Here it is +20oC as we speak...
A Drakensberg pass in November:
"pics from last weekend trip to Kuusamo"Rogan is that a Moraea in your pic
Beautiful, but oh, so cold!!!
Here it is +20'C as we speak...
A Drakensberg pass in November:
Fred said: To be honest it gets a little wearing after a while.
As our weather is currently coming from them (thanks a lot!) I think an extra woolly jumper is called for - and that's just the plants. :o
Ah well, looking on the bright side, all those seed pots will be getting frosted, so germination should be good when the weather improvesPeter my sister lives in Fenham in Newcastle and her kids aren't at school and she can't get into work.
her kids aren't at school and she can't get into work.She's not the only one - I'm sitting at work doing very little as the patients aren't turning up.
In the case of your example Maureen ... it might just lift the lid on it!
Digger driver having a break from clearing the snow. ;D
We thought it had been a cold month here and now it's confirmed to have been the coldest ever. The main headline in the paper today was that it had been the coldest ever November since records began here in Trondheim in 1788!!!our deep cold eased some days ago, fortunately, though not many on the forum would recognise our current temps as 'warmer' ;D this week is ranging from just below 0 to -11 days, and nights from -12 to -20; normal is -3/-14 so we are right around normal now, to just a bit below... although we got to -38ish, i doubt we set any 200 year records...
http://www.adressa.no/vaeret/article1557596.ece (http://www.adressa.no/vaeret/article1557596.ece) (try Google translate)
There's an interesting map showing the temperature deviation from normal on the right hand side for the whole Northern hemisphere. You can click on this map to come to another article explaining that this really is a very local phenomenon and that there are other areas in the arctic much warmer than normal (e.g., Arctic Canada). Here you can see that Mark OnionMan is an area with above average temperatures.
It's forecast to continue for at least another week, although temperature will rise to much more pleasant -10 deg C.
Most Man' Utd. fans live in Surrey anyway! It was just a shame it wasn't Bolton popping in those four goals! :D :D :D
Why not? They're making a hash of everything else! :(
No snow in Chorley. Only another day and I bet most people will start blaming the Government for the weather.
Most Man' Utd. fans live in Surrey anyway! It was just a shame it wasn't Bolton popping in those four goals! :D :D :DNot all of them! Who are Bolton?
Why not? They're making a hash of everything else! :(
No snow in Chorley. Only another day and I bet most people will start blaming the Government for the weather.
Why not? They're making a hash of everything else! :(
No snow in Chorley. Only another day and I bet most people will start blaming the Government for the weather.
Perhaps it might be better elsewhere in some far of never never land.
Arctic wind today although only just beginning to refreeze tonight in South West UK. Birds are becoming frantic in seach for food.
Arctic wind today although only just beginning to refreeze tonight in South West UK. Birds are becoming frantic in seach for food.
However, yours may well have lost the ability to find wild food
The last 36 hours at our nursery in Lincolnshire have been utterly desperate. We had cleaned the poly tunnels yesterday morning and then from 10am till 3pm we had more than 10cm of snow, so the tunnels were again swept. From 5pm till 7pm another 10cm fell - for the next 3 hours the worst of the tunnels were again swept and during that process as i stood 10 metres away, our 40 metre netlon tunnel collapsed (see below) - only good news is that it was virtually empty.
Overnight we had another 20cm which resulted in another poly tunnel collapsing containing 6,000 plants (see two images), fortunately most look ok'ish. Today we have been thoroughly sweeping all of our tunnels and glasshouses. Suspect this won't be the end of the matter. And just for the record we now have 50cm of snow. :-[
:o ...all I can say is THANK GOODNESS I LIVE IN AFRICA !!
I've just been out looking for salt. DIY store has none, Tesco and Asda have none, builders yard has none and the road side bin is full of tiny black stone chippings
Let us know if you need us to send planes to drop food supplies John !! ;D ;D ;D
Situation just detiorated further; running out of Stella. Luc can you arrange an air drop here too??
Situation just detiorated further; running out of Stella. Luc can you arrange an air drop here too??Good grief, Rob, you're British... pull yourself together.... no need for any panic until the chocolate runs out...... :-X
no need for any panic until the chocolate runs out......
Situation just detiorated further; running out of Stella. Luc can you arrange an air drop here too??
The snow's nearly up to the top of my wellies, and -13C forecast for tonight. At least everywhere looks tidy!
Wish I had some snow cover. Only a scattering of snow here and, despite layers and layers of bubble wrap, my snowdrop seedling frames and raised beds keep freezing hard as iron, so I have to keep thawing them out with a fan heater one after another. Sooooo cold!!! Mature bulbs might not mind so much, but I'm worried about all the young seedlings. They freeze again almost as soon as I thaw their pots and beds.
Wish I had some snow cover. Only a scattering of snow here and, despite layers and layers of bubble wrap, my snowdrop seedling frames and raised beds keep freezing hard as iron, so I have to keep thawing them out with a fan heater one after another. Sooooo cold!!! Mature bulbs might not mind so much, but I'm worried about all the young seedlings. They freeze again almost as soon as I thaw their pots and beds.
Martin! :o We actually grow snowdrops outdoors here. Even store pots outdoors in open frames. Some years they are frozen hard for 3 and a half months, even seedlings. I fear you may be doing them more harm with that fan heater.
johnw
Martin, I worry too that you are doing more harm than good. Your actions will induce temperature changes that can only be confusing for the plants' systems and the chances of making more ice seem much greater. I would get a rock wool covering over them, in the way Janis does and then get them covered with a tarpaulin or somesuch to insulate them that way. More natural than the heat freeze thaw method.
I would have many do, Anthony. I think I read that the tame birds residents and the ones that fly away are European
Whoops Martin! I forgot you might be growing tender ones outside. Hope they all survive this. BTW freeze/thaw is the usual order of the day here for most of the winter.
