Stormy Weather

[amateur51]

For all his reactionary authoritarianism towards myself and Mum, he did on occasion overcome his obsequiousness - that other side to his dual personality - and take on authority when it really mattered.

Two things I forgot to mention were that the senior person he summoned at that hospital - "I want to speak to whoever is in charge!" - was in fact the senior administrator, who happened to be on the premises at the time; and to add that he didn't in fact know any government minister - he made that one up!

It's amazing what effect a little adrenaline can have even on hardened arteries - and bravo again for making the Minister up

[BBMmk2]

Nice one there SA! you have to do things like this at certain times I think!

[Serial_Apologist]

Nice one there SA! you have to do things like this at certain times I think!

That's right, BBM!

I've just had a check up on Brummie Simon's weather site, and while he's in tune with all the predictions for this easterly wind system to be remaining in place, he's corroborating what I posted a few days ago on here, namely that from mid-April on, the source of all this cold, namely eastern Europe, starts to warm up. With that in mind, he's tentatively predicting a warm, dry second half to April, even should the present pattern remain unchanged.

[salymap]

That's right, BBM!

I've just had a check up on Brummie Simon's weather site, and while he's in tune with all the predictions for this easterly wind system to be remaining in place, he's corroborating what I posted a few days ago on here, namely that from mid-April on, the source of all this cold, namely eastern Europe, starts to warm up. With that in mind, he's tentatively predicting a warm, dry second half to April, even should the present pattern remain unchanged.

Thank you S_A for warming news. Feel a little better today although that biting wind is still here. What's it like right down in Kent if we are a degree or so colder than London here, a few miles away.

I'm thinking of Doversoul and others. bestio

[Anna]

... he's corroborating what I posted a few days ago on here, namely that from mid-April on, the source of all this cold, namely eastern Europe, starts to warm up. With that in mind, he's tentatively predicting a warm, dry second half to April, even should the present pattern remain unchanged.

But I see, just now, in the Telegraph online "The Met Office three month forecast predicts it could warm up in late May as the high pressure block moves slightly south and the Continent warms" Late May? Let us hope Brummie Simon is correct and not the Met Office!! Farming is in crisis, crop sowing should be taking place, no grass is growing and feedstuffs (which are in short supply after bad cropping last year) are having to be used, animals and lambs have been lost after being buried in snow and all this after the disastrous cold wet weather of last year affecting the harvest.
However, this morning was a perfect Spring day here, sun and blue sky from first light, no wind. You could feel the warmth of the sun and people were sauntering along along enjoying it, not scurrying and anxious to get home again. The temperature rose to 5.2 and it was perfect - until lunchtime when it reverted back, and temperatures plunged rapidly to 3.0

[Serial_Apologist]

But I see, just now, in the Telegraph online "The Met Office three month forecast predicts it could warm up in late May as the high pressure block moves slightly south and the Continent warms" Late May? Let us hope Brummie Simon is correct and not the Met Office!! Farming is in crisis, crop sowing should be taking place, no grass is growing and feedstuffs (which are in short supply after bad cropping last year) are having to be used, animals and lambs have been lost after being buried in snow and all this after the disastrous cold wet weather of last year affecting the harvest.
However, this morning was a perfect Spring day here, sun and blue sky from first light, no wind. You could feel the warmth of the sun and people were sauntering along along enjoying it, not scurrying and anxious to get home again. The temperature rose to 5.2 and it was perfect - until lunchtime when it reverted back, and temperatures plunged rapidly to 3.0

Ah, the power of sunshine in March, eh?? We have managed to scrape 4 C for a brief hour on each side of midday here, but it's very shortlived.

And yes, the farming situation is very worrysome - not just here, but worldwide.

We were told, for instance, that global warming meant crop farming up into the tundra. That is being disproved by the effects of meltwater creating this gynormous, dominating high pressure bloc encompassing the polar and tundra regions But, even were it to be the case of rising temperatures moving ever northward, the tundra soils would be totally unsuited to crops - just in the same way that the red soils of the tropical region are proving unsuited after one or two plantings, leading to further deforestation! And this is not even taking acount of the equatorward moving of the desert subtropics, as seasonal rains falter - again, arguably due to deforestation removing the moisture safeguarded in the trees which, on release, condenses into clouds and rain.

One forsees vast areas of the globe covered with glasshouses and polytunnels for food production to circumvent the effects of the above - in turn requiring energy consumption to maintain optimal temperatures artificially. Solar power firms should make a packet out of all this.

