Stormy Weather II

[teamsaint]

Turned out lovely down here today, somewhat cooler than yesterday, but plenty of sunshine.

[Nick Armstrong]

Turned out lovely down here today, somewhat cooler than yesterday, but plenty of sunshine.

Was in So'ton yesterday, strolling on the Weston shore as the sun set - cloudless sky, balmy weather, absolutely lovely (Curiously, the other side of the toll bridge in the centre a bit earlier, it was more overcast and cooler)

[greenilex]

For some reason we are often on a line dividing one weather pattern from another.

[cloughie]

For some reason we are often on a line dividing one weather pattern from another.

It's a bit like whenever you are going to visit somewhere it always seems to be on the edge of two maps! The weather - overall good today but getting a bit breezy this afternoon and evening.

[greenilex]

Yes, granted, but I also think there is some kind of a natural divide running north-south and hitting the Island.

Geophysics, anyone?

[BBMmk2]

Was in So'ton yesterday, strolling on the Weston shore as the sun set - cloudless sky, balmy weather, absolutely lovely (Curiously, the other side of the toll bridge in the centre a bit earlier, it was more overcast and cooler)

You'll have to come ours during the summer! There’s a pub I like to show you!

Are we going to be blessed again today?

[DracoM]

Last night we were told on local BBC weather forecast up here that we'd have frost overnight.
Right, well, it's grey, cold and breezy, not a sparkle of frost ANYWHERE.
Erm..............?

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, granted, but I also think there is some kind of a natural divide running north-south and hitting the Island.

Geophysics, anyone?

Indeed yes: Southampton is rather like London, in respect to being sited just inland from an estuary, on a tidal river (or rivers!), located on alluvial and clayey soil similar in age and type to ours, with dry sandy soils outlying, in turn wrapped around by the chalk uplands making up the Wiltshire and Hampshire Downs to the north-west, north and north-east - the difference, obviously, being that Southampton's opening to the sea is to the south, London's to the east. Two other differences consist in that London is more subject than Southampton to the influence of the colder North Sea and to Continental influences having greater impact making London sometimes colder in winter and hotter in summer. The latter would be stronger factors than London being further north, given the latter's greater "heat island" factor. Finally, Southampton is correspondingly slightly more "protected" from the chilling effects of winds from more northerly quadrants than London in winter.

[greenilex]

Many thanks. All most unlike my natal village of Oxford, which sends me to sleep whenever I return there.

[oddoneout]

A bright spring morning, not sure of temperature as I haven't been outside yet, but the forecast is now certain that rain is likely midday on. I'm quite pleased about that as plants, especially in pots, are beginning to look a bit less than turgid with all the very dry wind we've had. It would help to clear the air as well, which is noticeably full of dust.

[BBMmk2]

Complete change in the weather today! Goodness! Had the fire on!

[Serial_Apologist]

Complete change in the weather today! Goodness! Had the fire on!

Certainly a drop back to January temperature norms today in this neck o'the woods: 6 C as I write! The front has now passed, going by the change in wind direction, though dragging its heals - lightish rain still falling. The fact that the barometer is still falling - a very bad sign behind a cold front indicating deepening low pressure in the vicinity - suggests a lot of showers in the cold succeeding air, which would accord with the official charts showing a very cold stream of arctic origin carrying a succession of secondary fronts from north to south. Looks like we'll all be stuck in this until the end of the week.

[BBMmk2]

Certainly a drop back to January temperature norms today in this neck o'the woods: 6 C as I write! The front has now passed, going by the change in wind direction, though dragging its heals - lightish rain still falling. The fact that the barometer is still falling - a very bad sign behind a cold front indicating deepening low pressure in the vicinity - suggests a lot of showers in the cold succeeding air, which would accord with the official charts showing a very cold stream of arctic origin carrying a succession of secondary fronts from north to south. Looks like we'll all be stuck in this until the end of the week.

Yes, Down here too, similar activity. Certainly colder than yesterday.

[DracoM]

Heavy snow overnight and now a steady sleety drizzle.
'Sumer is icumen in....loud now sing cuckoo...'

[greenilex]

Crisp and very bright earlier but cloud increasing now...