Originally posted by BBMmk2
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Stormy Weather II
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A long broken line of thunderstorms, some of which are quite big, is now firing off from the Blackdowns in Somerset to the North Downs in Kent, just managing to touch the M25 along the southern flank. Not sure if these developed in situ or crossed BBM's area in the last 2 hours. I rather imagine the shapeless, woolly-looking cloud masses to my south mark the foothills to these storms, since there's only broken altocumulus to the north, but it's hard to tell in today's hazy visibility. The temperature needs to be a couple of degrees higher for surface-based convection to take off here, which must mean it's hottest across the Greensand ridges right now, which would make sense.
I think I'll go and snatch a bit of much-needed sleep before it all kicks off, as I expect, in a couple of hours here.
Edit: Too late! thunder has reached Sutton - audible here!
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Originally posted by DracoM View PostWhat is puzzling me is that winds up here are resolute EASTERLIES. Odd for us up here at this time of year. Threats of thunder all a.m., now is a glorious, fine, breezy summer's day.
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Although the temperature today is better (27 rather than 34), if anything the humidity has increased, making it still very uncomfortable. The promised rain and thunderstorms have disappeared without trace, and its looking increasingly unlikely we'll get any rain today or tomorrow."I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostWith temperatures now dropped to near normals for mid-August, it almost feels cool out there today. A return to nondescript grey clag-laden skies again. Still too warm indoors despite all my efforts to ventilate the place.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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An incredibly thick mist for most of the night( I didn't sleep well for various reasons...), which looked rather sinister as the trees part way down the back gardens got absorbed into a lumpy blackness, and differentiation of sky and horizon was absent. It can't have been easy for anyone driving. A murky start to the day as the sun's appearance was slow and continues intermittent which is keeping the temperature down. There were a few wet spots at about 10 am which just served to make surfaces streaky as they hit the dust, but no rain - and none likely frankly in my opinion, despite the forecast saying "continuing threat of thunderstorms". There might be clouds and some noise/lights, but action is likely to be absent hereabouts I reckon.
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostAn incredibly thick mist for most of the night( I didn't sleep well for various reasons...), which looked rather sinister as the trees part way down the back gardens got absorbed into a lumpy blackness, and differentiation of sky and horizon was absent. It can't have been easy for anyone driving. A murky start to the day as the sun's appearance was slow and continues intermittent which is keeping the temperature down. There were a few wet spots at about 10 am which just served to make surfaces streaky as they hit the dust, but no rain - and none likely frankly in my opinion, despite the forecast saying "continuing threat of thunderstorms". There might be clouds and some noise/lights, but action is likely to be absent hereabouts I reckon.
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