AWD

I’m in Acton at the moment for work and I can confirm it’s raining here so it’s right for this part of London.

I can’t remember the last time I used an ATM or cash. Even local, self employed tradespeople local to me take card and/or bank transfer now. Generally speaking, I don’t even carry a wallet with me anymore. I have my few bits of ID locked away in a hidden compartment in my car, otherwise I just use ApplePay. If anything goes wrong or suspect, I can lock my card/account within seconds in just a few clicks.

It’s cloudy today.

matt111 Some pokey sun in Westbury currently.

I know it’s not Warminster but not a million miles away. Over the Mendips it’s quite often been foggy in mid afternoon over the last few weeks. Driving along Old Frome Road as been a typical hotspot for lingering fog, at times surprisingly dense too. Cranmore another hotspot.

It’s cloudy today.

Better book your yearly trip to the Canary Islands then Si!

Grey, dull & dreary again. One addition this morning though, it’s blowing a hoolie out there!

A perfectly aligned, unwanted streamer filtering up the Bristol Channel to ensure my location remains wet throughout the afternoon whilst others get the chance to dry out somewhat;

A whiter, lighter shade of grey here now. Exciting times!!

Happy cloudy morning.

The last few days, whilst predominantly dry (nuisance rain aside), have like usual, been cloud dominated and dull. I have no evidence or stats to back this up, but the last 12 months or so have felt like Groundhog Day here, with cloudy condition dominating despite alternating weather patterns.

But but but………. What’s that I see over Penzance?

Never fear, that bright spark in our lives will disappear shortly;

Just watched the local weather forecast. More rain tomorrow! Yay!!!

Warmed up now. About to tip 9c but the sun makes it feel much warmer than that. You can definitely tell we are in Spring now with a strengthening sun, just a shame we rarely see it!

Yay!!! Finally a sunny start to the day. Chilly but sunny so I’ll take it.

I don’t know but considering I still have remnants of yesterdays snowfall on the ground here, cold must have found its way to me from somewhere, (SW England)! Getting a spring like March down these parts seems to be a right slog in recent years.

Well, what was supposed to be a predominantly dry day after some early hours rain has turned into a day of early hours snow followed by a morning of cold drizzle which looks like persisting into the afternoon. That’s 50% of the weekend gone with any dry weather non existent. Taking the dog for a walk along the canal at Bathampton tomorrow, really hoping we can manage a dry day as I would love to return home dry for once!

In Absence of True Seasons Nope, well definitely not to the extent it fell. A bit of wintriness over high ground was forecast as far as I know, yet we have quite widespread, albeit wet/slushy snowfall across the West Country. When I left for work we had circa 8cm fall, & even back in Bristol (low level, urban area) we have a covering of wet snow. Considering how untreated the roads are, I assume the Highways agency we also caught out by this. Not the best photo, but this is downtown Bristol;

When the first day of Spring brings this such weather, over SW England of all places; Proof that the weather does not operate by a calendar!

Typically the first day of Spring herolds this such weather over the Mendips; measured 8cm on my car, all fell within 1 hour!

Soft hail shower just passed over here. Provided a white dusting that I never saw all winter!

Ummm………. What be that symbol at 08:00 tomorrow morning? Hopefully a dry weekend coming up, albeit still cloudy and probably rather chilly. Can’t expect too much now can we!

Don’t worry, we will soon be finished with our wet February days. They will be no more. Instead, we will get to experience some wet, March days.