Stormy Weather II

[oddoneout]

Overcast, but likely to be warm apparently. More garden pottering today I think in the hopes that there might be some rain before too long.

[DracoM]

Started dry and OK, now with an edge of incoming cool, and even a mizzly-drizzly outlook.

[Serial_Apologist]

Overcast, but likely to be warm apparently. More garden pottering today I think in the hopes that there might be some rain before too long.

Next Tuesday there are now predictions for a real humdinger of a storm force-driven downpour as a secondary low winds itself up and slices its way across the country with its accompanying cold front. With all the leaves still on the trees, I hope they've over-estimated this one!

Meanwhile the cloud has broken up too late this afternoon to bring much in the way of warmth. Temperatures are expected to be down around the 16-18 C max levels which are the late September/early October norms by Monday.

[oddoneout]

Been warm and sunny today and due more of the same tomorrow. In view of SA's news I'd better make the most of it!
I hope it's just a temporary glitch but when trying to check the temps for earlier in the day the period between 8-00am and 6pm didn't show so no info on anything. There has been some tinkering with the site so perhaps it's a temporary blip; I hope so as I find it useful. If there had been no records to post it would have said so - at least on the old version it did.

[BBMmk2]

Back to wild, wet & windy!

[DracoM]

Yup.................spot on!

[oddoneout]

Bit of a shock to the system isn't it? The rain wouldn't be too much of a problem if it weren't for the wind hurling the relatively small quantities around with great force and thus increased wetting power.

[Old Grumpy]

Ah, but wind turns turbines enabling decreased power generation from natural gas.

[oddoneout]

Ah, but wind turns turbines enabling decreased power generation from natural gas.

Unless too strong or overly gusty...

[Old Grumpy]

Indeed!

[Serial_Apologist]

Unless too strong or overly gusty...

Is that the spin-off?

[oddoneout]

Is that the spin-off?

Nice try.
On a serious note, in terms of cost to the public purse it would seem so. I knew that over-generation had costs (in effect compensation payments to generators when they are asked to stand down) but didn't realise the scale of so-called constraint management. This is from here sse.com/news-and-views/2020/10/heating-homes-with-wind-could-save-millions-in-constraint-payments-and-benefit-society/

Constraint management is required where the electricity transmission system is unable to transmit power to the location of demand, due to congestion at one or more parts of the transmission network and currently costs around £500m per year.

Back OT, a final tantrum of a wet squall at midday has cleared to a sunny and slightly less windy afternoon.

[oddoneout]

Bit of a shock to hear the boiler fire up first thing this morning as the temp in the cloakroom got down to 15. Bright dawn but hazing over somewhat now; should stay dry until the afternoon though. Strange to see a noticeable wind chill being suggested as it's from a southerly direction.Have to pass on usual volunteer gardening duties today due to very little petrol so might potter in my garden instead, although I also need to walk into town for some shopping and would rather not do that in the rain. Choices, choices!

[BBMmk2]

Been wild, wet and windy today!

[Serial_Apologist]

Been wild, wet and windy today!

Yes and I got caught out in it!!!

I had to change clothes after returning from the shops this morning.