Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion

[CharlieBear9]

42 minutes ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

December 2023 is turning out to be one of the worst, if not the worst Decembers of my lifetime alongside December 2015. 

Apart form the first 2 days, this month has been everything that is wrong with our winters - mild temps, little to no sun and relentless rain. 

Good riddance to 2023 I say, and here's hoping that 2024 will be a better year for seasonal weather.

Early December some posters were hoping it would be mild until the end of March!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

4 hours ago, Azazel said:

Super noisy night here - might have been the noisiest night since I moved here in 2016. Relentless wind and rain slamming against the windows most of the night 

I loved it! Some proper weather! Didn't like the flicking lights and electricity keep going though!

4 hours ago, johncam said:

The up and coming cold spell not looking so assured this morning.

Is anyone surprised?

4 hours ago, johncam said:

The up and coming cold spell not looking so assured this morning.

Is anyone surprised?

[*Stormforce~beka*]

52 minutes ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

December 2023 is turning out to be one of the worst, if not the worst Decembers of my lifetime alongside December 2015. 

Apart form the first 2 days, this month has been everything that is wrong with our winters - mild temps, little to no sun and relentless rain. 

Good riddance to 2023 I say, and here's hoping that 2024 will be a better year for seasonal weather.

We can call drink to that!

[CryoraptorA303]

14 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Is anyone surprised?

Not particularly The MOD thread is 99% hopium anyhow.

[East Lancs Rain]

The outlook doesn’t look great here, temps only average at best but still plenty of rain. ️ Just cold and wet every day, no snow, no frost, just… rain. I really hate this time of year.

[CryoraptorA303]

13 minutes ago, East Lancs Rain said:

The outlook doesn’t look great here, temps only average at best but still plenty of rain. ️ Just cold and wet every day, no snow, no frost, just… rain. I really hate this time of year.

Above average here for the next ever.

Also keep in mind that Ime, the BBC tends to be a bit of an underestimate temp wise.

[Methuselah]

Forget the weather, we'll soon be able to buy wine by the pint! 

[CryoraptorA303]

8 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

Forget the weather, we'll soon be able to buy wine by the pint! 

That's going to be a fun one to tell the hypothetical kids.

"Dad, why did we leave the EU?"

"Oh, we left so we could have wine in pint bottles, of course!"

[Big Gally]

I would say definitely an upgrade from the met office. Cold frost calm weather! I will take that before something more spicy heading into January. Bring it on.

[Bristawl Si]

33 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

Forget the weather, we'll soon be able to buy wine by the pint! 

I can see it now, Pete. The wine makers drop the size of a bottle from the current 750ml to One pint=568ml.

But

Charge the same price as today's 750ml bots.

Ching ching for producers and retailers.

I bet Rees-Mogg didnt think of that, eh?

[Rob 79812010]

27 minutes ago, Big Gally said:

I would say definitely an upgrade from the met office. Cold frost calm weather! I will take that before something more spicy heading into January. Bring it on.

Its a great upgrade isn't it. Long may it continue. Hope the models agree!!

[In Absence of True Seasons]

1 hour ago, East Lancs Rain said:

The outlook doesn’t look great here, temps only average at best but still plenty of rain. ️ Just cold and wet every day, no snow, no frost, just… rain. I really hate this time of year.

Identical to the forecast for my area albeit bumped down a couple of degrees C! 

Grim, monotonous stuff.

39 minutes ago, CryoraptorA303 said:

That's going to be a fun one to tell the hypothetical kids.

"Dad, why did we leave the EU?"

"Oh, we left so we could have wine in pint bottles, of course!"

"That'll show the French!"

[raz.org.rain]

A clear sky here, just as evening is setting in. It's good to see a break from the relentless wind and rain.

25 minutes ago, Bristle Si said:

I can see it now, Pete. The wine makers drop the size of a bottle from the current 750ml to One pint=568ml.

But

Charge the same price as today's 750ml bots.

Ching ching for producers and retailers.

