The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2019/2020 thread

[loafer123]

Almost certainly over-exuberance by the model.

[Celtic Dragon]

schmalex said:

I was in Taiwan last week. It was 28c and beautiful sunshine. I’ll be in Tokyo next week. It’ll be 6c and pissing down.

I’m bored to the back teeth of 6c and rain

I can sympathise, I’m currently in Athens and it’s dry..... nothing else! At least it’s dry!

[FiF]

eharding said:

I think there are still a lot of aircraft altimeters around which have an upper scale setting of 1050 hPa. Things could get interesting if sea-level pressure exceeds that - I've seen references to authorities in the US being close to grounding all aircraft incapable of an altimeter setting above 1050 during spells in exceptionally high pressure in Alaska.

That's interesting, every day a school day. Thanks.

[Puggit]

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

[funkyrobot]

Puggit said:

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

A chap on our local Internal Drainage Board said its the most rain we have had since the mid 1800's (Lincolnshire).

We have had worse in the past. It's just something to use in the climate change arsenal nowadays.

[cuprabob]

schmalex said:

I’ll be in Tokyo next week. It’ll be 6c and pissing down.

I’m bored to the back teeth of 6c and rain

Weather is irrelevant when you're sitting in a bar in Roppongi

[PositronicRay]

funkyrobot said:

Puggit said:

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

A chap on our local Internal Drainage Board said its the most rain we have had since the mid 1800's (Lincolnshire).

We have had worse in the past. It's just something to use in the climate change arsenal nowadays.

Climate change is a thing, recorded and proven. Its just the cause that's subject to dispute.

Is your drainage guy working from records and data? Or is he a stick your hand out of the window kinda guy?

[ArnageWRC]

schmalex said:

I’m bored to the back teeth of 6c and rain

I find it to be the worst type of weather - especially when out cycling. Cold and wet enough to feel miserable, but not cold enough for snow.

[NormalWisdom]

Puggit said:

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

Been here in Wokingham for some 45 years - The incessant rain up to 5am this morning was crazy - In fact the last 8 weeks is the wettest I can remember!!

Loddon is bursting in several places and the potholes are breeding!!

[rossub]

popeyewhite said:

rossub said:

Was biblical driving home tonight in Aberdeenshire - really heavy driving rain..

You mean you had rainfall of biblical proportions? Or do you mean your drive was similar to a drive documented in the Bible?

Sorry, misuse of 'biblical' is a pet hate, and I couldn't help myself.

The latter. My feet were going Flintstone style and getting very wet in the process.

[funkyrobot]

PositronicRay said:

funkyrobot said:

Puggit said:

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

A chap on our local Internal Drainage Board said its the most rain we have had since the mid 1800's (Lincolnshire).

We have had worse in the past. It's just something to use in the climate change arsenal nowadays.

Climate change is a thing, recorded and proven. Its just the cause that's subject to dispute.

Is your drainage guy working from records and data? Or is he a stick your hand out of the window kinda guy?

He has access to all of the old drainage board rainfall records.

[S100HP]

What does this massive high pressure mean?

[magpie215]

S100HP said:

What does this massive high pressure mean?

Calm clear conditions not much wind blue skies frosty mornings

[PositronicRay]

funkyrobot said:

PositronicRay said:

funkyrobot said:

Puggit said:

We've lived here 4 years, and it's certainly the soggiest I've ever seen it. Locals are saying soggiest (on the hill) for 40 years. Down below by the Kennet we've had worse, the flood water is rising and subsiding pretty quickly. Roads are closed for less than 24 hours as the bulge moves towards the Thames.

Watching the water levels shows a 2nd bulge caused by yesterday's rain, but the speed of rising is slowing down. No more heavy rain expected

A chap on our local Internal Drainage Board said its the most rain we have had since the mid 1800's (Lincolnshire).

We have had worse in the past. It's just something to use in the climate change arsenal nowadays.

Climate change is a thing, recorded and proven. Its just the cause that's subject to dispute.

Is your drainage guy working from records and data? Or is he a stick your hand out of the window kinda guy?

He has access to all of the old drainage board rainfall records.

Well he's probably right then.

[No_Idea]

Ooooo a nice frosty morning for a change and no rain. Nice.

[rjg48]

Tree down in the front garden of the house next door.

Fell the right way at least.

[Blib]

A morning walk on Southwold beach. Barely a cloud in sight. But, a biting breeze.

What do I hear you say? That I'm far better at photographing than GetCarter?

[Blush] Oh, you guys! What are you like?!?! [/Blush]

[PositronicRay]

[FiF]

No_Idea said:

Ooooo a nice frosty morning for a change and no rain. Nice.

Yet our local Environment Agency bod is tweeting as implied evidence for (man made) climate change that quite a few people are commenting it's a frosty morning. Gives up.

[towser44]

A lot of car accidents round here this morning, seems the rain until the early hours followed by the sharp frost caused issues!

https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18170237....