The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2019/2020 thread
Discussion
Thanks to S100HP for the nudge - and it's true, there is snow on Cairngorm!
The title has never been more apt... During the day it's become clear that ex-Hurricane Lorenzo will reach a point west of Northern Ireland on Thursday night and then turn sharply and aim at the Midlands. This is caused by a high pressure block between Scandinavia and Greenland.
Charts show it will rapidly lose power as it heads east - but not sure on rainfall levels at this point.
The title has never been more apt... During the day it's become clear that ex-Hurricane Lorenzo will reach a point west of Northern Ireland on Thursday night and then turn sharply and aim at the Midlands. This is caused by a high pressure block between Scandinavia and Greenland.
Charts show it will rapidly lose power as it heads east - but not sure on rainfall levels at this point.
Scabutz said:
Predicted track of Lorenzo shows it straight over the top of me. But forecast says bit of rain, little wind.
I would trust the man made images I posted over a computerised single-model forecast.It does look like it loses power rapidly as it turns east. I maintain rain may be far more of an issue than wind.
My boss will be trying to fly home from Dublin on Thursday night
JakeT said:
IN. I had the adenoidal PH voice in my head as I left the house this morning:
"IT'S SIX DEGREES. WINTER TYRE TIME".
This year I've been foolish enough to buy some. Will I need them? Probably not.
[ 4 extra wheels ? where to store them in my wee flat ? ] we don't have 6 month winters
like Canada or Norway.
However, my knees are playing up, a sure fire indication we are in for a long, cold winter, so
reliable tyres might come in very handy
Cantaloupe said:
Always thought winter tyres were too much expense and way to much bother
[ 4 extra wheels ? where to store them in my wee flat ? ] we don't have 6 month winters
like Canada or Norway.
However, my knees are playing up, a sure fire indication we are in for a long, cold winter, so
reliable tyres might come in very handy
My main reasoning was:[ 4 extra wheels ? where to store them in my wee flat ? ] we don't have 6 month winters
like Canada or Norway.
However, my knees are playing up, a sure fire indication we are in for a long, cold winter, so
reliable tyres might come in very handy
They were £400 with wheels included, and I don't wear out my other set.
The roads usually get more potholed during winter, so smaller wheels are advantageous.
We've had some good snow the past couple of years and I live in a small village.
And the main reason, I am driving to Austria for a week in November, so summers might be a little silly, I'm sure the Polizei wouldn't think it too clever of me either.
I'm really not doing a 'holier than yow' by using winters, I thought I'd try it. Most likely if it does snow badly I'll do what I do every year, and go for a slide around the lanes and then sit by the fire and eat lots of cheese.
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