South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/12/2018 Onwards

[matt111]

Mostly sunny earlier this afternoon but clouded over later on to leave a dull end to the day. Currently 8.3°C and rising ahead of the approaching rain.

[jethro]

3 hours ago, jy said:

Having avoided the great Shepton Mallet shambles,final check for the Bath Xmas market tomorrow,wetsuit,check,flippers check,snorkel check,mud cleaners for keeping the flippers clean,check so all good to go lol

You forgot the most important thing.....sharpened elbows. Vital for crowd breaking if you want to get near the stalls.

[jethro]

3 hours ago, nettie said:

Hi Jethro,  how on earth can people still get away with it!! I'm glad my kids didn't see the advert .

Apparently they did the same two years ago and it was just as bad. Shocking.

[matt111]

2 minutes ago, jethro said:

You forgot the most important thing.....sharpened elbows. Vital for crowd breaking if you want to get near the stalls.

I should've given that advice to a friend who went to the Winchester Christmas market on Sunday, he'd have needed it just to get in let alone to the stalls. He didn't bother going in when he saw the queue trying to get in. 

[jethro]

4 minutes ago, matt111 said:

I should've given that advice to a friend who went to the Winchester Christmas market on Sunday, he'd have needed it just to get in let alone to the stalls. He didn't bother going in when he saw the queue trying to get in. 

To be honest, going on a wet day is probably worthwhile, certainly thins the crowds out a bit. If you can manage it, the best time for Bath market is late afternoon, that's when it's quietest. Personally I quite like the buzz of lots of people, it adds to the atmosphere of the place.

[Dorsetbred]

Morning All, a damp start to the day after overnight rain, currently not raining and Temp: 12.3 °C and Dew Point: 11.8 °C  with RH98%.

Edited December 5, 2018 by Dorsetbred

[jethro]

Morning, horrible here, grey, dark and raining. Such a contrast to yesterday, bring back the frost asap please.

[MP-R]

Yesterday seems like a mistake, back to rain this morning and mild at 11C after rising from 4C in the early hours.

[matt111]

Dull and damp again with 2.6mm from the rain earlier with more to come. 12.2°C

[matt111]

Seems like it’s getting dark already with the approaching rain not far away from here. 

[Mapantz]

Heavy drizzle here at the moment.  4.4mm total. Temp didn't drop below 10°C overnight, currently 12.6°C

[Lyn-M]

Started hissing down about half an hour ago here.  Looks set in for the afternoon, but can see an obvious back edge currently over Plymouth.  Glad I chose yesterday to go to Salisbury!

[Mapantz]

It has turned extremely wet now.

[matt111]

Drizzle for a while but heavier rain just started and now it’s very dull out there. 

[Frosty hollows]

Wind has picked up. Horrible misty/ drizzle- the worst winter weather combo imho

[matt111]

Back to drizzle now and up to 7.8mm. 

[Mapantz]

Ended up with 15.4mm here. There were some quite heavy bursts a few hours ago.

[stevofunnelcl]

i decided to read the met office 30 day forecast, especially the second part. Everything but the kitchen sink in there, to cover all options... shortened version would probably be... after a couple brandies... 'we don't know what the f, it'll be doing'

[matt111]

A brief heavier burst followed the main area of rain leaving a total of 9.0mm. Looks like that’s it for the day now. 

[CheesepuffScott]

Really looking forward to next week where it looks to be cooler, but more settled with sunny days and clear nights in the forecast. Better than this muck

[Mapantz]

1 hour ago, CheesepuffScott said:

Really looking forward to next week where it looks to be cooler, but more settled with sunny days and clear nights in the forecast. Better than this muck

Yes. I have some new fencing to do, so drier and chillier would be much better!  I've recorded 95mm here in the last 9 days.

[Andy Bown]

I’m losing count of how many days have clearing skies at sunset after being dull all day!

Beautifully starry right now but due to be dull and drizzly and/or showery by dawn!!!

[Dorsetbred]

Morning All. yes it's wet BUT it's not raining (YET), currently Temp: 10.7 °C & Dew Point: 10.2 °C with a RH97%. Partly cloudy.

[CheesepuffScott]

Good morning starting off damp and cloudy. An interesting pink glow to the clouds. 9°C

[matt111]

4 hours ago, CheesepuffScott said:

Good morning starting off damp and cloudy. An interesting pink glow to the clouds. 9°C

Had a similar sky to that here yesterday afternoon although it was more purple than pink. Tried to get a picture but it didn’t come out very well so didn’t bother posting it.