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Cold but not too bad, if I don't say so!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Well, contrary to the official forecast, the sun actually managed to emerge briefly from the gloom earlier on, advantage of which I took with my first proper cycle trip of 2018, along the Ravensbourne river walk, which runs from Beckenham to Ladywell Park in Lewisham, and then another stretch I didn't take today, a few streets further north, to the Thames just west of the Cutty Sark at Greenwich. It was actually colder than I'd assumed - gloves needing to be donned after freewheeling down the gradient to Penge - but the advantages of taking that route at this time of year were manifest, with hardly any of the usual family groups and dog walkers to slow things up, just a few quilted up hoodies, and bare willows, illuminated by the low-slanted sun's rays, reminding how stunning even our midwinter landscapes can be. Quite looking forward to making the journey to Croydon for tomorrow's lunchtime gig, provided it stays dry!Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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Hiya SA. I went for one of my regular jamming sessions yesterday. My friend's wife goes out on one of her regul;ar cycle rides as well, at this time and she came back looking quite cold!
The sun is out hurrah! Unfortunately at this time, being south facing, I have to shut one of the blinds. a shame, I know, but the sun comes right through!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Warmish [for Jan] Sunday up here, misty, but bags of sun.
Excellent walking weather on the fells for two or so days - maybe some rain tomorrow / Tues p.m.Comment
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I have that "problem" too, Bbm. It's only a problem inasmuch that the telly is located just below the window, that being the only available space for it, and without closing the curtains I can't see a thing unless by shading my eyes! Otherwise it's a luxury having a south-facing room, as even at this time of year there's enough warmth in the sun's strength to keep the living room warm and friendly. And in any case the problem only runs from around November 10th to this point in January, when the sun's back above window level, so ter speak!Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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Tonight a switch in the weather from a weak anticyclonic continental polar type to a strong cold zonal maritime polar type takes place, starting to hit Scotland and the NW as I write, and spreading right across the whole country to be leaving by the SE tomorrow late morning. So it will be clearer and much brighter thereafter, but feeling a lot colder with the accompanying wind chill, and as usual in these setups there'll be a lot of showers, and of the wintry kind the further north, or up, one is! Wednesday into Thursday is the major one to prepare for, as this is being assessed as possibly to be the big blow of the entire winter, with the S coast, Midlands, E and E Anglia particularly affected by damaging winds, and north of those area possibly heavy snow. If the calcs are right this could be really nasty.Comment
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Yes, I use yr.no for weather, and mid-afternoon, there was a radical change in their forecast for today p.m. onwards into Mon / Tues. No rain all day, but almost dead on 7.30 p.m., rain and briskish wind. And now rodding it down!
And continued to all night, drop in temp this a.m. [Mon], and wind still brisk.
I sense snow coming, but too wet to settle. By mid p.m. maybe...?? .Last edited by DracoM; 15-01-18, 11:43.Comment
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The only trouble there, SA, is that it's like to wish time away, which is bad news?Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
Wild, wet and windy today! Pah!Don’t cry for me
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J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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The only timers I don't wish winter away are those comparatively rarer times when it's sunny and crispy enough to entice me out to take in the lovely hues that are peculiar to this time of the year. Otherwise, it's a quick sortie to gather necessities, and back in to the warmth!Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View Post
The cold front passed through London just after midday, with 10 minutdes of heavy rain, and a nice cumulonimbus line visible in its wake to the east. Someone on a local weather site reported on clap of thunder, which wouldn't surprise me. It still looks like we're nearly all, Scotland apart, in for quite a big blow, starting late afternoon on Wednesday before spreading to the SE by midnight, and continuing until Thursday evening. The far north of England and Wales and southern half of Sclotland, being in the cold sector to the north of the low pressure centre, could be in for a spell of heavy snow, though the precise tracking of the centre still needs to be finessed, and that will affect which areas get snow and which receive the strongest winds.Comment
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We had that yesterday wild, wet and windy but thankfully the sun is out today!Don’t cry for me
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J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Dusting of snow on very tops.Comment
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As somebody in your neck of the woods said yesterday on a weather site, you lot down in the SE are lucky when you get a north-westerly airstream in winter, because most of the showers we get will have died out by the time the wind reaches you, and you'll get the best sunshine for the time of year - which is true! - we've got the strength of the wind, though, which proved a bit troublesome heading out west on the bike this morning. Pictures on the lunchtime news showed lowland N Ireland under several inches of snow. Tomorrow night into Thursday still looks on for some strong winds, but there isn't the same level of alarm that was being expressed a couple of days ago. They're even regretting now making this named storm Fion, apparently!Originally posted by DracoM View Post
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Sleeting and bitter nastiness up here on and off all day.
Looks to settling into a chilly night as well.
'Sire, the night is darker now......'.Comment
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