The official winter 2013/2014 snow thread

[Art0ir]

No snow but forecast for gales and storms this weekend.

[Rufus]

road hog said:

your dog wears a jacket when it goes for a walk

My old chap had to when he got to his last year of activity; very silly he looked too but did seem to give him a short lived lease of outdoor enjoyment again. Poor chap

[MiniMadMike]

DJRC said:

No more Switzerland for me!!! No more 6 months of winter!! Yay!! Ive moved to...



Munich.

Doh!!!!!

Was 30 degrees last week. 10 and pissing it down this week. Snow isnt due till early Nov according to the locals.

Great city. Worth putting up with the changeable weather for the fraulines and Helles

[Carl_Spackler]

Rufus said:

road hog said:

your dog wears a jacket when it goes for a walk

My old chap had to when he got to his last year of activity; very silly he looked too but did seem to give him a short lived lease of outdoor enjoyment again. Poor chap

Your penis wears a jacket when you go for a walk.

[drivin_me_nuts]

When are we likely to get any real idea of the winter ahead - as in mid/long term forecasts for winter?

[Puggit]

drivin_me_nuts said:

When are we likely to get any real idea of the winter ahead - as in mid/long term forecasts for winter?

There's been a lot of long range forecasts pointing at a brutal winter.

But then again, many experts expected September to be relatively warm and calm...

[drivin_me_nuts]

Ummm. Perhaps a 'plan B' FWD winter snotter with some decent rubber might be a good idea then. Last winter in the barge had it's real moments of 'feck this isn't fun any more'.

[Puggit]

Incoming!!

[GetCarter]

I'll be one of the first to see it if it hits, so I'll post pics!

[Puggit]

GetCarter said:

I'll be one of the first to see it if it hits, so I'll post pics!

It's Grabbiele you need to worry about more next weekend - and I suspect Humberto will appear at some point...

[Mr GrimNasty]

Looks like 21st September, and for a fair while after, might actually be rather nice, pleasantly warm by day.

So don't dump the summer thread just yet!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Suddenly I see a downside to me purchasing a RWD High Top Transit in the run up to winter....

....Although I can put literally a ton of rock salt in the back of it for ballast/recovery use and carry enough recovery/survival gear to last me a month in comfort....

...roll on winter!

[schmalex]

You'll have the time of your life sliding the rear of it around in the snow...

[Mobile Chicane]

Are we expecting a hurricane or something? Certainly seems like it. Very strong winds from the WSW.

[dxg]

It's getting close to time to put the summer car away...

[schmalex]

Puggit posted the low pressure a few posts above. Wind circulates round a low pressure anti-clockwise, so that's why there is a stiff breeze from the SW. I'd imagine it's pretty damned breezy off Blackpool right now

[Puggit]

Mobile Chicane said:

Are we expecting a hurricane or something? Certainly seems like it. Very strong winds from the WSW.

That's next weekend, Humberto by name! This is just a deep low pressure between Scotland and Iceland. 100mph winds on top of Cairngorm.

[GetCarter]

Well it blew a toilet over today:



..but no houses yet.

[coanda]

GetCarter said:

Well it blew a toilet over today:



..but no houses yet.

st!

[jimmyjimjim]

First hail storm of the year yesterday. Doesn't really count though, compared to what everyone else nearby has been getting.