Now we are worrying about it being too mild. About 5 years ago this weather went on into late January and they the mercury plunged. Wiped out many hellebore seedlings in the frames as they had started ibnto growth unlike those in the ground.
johnw - +8c at 8:15 am
What were the chances of two severe-weather-event-type winters in a row, I thought?
What were the chances of two severe-weather-event-type winters in a row, I thought?
What exactly is causing the cold snap in Europe?
I see a large high pressure system over Greenland that has stalled a low pressure system over us. They predict a daily 15mm of rain here for the next few days. And they had frost last night in northern Florida!
johnw
Bizarrely it could well be caused by global warming.
That's an fascinating website Stephen, is that where you get your interesting meteorological facts for the forum?
And, Cliff, before you ask: that little glint in its eye is absolutely genuine, well, absolutely genuine after I added it in Photoshop. A bird just has to have a spot of light in its eye.
Paddy
I work with weather and climate, so it interests me (BUT I'M NOT A METEOROLOGIST so don't started blaming me Wink
Yes the Robin is beautifull ...... but this is even better. After a 4 mile walk to the Co-op we have fresh supplies of milk, chocolate and STELLA. :D :D :D
What exactly is causing the cold snap in Europe?
johnw
Yes the Robin is beautifull ...... but this is even better. After a 4 mile walk to the Co-op we have fresh supplies of milk, chocolate and STELLA. :D :D :D
just like all summer when we heard endlessly on the news about the heat wave 'across north america' so we aren't part of north america either?? there was barely any warmth here this summer, let alone a heat wave! we have had some weeks or months (not during the summer) that were a little above average, but just as many below, so if the overall average came up to 'normal' it would be surprising, record warm seems impossible for 2010 here...
+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.I suspect th is was the story that hit the radio news too.... about a woman who dialled 999 ( that's 911 - the emergency services, outside the UK) to ask for police to investigate the theft of her snowman from her garden..... sthe tape of her phone call was played on air.... she was irritated that while her area might not be the best, she thought it was beyond the pale that some one should pinch her snowman.... she was particularly annoyed because it had had two one pound (£1) coins for eyes and two teaspoons for arms........ ::) You really couldn't make it up, could you?
The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent.
johnw
+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.
The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent.
johnw
+7c here and another 30mm of rain today.I suspect th is was the story that hit the radio news too.... about a woman who dialled 999 ( that's 911 - the emergency services, outside the UK) to ask for police to investigate the theft of her snowman from her garden..... sthe tape of her phone call was played on air.... she was irritated that while her area might not be the best, she thought it was beyond the pale that some one should pinch her snowman.... she was particularly annoyed because it had had two one pound (£1) coins for eyes and two teaspoons for arms........ ::) You really couldn't make it up, could you?
The newspaper today says a snowman was stolen in Kent.
johnw
Casa, you got a spare room? I'm on my way....
Casa, you got a spare room? I'm on my way....
:)
With the warm weather outside, the temperature in my study/bedroom has gone up from 7 ºC to a stunning 8 ºC! Not sure whether most northern Europeans would find the 14-16 ºC outdoors enough to compensate for the lack of central heating!
i think northern europeans might be tougher re:indoor temps than canadians
Today is the 93rd anniversary of the Halifax Explosion.
johnw
i think northern europeans might be tougher re:indoor temps than canadians
I'll say. My friend in Numansdorf, Holland record +4c in her kitchen last week and had icicles hanging from the showerhead. ::)
johnw
Armin - I've never seen the great link you posted.
My grandfather at the time had horses and was in the barn that morning when he heard the blast. One of the barn doors jumped off the hinges at the same time. He was in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island!
The short film gives the impression that the blast happened immediately after the collision. Unfortunately there was a time lag and many rushed to their windows to see the fire, many went to the waterfront to witness it including fire brigades. Many people were injured by flying glass and this led to a School for The Blind being founded here. BTW there was a second explosion here during the second world war when the ammunitions storage dump caught fire and exploded, it caused a tremendous amount of panic as the first was still in memory.
johnw - +7c cloudy and calm.
The UK is going to get +6 on Thursday. I hope it stays
Puss In (Snow) Boots? Anthony?
Oh to be in England for the pantomime season.
Puss In (Snow) Boots? Anthony?
Oh to be in England for the pantomime season.
Alan, can you summarize for this American, what is "the pantomime season"?
Alan, can you summarize for this American, what is "the pantomime season"?
panto is new to me as well.. thought it was a kind of japanese breadcrumbs... ::) ;)
Armin - I've never seen the great link you posted.
My grandfather at the time had horses and was in the barn that morning when he heard the blast. One of the barn doors jumped off the hinges at the same time. He was in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island!
The short film gives the impression that the blast happened immediately after the collision. Unfortunately there was a time lag and many rushed to their windows to see the fire, many went to the waterfront to witness it including fire brigades. Many people were injured by flying glass and this led to a School for The Blind being founded here. BTW there was a second explosion here during the second world war when the ammunitions storage dump caught fire and exploded, it caused a tremendous amount of panic as the first was still in memory.
johnw - +7c cloudy and calm.
panto is new to me as well.. thought it was a kind of japanese breadcrumbs... ::) ;)The pantomime I went to see (sorry, forgot to mention it ::)) was 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
Didn't somebody famous come from Wagga Wagga (so good they named it twice)?
I saw the rain on I'm a Celebrity ....."
We had a good thaw today, +8, but it could be weeks before the snow and ice melts
Didn't somebody famous come from Wagga Wagga (so good they named it twice)?It was Bill Kerr who used to appear with Tony Hancock and Sid James on "Hancock's Half Hour" on the steam Radio
Didn't somebody famous come from Wagga Wagga (so good they named it twice)?It was Bill Kerr who used to appear with Tony Hancock and Sid James on "Hancock's Half Hour" on the steam Radio
Didn't somebody famous come from Wagga Wagga (so good they named it twice)?
