Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion

[*Stormforce~beka*]

5 hours ago, SussexSnowman said:

-1 at the moment. Hard frost on the ground. Rooftops with a shade of white on them and the sun out in all it's glory. Lovely to see. Some of the guys in the MOD Thread need to live and enjoy the moment when we have a cold spell. Worry about what tomorrow brings when it comes.  

I'm sorry? What's sun?? Havent see that in days!!

36 minutes ago, Bald Eagle said:

I've just seen '63 mentioned in the mad thread...

That happens every winter!

[winterof79]

16 minutes ago, thestixx said:

Now then, I love in Kirkheaton so only down the road from you. Do you know what elevation above sea level you are?

163m 

[Harveyslugger]

You know when met office say snow over hills or high ground.how high we talking.because I'm 180m above sea level does that count?

Edited December 1, 2023 by Harveyslugger

[Weatherman_93]

28 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

I'm sorry? What's sun?? Havent see that in days!!

That happens every winter!

Dont forget 2010 

[Methuselah]

1 minute ago, Weatherman_93 said:

Dont forget 2010 

And, lest we ever forget, 1947's snowy weather didn't set in until late January. . . But I'm told there's plenty of 'deep cold' waiting to pounce! 

[jonboy]

And 63 was boxing day 62

[Methuselah]

3 minutes ago, jonboy said:

And 63 was boxing day 62

I remember it well, jonboy! 

[jonboy]

17 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

I remember it well, jonboy! 

I was 7 in 62 but better memories of 67 and 69 as I had more freedom to do what we liked and could disappear for almost all day without having to report in!!

[JoeShmoe]

So 30000000 posts in the last 7 days and it’s been cold with a frost in most places and will get milder next week 

will wait for them all to jump on the next wild goose chase (it’s hard to watch honestly)

[marksp]

with all the char about snow / elevation , I use this web site to check out areas close by, really easy to use.

 

Elevation Finder

WWW.FREEMAPTOOLS.COM

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Find an estimate for the elevation of a point on the earth

 

[Weatherman_93]

59 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

And, lest we ever forget, 1947's snowy weather didn't set in until late January. . . But I'm told there's plenty of 'deep cold' waiting to pounce! 

You must be spending too much time in the ‘mad’ thread! 

[Freeze]

Nice to have a chilly opening to winter, a couple of light frosts here nothing out of the ordinary before a return to double figures and rain on sunday onwards. All pretty normal really.

[knocker]

Sacre bleu.......we are on course for possible the shortest winter on record  

[*Stormforce~beka*]

1 hour ago, Weatherman_93 said:

Dont forget 2010 

That is the new one too!! lol

[Polaris]

This cold dry spell would have been a fart in the wind in the 80s/90s 

Cue social media and media hype, not forgetting calling out a 50mph wind gust as a storm then giving it a name… 

[Metwatch]

2 hours ago, Harveyslugger said:

You know when met office say snow over hills or high ground.how high we talking.because I'm 180m above sea level does that count?

You're doing better than most, average is 160m across the UK, it's a pretty good elevation i'd say, anything above 250m is very good for snow chances during colder spells.

[cheeky_monkey]

6 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

You're doing better than most, average is 160m across the UK, it's a pretty good elevation i'd say, anything above 250m is very good for snow chances during colder spells.

my elevation here in Edmonton is 685m 

[raz.org.rain]

I had the pleasure of standing in a deceptively deep frozen puddle when I was as far away from home as possible. That was a fun few hours of walking around with a wet and frozen foot. Having said that, the top layer of ice was pretty darned thick.

[jethro]

It's a winter wonderland around here even without a flake of snow. Top of the Mendips are white, have been all day, stunning sunset too tonight. -2c at 4pm, it's going to be a cold one tonight.

[Methuselah]

It's just started RAINING! 

[KTtom]

1 hour ago, Polaris said:

This cold dry spell would have been a fart in the wind in the 80s/90s 

Cue social media and media hype, not forgetting calling out a 50mph wind gust as a storm then giving it a name… 

Totally agree, embarrassing...you have 2 wars going on but the UK experiancing hard frosts has made the BBC home page for the last 3 days

Edited December 1, 2023 by KTtom

[Summer Sun]

The Weather Outlook are going for a slightly milder and slightly wetter than average winter

https://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/uk-seasonal-weather-forecast

 

[NEVES SCREAMER]

The Vest from The West ready to embrace us soon and banish the horrid cold to the dustbin. Boom !

[cheese]

Down to -2C  already here. Possibly down to -5C tonight. Freezing fog is also forecast, so I think there's a chance of an ice day tomorrow if the freezing fog persists. 

[cheese]

2 hours ago, Polaris said:

This cold dry spell would have been a fart in the wind in the 80s/90s 

Cue social media and media hype, not forgetting calling out a 50mph wind gust as a storm then giving it a name… 

The climate has warmed substantially since the 80s though so it's no surprise that the threshold for cold spells has been lowered substantially as well. Likewise summer heatwaves in the 80s wouldn't be a big deal today - back then exceeding 30C in Leeds was a notable occasion, but now it's something that happens every year. Just how things are now.

Edited December 1, 2023 by cheese