South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 06/09/13 ------------>

[Jax]

Morning all. Midday has just become midnight here and the dark foreboding skies have just unleashed a torrential downpour. Currently 14c.

Oh dear

 

 

Sunny here, washing nearly dry too in the brisk breeze.

[Bluebreezer54]

^^ No worries Jax. It was all over in 10-15 minutes and we now have blue skies and 18c. I quite like this changeable sort of weather sometimes.

[chilly milly]

Afternoon all!  I've also been blackberry picking with my daughter.  Mind you she ate more than she picked.  Sun has been in and out all day and we've had the odd shower but not amounting to much.

 

Now having a cuppa and a bacon roll before doing some gardening.

[Reefseeker]

Afternoon all!  I've also been blackberry picking with my daughter.  Mind you she ate more than she picked.  Sun has been in and out all day and we've had the odd shower but not amounting to much.

 

Now having a cuppa and a bacon roll before doing some gardening.

 

That sounds lovely; see if I can do your day in reverse this afternoon or maybe tomorrow if I run out of time.

 

Friends arriving later for my final birthday celebration. Will optimistically get out garden games for the kids, but it's rather on the cool side now, although the dog has been carefully monitoring weather conditions all morning and has just run out into the garden to sit in his favourite patch in the sun now it has come out:)

[chilly milly]

That sounds lovely; see if I can do your day in reverse this afternoon or maybe tomorrow if I run out of time.

 

Friends arriving later for my final birthday celebration. Will optimistically get out garden games for the kids, but it's rather on the cool side now, although the dog has been carefully monitoring weather conditions all morning and has just run out into the garden to sit in his favourite patch in the sun now it has come out:)

 

It's lovely and sunny here now.  I hope it stays dry and warm for you later today.  Enjoy your final birthday fling.

[abruzzi spur]

A good 2 hour walk interspersed with some blackberry picking and sloe spotting. The sloe crop looks like it could be quite good this year - picked a few of the fatter ones which are now in the freezer, but I think it needs at least another 2 - 3 weeks for them to be worth harvesting in any numbers. Just hope they are still there when we go back!

It was one of those walks where the weather turned around (courtesy Dylan Thomas) a few times as you might be able to tell from these 2 shots, one looking north/north west towards the Betchworth cliffs and the North Downs, the other looking south across a field of flowers that still had some blue about them but had mostly turned to seed. Anyone know what they are?

Edited September 7, 2013 by abruzzi spur

[Jax]

Brilliant afternoon here, so will shortly make a stroll out to the next village to take advantage of this fine good weather.

[RUSH]

afternoon alll

 

not to bad a day out there ,sum very nice cloud shapes out there 2 day as well ,warm in sun,cool when sun is in.that will do me

[Essexwader]

Just hope they are still there when we go back!It was one of those walks where the weather turned around (courtesy Dylan Thomas) a few times as you might be able to tell from these 2 shots, one looking north/north west towards the Betchworth cliffs and the North Downs, the other looking south across a field of flowers that still had some blue about them but had mostly turned to seed. Anyone know what they are?Buckland Autumn meadow 07.09.13.jpg

Linseed oil from the look of both flowers and seed heads

[abruzzi spur]

Linseed oil from the look of both flowers and seed heads

Thanks EW. I should have taken my cricket bat and given it a quick rub down! There was a lot of it as you can see from the photo, so being grown commercially I would guess.CheersAS Edited September 7, 2013 by abruzzi spur

[Summer of 76]

i just went and watered the flowers however looking at the radar we could be in for a shower in the next ten minutes.  i must admit that it feels a lot cooler than last week at this time at the moment reading a temperature of 15.8c

[Jax]

just walked to and from the next village and apart from a short shower it has been rather nice here.

[Bluebreezer54]

Last night of the Proms on tv tonight. Weather looks ok for the outside relay in Hyde Park

[Anvils in the Sky]

Evening all,

 

On the lash last night, and STILL hungover! So treat me gently. (And what did I say on here the other day? Something like "the 40's ain't that bad." Well, I lied. I NEVER had hangovers into the following evening when I was in my 20's/30's!) Anyway, glad I didn't come on here when I got in - goodness knows what tripe I'd have posted!