I believe it was someone who emigrated from Walla Walla, Washington ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walla_Walla,_Washington
Weather here at 17:40 - available on the internet from a National Roads Authority weather station about 100 - 150metres from our house.
No Recent Rainfall
Ground temperature 2.9°C
Air Temperature 3.5°C
Wind speed: 2 Km/h Westerly
Humidity82%
Precipitation Amount: Zero
Road State Temp
Surface temperature: 3°C 5cm Depth2°C 30cm Depth 1°C
Other Temps: Freezing Point-3°C Dew Point1°C
Wind & Visibility: VisibilityN/A Max Wind Gust3km/h
Didn't somebody famous come from Wagga Wagga (so good they named it twice)?It was Bill Kerr who used to appear with Tony Hancock and Sid James on "Hancock's Half Hour" on the steam Radio
I'm sure Anthony was really thinking of Dame Edna Everidge ;D
Paul,
thats quite an impressive flood of rain considering an annual amount of ~630 mm in your region.
Weather extremes everywhere... :o
Paul,
thats quite an impressive flood of rain considering an annual amount of ~630 mm in your region.
Weather extremes everywhere... :o
Armin,
And it has been quite a few years since we've actually REACHED out long term average of 630mm. If you took the average for the last 20 years I think it would be much less. The city of Queanbeyan (it adjoins Canberra, just across the border in New South Wales) yesterday was declared a natural disaster area..... the 30th location to be declared one in the current round of torrential rains. It has a river rise height of 8.4m go through it yesterday, cutting the city in half. It all flows through into the main lake in the middle of Canberra. They had 5 spillways open on the lake for the first time since 1976 (when I was there taking photos they opened the 4th one). All this water will head downstream, and end up on Wagga Wagga again in the next couple of days. This will be the third major hammering of Wagga Wagga since October. There are places all over south eastern Aus that are flooded or in danger of flooding at the moment. Not good.
Thanks for everyones best wishes. Thankfully for me to be "properly" flooded here we'd need something of truly biblical proportions (literally). I can live with water running through the garage quite comfortably, even if all the junk inside is now a bit damp. ::)
Is 29oC mild enough for you? ;D That's what we're having here today, with chance of a shower or thunderstorm late this afternoon. I'm starting to think they've moved Canberra to the tropics. ::)
Paul T, I would love to experience nights in the 20+ degrees. Normally we have a few each summer, and as the nights are pretty light I would enjoy a glass of white wine while reading a book outside (no artificial light needed!) under the canopy of the oaks.
It's johnw and and the eastern parts of Canada that has gotten "our" weather.
Trond and Angie,Can't you sleep in the fridge ;D ?
Nice as it may sound, it is awful to try to sleep on nights that warm. And if I was outside in a hammock somewhere I would probably be carried off by mosquitoes anyway. :o
Wow! Nice view!! Somewhat better than from my place. ;DThanks! It is nice when the weather is good but the view is due north and when the storms come you can't sit there! In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.
In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.
Mark, not necessarily, but I sleep better (and longer) in dark. Last night I slept 12 h, day before that 13 h. Usually it´s between 10-12 h in darkest time of the year ;)
Stephenb, are you sure of the time? I think Malvik is SWW from here ::)
Stephen, you still have some miles to the north pole! And I think I (usually) have milder winters than you 8)In the summer the sun sets 10.30PM.
Wow, that's early!! ;)
:) Good guess, but, no I didn't use any tricks...I thought so! I think I have an idea, but must think a little more...
This should maybe be a puzzle. I've once experienced sunrise two times in the same day and I was not in a intercontinental jet and not in a high building taking the lift down. I was in the same position. Anyone know how and where I might be?
I think this is quite amazing. It looks like something from a fairy tale or something you might find on an iced cake.
It's been lighting the way for ships on Lake Erie for decades. But now, one lighthouse has become a tourist attraction of its own thanks to Mother Nature. Breathtaking views over the mouth of the Cuyahoga River show amazing pictures of the "Cleveland harbor west" lighthouse encased in ice.
The lighthouse has been a beacon for ships entering the Cuyahoga River since 1911.
In 1965 the light became automated and for the first time no longer required a lighthouse keeper.
Today in a very twenty-first century fashion -- a solar powered light sits in its place.
The historic original can still be found on display at the great lakes science center.
And I was thinking we had had it bad!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCAdxwe-08A&feature=player_embedded
Length of the day 3 h 39 m, at least we don´t have polar night.
Stephen, I'll write in Norwegian in case others want to guess: Hva med en linje i Stillehavet som heter datolinjen - der kan du se soloppgang to ganger ved å krysse linjen!
Here the day was 6 hours 7 minutes today - and 15 cm snow! But that's nothing compared to the Lake Erie lighthouse!
This should maybe be a puzzle. I've once experienced sunrise two times in the same day and I was not in a intercontinental jet and not in a high building taking the lift down. I was in the same position. Anyone know how and where I might be?
Congratulations, Diane's husband!!! :) I think you are close enough! Didn't think anyone would get this...He says thanks 8)
To explain: I actually experienced this in Tromsø. On one day each year, depending on whether the local sun midnight is before or after midnight, the sun can rise (or set) at say 00:01 hrs and then later the same day rises (or sets) again at say 23:59 hrs (as the day length is changing rapidly); i.e., on the same day. Couldn't find anything on the net about this...
He also says that the day length doesn't change rapidly at the solstices, it's at its slowest rate of change. I think it's connected to your clocks being significantly different from actual suntime, (so significantly west or east of the time zone change) and in addition you are far enough north to experience nearly 24 hours sun.
At the solstices the length of day/night are equal. This seems to me to be an amazing feat considering the wide difference in day/night length in some of the northern and southern locations. The daily change must be huge in order to wind up with 12 hours daylight and 12 hours of night by Dec. 21 and June 21.
