Autumn 2018

[Terminal Moraine]

It was the sunniest October here since 2008 which recorded 1 hour more ( 104.5 hrs this year, 144% of average ) but was well down on 2003 which recorded 131.3 hrs. It looks as though the year will end up as the sunniest since 2003. We've had 1307 hrs to the end of October and the 12 month total in 2003 was 1567 hrs.

 

[Snowyowl9]

November will make up for it for being dull.

[damianslaw]

4 hours ago, Snowyowl9 said:

November will make up for it for being dull.

Yes an impending dull period for many especially in the west, barely any sunshine forecast for the next few days..

[northwestsnow]

Well i thoroughly enjoyed the mini cold snap last week but my goodness the next 2 weeks minimum look plain awful for my neck of the woods, mild wet and windy- YUK!!!

[sundog]

I love this time of yr when the weather is cold and crisp. However Nov can be one hell of a dreary depressing month when we have mild wet muck.

[Weather-history]

80 years ago today, Britain had an exceptionally mild 5th of November, a max of 21.1C was recorded that day

[Methuselah]

Still having some pretty warm temperatures, and still the outlook is even more uncertain than usual. Since mid-October, we've seen it go from 26C to -8C and now it's back up to around 18C...Whatever initiated the SSW seems to have ushered in a prolonged period of ruts and extremes...?

It could be Fred's LIA Footprint or it could be something else entirely. But, whatever it is, it'd better last through the coming winter.

[Snowyowl9]

Just about made 10c today,fog earlier.

[damianslaw]

12 hours ago, sundog said:

I love this time of yr when the weather is cold and crisp. However Nov can be one hell of a dreary depressing month when we have mild wet muck.

Yes, see my post in the model output - many words to describe November beginning with a 'D'. It can deliver lovely cold crisp weather, but more often than not it is mild, dank and dreary misery.

[Summer Sun]

Otterbourne in Hampshire recorded a high of 18.3c yesterday

 

[ItNeverSnowsInWindsor]

Given the mild outlook, at least the lakes will not cool down any more to allow more open water swimming at Bray lake

Edited November 6, 2018 by prolongedSnowLover

[Weather-history]

After the warmest October on record, there were early season snowfalls 17 years ago

 

[hillbilly]

Despite the showers in recent weeks it is still amazingly dry here especially following such a dry summer.

Local met office has a total of 228mm for the 6 months since May,only 1995 and 1989 were drier in the last 100 years

Edited November 8, 2018 by hillbilly

[Stationary Front]

195mm from May 25th 

[reef]

We've had just 227.8mm since 27th April. Its been an exceptionally dry period.

[NorthYorksWeather]

Pretty wild out there tonight, just had our highest gust of the Autumn at 48mph, wind averaging 27mph from the SSE with lashing rain at the windows.

Glad I'm at home by the fire

[matt111]

233.0mm here since 1st May.

The grass has almost fully recovered from the very dry summer but it's taken until now and there's been a number of shorter dry spells since that long dry spell.

Nice to have something interesting this evening after such a long period without anything of interest. 

 

[Mokidugway]

17 minutes ago, matt111 said:

233.0mm here since 1st May.

The grass has almost fully recovered from the very dry summer but it's taken until now and there's been a number of shorter dry spells since that long dry spell.

Nice to have something interesting this evening after such a long period without anything of interest. 

 

Most of my grass has been washed away in the incessant  debris  flows ,flash floods and drizzle, summers just a distant memory like tears in rain

Edited November 10, 2018 by Mokidugway

[Summer Sun]

 

[matty007]

On 10/11/2018 at 00:05, Mokidugway said:

Most of my grass has been washed away in the incessant  debris  flows ,flash floods and drizzle, summers just a distant memory like tears in rain

Indeed. Miss Summer so much already. 

[feb1991blizzard]

9 hours ago, Summer Sun said:

 

 

Make the most of it!!  -  btw did you see the 12z GFS operational run???    You were the first person that sprang to mind when i watched it unfold - its not particulary very mild apart from this week, but the pressure pattern is right up your street.

Edited November 12, 2018 by feb1991blizzard

[Summer Sun]

 

[Scorcher]

Stunning day today, so nice to get some mild, sunny weather into mid-November. It really shortens the winter as far as I'm concerned. I find it hard to remember a better feeling day for warmth in mid November.

[Summer Sun]

7 minutes ago, Scorcher said:

Stunning day today, so nice to get some mild, sunny weather into mid-November. It really shortens the winter as far as I'm concerned. I find it hard to remember a better feeling day for warmth in mid November.

Still feeling chilly in the shade with the breeze

[Scorcher]

36 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Still feeling chilly in the shade with the breeze

Not so much here...