 

As for today.......unlike my hangover, the weather improved as the day wore on. Sunny start soon gave way to cloudier skies, and then there was a very brief but very sharp shower in the late morning. But all change after that. The clouds slowly but surely melted away after about 2 o'clock. And by just after 3, we were left with cloud-free skies. Down to 14.3° now though, with a quarter of an hour before the sun sets, so I reckon a "chilly" one (comparatively speaking) could be on the cards tonight.

 

Right, off to guzzle another pint of water. Though maybe I should try some hair of the dog which ravaged me.

[HammerJack]

Evening all,On the lash last night, and STILL hungover! So treat me gently. (And what did I say on here the other day? Something like "the 40's ain't that bad." Well, I lied. I NEVER had hangovers into the following evening when I was in my 20's/30's!) Anyway, glad I didn't come on here when I got in - goodness knows what tripe I'd have posted!As for today.......unlike my hangover, the weather improved as the day wore on. Sunny start soon gave way to cloudier skies, and then there was a very brief but very sharp shower in the late morning. But all change after that. The clouds slowly but surely melted away after about 2 o'clock. And by just after 3, we were left with cloud-free skies. Down to 14.3° now though, with a quarter of an hour before the sun sets, so I reckon a "chilly" one (comparatively speaking) could be on the cards tonight.Right, off to guzzle another pint of water. Though maybe I should try some hair of the dog which ravaged me.

I fully sympathise with you there mate. I was also out on the lash last night, and I'm still shaking now, and have a banging head 😵. I did try the hair of the dog earlier, much to Mrs LeighD's disgust, but the fumes of the alcohol made me feel pretty sick, so I decided to give it a miss... Weather wise I think it's been okay here every time I peered out of the window with shades on, it was bright sun. The only time that changed was around lunch time, when the heavens opened for 10 mins. The Mrs had the hump with me then, as I was unable to run out in the garden by her side to collect the washing. Instead I said 'its breezy it will dry soon' if looks could kill 😄. Have a great rest of the weekend guys

[Summer of 76]

For all of those who have banging heads from too much drink

 

 

 

 

HELLO

 

 

and on a weather related matter that shower seemed to split in two and go either side of here, maybe a new triangle is moving in on the patch
 

 

 

[Steve C]

Evening all,

 

On the lash last night, and STILL hungover! So treat me gently. (And what did I say on here the other day? Something like "the 40's ain't that bad." Well, I lied. I NEVER had hangovers into the following evening when I was in my 20's/30's!) Anyway, glad I didn't come on here when I got in - goodness knows what tripe I'd have posted!

 

As for today.......unlike my hangover, the weather improved as the day wore on. Sunny start soon gave way to cloudier skies, and then there was a very brief but very sharp shower in the late morning. But all change after that. The clouds slowly but surely melted away after about 2 o'clock. And by just after 3, we were left with cloud-free skies. Down to 14.3° now though, with a quarter of an hour before the sun sets, so I reckon a "chilly" one (comparatively speaking) could be on the cards tonight.

 

Right, off to guzzle another pint of water. Though maybe I should try some hair of the dog which ravaged me.

He he! I've never suffered for 24 hours - must be my greater than half Irish ancestry. 

 

Home after an afternoon drink (or a few) myself. A funny story from today was that a boisterous Labrador knocked over a pint of strong beer on a table nearby. He then proceeded to lap up a fair amount of it and then fell asleep for a couple of hours! He was okay though, when I left the pub - not my local. 

[Anvils in the Sky]

He he! I've never suffered for 24 hours - must be my greater than half Irish ancestry. 

 

Home after an afternoon drink (or a few) myself. A funny story from today was that a boisterous Labrador knocked over a pint of strong beer on a table nearby. He then proceeded to lap up a fair amount of it and then fell asleep for a couple of hours! He was okay though, when I left the pub - not my local. 

 

When I was a kiddie, a friend of my nan's gave her budgie some sherry. She thought he might like a change from water.

