Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

Lovely sunny day here today, and although it's very windy, I was surprised to see the temp was a balmy 15º C.

Here too - but without that wind! Almost Walter Wall blue skies again, with the last few days' fug now completely gone, making it possible to distinguish every detail on the hill slopes to Hampstead Heath, 12 miles to the north, through binoculars. Too good not to take advantage, and I've just returned from a 16-mile ride, taking in Clapham Common (crowds of people enjoying the sunshine there), Chelsea Harbour, Hurlingham Park, Wandsworth Bridge and Common, and Streatham Common. Temperature here reached 16 C, and, I note, 18 C in St James Park. That's my central heating off for the time being, too!

Anna is situated in a very good location for this type of airstream, one in which areas to the lee of elevated ground receive descending air which has dried out, and heats up at a faster rate than that at which it had cooled on the ascending side of the elevated ground - if that makes any sense! It's known as the Fohn effect, with an umlaut over the "o", and is responsible for rapid thaws in some mountainous areas, notably north of the Alps and east of the Rockies.

[Nick Armstrong]

Here too...

Hey Serial - welcome to the 10,000 club!!

[eighthobstruction]

Coo my curlicues have hardly reached the fourth bend.....yet.....diddling onwards ....S-A

[Serial_Apologist]

Hey Serial - welcome to the 10,000 club!!

Thanks Cali - I never kept track!

[teamsaint]

Thanks Cali - I never kept track!

Oh I have been keeping a close eye S_A ..... watch out for a celebratory thread later today.

Congatulations, I think you get a telegram from FF or something.

Absolutely gorgeous here today, must have been above 20 C. Lovely yesterday too. Garden has had lots of work, looking something like.

[BBMmk2]

The brass band I used to be in (Brighton & Hove City Brass), have achieved place in the London & Southern Counties Area for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2014!! (Fourth Section) :)

Congratulations SA, on 10000 posts!! :)

[Nick Armstrong]

The brass band I used to be in (Brighton & Hove City Brass), have achieved place ....

First? Second? Fourteenth?

I assume the first of those, from your celebratory tone!

[amateur51]

First? Second? Fourteenth?

I assume the first of those, from your celebratory tone!

Depends how many Spitfires he's necked

[BBMmk2]

Third!! :) and so go through to finals.

[mangerton]

Anna is situated in a very good location for this type of airstream, one in which areas to the lee of elevated ground receive descending air which has dried out, and heats up at a faster rate than that at which it had cooled on the ascending side of the elevated ground - if that makes any sense! It's known as the Fohn effect, with an umlaut over the "o", and is responsible for rapid thaws in some mountainous areas, notably north of the Alps and east of the Rockies.

Yes. At school I learned that was called a "rain shadow", but Föhn* effect sounds much more impressive.

(* Alt 148 for the umlaut. )

[alycidon]

Things have been patchy in Nessieland today. Not cold, but otherwise rather curate's egg.

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes. At school I learned that was called a "rain shadow", but Föhn* effect sounds much more impressive.

(* Alt 148 for the umlaut. )

Unfortunately doesn't work on my computer - thanks all the same, mangerton - maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[Petrushka]

Unfortunately doesn't work on my computer - thanks all the same, mangerton - maybe I'm doing it wrong.

Keep alt held down as you type 148. Should work.

[Serial_Apologist]

Keep alt held down as you type 148. Should work.

Nothing comes up. This however comes up when I hold down the Alt Gr key and type 148:

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Could be useful!

[BBMmk2]

The golden orb did a brilliant job yesterday! had the windows open and our cat a lovely time basking on the window sill!!

Looks like another good day here but with some cloud, which should burn away, as the morning progresses.