He also says that the day length doesn't change rapidly at the solstices, it's at its slowest rate of change. I think it's connected to your clocks being significantly different from actual suntime, (so significantly west or east of the time zone change) and in addition you are far enough north to experience nearly 24 hours sun.You know it is about 1 2/3 hour (24o) difference in suntime between the easternmost and westernmost part of mainland Norway. The easternmost part is as far east as Kiev, Ukraine; and the westernmost is as far west as Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
On our local news they are telling us we are having the worst snow fall since 1985. My brother has 10 inches 25cm. I have about half of that. All our airports are closed and the motorway that runs west out of Belfast.Welcome to the snow club!
(is there an English word for the period of the year with no sun?)
I've always thought that one of the wonders of the world is actually living for a couple of months from february to april in Longyearbyen (Svalbard), where the doomsday seedvault is located. It is also the world's northernmost settlement. Here you can experience a change from "the dark time" or "midday dark" (is there an English word for the period of the year with no sun?) to the period with midnight sun (meaning the sun over the horizon the whole day, not just at midnight) in only two months, from 15th February to 20th April. However, be aware that midnight sun on 20th April means an average temperature of -11C!I once spent a week in Svalbard (on Spitzbergen Island) from 10th to 17th of May. We had midnight sun but cold weather. However the snow rapidly disappeared by sublimation. I used the snowmobile all day but suddenly I couldn't - almost no snow left from a day to the next!
(is there an English word for the period of the year with no sun?)
Summer? :D
at least we don´t have polar night.
:D
Stephenat least we don´t have polar night.
and on Sunday, I´ll hopefully be at Tenerife
(is there an English word for the period of the year with no sun?)
Summer? :D
Or should it be polar twilight... We have had temps below zero for month and a half, with the minimum of -23 °C. It doesn´t sound that bad, but the NAO seems to be constant... killer winter?
And thank you Maggi
You don't believe the weather forecast do you Stephen? I am not sure the summer gets warmer either.
For all those Forumists snowed in lik me :( :( something to tax the little grey cells.
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For all those Forumists snowed in lik me :( :( something to tax the little grey cells.
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For all those Forumists snowed in lik me :( :( something to tax the little grey cells.
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Art, If the first letter is placed at the end, the word can be read right to left, a palindrome of sorts. Paddy
You don't believe the weather forecast do you Stephen? I am not sure the summer gets warmer either.
....so here's one pic from another year and in the mountains: What the snow is for:
For all those Forumists snowed in lik me :( :( something to tax the little grey cells.
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Art, If the first letter is placed at the end, the word can be read right to left, a palindrome of sorts. Paddy
Minus 19 degrees at Pershore (Alpine Garden Society Headquarters) overnight!!! :o
Mark, that bird reminds production of Oiva Toikka.
Minus 19 degrees at Pershore (Alpine Garden Society Headquarters) overnight!!! :o
Minus 19 degrees at Pershore (Alpine Garden Society Headquarters) overnight!!! :o
I have this vision (and not a pretty one!) of The Bookeroo, clad in his PJ's, staggering around Pershore in the dark thermometer in hand. I must lay off the hard stuff ;D
Mark, that bird reminds production of Oiva Toikka.
Yes it is
My solicitors; 'Smarmgrin, Doggitt and Clutch' have been instructed to take action against anyone who suggests (in words or images) that the R't Hon'. Clifford Marmaduke Alfonso J. Booker III of Beholden Abbey and Takeaway, Whitworth, Bucks would EVER wear pyjamas!!!
It's nightshirts or nothing ... !!!
My solicitors; 'Smarmgrin, Doggitt and Clutch' have been instructed to take action against anyone who suggests (in words or images) that the R't Hon'. Clifford Marmaduke Alfonso J. Booker III of Beholden Abbey and Takeaway, Whitworth, Bucks would EVER wear pyjamas!!!
It's nightshirts or nothing ... !!!
Must have been drafty round the nethers :P
If I hadn't been wearing a heavy coat with very long sleeves (which may have helped me slip from the wall) my chest could well have been ventilated too. Mrs N had got the policies out! :P
Stroud, where I live and garden, is built on the slopes of five deep converging valleys. So loads and loads and loads of steep hills. It's not a good place to have lots of snow and ice. Plenty of sliding going on the last few days - people, cars, lorries, even four wheel drives seen slowly slithering sideways down slippery slopes. Where are the gritters?!I can recommend these:
Thanks Cliff.
........Surprisingly she didn't seem half as irate as 100,000 Nova Scotian lobsters awaiting flights in Halifax for a brief European sojourn.
johnw
Surprisingly she didn't seem half as irate as 100,000 Nova Scotian lobsters awaiting flights in Halifax for a brief European sojourn.I'd love to hear more of this part of the story.
johnw
For what, may I ask, Bev? Though your thanks are much appreciated!- a slip of the mouse Cliff, I meant to acknowedge John's story.
Hi Trond,Hello Maren!
I understand the snow chain on the right tyre. But what's with the left one? is that just a covering you take off before you reveal the snow chain? ??? ??? ???
All this crayfishy talk........
Not really practical for us as it is only the roads close to home that are packed ice. The main roads are black.Oh yes! It takes 5 minutes to fasten and 5 min to remove and you avoid an off-road trip!
sunset tonight :o :oWith 2 suns you should be warmer?
I wish.I believe you, Mark!
I did not edit the photo with photo shop
Went to sweep the snow from my greenhouse roof this afternoon. Slipped off the low wall I was standing on to reach the roof and broke two panes of glass. Wish I hadn't bothered.David, I might have some spare panes left ;D :-X
Wish I lived nearer to you Luit I'd never be off your doorstep-all that space. Ohhhhhhhhh!This is only 15% of the whole (empty) greenhouse David ;)
Hoy, thanks for the link. Didn't understand a word of it but beautiful scenery and a few reminders that even in Norway snow and cold cause problems. Now what was I supposed to be doing for the last half hour ???
Hoy, thanks for the link. Didn't understand a word of it but beautiful scenery and a few reminders that even in Norway snow and cold cause problems. Now what was I supposed to be doing for the last half hour ???
