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I think too much store is placed on upper temps when looking at wintry potential... although we currently have uppers between -8 and -11c, even though it is from a continental source it less cold than it often is when uppers are +5c!
Tell me about it. Upper temps of -8C according to high res maps right now and it is steadily raining.
and it's not even as though the air is a cold westerly that has crossed the Atlantic allowing for copious mixing.
Yes the air is a cool easterly that has crossed the North Sea. Not unexpected not unforecast. Could be a very cold night in parts of NW Scotland tonight.
This is all rather underwhelming so far. The air temperature has yet to fall below freezing (currently 0.5 ºC) having bottomed out at 0.1 ºC at around 4am. DP currently -2.1 ºC.
Grey leaden skies without even a sniffle of snizzle.
This is all rather underwhelming so far. The air temperature has yet to fall below freezing (currently 0.5 ºC) having bottomed out at 0.1 ºC at around 4am. DP currently -2.1 ºC.Grey leaden skies without even a sniffle of snizzle.
last I looked the DP here was 0.0c and air temp hasnt dropped below +1.2c since this "cold spell" arrived. Earlier in the week, when it was still "mild" we had -2.7c ..... (Obviously not the slightest hint of precipiation from the dull, dull, dull, dull, dull skies, let alone anything vaguely of a wintry nature - though I note we do have rain forecast here on Saturday)And yet you can be sure next winter some folk will still looking for a "beast from the east". Only a vampire with a cold and snow intolerance wants an easterly in winter!
And yet you can be sure next winter some folk will still looking for a "beast from the east". Only a vampire with a cold and snow intolerance wants an easterly in winter!
I'll be one of them because IMBY it's the only way to get icicles, powder snow etc. Bear in mind though that we haven't seen "the beast" since 1997, as for whatever reason it's gone on holiday. This is unprecedented since the year 1900 (at least), as since then there had always been at least two "beasts" per decade.
This current attempt just isn't cold enough aloft, nor is there any low-level cold from a frozen continent.
Agreed and I noticed that so no point to invest weather station here when we don't have any proper interesting temps to read. Before at -8C to -11C we easily get subzero maxes around -1 to -2C. Now it floating at 3-5C and the same from 2008 to 2013 cold spells that saw temps floating at 2-4C days and nights all the time. I had to put down estimated max temps on my data quite often to reflect correctly from the uppers so like once time was -12C uppers I got around 3C max so I put down -3C instead. Same to summer too when once we had 19C uppers here but 23C with rain all day while Benelux and France was hot and sunny at 35-39C so I put down here 34C as a max. It made the data more accurate and a bit interesting and rightly so. I only put down on estimate based on the N France, Benelux temps by 2-3C difference. I was taught in school that UK is only 2-3C difference from the Continent at any time but not acceptable on today 10-15C ranges. July 2015 was a very nasty month when we watch the Continent baking at 35-40C while here got off a false start at 37C slowly drop back to cool 18-22C from 2nd week of July to the end. I wasn't' recording that year but if so I would been putting down on estimated temps every day to reflect what the Continent are doing because I know the past UK always get the Continent heat and storms very easily. I know many who like thunder storms don't see that anymore here now and becoming vey rare.
last I looked the DP here was 0.0c and air temp hasnt dropped below +1.2c since this "cold spell" arrived. Earlier in the week, when it was still "mild" we had -2.7c .....
Similar story here. At least the car's been frost free the last couple of 'cold' days.
I had to put down estimated max temps on my data quite often to reflect correctly from the uppers so like once time was -12C uppers I got around 3C max so I put down -3C instead. Same to summer too when once we had 19C uppers here but 23C with rain all day while Benelux and France was hot and sunny at 35-39C so I put down here 34C as a max. It made the data more accurate and a bit interesting and rightly so.
"Alternative facts", Jiries, I love it
Never dipped below +2c here last night ....terrible for a cold spell.
Particularly as there were some hard frosts around - even in Dartmouth - during January.
Looking good for at least some slight snow further north though.
Particularly as there were some hard frosts around - even in Dartmouth - during January.Looking good for at least some slight snow further north though.
I must admit this Cold Easterly has left me underwhelmed it did not even get to freezing here last night yet in Easterlies past it was always sub Zero day and night so all in all very disappointing...Roll on Spring now.
All easterlies are equal, but some easterlies are more equal than others.