Stormy Weather II

[Serial_Apologist]

It was very picturesque yesterday, thanks, Bbm - very pleasant, viewed from the warm Living Room window!

Today very sunny - and very chilly: probably warmer (at 5 degrees C) than an average mid-December temperature, though?

That would be about your average from now till the end of February, ferney; and down to 2C by nights.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

[DracoM]

Sleet again this afternoon.
And serious drop in temp: BBC says 8C; www.yr.no says 3C and below zero tonight.
MY south-facing garden thermometer says as I post 3C

[Serial_Apologist]

Sleet again this afternoon.
And serious drop in temp: BBC says 8C; www.yr.no says 3C and below zero tonight.
MY south-facing garden thermometer says as I post 3C

Probably it was lower than that when sleet was falling - which is rarely at or above 3C; only in dry air in springtime, when in heavy showers borne on very cold air aloft, rain can fall with enough force to bring the snow it originated from down fast enough to reach ground level before having time to melt, even at low altitudes. Thus those occasions when temperature can dramatically fall as much as 10C in a matter of minutes when a shower or cold front passes.

[DracoM]

Just reading that makes me feel even colder, SA!!!

[BBMmk2]

It was very picturesque yesterday, thanks, Bbm - very pleasant, viewed from the warm Living Room window!

Today very sunny - and very chilly: probably warmer (at 5 degrees C) than an average mid-December temperature, though?

Glad to hear. Wasn’t very good here yesterday and today doesn’t look much better.

[DracoM]

Sharp frost here after overnight freezing rain.
Erm.......pavements?

[Serial_Apologist]

Sharp frost here after overnight freezing rain.
Erm.......pavements?

Already made slippery by fallen leaves which have been left longer than necessary and allowed to get soaked onto pavement surfaces, for goodness' sakes!

Anyway, a white Xmas now seems to be ruled out wherever one is, provided it's in the UK. What we appear to have is a north Atlantic covered in its entirely by primary or secondary low pressure systems, whether deepeng or filling up, and resembling a lot of poached eggs frying in one of those large catering frying pans, with the Asiatic winter high large but kept well back to the east this year (so far). This means that the lower atmosphere is at around sea surface temperature levels, but cold above - there being very little feeding in and admixing of tropical air - so, unsettled, with lots of rain around, sometimes accompanied by strong winds (especially this coming Thursday), but temperatures as would be expected for December (4C in N Scotland to 8C on the Kent to Cornwall coast by day, and down to from 2C to 4C respectively by night, with the odd slight frosty nighs when fog forms between weather systems.

What a contrast with last year, when prolonged dry weather allowed me to walk the woods well into the winter for the first time since moving here.

[greenilex]

Around sea-surface temperature...I knew it felt a bit like being under water today. Luckily I have a waterproof hat.

[BBMmk2]

Looks like there was a frost last night. Should be a good day today.

[cloughie]

Looks like there was a frost last night. Should be a good day today.

Gales moving in from the Scillies!

[BBMmk2]

Gales moving in from the Scillies!

So I hear on R3!

[cloughie]

So I hear on R3!

Must be Petroc in charge then.

[oddoneout]

Must be Petroc in charge then.

He was more interested in places further afield today with the weather summary. " Fife four, Forfar five".

[BBMmk2]

Must be Petroc in charge then.

As always!

Turned quite awful in the end yesterday, as is now, plus for the next few days, I see!