You are welcome! Don't you have Google Instant Translation ;)
John they are saying on the news programmes that money could be spent on airports and roads but we dont normally get weather like this. Our average December temperature is 7C.I have never experienced -27C here (at the coast) in the 25 years I have lived here! But the inland and further north -27 is not uncommon. The coldest last night was -35C in southern Norway.
N Ireland right now is colder than easter Europe. Over here we usually say it's Baltic outside even for a slight freeze. It's colder than the Baltic countries also
The forecast is for -27 in parts of N Ireland tonight
Hello Mark, does any of them cope with speech? ;DHoy, thanks for the link. Didn't understand a word of it but beautiful scenery and a few reminders that even in Norway snow and cold cause problems. Now what was I supposed to be doing for the last half hour ???
You are welcome! Don't you have Google Instant Translation ;)
Trond, I use Google Translate on Internet Explorer, where it works well enough, although the translations for some languages are pretty funny. However, I primarily use Mozilla Firefox (better, faster, doesn't freeze like I.E 8.x does all the time, has "tabs" that actually work), but Google Translate doesn't always automatically come up with Firefox, not sure why.
The forecast is for -27 in parts of N Ireland tonight
You are welcome! Don't you have Google Instant Translation ;)
-8C here with not a snowflake in sight, but we had freezing fog this morning.
Here are a few pics I got when walking the dog.
Now it really has been cold for here for quite some time. Even the stream has started to freeze!
Here are a few pics I got when walking the dog.
sunset tonight :o :oHow did you and your camera do that
John they are saying on the news programmes that money could be spent on airports and roads but we dont normally get weather like this. Our average December temperature is 7C.There might be something in the climate change stuff. I have never known -27
N Ireland right now is colder than easter Europe. Over here we usually say it's Baltic outside even for a slight freeze. It's colder than the Baltic countries also
The forecast is for -27 in parts of N Ireland tonight
John they are saying on the news programmes that money could be spent on airports and roads but we dont normally get weather like this. Our average December temperature is 7C.
N Ireland right now is colder than easter Europe. Over here we usually say it's Baltic outside even for a slight freeze. It's colder than the Baltic countries also
The forecast is for -27 in parts of N Ireland tonight
No fog here, but snow sparkling in the moonlight. At about 7:45 this morning the moon was already a striking red even though the eclipse was not yet total. Unfortunately it sank behind a bank of cloud on the NW horizon so the spectacle was cut short.
Well we are having our first major fall of snow this year,it started about an hour ago
I had a perfect view from my living room window.No fog here, but snow sparkling in the moonlight. At about 7:45 this morning the moon was already a striking red even though the eclipse was not yet total. Unfortunately it sank behind a bank of cloud on the NW horizon so the spectacle was cut short.
The same thing happened here - the moon sank into the sea smoke over the fjord as it approach the full eclipse...
"There's a great stretch coming in the evenings."
Ashley,Paddy is it correct that the Foxes like everything else will be very hungry,needing more fuel to keep their metabolism going.
Mary won the race to be first to say it this year - around 5p.m. today.
Foxes seem to move so much slower in this weather. I meet one on the road most evenings and it simply ambles along before the car before leaving the road at is ease. Another regularly stands outside looking in at us in our living room.
It's -5.5C here at the moment, another cold night but, at least, we haven't had any snow all this week.
Paddy
Looks like our turn is coming. Predicted 18 to 24 inches of snow this evening.Dear me, that's a LOT of snow..... good luck, Arnold.
John W. will get it later today. Storm coming up from the south.
We have got icy rain today. Rain fallen at -3 C. Everything is frozen in a thick layer of ice. We cleaned our car from ice for a 40 minutes in the morning. :o
Good job the thaw has set in and it is now +1c during daylight hours as the heating system has just broken down. We can get an engineer on Thursday afternoon so we will just have to huddle together.
Good job the thaw has set in and it is now +1c during daylight hours as the heating system has just broken down. We can get an engineer on Thursday afternoon so we will just have to huddle together.
Hope Mrs W isn't too shocked :P
Good job the thaw has set in and it is now +1c during daylight hours as the heating system has just broken down. We can get an engineer on Thursday afternoon so we will just have to huddle together. Thank goodness it did not happen when it was cold!
low temperature, 18-20Low? 18 to 20? good grief.... I must show this to Ian.... if this room gets above 16 he tells me I'm lucky to be basking in such luxurious temperatures! It's 15 degress C at the minute!
Good job the thaw has set in and it is now +1c during daylight hours as the heating system has just broken down. We can get an engineer on Thursday afternoon so we will just have to huddle together. Thank goodness it did not happen when it was cold!
Tony, if it's a condensing boiler, did you check the (usually plastic) outlet pipe through the wall to the drain outside that carries away the water from the flue condenser? If the water that normally drips out of the pipe has frozen then water from the condenser backs up into the boiler flue and the boiler will make a gurgling noise from the flue area at the top, flame out and refuse to light (usually a red fault light). Pouring hot water from a kettle over the pipe outside will thaw the ice. drain the backed-up water and allow the boiler to reset - just turn to the heat control to off then back on again. Of course, it may be something more complicated.
I'll post this here in case anyone else has a similar problem and also put it into a message to you.
You may also find that the ice in the outlet pipe doesn't melt straight away, and you may have to keep repeating the kettle trick until it does.
Pouring hot water from a kettle over the pipe outside will thaw the ice.
However be careful the pipe is not ruptured otherwise you will have a frozen pipe and an eletrocuted partner. Note - Maggi did not mention that caveat - hmmmm Shocked.
QuoteHowever be careful the pipe is not ruptured otherwise you will have a frozen pipe and an eletrocuted partner. Note - Maggi did not mention that caveat - hmmmm Shocked.
