Weather 2008

[Andrew]

In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.
Christina Georgina Rossetti

Not here today !

When I was younger, I can remember snow in winter but foggy and about 7C at the moment.

[David Nicholson]

A clear blue sky and sunshine here but cool.

[mark smyth]

Andrew would that make you in your late 30s or into 40s? It snowed every winter when I was young. We used to make snow slides down the road - run fast and slide. It ended up very smooth. Freezing fogs. I remember my hair freezing while out sleding down a hill. Too poor for a sledge so we used a sheet of cardboard

[Paul T]

7'C would be absolutely heavenly right now!!    Today was a bit over 34'C, and currently somewhere around 26'C.  Heading for overnight low of around 15'C forecast.  Even the thought of snow is refreshing at the moment. 

[David Nicholson]

Paul, swop you a bit of mine for a bit of yours!

[mark smyth]

I would swap David! We would have been very warm here today if the sun had been out. Right now 16.14 the temperature outside is 12c

[mark smyth]

Did anyone see the programme about the floods that hit England and the rest of the worl last summer? It was excellent. It was caused by a minor blip is the jet stream that moved it from the far north to mainland Europe. It shouldnt happen again

[Lesley Cox]

It was caused by a minor blip is the jet stream that moved it from the far north to mainland Europe. It shouldnt happen again

Oh yeah???

In the last 5 years, parts of NZ have had at least a dozen of what were described as "once in 100 years" floods.

[Anthony Darby]

Did anyone see the programme about the floods that hit England and the rest of the worl last summer? It was excellent. It was caused by a minor blip is the jet stream that moved it from the far north to mainland Europe. It shouldnt happen again

Aye right?! (And they say two positives don't make a negative).

I've just dug up a large wisteria (the garage wall it was against won't be there in a week's time) and must replant it tomorrow as there's some cold weather approaching (below 0^oC). Certainly very mild up 'til now - I even have moths coming to the lights round the outside of the house (Sneaky the gecko has just eaten one).

[Paul T]

Cute gekko!!


David,

If I could work out a way to trade I think I'd take you up on that!! 

[fermi de Sousa]

Paul,
you've been having it easy!
We've just had a run of days at 39, 40, 39, 41 and that's ^oC not ^oF! Thank goodness it's a bit cooler today! Roll on Autumn!
cheers
fermi

[Andrew]

Why is the grass always greener (well maybe not in the south-hemi at the moment  ) ?

[Katherine J]

Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow

Exactly like here! But the worst thing: we haven't seen sunshine for about four weeks here in Budapest

[David Nicholson]

Why is the grass always greener (well maybe not in the south-hemi at the moment  ) ?

According to she who has shared my life for the last 37 years I am a (more!) miserable old git when it's grey and mizzly than I am when there is a bit of heat in the sun. So, if I was in Oz at the moment I'd be St. Peter re-incarnated

[Paul T]

So that means you've got a great excuse to come for a holiday here then?