[BBMmk2]

SA, et al. aS we are on the same lat as Moscow and Labrador, does that mean our weather be of a similar pattter, or does this have a connection with the Jetstream and is the Jetstream blocking out the Gulfstream, and also a consequence of record amounts of Artic Sea Ice melting?

[Serial_Apologist]

SA, et al. aS we are on the same lat as Moscow and Labrador, does that mean our weather be of a similar pattter, or does this have a connection with the Jetstream and is the Jetstream blocking out the Gulfstream, and also a consequence of record amounts of Artic Sea Ice melting?

Same pattern, BBM, but with different conditions pertaining in different places of the same latitude. Remember, Moscow has a continental climate; continents heat up and cool down quicker than the oceans: hence Moscow having hot summers and cold winters, whereas we "benefit" from the Gulf Stream in terms of more equable temperatures all year round. Labrador is situated where the Gulf Stream meets the more or less continuous cold Labrador current - one of the northernmost reaches of the GS. You've "got me" on the interaction between the Gulf Stream (and ocean currents in general) and jet streams, because it's one aspect of the whole thing I profess to not understanding.

[eighthobstruction]

managing a 80% blue sky, so bright sunshine....

[Serial_Apologist]

We've got our visibility back, after a week of polluted murk, courtesy our industrial neighbours... broken pancake cloud indicating stability, and temperature has reached 6 C - which is just 1 degree below our usual coldest normal. At this rate it'll be winter before long!

Off now to watch the Braggart's docu on Mary Magdalene on BBC 1 - anticipating flak from our xtian friends. (With scotty now avoiding religious discussions here, didn't somehow seem worth a thread of its own)

[Anna]

We've got our visibility back, after a week of polluted murk, courtesy our industrial neighbours... broken pancake cloud indicating stability, and temperature has reached 6 C - which is just 1 degree below our usual coldest normal. At this rate it'll be winter before long!
Off now to watch the Braggart's docu on Mary Magdalene on BBC 1 - anticipating flak from our xtian friends. (With scotty now avoiding religious discussions here, didn't somehow seem worth a thread of its own)

I watched that programme when it was on at middday, then later I saw in the Telegraph this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/reli...cumentary.html with Bishop Ali-Nazir et al kicking off without having seen the programme and urging other faith groups to bombard the BBC with complaints.
I did worry then because this morning I bumped into my friend who is a stalwart elder of the local Baptist Church (and whose son is a Minister) and during our journey back from town he was talking about a David Suchet programme reading Corinthians (as you do!) and I suggested he and his wife might be interested ... Oh Dear. But I thought it was interesting, not being familiar with the Gnostic Gospels and consider there was no insult, or sexual slur, on Jesus.

On topic, S_A you seem to be living in Tropical Climes today because although waking up to sun and blue it soon got dull and managed a lowly 4.2 here for a brief while but has now plunged to 3.0

Off topic, I have a lovely leg of lamb nestling in the fridge plus some delicious Spring Greens from Cornwall. The rest of the feast will be gathered tomorrow.

[BBMmk2]

Anna, this reminds me when the Da Vinci Code was released and the roman Catholic Chuirch was urgiong us not to see it and then I wondered what have they got to hiode(as if I didnt know!!) and I saqw the film and was wondering what was the fuss about!!

[eighthobstruction]

Went for a good walk up on the moor....bitter....but found myself running the last few yards to the top singing Doris Day like (arms out stretched) "Now I shout it from the highest hill.....etc"....[no secret love though sniff sniff]....[and no gingham]....

[Anna]

Last night was clear skies and a lovely moon, of course that meant a heavy frost and when I left home at 9am it was still below freezing. Started off sunny but then black clouds constantly building and dispersing, sun inbetween but temps struggling, got to 4.5 eventually, but feeling about 3 degrees colder.
I intend to watch music from Kings, Dr. Who(!) and the Bach programme this evening and be a total couch potato! However, today noticed a whole grassy bank covered with bright celandines, which was cheery.

[Serial_Apologist]

Cloud cover prevented temperatures here falling further than 0 C last night. A couple of light snow showers in the past hour, and another looming. Today's maximum: + 5 - a little down on yesterday's. The forsythia is finally struggling to come into flower, and one lonesome little red tulip has appeared in a very sheltered spot in the garden.