Hmmmmmmm indeed, John...... when we tried that trick the other week I was the one out there with the hairdryer....... :o ::) :-X
+9 here and only small patches of snow remainThe forecast says milder weather from Thursday here - with rain! I don't want rain now. With the very cold ground and much snow all will turn to ice.
have you seen on the news that 10s of 1000s of homes in N Ireland have no mains water and it could take until next week before underground pipes thaw. There was mention of a reservoir running dry but I missed what they saidHere's the forecast: http://www.yr.no/sted/Storbritannia/Nord-Irland/Antrim/langtidsvarsel.html
+11 here today
[They cant be dug deep down?
Owners 6.
Owners don't freeze but the waterpipes do![They cant be dug deep down?
Minimum here is 4 feet down for water lines. Owners 6.
johnw
Owners don't freeze but the waterpipes do!
Trond,Paul, I haven't experienced that cold myself, the coldest I have been through is -38C. That is cold enough for me! However, the weather was calm and it feels much colder here with -10C, humid air and strong wind!
The thought of -51'C is almost unbelievable to me. :o :o :o Here, it's darn cold if it gets to -8'C. At your temps your frostbite would have frostbite!! :-X :-\
Trond,Paul, I haven't experienced that cold myself, the coldest I have been through is -38C. That is cold enough for me! However, the weather was calm and it feels much colder here with -10C, humid air and strong wind!
The thought of -51'C is almost unbelievable to me. :o :o :o Here, it's darn cold if it gets to -8'C. At your temps your frostbite would have frostbite!! :-X :-\
Today we have +3C and the roads get extremely slippery till all the ice thaws.
Here's a view from my garden today:
The researchers think that we will experience even colder winters over the next 10-20 years[/url]
For the first time since October it's raining here having snowed off and on for two days, but still only +1C, and a big storm is brewing off the coast due to hit at New Year.
The main article in the newspaper this morning was a report about the latest research on the abnormally cold weather (coldest November since records began here in the 1700s followed by the coldest December for 95 years). The blame is put on global warming and the abnormal warmth in the Arctic. Also, Greenland has experienced temperatures 20 (twenty) degrees above normal in parts of December. The researchers think that we will experience even colder winters over the next 10-20 years..... Sorry to be the bringer of bad New Year tidings (for some of you).... Why not join your local cross-country skiing club - they're springing up all over the place in the UK - for example, http://www.ydccsc.org.uk/index.html (http://www.ydccsc.org.uk/index.html)
The white stuff is back again :'(
That's a lot of work, cohan.... on the other hand, it must keep you ripped and fit and without having to pay a fortune in gym membership! :D
Tony, I suggest you and Mrs W pack a bag and head to Aberdeen.... even I get a warmer house than that. I can even let you have short spells of warm westies to cuddle to heat you up further!
If you have trouble with snowy roads: Even a Jaguar needs autosocks!
From:http://www.vg.no/bil-og-motor/artikkel.php?artid=10028781
Yes, it is an alternative to winter tyres. We have two kinds of tyres for winter: hard rubber with studs and soft rubber without studs. If you only have summer tyres you can use auto/snowsocks or chains or some other gear. The socks are the easiest and quickest to fasten and very reliable. I have soft winter tyres on my car and always snowsocks at hand but haven't used them this winter.If you have trouble with snowy roads: Even a Jaguar needs autosocks!
From:http://www.vg.no/bil-og-motor/artikkel.php?artid=10028781
interesting--this is instead of using winter tires?
we have winter tires on, and have excellent traction, even on ice at very low temperatures.. some people here try to get away without proper winter tires, and of course suffer for it--many winter accidents are because of poor tires (besides idiot drivers)
here are photos of places in N Ireland during the freeze. It includes some lakes and loughsN Ireland? Looks more like Arctic! (or some places in North Norway!)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm)
here are photos of places in N Ireland during the freeze. It includes some lakes and loughs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm)
They're also saying that coal prices worldwide will rise by around 30% due to the flooding. They showed pics today of one of those massive machines that open mine coal, rising from the middle of a massive lake. it will take months to dry the area out, millions to replace the equipment etc. Apparently the mining industry is currently losing a million $ a day. And Australian food prices will be rising as so much of our "food bowl" area is underwater and crops ruined. There and also in New South Wales where there has been flooding in the last few months. NOT good, on all counts.
How to keep the airport open in winter:
(http://www.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/01/05/1294214430590_376.jpg)
This is the world's largest (in capacity) snow plow! (Gardermoen, Oslo airport- never closed due to snow))
http://www.vg.no/reise/artikkel.php?artid=10028886
here are photos of places in N Ireland during the freeze. It includes some lakes and loughs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8451679.stm)
it will take the water in that flood until the beginning of winter to reach the mouth of the Murray river and reach the ocean..... that means it will take at least 5 months to reach the oceanGood grief.. yes, that really does bring the scale of the country into focus, doesn't it?
I suppose the next we can expect is some buffoon suggesting we shall have global warning!
Upset? never. Life is too short to be taken that seriously. Maybe it is an antipodean thing but humour certainly varies the world over, just like the weather. So we accept it with good grace , even although it may be unfunny!!!!!!!! My point was tongue in cheek but really, some people have no other topic than weather, don't you find?
I suppose the next we can expect is some buffoon suggesting we shall have global warning!
Spring is back, here in France...It was minus 1 C here today..... am I bitter....... yeah, it's getting that way! :'(
We sometimes had today 15/16°C (!!) in the warmest parts of the north eastern lowlands of the country.
Time for one of these all round,please, methinks.........
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I'm off to have mine with some gin and a hot chocolate.... Night Night, all!Time for one of these all round,please, methinks.........
Okey dokey.
Hang on! :o How come I've had minus one and you've got plus 1 across on your cold hillside, Angela? I demand a recount! We'll need to come over for a heat!