He had some......and fell off his perch!

 

 

I fully sympathise with you there mate. I was also out on the lash last night, and I'm still shaking now, and have a banging head . I did try the hair of the dog earlier, much to Mrs LeighD's disgust, but the fumes of the alcohol made me feel pretty sick, so I decided to give it a miss...

Weather wise I think it's been okay here every time I peered out of the window with shades on, it was bright sun. The only time that changed was around lunch time, when the heavens opened for 10 mins. The Mrs had the hump with me then, as I was unable to run out in the garden by her side to collect the washing. Instead I said 'its breezy it will dry soon' if looks could kill . Have a great rest of the weekend guys

Hair of the dog is the best cure. But it's also the hardest to swallow. Literally.

And so I don't get told off for talking non-weather stuff.......it'd crystal clear out there, and 12.9°. (And all the solar lights are on. They still had two hours of charging to go, at this time of day a couple of months back!)

[HammerJack]

For all of those who have banging heads from too much drink

HELLO

and on a weather related matter that shower seemed to split in two and go either side of here, maybe a new triangle is moving in on the patch

Oi tone it down. That big red writing hurts my poor head. 😉To stay on topic, clear skies here now (not like my head) and 13c. I'm off now to climb the wooden hill to bed. Laters guy and girls

[Captain Shortwave]

Evening all.

Been a nice day here, dry and pleasant with sunny spells. The hedgehog has come back for it's dinner so it looks like we have a new resident in the garden.

[Snowangel-MK]

Had a 10 minute thunder storm in MK at 4:50pm - it wasn't the best timing as I was just packing three bags into the car and was on my way to pick mr P up from work, the rain was torrential with hail stones as well but by the time I got to central MK it was bone dry so I'm not sure he believed my excuse for being late !

Edited September 7, 2013 by MKsnowangel

[john pike]

http://www.weathercharts.org/ukmomslp.htm

oops wrong link before

Update soon but tomorrow not looking to great now

Hi mk
If that happened to me I would have got I thought you knew what the weather was going to do :-)

Edited September 7, 2013 by john pike

[abruzzi spur]

Thanks for the updates John, much appreciated as ever.

I'm doing a bit of writing at the moment, and it's almost all nature/weather related so hopefully it's ok if I post the odd piece on here. Anyway, here's the latest, prompted by an early Autumn walk today:

Summer ebbs, fades, westerly setting

Autumn shifts, stretches

Rolls out of summer’s bed

Gently brash

Colours wait as innocents blackberry pick

And sloes, sour for ever, ripen

In sight of squirrels dead on the road

And rose hips sharpen

Above the Downs a storm

Below a haven

As rose hips fade

And dead squirrels sharpen

[Bluebreezer54]

The BBC take a lot of stick at times but I can't think of another broadcasting company in the world I would want covering The Last Night Of The Proms, or a number of other events they have covered superbly this summer.

 

The storms just evaded me here this afternoon, very localised it would seem, currently 13c.

[john pike]

hi bb

 

the last night is really good and the bbc coverage was excellent and i do not like classical music as a rule

 

hi abru

 

v.nice

 

fax update

 

tomorrow

 

a weak westerly flow

 

looks dry up to around 2ish then showers around some heavy moving in from the west

 

temps around 18

 

monday

 

a weak northerly flow

 

temps around 16-18 degrees

 

looks mainly dry but light showers and low cloud persisting north east of the region

 

foggy start likely

 

rain overnight

 

tuesday

 

a breezy northerly flow

 

looks dry but chance of some showers in the late afternoon

 

temps 16 degrees but feeling a tad chilly in the wind

 

wednesday

 

a breezy northerly flow

 

temps somewhere around 16-18 degrees

 

slight risk of showers north of the region and fog poss as well

 

thursday

 

a breezy west to north west flow

 

chance again of some showers after lunch

 

temps around 16 degrees

 

 

note sunshine levels lower due to more cloudcover

 

chilly evening temps and fog in local areas

 

ukmo at 144

a weak north west flow

 

should stay dry but cloudy again

 

temps around 18 degrees