The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2020/2021 thread

[Puggit]

Inching towards potential cold. Looks like the Polar Vortex is off on its holidays, leaving the normal location around NE Canada (where it helps to drive the jet stream).

High pressure looking increasingly likely nearby. Probable worst case, clear dry spells, cool nights and frost. Potential best case... All aboard!

Meanwhile, we are having our boiler replaced in early December...

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rossub said:

We had our boiler replaced in December a couple of years ago.

Including the initial breakdown, it took 3 days and the temperature was 4c.... inside the house.

Hopefully our's should be easier. It's combi territory

[Puggit]

I've owned an Oregon Scientific previously (the long standing market leader) - and am tempted by Netatmo currently (the modern upstart).

[Puggit]

In the UK, we're edging towards a crossroads. Possible cold, and maybe even snow, edging closer. 10 days out - easy to lose it!

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JakeT said:

Classic weather for boiler replacement.

Ours died a big death in the winter of 2009/10, and holy moly it was cold.

Back in that winter, the batteries in our thermostat in France died. So the boiler didn't fire up... So an ancient pipe upstairs and OUTSIDE of the insulation froze. Ummm yeah. 40k euros worth of damage (insured!). I had to travel out to look at the damage and meet the builder and plumber. -20 at night, no heating, no hot water. Just me and a VERY thick double duvet which I basically lived in for a few nights.

Day time is fine, it's in a south facing bowl, sunlight there is so much stronger and you can sit outside in a t-shirt

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RicksAlfas said:

Does the Netatmo show everything on an app, rather than having a display station?

I believe so. My wife thinks displays are ugly...

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LordGrover said:

Does it provide a local short-term precipitation forecast like Accuweather app?
I find this extremely useful for doggy walking - it's remarkably accurate, pretty much to the minute for the next 90 minutes.

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar for my dog walks!

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I want everyone who is jealous of GC's life to look at that chart

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colin_p said:

Looks like a "Goldylocks" type climate to me, not too hot and not too cold, but just right.

[edit] or is the blue line rain? In which case it is st.

I know what you mean, but one spike of 25? Sorry, 25 all the time is about perfect.

[Puggit]

What we do know - this won't be a normal 'Atlantic' style start to winter. The polar vortex looks to be heading for Siberia instead of NE Canada. This means unusual weather will follow and the jet stream will be far away.

That could mean high pressure locally, so frost and fog. It could mean high pressure over Scandinavia or Greenland (colder than usual). There is a model showing low pressure sat over Iberia moving warm, moist (cloudy) air at us for long periods of time.

Potential remains the key word here.

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RicksAlfas said:

Just a heads up that Netatmo have a sale on their website, and also Amazon (for one day):

https://www.netatmo.com/en-gb/weather

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Netatmo-Weather-Station-O...

Happy Christmas!

Mrs Puggit is stuck for ideas for me this year - sorted!

I'm buying her a coat from the US she was ogling in The Undoing...

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RicksAlfas said:

Great news! What have you gone for?
I've just gone for the basic set to start with.

All of it... Mrs Puggit: "Do you need all of it?". Well, yes...

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Big Nanas said:

Can you share where you bought the coat from? My Mrs is wanting the same one!

Actually I've resisted... Some internet sluthing has brought up the fact it's a one off, designed for the show. It can be found easily at a host of suspiciously similar clothing stores for $159 - but their reviews (especially to UK customers) stink.

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Lovely walk this morning at 07.30, minus 2 degrees. Spider webs were fantastic, with frozen fog on the lines!

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Possible wintriness for the hill dwellers at the end of the week.

We remain in a place where we could move to a cold spell. Again, potential is the word.

[Puggit]

Snow towards end of the week - bizarrely the signal is improving rather than disappearing. Could even appear at lower levels.

Not long lasting cold - not very disruptive.

[Puggit]

Don't get too excited down south !! Very much a passing instance - and targeting the hills. If you see snow at a low level, just enjoy looking at it - you won't be playing in it.

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My weather app says sleet Friday morning....

[Puggit]

Increasing signals for high pressure nearby as we move in to December. So Atlantic switched off and a chance of cold.

Snow for some still on Thurs/Fri. Not disruptive, wet snow and sleet for many.

Plumber arriving in a few mins to turn our heating off for 2/3 days

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MartG said:

I hope you have an electric heater or two lying ready

Got 1, but a lot of IT kit I can get going