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The changing daylight hours thread
philglossop replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
This is most painful week of the year light wise to me, it's dark by just after 4pm and it's just a little too early for Christmas lights to go up in my option. Roll on Sunday when I can put the decs up. -
In terms of weather - what is the dullest month for you?
philglossop replied to Eskimo's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
For me, generally its May. It's the end of the football season, but you can guarantee the weekends will be wet, and one of the bank holidays will be be wet or just meh. November can be the same. Just a dark dank month. -
YOUR FAVOURITE ARCHIVED SYNOPTIC CHART
philglossop replied to Tom Quintavalle's topic in Historic Weather
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Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
First mass P-P in the south West Peninsula league today. Having driven across Dartmoor at 2am through semi flooded roads I'm not surprised and rather glad as I'm shattered. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Finally our first proper Autumn Gale. Trees dropping leaves by the bucket load. This could add to any flooding concerns -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
It's certainly more like the Autumns I remember as a kid with this wet weather. It's been commented on that it's like 2000 but I agree with Damien, it feels much more like 2012 in fairness. All we need is an Atlantic storm barreling in and then we can settle down to Winter. Ex Lorenzo had potential but fizzled out. -
Reasons for not looking forward to winter in the UK?
philglossop replied to Sunny76's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
The only real downside I have, is that given I only have calor gas heaters for warmth, is the thought of lumping up 15kg bottles of gas every couple of weeks up to my flat. Plus the stress of looking for a supply if it gets really cold ( driving through snow in March 2018 was hard going and I got the last bottle) -
Have you turned your heating on yet ?
philglossop replied to stewfox's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
As I rely on Calor Gas for heating, I'm holding off getting a bottle just for the moment. Luckily flat is currently at 21c here, but it's coming I feel. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Strange to think 8 years ago today we saw the hottest October day on record. We got to 24.7c out at Heybrook Bay where I was living at the time. My Facebook memories say Gravesend was up at 29.5c It was a beautiful day, latest BBQ I've ever had in the year was on that day. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
It's been stunning today here, but the car is covered in dew and moisture in the morning a sure sign Autumn is on the way here -
Warm and sunny Christmas Day 1987
philglossop replied to Sunny76's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Remember that Christmas 1987 really well, spent most of the day visiting my poor Nan dying in hospital. It was definitely mild and dry that day, Boxing Day was wetter here with drizzle. Mind you Christmas 1988 wasnt much better! -
Lord, March 2013 that was memorable for three reasons. 1. Yup it was bitterly cold 2. My Civil Partnership collapsed mid month- and I spent the month with no money thanks to my ex. 3. The night of the collapse, I remember walking across Plymouth Hoe in driving sleet at midnight being utterly heartbroken crying. Can I all give that a miss for a repeat.......(thank lord I'm happily divorced and single now!)
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In simple terms, yes we will. There's little denying that post March 2013 we went into a warmer period, but remember that following the dreadful floodings from December 2013-March 2014, we were all talking in terms of dreadful flooding becoming almost a regular thing. Luckily, it's not happened- although I'd say the spell January to April 2018 came mightily close down here. I'd say that we'll see statistically a good "cold" winter, as likely as a very very cold one. As a wise man once said -"The old roulette wheel of life must throw up the odd Zero". December 2010, was my lifetime on a par with the deep cold of January 1987 and February 1986 which was a very blocked cold Easterly period. So we could have a wait, or it could happen this year. Could we cope with a 1963 or 1947 would be my only concern given the circumstances at the moment!
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The changing daylight hours thread
philglossop replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
So today marks the first pre 8pm sunset since 9th April here. With the sunrise at 630am we are truly on the downhill now. By the end of the month it's out to sunrise 715am and sunset pre 7pm. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
And we're into Metrological Autumn Aside from Dorian the tropics have Fernard and Gabrielle possibly to contend with going forward, which should shake up the Atlantic hopefully. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Funny I've been driving a lot around the City today, and the trees are definitely starting to turn and rather noticable at that around the tops. I stated that I thought we're ahead this year but we clearly are. Horse chestnut are very advanced but even popular and the lime trees,aren't looking brilliant for the end of August. -
Summer 2019 - Moans, Ramps, Chat etc
philglossop replied to SunnyDazee's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
It's been an average summer here. Luckily i was in Greece during the dreadful period of the first two weeks of June, ironically just as the Ionian Islands started their hottest early June spell for 20 years (thanks to UK copping it in part).I came back and the weather turned. It was wonderfully hot for some periods, but not prolonged like 2018. Then after a lovely July, August took the normal route here, bar the Bank Holiday weekend. Id give the summer a solid 6 out of 10. I think we've lost the heat for the year now here, so it's nicely downhill into Autumn before I get a sneeky week back on Zante in Mid October- if that follows my holiday of October 2017 when it was hot and sunny I'll take that going forward into late Autumn and early Winter -
Model output discussion - hot spell beckons but then what?
philglossop replied to Paul's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
Agreed, but with Dorian having sprung up and heading towards the Leeward Island then if it survives Florida, this will change the complexity of the Atlantic going forward possibly. At the moment, it's all looking very normal almost benine, but if the tropics do fire up, then expect some changes going forward. September is always my favourite model watching period for the first impact of Hurricanes both surface wise and Jet Stream. -
September 2019 C.E.T. and EWP contests
philglossop replied to Roger J Smith's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
13.7 and 85mm please. I think we'll get our first ex hurricane go through mid month. -
The changing daylight hours thread
philglossop replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Yup its Galloping now. Left work at 9 last night and its properly dark now compared to a month ago when sunset was 915pm here. -
Autumn 2019 - Moans, Ramps & Chat
philglossop replied to Seasonal Trim's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
Apart from the normal suspects Horse Chestnuts which have shown signs of brown for about 10 days here, we are still mostly a normal dark August Green leaves still here. That's not to say it's running ahead of schedule here, in fact I'd say we're running about 2 weeks forward compared to last year. After the drought, I think the trees kept leaves a tad longer in no part to the wet August 2018. With June being so wet, no issues this year, so I'd say in 4 weeks we'll have proper change on the go. Bring it on -
The changing daylight hours thread
philglossop replied to Boydie's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
I go on holiday 7 weeks time to Greece. Today we get 14hrs 14 minutes daylight. By 10th October we'll be down to 11hrs 5 minutes. Although to be fair, it's starting to feel a bit Autumn like in the mornings now.