Angela lives only a couple of miles from me, as the crow flies. It's further by road and she's on a frosty hill.... it's not fair!
today like a spring day :o
Queensland flooding continues! Yesterday Toowoomba got hit by flash flooding after torrential rain (wall of water down the main street out of nowhere), Gympie has had it's 5th flood in 3 weeks, south eastern areas of the state are now being affected by rain, where it had been more north and west of there which was affected by the previous flooding. Reports this morning at 8am on the news that some areas in the south east of the state had had 100mm in the previous hour (!!!!! :o :o :o :o), so that was going to cause massive flash floods as well. Brisbane (the capital of Queensland) has been being protected from major flooding by the Wyvanhoe dam, which is currently at 140% of capacity..... it basically can't hold any more and Brisbane is being warned that they can expect flooding later today and peaking tomorrow. These warnings did not take into account the rainfall overnight, and some of the areas above Brisbane in the river system are those that have had the reported 100mm in an hour this morning. Everything is totally saturated obviously, so any rain runs straight off. Most places have never seen anything like this before and records are being rewritten all over the place. Very dramatic, to put it mildly) and I'm glad I'm over 1000km from it. I feel so sorry for those who are getting repeated flooding, it must just be awful to have to wait for it to recede, just get back into your house again and start the cleanup, then be told there is going to be another one and they need to get out. :'(Has anybody made contact with Noa?
Queensland flooding continues! Yesterday Toowoomba got hit by flash flooding after torrential rain (wall of water down the main street out of nowhere), Gympie has had it's 5th flood in 3 weeks, south eastern areas of the state are now being affected by rain, where it had been more north and west of there which was affected by the previous flooding. Reports this morning at 8am on the news that some areas in the south east of the state had had 100mm in the previous hour (!!!!! :o :o :o :o), so that was going to cause massive flash floods as well. Brisbane (the capital of Queensland) has been being protected from major flooding by the Wyvanhoe dam, which is currently at 140% of capacity..... it basically can't hold any more and Brisbane is being warned that they can expect flooding later today and peaking tomorrow. These warnings did not take into account the rainfall overnight, and some of the areas above Brisbane in the river system are those that have had the reported 100mm in an hour this morning. Everything is totally saturated obviously, so any rain runs straight off. Most places have never seen anything like this before and records are being rewritten all over the place. Very dramatic, to put it mildly) and I'm glad I'm over 1000km from it. I feel so sorry for those who are getting repeated flooding, it must just be awful to have to wait for it to recede, just get back into your house again and start the cleanup, then be told there is going to be another one and they need to get out. :'(
Hoy,If you open the link under the video you will find a description, in Norwegian though, but the accompanying pictures show what is done.
Very interesting and it has surprised me that there is not that great amount of snow, something I would have expected in Oslo. Do you know who made it or where. Was it in a person's garden or a park? I would find it difficult to dedicate a camera to such a project for a year. Perhaps, it was something like a surveillance camera?
Very interesting! Paddy
Hoy,Paddy, to make such videos have been very popular here after a start last year. I understand I was a little late then in offering a translation to swap with a nice plant ;D
Very interesting and an amazing amount of data stored to make the time-lapse film. By the way, I use "Google Chrome" which translates webpages on request so I was able to read the account of how the film was made and also came on this one among the comments which followed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02TuNaqoSMw&sns=tw
Paddy
Another good snowfall - good in the sense that it keeps the antlered rats away for the toime being - another 15".
Terribly pretty photos of your snow, Anne.... your multi-topped ice cream dessert ( image 004) looks quite delicious.... but I imagine some of the larger shrubs in the garden will be being bent and broken under that weight of snow. That will make them easier for the antlered rats to get at them later, of course.... you really can't win, can you?Maggie, the rock garden is almost devoid of shrubs taller than one foot, so there's no problem. As I write this, the first deer trails have become visible, grrr.
That is one HUGE marshmallow that you have sitting there on your outdoor table, Astragalus. ;D
Angie,Now you're talking!
Or a VERY large hot chocolate to melt the marshmallow in. ;)
Probably means I get get my shorts out.
Probably means I get get my shorts out.
Looking forward to your pictures David... 8)
For the first time since the end of November there is no snow or ice in my garden.
Not too much damage to the shrubs from the qweight of the snow, and in general things look ok, but I will have to wait to see what has actually succumed and what doesn't appear in the coming weeks.
Snow shows off the bones of a garden so very well. We seldom get a good show. However, when we do, it is a great time for a garden study. Thanks for sharing! :)We've gone from snow to wet here, HelenK..... did you get a "good" snowfall yet or are you just cold?
Trond,Yea, I know, Armin, but such phenomena strike harder if the nature is robbed of its natural barriers to flooding. I know from German statistics that the floodings in Germany increases proportional to the are covered with hard surfaces.
you are right that urbanisation is often a cause of floods too. However, the recent huge dimensions with wide areas flooded like in Pakistan and Queensland certainly not caused by urbanisation. That were devastating weather phenomenas...
John, impressive satellite views. Thanks.
5pm and it's just possible to drive without lights - spring's coming, I hope. We have gained 35 minutes since December 21stWe are not allowed to drive without main lights even in full sunshine!
Why lights all the time? Is it only to cut down the number of accidentsThey say lights on even at midday cut down accidents because other traffic are more aware of the cars.
Why lights all the time? Is it only to cut down the number of accidentsThey say lights on even at midday cut down accidents because other traffic are more aware of the cars.
Fermi,Armin,
on your pictures it seems your terrain did not get so much rainfall and the floodwater came from far away.
Am I right?
Trond, I have seen plenty of blizzards but what's remarkable there is a vehicle with such poor door seals! :oLori, I fully agree! However they write that the door seals were OK but the strong wind (32m/s) forced cracks in the sealings ;D
Trond, I have seen plenty of blizzards but what's remarkable there is a vehicle with such poor door seals! :oLori, I fully agree! However they write that the door seals were OK but the strong wind (32m/s) forced cracks in the sealings ;D
Howdy All,
A balmy 37oC yesterday here, and 34oC today. High 20s for the next couple of days and then back into the mid 30s. Summer has definitely got here properly now. ::)
Arnold, Astragalus, Cohan,
We need a way to transmit some of these temperatures, as it would be nice to get a bit of your cool air. As I mentioned in the Dactylorhiza topic, we're forecast 35oC, 37oC, 37oC, 34oC, 33oC, 35oC and 33oC for the next week. Our lowest night temp is 19oC (highest is 21oC), other than tonight which is to get down to 14oC. I am NOT looking forward to this week at all. ::)
That must be sunrise :DA novel thought... I was thinking more along the lines of the glow from a nuclear power station.........
