Stormy Weather II

[LezLee]

Cloudy but a quite pleasant 8° now the wind's died down.

[oddoneout]

It's clouding over now but it has been a pleasant sunny morning, and mild. The walk into town for the errands becomes a pleasure rather than a chore in such conditions.

[DracoM]

Up here, damp, dreich, foggy................what a start to 2020!

[BBMmk2]

Flew in from Cologne last night and there was a beautifully clear, crisp nightscape view of London with a fine half moon.

Must’ve been great to see, instead of cloud!

Looks as though it will be a rather uninspiring day, weather wise.

[gurnemanz]

Indeed - and a Fullers pub at that!

http://www.halfmoonhernehill.co.uk

Mine's an ESB ...

[DracoM]

Up here, the fells have been largely or completely invisible all day behind thickening mist / rain / yuk.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes - the sunshine of the first four days of the year gave way to cloud and drizzle all day in this bit of the Pennines. Very mild - reaching 10 degrees - though.

[DracoM]

10C??????????
Blimey, you were lucky!! Max here at about 3.35 was 6C.

[BBMmk2]

A rather dull day today.

[Serial_Apologist]

A rather dull day today.

Not here, I have to say! The warmth in the sun once the clag had partly cleared this morning was palpable, even though it's only the start of January.

But with that said, above the broken stratocumulus I'm now seeing high and mid-level could advancing from the west, indicating the cold front that produced, strong wind, heavy rain and even some thunder across the SW this morning. This is expected to reach here and all areas north and south around 3-4pm - hopefully it will have passed through by 7.30 tonight, given that I have a 2-mile walk or cycle ride to Forest Hill to catch an Overground to Dalston for a gig at the Vortex. I'm anxious about leaving my bike outside the station, now that it's so pristine, following the £177 I spent on having it completely overhauled, including new just about everything, taping on the handlebars, that it looks almost brand new! Yesterday's trial run almost made the 1 in 10 up to Crystal palace Parade seem a piece of cake!

[DracoM]

Well, here, western edge of Pennines, it is rodding it down on a driving and rising westerly, horizons bleaked out.
And judging by what I can see, this is only the start.

Coming your way, Midlands and SE!!

[Serial_Apologist]

Well, here, western edge of Pennines, it is rodding it down on a driving and rising westerly, horizons bleaked out.
And judging by what I can see, this is only the start.

Coming your way, Midlands and SE!!

Well the BBC weather person was ashen-faced and full of grim forebodings of a dreadful week of severe weather at lunchtime - but actually it is just tomorrow and Wednesday, and the northern half of the country, that can expect strong gales and appreciable amounts of rainfall - after which the isobars open out, and it will just be rain, rain and yet more rain. No indications of cold weather to come as yet, though some are beginning to detect a slow southward migration of the Atlantic Jet, which would introduce such.

[BBMmk2]

SA you’re lucky! A mixed bag today down here. Going out for lunch, so hoping the weather will hold!

[Serial_Apologist]

SA you’re lucky! A mixed bag today down here. Going out for lunch, so hoping the weather will hold!

Well it was a nice morning here too, wrm, sunshine with an attractive altocumulus sky (bubble wrap type Ac); then at lunchtime the low clag swept in fast from the SW, along with an increase in wind force, and a few moderate-sized rain spost have now arrived - the morning's view of 'Ampstead 'Eef being now obliterated.

A massive fridge, over a metre square and 2 metres tall, has just been delivered, presumably for the nice couple upstairs, and is sitting outside the common porch for me and my next doors in its cardboard wrapping. Upstairs I can hear the delivery man on his phone telling someone the recipients are not in, and what should he do? so I've quietly slipped back inside, rather than take the monster in, which would completely block my entrance and probably be impossible for said neighbour and me, with my back problems, to then shift up the exterior stairway.

[DracoM]

Utterly, utterly vile here and now far colder than in a.m.