Stormy Weather II

[Serial_Apologist]

With that enormous high pressure now established over western Siberia slowing the eastward momentum of Atlantic lows, questions are beginning to be asked in the weather community concerning a white Christmas. For the moment the high is sucking up air of a more SE than E European origin, and SE Europe still remains warm, following some exceptional late autumnal warmth there. So odds on are that, should a block form from the east, diverting approaching Atlantic fronts south across France and into the Med, it will turn out a coldish and claggy Xmas, temperatures a few degrees below normal everywhere (as they have been so far this month), but the only possibility of snow, rather than drizzly sleet, being restricted to east-facing parts of our northern hills, as moist North Sea air condenses orographically, or north-eastward-moving fronts come up against colder air ahead, coming in from the east.

[oddoneout]

A murky morning that felt much colder than it supposedly was, but at lunchtime there started to be separation between ground and sky murk, with the former disappearing. Although the cloud didn't break significantly there were occasional glimpses of watery blue and the light levels increased noticeably even though the sun didn't actually manage to fight through.

[BBMmk2]

Another uninspiring day.

[oddoneout]

Currently reasonably bright. The sun is somewhat veiled but definitely there and the cloud is broken and not too low. That will change during the day apparently, but so long as I can see the sun at some stage, and it's not actually raining, I'll cope!

[DracoM]

Ominous stuff coming in from the NW as I post.

[Serial_Apologist]

Mizzle here now.

Still have to go out for some Xmas cards.

[oddoneout]

The forecasts for the next few days are a cut and paste "cloudy with outbreaks of rain". The combination of dampness and air movement today makes it feel much colder than when we had the hard frost - I was glad to get back indoors after my trip into town for errands at lunchtime.

[BBMmk2]

The forecasts for the next few days are a cut and paste "cloudy with outbreaks of rain". The combination of dampness and air movement today makes it feel much colder than when we had the hard frost - I was glad to get back indoors after my trip into town for errands at lunchtime.

Lovely jubbly not! It’s my day for seeing BBMMother today. My half hour stint. The nursing home has a marquee set up, with heaters in. So that won’t be too bad.

[Serial_Apologist]

Lovely jubbly not! It’s my day for seeing BBMMother today. My half hour stint. The nursing home has a marquee set up, with heaters in. So that won’t be too bad.

Seems like an excellent idea for being able to see your nearest and dearest at close quarters, BBM. I'm surprised no one else seems to have advertised this idea for care home visits.

There seem to be a few showers around today, with half an hour just past of moderate rain here. Difficult to plan short distance ahead when there is so much low clag obscuring what's coming in at higher levels, and I have to pedal up to Brixton this afternoon, having failed to get my Xmas cards yesterday, the shop in question being choc-full of people, most of them queuing up in the only part of the premises accessible to the cards and calendars, and not wearing face masks. A woman waiting outside looked at me with a doubtful expression and said, without any encouragement from me,"I'm not going in there!" I see the temperature is just over 10 C, so at least I won't have to don gloves for my ride.

Continuing mild with rain at times, but becoming windier, seems to sum up the weekend to be expected.

[Joseph K]

Significantly warmer today - sunny too. No wind either. I removed my jacket towards the end of my walk.

[DracoM]

WHA-A-AT???????
It is murky, mizzly, dreich, dank and damn COLD up here!

[Serial_Apologist]

As chez Joseph K here - pretty much windless, but with some unseasonally well-formed showery cumulus giving big spots of rain on the return journey: clouds with upper parts now illuminated bright pink with purple bases in the setting sun, against a light Fauvist turquoise sky.

[BBMmk2]

Seems like an excellent idea for being able to see your nearest and dearest at close quarters, BBM. I'm surprised no one else seems to have advertised this idea for care home visits.

There seem to be a few showers around today, with half an hour just past of moderate rain here. Difficult to plan short distance ahead when there is so much low clag obscuring what's coming in at higher levels, and I have to pedal up to Brixton this afternoon, having failed to get my Xmas cards yesterday, the shop in question being choc-full of people, most of them queuing up in the only part of the premises accessible to the cards and calendars, and not wearing face masks. A woman waiting outside looked at me with a doubtful expression and said, without any encouragement from me,"I'm not going in there!" I see the temperature is just over 10 C, so at least I won't have to don gloves for my ride.

Continuing mild with rain at times, but becoming windier, seems to sum up the weekend to be expected.

I am one of two named visitors allowed at the moment. At least I’m able to see my mother, even though I’m not allowed to touch her, eg like holding her hand. She’s 93, bless her. A bit forgetful but who can blame her. Bless her.

Weather wise, a rainy day, a play on words from A A Milnes’s Winnie the Pooh. Ashdown Forest not too far from me.

[oddoneout]

Variations on/permutations of cloud, rain, drizzle, due to arrive here shortly by the looks of the weather map,with increasing wind just to spice things up a bit... Current external light levels likely to be the highest for the day, so getting progressively darker hours before 'sunset'. Not an inspiring day, made even worse by the news of the unravelling Brexit situation. Thank heavens for Sunday R3 schedule providing distraction.

[DracoM]

Up here, VERY wild, VERY wet, VERY murky and mucky.