Stormy Weather

[marthe]

Well, compared with the heavy rainfalls that we were forecast, the week as a whole has been very pleasant in the Pennines: quite chilly, with a crisp edge to the air, but bright an clear most of the time - the downpours generally kept to night time. Quite hot in the sunshine this morning when sheltered from the wind.



Hello, marthe - lovely to hear from you again. Is a "blood moon" the same as a "harvest moon"? (And is a "blue moon" an aristocratic "blood moon"?)

Hello ferney,

The Blood Moon refers to the total lunar eclipse that took place mid-week during the early morning hours EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) of the 8th October. We missed seeing it because cloud and rain had moved in. There are lots of postings of this event on Facebook. I'll have to do a bit of research to find when these other moons occur. Harvest Moon might be the September or October full moon. The Native Americans had a particular name for each full moon throughout the year. I think "blue moon" refers to the occurence of two full moons a month which doesn't happen very often, therefore the expression "once in a blue moon" for rather infrequent events. I do like the idea of an aristocratic "blood moon"!

[BBMmk2]

Me too, Marthe! I had never heard of that before! What a fowl day yesterday and Friday we had a thundersto0rm. Saturday was rather no too great either! Too much the same! Yuk!

[DracoM]

Wild, wild, cold NE winds oop north this a.m.

[Serial_Apologist]

Right in the middle of the "eye" of the storm here, as I write. You'd never know it!

[BBMmk2]

Right in the middle of the "eye" of the storm here, as I write. You'd never know it!

Eye eye, cap'n!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The Blood Moon refers to the total lunar eclipse that took place mid-week during the early morning hours EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) of the 8th October. We missed seeing it because cloud and rain had moved in. There are lots of postings of this event on Facebook. I'll have to do a bit of research to find when these other moons occur. Harvest Moon might be the September or October full moon. The Native Americans had a particular name for each full moon throughout the year. I think "blue moon" refers to the occurence of two full moons a month which doesn't happen very often, therefore the expression "once in a blue moon" for rather infrequent events. I do like the idea of an aristocratic "blood moon"!

Many thanks, marthe.

[Serial_Apologist]

The first spots of rain from the advancing frontal system destined to warm the weather once more this weekend were falling as I rode back from E Dulwich Sainsbury's just now. I think that's pretty accurate forecasting from the weather people.

"Brummie Simon" of Weatherweb now introduces himself with a pre-recorded ditty - "More than just the weather" , and has also started up a daily report on snow cover. WHATTT??? , I hear you cry:

http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtvsimonnew.php?ID=1175

[BBMmk2]

I hope not!! He's rather cheerful about it, SA!!

Are we in for a bad winter

[Serial_Apologist]

I hope not!! He's rather cheerful about it, SA!!

Are we in for a bad winter

There are certain suggestions in that direction, BBM, but nothing certain yet.

Meanwhile the Daily Depress's predictions of hurricane force winds this weekend are the usual false alarm - though it will be breezy, and quite warm - but, why do they do it??

[Pabmusic]

We've had three days of rainy weather (low pressure over the Visayas). We're coming up to the anniversary of typhoon Yolande (or something else with an H).

[alycidon]

Lovely day in Nessieland. Warm with bright sunshine.

[antongould]

There are certain suggestions in that direction, BBM, but nothing certain yet.

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When will the Brummie put us out of our misery S_A?

[amateur51]

Me too, Marthe! I had never heard of that before! What a fowl day yesterday and Friday we had a thundersto0rm. Saturday was rather no too great either! Too much the same! Yuk!

A fowl day, Bbm?!

I'm guessing it must've been chooking it down

[Petrushka]

A fowl day, Bbm?!

I'm guessing it must've been chooking it down

Or even chicken it down.

[BBMmk2]

Yeah yeah BBM does it again! foul day that should have read!

Rather a muggy and windy day today. I think we be in for more heavy rain tomorrow?