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Suprisingly decent covering in Rhayader.
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Snow above 300m this morning, ground too warm for it to settle at our level where is was mainly rain, with a few flakes mixed in.
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Cold, torrential, rain here..
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-9 in Rhayader, equalling cold snap beginning of December. Hope others have seen some snow, nothing here.
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Lightest of sprinklings overnight, much colder today.
Forecast for Sunday and start of next week looks very nasty. Met Office Deep Dive gave a good explanation on YouTube yesterday as to its origins.
Edit: as I posted, the first warnings for wind have been issued, must be very concerning to raise this far out!
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Little bit of snow north of Rhayader towards Llangurig this morning, but not much else. Temp actually reached 5c in Newtown this afternoon, which is warmer than anything we reached last week! Any snow melted by time I returned this afternoon. So far just standard winter weather, but far better than wind and rain - will keep checking the radar in hope!
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10 hours ago, DeepSnow said:
Well a few days ago it was forecast to be 6C today its currently 1.8C with aforecast high of 4C. I do think the models are not handling this well and there will be some surprises as the week goes on.
This whole week has been chilly, just checked the output for the last week on our weather station - High of 4.2c, low of - 2.3, an average of 1.5c. Hardly mild!
I still think the next week could throw up a surprise or 2..
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Snow / grauple in Rhayader, pellets settling on cars.
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Some grains blowing about in Rhayader. Ground still frozen from last night, so anything that falls will settle.
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8 hours ago, Sky Full said:
Someone’s going to have Christmas with snow on the ground, at least, according to the GFS this morning….
……but it won’t be me!
I'll take that!
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Rain showers this morning, but still a good covering everywhere.
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Huge flakes coming down, lovely winter wonderland, fortunately our neighbour appears to be a snow fan and are leaving their outside light on!
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About an inch so far and still coming down nicely, any bets on this continuing into tomorrow or is it all going to be washed away??
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Snow finally arrived in Rhayader and settling nicely.
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1 hour ago, ANYWEATHER said:
Love you're area. Was down the beautiful Elan valley for a week in September when we had the very warm weather early September. Love Rhayader ,stayed at the horseshoe guesthouse. Lovely place. Do you live in Rhayader?
I do indeed, next to the River Wye. We are very fortunate indeed to live where we do. It is a lovely town with some spectacular countryside on our doorstep.
Just been up the Elan, it was very special today.
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9 hours ago, Wetterfrosch said:
Can't compete with that - merely -2.7 C atm but still cold enough for to bring out my fleece lined base layer (as it's now called) which keeps me quite cosy outside. I had my big electric blanket switch on last night, albeit without much fanfare or red ribbons to cut!
MetO spot forecast is promising a 50/50 chance of seeing some snow or sleet in the morning - now that would be worth some fanfare if it came off!
Dropped to - 9.3 here last night, relatively 'mild' - 7 currently, reports of snow in Aberystwyth. Can not see this depth of cold being cleared without some of the white stuff.
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1 hour ago, Wetterfrosch said:
Fancy, I found the little tyke today in broad day light in the shed, still tanking up on cat food. Realizing that it may not have yet found a suitable place to hibernate in, I quickly improvised by finding a reasonably sized cardboard box, placed it on it's side on a plank and filled it with torn up stuffing paper from a recent Amazon delivery and even found an old rug to drape over it for insulation. I then lifted the little fellow just inside the box and went my way hoping for the best. Returning a little later i was overjoyed to hear scratching noises from deep inside the box with some of the paper pushed out a little, so hopefully there is some nest making going on in there. Phhhh!!! i have had hedgehops on and off for years but never before had to intervene in their affairs like that to make sure they are safe!
Bless you, sounds like Mr Hog has well and truly landed on his feet finding your shed - dinner and bed! Hope he decides to spend the winter with you! With you feeding the cats regularly, if he does wake he will have food available too, so stands a very good chance if making it to spring.
Already - 7 here, seriously cold, hibernating seems a good idea!
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Treasure your hedgehog, they really are in desperate trouble.
We had one here only a couple of weeks ago clearing slugs that had come out for the spilt bird seed, looked a good size - hopefully the milder autumn will have done them a favour.
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A bone chilling - 7 in Rhayader this morning..
Bird feeders are swamped, remember our wild ones during this cold snap!
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-5.8c in Rhayader this morning, countryside absolutely stunning. Frost hung on all day in the shade.
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1 minute ago, Gowon said:
Can't we have electric stations like a petrol stations?
Yes, these are already popping up in places like Sweden. They can also have their own micro generation via a renewables source so they can separate from the grid.
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22 minutes ago, markyo said:
Your post has one major flaw in it, a very big one actually. A lot of it i agree with, to drive a EV is great, response, reliability, etc, EV's the future, yes but as a overall solution. The huge flaw is as it stands charging. You have off street charging at home? Yes you have. The majority in this country do not, fact. That is not going to change. Charging a battery via a cable is NOT the future. Can you imagine the size on the cable required to feed a normal suburban semi detached house street of say 200 homes? Each coming home at night to charge? No that will never never happen. EV's as they are have their place but the future is certainly not one as it is now with charge cables at home for the lucky ones who can. As you say your journeys are never more than 75 mile radius from your home without charging. Would i want to pay 25k plus for a car that could only do that? No. They are still a niche product suited to a few.
Super fast charging is already available in many countries abroad where charging your car takes 10 to 15 minutes at an EV charging station, not that different to a fuel station. As usual the UK is a slow adopter and makes these things very expensive where they do exist.
I also agree I'm lucky I have a drive. On street charging technology is often not available, but destination charging is often an option with many workplaces now offering ev charging.
Unfortunately, the cost of charging on the network has risen significantly due to rising energy costs in the last couple of years. Competition needs to drive this down fast and the government could also take action by reducing tax on ev charging, just as they have frozen fuel duty for many years. The charging network also needs to be simplified, but many are now contactless.
EV manufacturers also need to focus on making their cars more efficient, the obsession with electrifying SUVs means these wedge shaped cars are horribly inefficient.
It isn't perfect, but the technology exists to solve many of these issues and it is happening. Obstacles are often sadly political.
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5 minutes ago, ANYWEATHER said:
Tbh, you're about the only one I know who sings EVs praises. Fair play it suits you that's fine, but there are a lot of disgruntled people who own an EV.
That genuinely surprises me - what are their grumbles? I must admit I was nervous before getting one, I did a lot of research, but it has been a very good and financially advantageous decision. The car itself has blown me away.
Would I buy one? Probably no, the technology is still developing very quickly, they are too expensive to buy and the EVs coming out now are even better still - but for the many of us these days who lease they make a huge amount of sense.
It probably helps that I don't do very long journeys and can rely on a home charger - but if it can work for me in rural Wales I can imagine it would work in most places.
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Just now, Scuba steve said:
Not being an ev owner do you carry a generator in the boot just in case ?
No, why would I??
It tells me how far I have got to go just as a petrol car would? If you are running low you top up!
In all seriousness, temperature and speed do affect range more than petrol and longer journeys take a bit of planning - but nothing insurmountable as public chargers have increased massively in the last couple of years.
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Wales/Cymru Regional Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards
in Wales / Cymru weather discussion
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Absolutely disgusting weather today, hail, sleet and a howling gale! April or back to January??!!