Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

That rain belt Anna's been experiencing is predicted to hit London between 4 and 5; then it's expected to get quite a bit colder as the wind switches around, (should have already happened with you, Anna), but dry, then temperatures expected as normal for the start of December on Friday (maxing at 7 C), just to remind us winter is here.

Oh what fun it is to be a weather observer...

[Anna]

S-A, our local weather station says it's SW at the moment, will switch to WSW around 6pm then veering tomorrow to SSW, no sign of abating in strength though. Where do you get your weather data from? Which direction does it say our wind will switch from and to?

[Serial_Apologist]

S-A, our local weather station says it's SW at the moment, will switch to WSW around 6pm then veering tomorrow to SSW, no sign of abating in strength though. Where do you get your weather data from? Which direction does it say our wind will switch from and to?

The bbc weather site is quite useful, Anna, though they have just this last week changed the format, which is not quite as easy to use now as before:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641598

[Nick Armstrong]

could you bring a torch with you?

You know I'll always hold a torch for you, Anna!

[Nick Armstrong]

That rain belt Anna's been experiencing is predicted to hit London between 4 and 5; then it's expected to get quite a bit colder as the wind switches around, (should have already happened with you, Anna), but dry, then temperatures expected as normal for the start of December on Friday (maxing at 7 C), just to remind us winter is here.

Oh what fun it is to be a weather observer...

How long do you reckon it'll rain for here, S_A? Am I likely to get wet cycling home 6 - 6.30? (I think I know the answer )

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

windy wet and dark grey, overcast and miserable .... tucked up with Leveson on the interweb ...

[Anna]

You know I'll always hold a torch for you, Anna!

Oh, thank you Caliban! I hate groping about in the dark!

S-A, just checked our local weather station and indeed as predicted its veered WSW and certainly abating and looking much brighter in the distance.

[Serial_Apologist]

How long do you reckon it'll rain for here, S_A? Am I likely to get wet cycling home 6 - 6.30? (I think I know the answer )

You might well get the tail-end of the line squall I'm afraid, Caliban. Depends on just how fast the front moves through. Hope you have your gloves to hand (no pun intended!) as a temperature drop is anticipated. That BBC site I gave Anna - just type your post code in the top right hand corner box. The chart gives the nearest latest readings and hourly predictions: click on the > at the bottom right hand end.

Should be OK for me as my local gig doesn't commence until 8.30 - just have to watch out for wet leaves on the road.

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh, thank you Caliban! I hate groping about in the dark!

S-A, just checked our local weather station and indeed as predicted its veered WSW and certainly abating and looking much brighter in the distance.

Aha: the back of the front!

[Nick Armstrong]

You might well get the tail-end of the line squall I'm afraid, Caliban. Depends on just how fast the front moves through. Hope you have your gloves to hand (no pun intended!) as a temperature drop is anticipated. That BBC site I gave Anna - just type your post code in the top right hand corner box. The chart gives the nearest latest readings and hourly predictions: click on the > at the bottom right hand end.

Should be OK for me as my local gig doesn't commence until 8.30 - just have to watch out for wet leaves on the road.

Yep, thanks S_A - it indicates that at 18:00 it should no longer be raining yoo-hoo... As you say, wet leaves and general oomska under-wheel is likely to be the problem, wet shoes from the spray...

Always have gloves to hand, having freezing fingers is one thing I've never been able to stand!! Plus they are day-glo yellow - very useful for expressive gesticulation after dark!

[Nick Armstrong]

I hate groping about in the dark!

[Serial_Apologist]

Yep, thanks S_A - it indicates that at 18:00 it should no longer be raining yoo-hoo... As you say, wet leaves and general oomska under-wheel is likely to be the problem, wet shoes from the spray...

Always have gloves to hand, having freezing fingers is one thing I've never been able to stand!! Plus they are day-glo yellow - very useful for expressive gesticulation after dark!

V for La France

[Anna]

Always have gloves to hand, having freezing fingers is one thing I've never been able to stand!! Plus they are day-glo yellow - very useful for expressive gesticulation after dark!

What do you wear for cycling in bad weather (Caliban and S-A and the other cyclists here) Do you don Lycra or have a sort of zip-up waterproof boiler suit over your Jermyn Street suits? (Or, I believe they are also called siren suits?) <giggle>

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

...George Osborne has been wearing a lot of day-glo recently .... but he is a St Pauls boy not an Eton one ....

[Mr Pee]

What do you wear for cycling in bad weather (Caliban and S-A and the other cyclists here) Do you don Lycra or have a sort of zip-up waterproof boiler suit over your Jermyn Street suits? (Or, I believe they are also called siren suits?) <giggle>

I have a rather natty red waterproof jacket with reflective trim, overtrousers, overshoes and gloves. And when it gets really cold I don my balaclava so that I look like I've joined the SAS.

As long as one is properly dressed, bad weather can actually be rather enjoyable to cycle through. One of the things I like about my two-wheeled existence is that I appreciate the changing seasons much more, for good and bad, rather than moving from heated home to heated workplace via climate controlled car.

And there are certain things that I think a gentleman approaching 50 should never do, and one of those -that can be aired publicly- is to wear Lycra....