under the influence of it here in the UK, again a risk of showers, but after such a dry May and June, I'd say that any rainfall is going to be welcome by farmers, gardeners and water companies alike! This could also put us in a northerly or north easterly airflow... But again, it should feel pleasant enough in the sunshine.
Week 3 - 26th July to the 1st August: The low pressure that is hanging around Scandinavia appears to be heading back towards us here in the UK! Quite possibly a rinse and repeat of week 2.
Week 4 - 2nd to the 8th of August: Well we're now into the final month of meteorological summer, and although the signal that these long range models pick up on is weaker, there is trough of low pressure more or less over us, here in the UK! So more showers and longer spells of rain are possible. But also the high pressure appears to have set up camp over Greenland and the North Pole!
So there you go folks! Make of that what you will! I realise that's probably not what many of you want to read, but I can only say what the models are showing.
As ever this is the CFSv2, and it does change daily, if I get chance before the end of the week, I may pop on here Friday and what, if anything has changed.
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YAY!! My favorite thread of the year! The Autumn Thread!
Funnily enough @Seasonal Trim I was only thinking earlier about this thread, and when it would start, You must have read my mind! Lol
I always look forward to this time of year, as the heat of summer slowly fades, and the evenings and mornings start to cool and turn more misty... And then as time moves on we slowly see those misty mornings and evenings slowly turn into our first fog day... The sun being lower in the sky giving us that wonderful light that only September and October can bring, plus that gentle autumn breeze through the trees which will slowly turn into our first autumn gale. Plus the wonderful colours on the trees. Plus the nights certainly are drawing in now! Over 2 minutes being lost a day!
Oh I'm getting all misty and dewy eyed just thinking about it.
What will autumn 2023 bring? I've absolutely no idea! But whatever it brings, I shall welcome it with open arms as always.
So just to hopefully get more folk ready for autumn 2023, here's a few of photos that I've taken in autumns from years gone by.
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Well folks, tonight is that auspicious night/twilight (or whatever you want to call it) that I have actually noticed it getting darker at the evening end of the day.
Since the solstice on the 21st of June, I’ve been looking ever so hard for the shortening of the days… The mornings have been getting darker for a little while now, but this evening I have actually noticed the other end of the day getting more dusky, earlier.
I know this sounds crazy, but this now feels like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders! But such is my summer SAD this year.
So cheer up oh fellow cold and dark lovers, as there is darkness at the end of the tunnel.
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1 minute ago, SarahWxm said:
Getting blacker. I just heard the first rumble!
I’ll start again! My phone appears to be throwing a wobbler! Lol
Good afternoon @SarahWxm
Yes, something is closing in on us now.
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5 minutes ago, SarahWxm said:
Some nice skies atm. Sitting in the garden before it rains and also trying to see if I can hear any thunder from the storm to my S/SE but nothing so far.
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So after a two and a half hour thunderstorm yesterday, with biblical rainfall, it looks like I’ve got another thunderstorm closing in on me!
Definite rumblings from the sky to my south,south west.
This is turning into quite a thundery summer.
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The changing daylight hours thread
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Don’t worry folks, you’re certainly not alone in liking the darker evenings.
