Stormy Weather II

[Serial_Apologist]

Rather a nip in the air, again today. Another north wind?

Indeed so BBM! Actually I was surprised to detect that distinct feeling of chill earlier on, given that the actual air temperature was 17C, and hadn't dipped below the minimum normal of 12C last night. We've all got so used to above average warmth during the summer that the next few days are going to come as quite a shock to many people, particularly the further north and east you happen to be in the UK.

[Joseph K]

My own similar eczema has for the first time kept going right through the summer this year, unfortunately. To save precious Clobovate which I get on my free prescription I've semi-relied on Savlon Gel - which seems to have worked to some extent while the weather has been warm - but didn't last winter, so I will be back on the Clobovate now that temperatures are falling off. Dry skin seems associated with the eczema and cuts spontaneously opening up on the knuckles; but more with winter in my case, and the general advice seems to be to keep using a moisturiser.

Sorry to hear this, SA.

Today it's cooler - though it was sunny when I went for my walk this morning, it's clouded over now.

[Old Grumpy]

Indeed so BBM! Actually I was surprised to detect that distinct feeling of chill earlier on, given that the actual air temperature was 17C, and hadn't dipped below the minimum normal of 12C last night. We've all got so used to above average warmth during the summer that the next few days are going to come as quite a shock to many people, particularly the further north and east you happen to be in the UK.

Lovely to have nights at 12° rather than 20°C though, eh!

[Serial_Apologist]

Lovely to have nights at 12° rather than 20°C though, eh!

[eighthobstruction]

....beginning of cold toes....3 x 80% Arran Seamans Boot socks winging their way to me....

[oddoneout]

....beginning of cold toes....3 x 80% Arran Seamans Boot socks winging their way to me....

3? Does your wooden leg need a sock Jake?
Distinctly cool here, except for the occasional glimpse of sun, as the wind has gone round to a cold quarter again. The forecast morning rain didn't show here though, for which I'm grateful as I'd had to postpone my gardening stint to today. Might turn up in time for my walk back from choir this evening...

[Joseph K]

Another reasonable day - cooler but sunny.

[oddoneout]

Cold(not "cooler") wet and windy( over 30 mph much of the afternoon) yesterday - most unpleasant. Today is also cold and windy, but dry so far and should stay that way. The 10 degree drop in temp is a bit of a shock, not least to my more tender veg which will now probably think about calling it a day, and some of the tomatoes were showing signs of blight so will need picking sooner rather than later - will need to collect up suitable trays and find space to store them.

[Serial_Apologist]

Down to 5C last night and only up to 15.5C here this afternoon is a pretty big drop - 10C in less than half a month. At least the sun is at its most brilliant, the sky almost clear of cloud, and the wind not strong. One prediction is for an exceptionally cold winter to come. There was a time when a single hot water bottle would do for warming me up sufficiently to keep the bed warm all night, but nowadays my 76-year old body thermostat is not so dependable and I sometimes wake up feeling cold; so I am once more thinking of getting an electric blanket. I now see the cheapest from Argos are around £65 - might visit the Brixton branch on Tuesday.

[DracoM]

Overnight frost up here last night, and judging by temp on my evening walk, same in prospect tonight.

[teamsaint]

A perfect autumn day here, bright , sunny and warm. But the temperature dropped like a stone around about 6.00 pm, as it did last night.

[BBMmk2]

A lovely autumnal day, down these neck of the woods.

[Serial_Apologist]

I made the serious mistake of not noting that today is, or rather was, now, the annual Crystal Palace Festival day. Always an enjoyable event. Among the happy thronging crowds of mainly young and youngish people were the usual stalls serving deliciously aromatic foods, outside a pub and a restaurant just along the road a jazz trio consisting of guitar, bass and drums, none of whom looked older than 20, and a sweet-toned female balladeer with guitar and backing synth player doing early 70s-type stuff. Having already walked about 4 miles I was too fixed on getting home for Jazz Record Requests and my 4pm cuppa, and in any case was carrying neither cash nor cards. Pleasant enough day weather-wise, just a few spots of rain from a weak front skirting London to the east.

[DracoM]

QE2's funeral maybe, but the roads up on to the moors round here still grilling and roaring with pretty well non-stop trails of BIKERS at good speed! Dry now, but chilly and grey with low clouds in misty, drawn-out flicks and flacks over the fells.

[Joseph K]

For the most part really still and nice. The rain that appeared in the last quarter of my walk was not forecast.