The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2018/2019 thread
Discussion
I did a long'ish bike (cycle) ride today, Thames Valley.
Going round Dorny Lake a few times was a love hate thing. Tail wind, way-hey, then coming back the other way brutal headwind.
According to the Garmin bike computer which has its own thermometer, it was 2c to 3c for most of the ride dropping 1.5c for the last few miles as it was getting dark. With the windchill, it felt subzero. There were also a few light rain showers and I reckon they were a knats cock away from being snow.
It is certainly cold early this year and this weekend in particular is interesting as it was windy and cloudy. Usually any late October, early November cold spells and frosts are when it is dry, clear and still.
With what we have had so far this year, the late chill then the blazing summer, anything is possible!
Going round Dorny Lake a few times was a love hate thing. Tail wind, way-hey, then coming back the other way brutal headwind.
According to the Garmin bike computer which has its own thermometer, it was 2c to 3c for most of the ride dropping 1.5c for the last few miles as it was getting dark. With the windchill, it felt subzero. There were also a few light rain showers and I reckon they were a knats cock away from being snow.
It is certainly cold early this year and this weekend in particular is interesting as it was windy and cloudy. Usually any late October, early November cold spells and frosts are when it is dry, clear and still.
With what we have had so far this year, the late chill then the blazing summer, anything is possible!
The last few years, I often think 'how the f
k did you steal my Colorado weather'.
I reserve the WTF for the Colorado weather itself, which as I've said before - is fking absurd. It's 24c today and tomorrow...and will be -2c Tuesday evening.
I've seen it drop 40 degrees in 2 hours here - leave the office in bright sunshine, get to the apartment (at the time) in a full on white out of a blizzard...
k did you steal my Colorado weather'.I reserve the WTF for the Colorado weather itself, which as I've said before - is f
king absurd. It's 24c today and tomorrow...and will be -2c Tuesday evening.I've seen it drop 40 degrees in 2 hours here - leave the office in bright sunshine, get to the apartment (at the time) in a full on white out of a blizzard...
funkyrobot said:
Snow in South Lincolnshire.
It hasn't settled at all because it's so wet. Big, wet flakes though.
Where abouts are you funky?It hasn't settled at all because it's so wet. Big, wet flakes though.
I'm in Sleaford and played hockey at Cranwell Saturday and it was snowing/sleating at the start of the game.
Bloody cold as well. Even with gloves on fingers were numb within 5 mins.
Cleared up in the 2nd half though and temperature rose a little.
GreatGranny said:
funkyrobot said:
Snow in South Lincolnshire.
It hasn't settled at all because it's so wet. Big, wet flakes though.
Where abouts are you funky?It hasn't settled at all because it's so wet. Big, wet flakes though.
I'm in Sleaford and played hockey at Cranwell Saturday and it was snowing/sleating at the start of the game.
Bloody cold as well. Even with gloves on fingers were numb within 5 mins.
Cleared up in the 2nd half though and temperature rose a little.
I know Sleaford very well as have family nearby. Used to work there too.
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