Stormy Weather II

[oddoneout]

OK it's not Sir RS, but can't everyone just lighten up a little?

Judging by the (hyper)activity in another place the answer to that,where said person is concerned, is evidently - No. So best perhaps to keep the flammable materials in the designated area?
Meanwhile...today was grey, damp becoming wet, and mild in the morning, brightened up midday/early afternoon, then reverted to wet. Just as foretold by the Met; no idea what the Beeb reckoned as I don't look there if I need to have some idea of what is likely to happen and when.

[HighlandDougie]

Judging by the (hyper)activity in another place the answer to that,where said person is concerned, is evidently - No. So best perhaps to keep the flammable materials in the designated area?
Meanwhile...today was grey, damp becoming wet, and mild in the morning, brightened up midday/early afternoon, then reverted to wet. Just as foretold by the Met; no idea what the Beeb reckoned as I don't look there if I need to have some idea of what is likely to happen and when.

Quite right - I blame the apéritif (or three). Post duly consigned to the cyber-dustbin. Lovely and sunny here - ideal for gardening.

[BBMmk2]

Passed three o’clo, on a cold and frosty morning.
Passed three o’clock, good morrow masters all!

That’s what it’s like today. Nice, fresh morning here! Lovely!

[oddoneout]

A beautiful sunrise today - clear sky in shades of gold, pale rose and celadon backing the black lace of the leafless trees, a bright crescent moon cradling Venus. A sharp frost had left feathers on car windscreens and flat roofs. I don't know if the conditions weren't right or there wasn't the air traffic but contrails were noticeably absent, adding to the quality of the view.
Less happily the further the sun came up the more the mist did too, so now visibility is distinctly compromised. On the plus side it is a bright white murk rather than the grey, 'lights on at midday' sog of recent days and the sun is still just about visible.

[Constantbee]

Kids at school wear shirt sleeves / no hats / etc in almost all weathers IME because of the social pressure from peers.
Forecasts rarely make much impact.

You see this in football crowds in the North East in winter – Mackems, Geordies and Smoggies (respectively Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough supporters. The word ‘Mackem’ has to do with the pronounciation of the long vowel in words like ‘make’ and ‘take’, more like ‘mac’ and ‘tac’ on Wearside, cf Teeside, where it’s ‘mehk’ and ‘tehk’). Sub-zero temperatures but kids in shirtsleeves or bare chested after a few beers. Girls with bare legs. Tough lot up here

Temp down to -2.8c by 7:30 this morning. Frost.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You see this in football crowds in the North East in winter – Sub-zero temperatures but kids in shirtsleeves or bare chested after a few beers. Girls with bare legs. Tough lot up here

Yup - I realized that I was well-and-truly middle-aged in my mid-forties, driving home from a Huddersfield event one night in late November. I'd had to scrape frost off the windscreen before setting off, temperatures had dipped so low. Coming past one of the clubs in Halifax, where dozens of young women were queueing outside in garments that celebrated their youth, I found myself thinking "They'll catch their death!". (Now that I am reconciled to middle-age, I can use words like "garments" unselfconsciously.

Temp down to -2.8c by 7:30 this morning. Frost.

Yes - similar here a few miles south: a day when the air sings silver.

[Serial_Apologist]

Yup - I realized that I was well-and-truly middle-aged in my mid-forties, driving home from a Huddersfield event one night in late November. I'd had to scrape frost off the windscreen before setting off, temperatures had dipped so low. Coming past one of the clubs in Halifax, where dozens of young women were queueing outside in garments that celebrated their youth, I found myself thinking "They'll catch their death!".

That reminds me of the joke about the concerned woman going up to the girl who is out wearing a very short skirt on a freezing cold night, and suggesting, surely she must get chillblains between her legs? - to which she replies, "No, only chaps!"

Lots of rain and quite a bit of wind too, especially in the expected areas, between tomorrow and Saturday, after which a week or so of cold northerlies as a meridionally-aligned (N-S) blocking high forms across the Atlantic, stretching from the Arctic circle to the Azores, keeping the jetstream well away, but bringing drying conditions to make that job of clearing the leaves away less onerous.

[Serial_Apologist]

A beautiful sunrise today - clear sky in shades of gold, pale rose and celadon backing the black lace of the leafless trees, a bright crescent moon cradling Venus. A sharp frost had left feathers on car windscreens and flat roofs. I don't know if the conditions weren't right or there wasn't the air traffic but contrails were noticeably absent, adding to the quality of the view.
Less happily the further the sun came up the more the mist did too, so now visibility is distinctly compromised. On the plus side it is a bright white murk rather than the grey, 'lights on at midday' sog of recent days and the sun is still just about visible.

Could be explained by the southward displacement of the jetstream, which is used for eastward-travelling aircraft to speed their journeys and economise on fuel. Sometimes, especially in very settled dry conditions in which any jetstream is absent, the sky is to be observed littered with contrails going in all directions.

[oddoneout]

Could be explained by the southward displacement of the jetstream, which is used for eastward-travelling aircraft to speed their journeys and economise on fuel. Sometimes, especially in very settled dry conditions in which any jetstream is absent, the sky is to be observed littered with contrails going in all directions.

That is the more usual case here; I find it a shame sometimes when the resulting veil obscures a pretty morning sky. The other day I was amused(and puzzled) to see what looked like a passenger jet do a U-turn, with the evidence staying visible for quite a while. I entertained myself for a while by thinking up various scenarios to explain it.
The visibility didn't improve, and the afternoon was prematurely dark(again). Driving conditions are not appealing now so I'm glad I don't have to go out.

[BBMmk2]

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That is the more usual case here; I find it a shame sometimes when the resulting veil obscures a pretty morning sky. The other day I was amused(and puzzled) to see what looked like a passenger jet do a U-turn, with the evidence staying visible for quite a while. I entertained myself for a while by thinking up various scenarios to explain it.
The visibility didn't improve, and the afternoon was prematurely dark(again). Driving conditions are not appealing now so I'm glad I don't have to go out.

Air pollution caused by aircraft. I wonder if there’ll come a time when they have to think of cleaner fuel? What would aircraft be able to use?

Today overcast, with rain for sometime, later today.

[Serial_Apologist]

Air pollution caused by aircraft. I wonder if there’ll come a time when they have to think of cleaner fuel? What would aircraft be able to use?

Today overcast, with rain for sometime, later today.

Very strong catapults at the starting end, and lassoos at the other?

[vinteuil]

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... we're still workin' on it -

https://greendiary.com/amish-aviations-human-powered-flying-buggy-to-compete-at-red-bull-flugtag.html

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[Serial_Apologist]

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... we're still workin' on it -

https://greendiary.com/amish-aviations-human-powered-flying-buggy-to-compete-at-red-bull-flugtag.html

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The problem of it being silent, so you don't know when it's coming, also applies to the model below:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2016/jul/26/solar-impulse-2-powered-plane-completes-historic-round-the-world-trip-video

[BBMmk2]

Yes SA, thank you for that!

What a filthy, horrible day we’re having! Yuk!

[Joseph K]

After a dark, wet start, the sun is now out and the sky blue.