[Worryingly Wet & Worryingly Sunless]

After a glorious early Spring day, here, yesterday with sunny skies and temps topping out at 13c, today is grey and gloomy at 10c.

However, the blow is softened by the fact i'm on the bus and 20 mins away from the 1st pint, as i'm meeting a mate at pub for a few bevvies.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Azazel A stunning morning here, crystal clear skies and sunny. 10c but feels much warmer in the suntrap back garden. Wouldnt it be great if this was the Spring set-up for next 3 months, with temps increasing

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Crystal clear blue skies, 10c,

but feels more like 16c in suntrap back garden

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

11c, sunny - Spring has sprung. Feels quite pleasant in the sun. More of the same please, albeit with rising temps

[Moans, ramps and banter]

Grey, windy, 8c. Feels more like 4c at the mo.

Huge contrast to the last 2 weeks for me

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Just landed at Cardiff airport from Barbados. 32c when we left last night.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 In Absence of True Seasons Havent been away since 1st week of November; it's been a long, boring Winter.  Worked hard for 36 years; been early retired since Nov '16. Do it while we can, quite frankly

[Moans, ramps and banter]

V pleasant out there today, at 14c with sun and clouds. Rain forecast from 2, here, so washing out on line to hopefully dry in the balmy breeze.

Off to the real heat tom morn, 2 weeks cruising around the Caribbean. When i come back i hope to see a 17/18c March with plenty of sun. Here's hoping

[Winter 2023/24 - A Post Mortem]

 raz.org.rain it was meant to happen last Summer, remember?

Plume after plume were forecasted; instead post-June we had a July that was dire, an August that was not quite as bad as July, and late August/early Sept the sun and warmth eventually returned for a week or so.

Last Summer, post-the June spell, was a complete bust, as far as expectations and forecasts were concerned.

[Mild September = A Mild Winter?]

 North-Easterly Blast Admittedly i looked at day time temps for Sept 10 - ranged here from 22c to 15c. 1st half esp was warm during day.

[Mild September = A Mild Winter?]

 Methuselah agreed. Sept 2010 was warm and dry here imby. Late Nov into December 2010 was freezing.

[Winter 2023/24 - A Post Mortem]

I reck this is the 4th Winter in a row where post-mortem wise on NW, peeps have said that all the background signals were there, right synoptics, etc  BUT

They didnt 'deliver'. Just saying

[Winter 2023/24 - A Post Mortem]

Islands

Atlantic

Gulf Stream

A Maritime climate

The End

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Summer8906 hmm....no need to be "increasingly fearful" though.

Daffodils blooming early is hardly a trigger to increase fear.

A tad dramatic, me thinks. Nature has ways of balancing things out.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Summer8906

"....and getting increasingly fearful for the current weather's impact on the spring."

I'm intrigued by your comment - In what way, exactly?

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 raz.org.rain Damn well hope not. Give me a beautifully mild, and increasingly sunny March and April.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

A cold rain fest -

no surprise there, as the Mad ones cling on to "it usually shifts south" type b.o.l.l.o.x

[Drought Watch]

 raz.org.rain dont start

[Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion]

 raz.org.rain

"Old wives' tales" - plenty of those on here.

As i'm still relatively sane, i take the "if it's a good month, the following Summer will be sh#te" type views with a warehouse load of salt. And i defo dont "worry" about computer generated charts for any future period.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

8c, mainly sunny.

Pleasant enough in the sun, but a defo chill in the shade.

[Winter 2023/24 Chat and Discussion]

 SunSean yep, really hoping for early Spring warmth in early March when i return from 2 weeks in the Caribbean.

We've had so much rain locally in last 6 months, a dry and sunny period from March to October would be most welcome and, of course, very warm or hot temps a la The Med.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Jono E Maybe if you actually explained who this geezer is you keep mentioning (as i cannot find him via google search), AND posted your location in your handle, then peeps would take you, and your posts, more seriously.

Over to you, Jono.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Dull, gloomy, only 7c.

The wind makes it feel more like 3c; raw.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Freeze March 2013 was our coldest month of the 12/13 'Winter' (even though meteorologically it wasnt/isnt a Winter month).

However, frustratingly IMBY, it was basically bone dry esp when the really cold weather set in during that month. Almost everywhere else saw some epic snowfalls.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Grey, dull, 8c.

Charlie boy, yday eve, forecast sun by midday(ish). Meto fail.