Like Cohan we've had a week of temperatures above zero and melting most of the snow which had arrived in early november. This has also resulted in local flooding, but nothing serious. Yesterday I noticed a strange optical phenomenon in the southern sky just above the horizon. It didn't last long, but I did manage to get one picture. Any ideas as to what this is?
Cohan,
No, but I'd love somewhere in between (preferably still above freezing though thanks!) ;D
Pat,
Some of the sensors off the coast have registered the highest waves they've ever recorded (a record 6.6m off Townsville), so unfortunately it looks like the build-up might be accurate.
Cyclone Yasi must have been a terrifying experience? Much worse than when Anthony blew in last week! :o
Oh, my goodness!
Now that is a real shocker...... a brave man indeed
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Wet hands and cold iron handrails don´t mix very well ;) And my mum said I must wear a hat in winter ;D
Looking at a friendly smiling face of a man swimming in a pool...... and what are the girls doing?Not me ::) and I am shocked at my two fellow girls. ;D ;D ;D
Looking what he is wearing UNDER water :o :o :o :o :o
Hot blooded Scotswomen,If they exist, YOU must certainly be one of them ;D ;D I mean, after all you are used to low house temps
COOL ? :-\ :-\
Not me ::) and I am shocked at my two fellow girls. ;D ;D ;D
Angie :)
COOL ? :-\ :-\
Not me ::) and I am shocked at my two fellow girls. ;D ;D ;D
Angie :)
You know all my secrets... yes it is 16 degrees here in this room... is there any wonder I am entranced by frozen Finns? ;D
If they exist, YOU must certainly be one of them ;D ;D I mean, after all you are used to low house temps
Angie,
I've been needing help for years, anyone here can tell you that!! :o ;D ;D
Angie,
I've been needing help for years, anyone here can tell you that!! :o ;D ;D
And I still am, how did I get that bar under my name. Told you I am hopeless with computers.
Angie :)
Quite an ordinary winter, though December was colder than average, minimum temperature -31ºC. Depth of the snow 55 cm, now -8ºC. Lenght of the day has doubled since december and it´s now 7 h 11 min. Nice day for swimming.
Everyone must be thinking what is she speaking about. A bar under my name.I see your bar Angie but don't know why it's there and my computer technician (18 year old son) is still in bed so I can't ask him for you!
Angle :)
It was raining here.... now it's snowing. Yuck!
Image P2100293 of the trough, looks, as a thumbnail, to be covered in finest arctic fox fur..... :oYour observations are spot on Maggi. There was just something about the texture of the snow combined with ice that made it seem magical. Not seen that effect before.
Say what you like about the snow but it makes for some very interesting photography. These shots were taken by Sherba yesterday morning.
After weeks of rain, gales and cloudy skies, yesterday was perfect. Wall to wall blue, sunny skies and no wind. Even with a temperature of 5c it felt warm in the sunshine. We felt the need to go North for the day, and ended up in the village of Killin, in Perthshire. The pictures are of the Falls of Dochart. The snow was perfect - up in the hills !! After a walk round we came back the long way via Loch Lomond. Unusually, the Loch was mirror clam. The views are of the North side of the hill instead of the usual pictures showing the "shoulders", taken from the southern end. Today it is back to low clouds and rain
-25 °C now, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyUf7r_9yNs ;D
Beautiful images, Sherba and Tom.
Just a few from damp and misty Aysgarth Falls, Skipton Castle and Kilnsey Crags (in the Yorkshire Dales) this afternoon ...
Beautiful images, Sherba and Tom.
Just a few from damp and misty Aysgarth Falls, Skipton Castle and Kilnsey Crags (in the Yorkshire Dales) this afternoon ...
Uh, seriously off topic! This cannot possibly be considered winter! :o
Yikes, was this drifted over a hill? Luckily no such thing is possible here! (perhaps if you were below a cliff, and it could drift over the top, but there are no cliffs, and not that much snow ;D
2000 cubic metres is a lot of snow :o I'm surprised the cabin didn't collapse.
I seem to remember Sirdal is quite a long east-west valley, but it looks from the pictures as if it's near the top, so it will get snow blown across the plateau and dumped there.
It's definitely Spring here.
Biggest snowfall of the winter so far at the weekend. Only 5-6 weeks before the first crocus make their appearance ;)
Brass monkeys don't overwinter here - too cold!
This is what the Met. Office says for Southern Scotland in the next while:
"Warning ofHeavy Snow & Drifting Snow 2100 Fri 11 2359 Sat 12
Band of rain spreading from the southwest into southern Scotland will turn to snow this evening. This initially over hills, but to increasingly to lower levels overnight as the band moves slowly north into the southern Grampians. By the end of Saturday there is the potential for 20 to 30 cm over higher ground, and 5 to 10 cm at lower levels. Some drifting likely later.
Issued at: 1033 Fri 11 Mar"
I'm hearing that some Scots are taking heed of this warning about heavy snowfalls in the very area they'd have to travel through to get to the Blackpool Show tomorrow..... sounds like a sensible idea.
Weather here has been pretty miserable all day. Snow started about 10am and there has been wet sleety snow all day. Pictures taken around 12.30. First two from the garage door.
Heathers and Rhododendrons
Melita waiting for her lunch
Rhododendron 'Praecox'
Two Hellebores, interesting how pink the snow is round the pink hellebore. The camera must have seen something I didn't as the pictures were taken only seconds apart