Stormy Weather II

[DracoM]

Managed a walk without ice or snow or fog! Huzza! Instead, near on ankle deep mud! BUT fine bracing air and furiously arguing wrens.

[Pulcinella]

17 mm of rain forecast for York tomorrow, according to yr.no.



I feel sorry for our market traders; passing trade will be well down.

[oddoneout]

17 mm of rain forecast for York tomorrow, according to yr.no.



I feel sorry for our market traders; passing trade will be well down.

Same here re: market. Heavy rain, and wind from due east are not enticing for anyone. It was dreary and damp today, and grey all through, but at least little breeze and not too cold.

[cloughie]

Collyford Reservir has reached 30% meaning that Cornwall’s SW Water customers will get a £30 rebate on their bills! I’ll try not to spend it all at once!

[Joseph K]

Looks like today is rained off.

[oddoneout]

Looks like today is rained off.

Not as bad as expected this morning - grey and damp but very little breeze. A sudden flurry of rain as I was waiting for the bus I could have done without but it wasn't repeated for the return trip. At about 1-30 the cloud thickened and the rain started in earnest so now the lights are on and I've decided that I'll probably not venture out again. I've a couple of cards and gifts to deliver but they need the car so I'll double up with last minute shopping for milk and whatever fresh fruit and veg are to be had reduced price tomorrow I think. I did consider taking the car today and getting everything done in one go but I knew the traffic would be awful, so decided to do the bus today and get most of the shopping done but not the other errands. As it turned out the shops weren't too busy but the carparks and roads were solid; the bus journey was very delayed as a result, so less time to do the shopping, but I wouldn't have traveled any faster with the car as I would have been stuck in the same jams - alternative routes are just about non-existent. As my arthritis is currently playing up it was also a lot less painful just sitting on the bus rather than having to repeatedly manipulate controls, keep windows demisted, and twist my stiff neck round to see what other motorists were doing.
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and dry so better for being out and about.

[Petrushka]

Looks like today is rained off.

Heavy rain all day. Not a good day for that last minute shopping!

[DracoM]

[Joseph K]

Heavy rain all day. Not a good day for that last minute shopping!

Managed to get a walk in this afternoon, though, only with some recourse to my hood.

[Joseph K]

Nice here, sunny and mild.

[Serial_Apologist]

Pleasant today, albeit with large amounts of high and medium-height cloud reducing the sun to a blob for most of the day. Yesterday I got caught in a quite unexpected downpour riding home with the last of my Xmas food shopping - a consequence of not keeping an eye on the skies, which is most unusual for me. A local computer shop rang me at 3.45 saying I had 15 minutes to get there and pick up my new monitor screen if I was to have it before the New Year. I made it! - lots of risks, cutting through stationary traffic, slicing off corners. Then I had to walk the 2 miles home with a heavy box in one hand while steering the bike with the other!

Think of all the poor folks in American right now!

[Joseph K]

Think of all the poor folks in American right now!

It was only yesterday when my dad, who lives in Birmingham, Michigan, told me how incredibly cold it was there that I realised!

Another nice day here, very mild and sunny with not much wind. Didn't really need my jacket at all. Might rain later, however.

[Pulcinella]

Rain just started here, but (surprisingly?) it's brightened up too.

[Pulcinella]

...
Think of all the poor folks in American right now!

Indeed.
You have to remember that 'below zero' in reports of their weather (usually) means below 0F, i.e., around -18C.
When you realise that -40F is the same as -40C, you can see how really cold it has become.
There were very few days indeed when I lived in Atlantic Canada for a while when even with wind chill it got down that low, but there were days when you were advised not to be outdoors for very long.

[BBMmk2]

Around 50 people have died, haven’t they? I’m surprised there’s not been more?