I bet Rees-Mogg didnt think of that, eh?

 

it's funnier when you consider that the majority of wines are produced on the continent, as are the bottles.

[al78]

3 hours ago, Chasbrown said:

Looking at renewable energy sources I'm wondering if there is any data available to show how both solar and wind power have done this month.

I heard recently wind generation has been high through the autumn. I suspect solar has been on the low side.

[al78]

2 hours ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

December 2023 is turning out to be one of the worst, if not the worst Decembers of my lifetime alongside December 2015. 

Apart form the first 2 days, this month has been everything that is wrong with our winters - mild temps, little to no sun and relentless rain. 

Good riddance to 2023 I say, and here's hoping that 2024 will be a better year for seasonal weather.

The last 2-3 months have reminded me of the winter of 2013/14 except with different parts of the UK flooded and with the windstorms not as severe.

[Alderc 2.0]

Nice and rough down the beach this afternoon. A steady 25-30mph wind, probably gusting 40mph or so. Only a few  brave souls down there. 
 

 

 

[al78]

2 hours ago, Frigid said:

I concur, what a disgrace of a December it's been. I knew we wouldn't get a particularly cold month, but for it to be 2C above average is obscene. The seasonals and LRFs were correct on this one.. December has been a mild, nondescript, incomprehensibly boring month with nothing of note. Down south have seen the worst of it all with almost no sunshine whatsoever.

If the first week of this month was anything like 2015, it would almost be close in CET. Since the 7th it's been freakishly mild, notably the 18th-25th period. Just hoping January can save this already stinker of a winter, lashing with rain as I speak.. something needs to change. 

Knowing our luck things will change and we'll get a massive Greenland block and stonking upper trough over the UK just in time for summer.

[raz.org.rain]

3 minutes ago, al78 said:

Knowing our luck things will change and we'll get a massive Greenland block and stonking upper trough over the UK just in time for summer.

It really would be typical if these persistent Iberian and Azores highs would be hard pressed to influence the UK's weather come summer.

[CryoraptorA303]

41 minutes ago, Bristle Si said:

I can see it now, Pete. The wine makers drop the size of a bottle from the current 750ml to One pint=568ml.

But

Charge the same price as today's 750ml bots.

Ching ching for producers and retailers.

I bet Rees-Mogg didnt think of that, eh?

They'd almost be justified in the extra headache the new "UK standard" would cause

If this is the best brexit benefit that crowd can come up with then I think they need to have a hard look at themselves Anyone who's paying attention should be able to see that the whole "let's go back to imperial" thing is a grift to decrease product sizes and make more money out of less produce. Remind me, who actually wants smaller wine bottles again?

 

36 minutes ago, In Absence of True Seasons said:

Identical to the forecast for my area albeit bumped down a couple of degrees C! 

Grim, monotonous stuff.

The Sun came out here today! Not for long though, it appears to have gone back into hiding.

In absence of true seasons, eh?

[Relativistic]

Why are we talking about wine on a winter discussion thread?

Models are currently flirting with the idea of a UK high. I could definitely do with some cold frosty weather at the moment.

[raz.org.rain]

4 minutes ago, Relativistic said:

Why are we talking about wine on a winter discussion thread?

Models are currently flirting with the idea of a UK high. I could definitely do with some cold frosty weather at the moment.

Cold and frosty would be preferable rather than the weeks of 3ft of snow people on Twitter seem so desperate for.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Roll on Spring!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

25 minutes ago, Relativistic said:

Why are we talking about wine on a winter discussion thread?

Models are currently flirting with the idea of a UK high. I could definitely do with some cold frosty weather at the moment.

Yes please!!!!

19 minutes ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

Roll on Spring!

Amen!

[raz.org.rain]

I wonder if a UK high would allow for an Iberian high to form northwards later down the line? You'd think there would be a high potential for the two to merge at some point.

[Gowon]

Just now, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Yes please!!!!

Might be hard to get frost for you.. too much of an onshore breeze for your area.