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GezM
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31 October 2024 17:05:59
I was worried that this dry, quiet period would be a gloomfest but I have to say that so far it has been better than I expected. A bit of drizzle early in the week but with a few bits of sun here and there and today has been glorious after early fog cleared
Living in St Albans, Herts (116m asl)

Working at Luton Airport, Beds (160m asl)

DEW
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31 October 2024 17:52:00

I was worried that this dry, quiet period would be a gloomfest but I have to say that so far it has been better than I expected. A bit of drizzle early in the week but with a few bits of sun here and there and today has been glorious after early fog cleared

Originally Posted by: GezM 

Lucky you! The sun put in an appearance here today for all of 10 minutes :(


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Chichester 12m asl

Retron
31 October 2024 17:54:47

Lucky you! The sun put in an appearance here today for all of 10 minutes :(

Originally Posted by: DEW 

A similar total here - it's been steel-grey cloud for the rest of the time and barely a puff of wind. The washing didn't dry at all on the line, so it's in front of the dehumidifier now!

Still, at least it's better than gales...


Leysdown, north Kent
doctormog
31 October 2024 17:58:18
It has been a lively, very mild, mostly sunny day here today with a a glorious sunset. Currently a pleasantly mild 16.2°C.
fairweather
01 November 2024 18:49:07
The BBC insisting on sticking to its mild theme for her when the reality is that the thick cloud which they have forecast has kept it cool and dismal with it hanging  around 11.4C all afternoon.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
fairweather
02 November 2024 10:51:32
Another dark, cloudy, wet morning here. Overnight light rain and still drizzle now. How are the weather presenters missing these embedded fronts on the fax charts that are clearly giving this rain? They keep banging on about dry weather and High pressure and mild but the only bit that is right is the HP! 12.4C here right now, 11.00 am.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
DEW
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03 November 2024 08:21:34
Infuriating to see the the BBC forecast with the aerial view of cloud - the whole of France cloudless while anywhere north of that (until you get to E Scotland) has continuous overcast.
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography - Ambrose Bierce

Chichester 12m asl

idj20
03 November 2024 09:11:34
Could have done with this set up in high summer. Still, anything to keep the angry Atlantic at bay for as long as possible will do and I’ve got other hobbies anyway. 😅

Good job we no longer rely on coal for heating, electricity and transportation as smog would be a serious issue by now.


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Jiries
04 November 2024 07:14:52

Could have done with this set up in high summer. Still, anything to keep the angry Atlantic at bay for as long as possible will do and I’ve got other hobbies anyway. 😅

Good job we no longer rely on coal for heating, electricity and transportation as smog would be a serious issue by now.

Originally Posted by: idj20 

It been pollution for days now with near tan alike dirty skies as if was cloud should be white grey one.  Heating on often than before due to no sun but was much warmer during zonal sunny slots so once this unwelcome HP out of the way.  I rely on sunny slots in between pressure as soon as HP move in that it cloudy and rain return again as it happens all the time.  HP is no longer good anymore and it winter snow killer and summer killer now.

Martybhoy
04 November 2024 16:17:18
Much colder than forecast here this afternoon. 6.5 degrees vs the forecast 11.
200m above sea level

Rural East Ayrshire

Near to the village of Sorn

Col
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04 November 2024 17:08:40
What happened to that drier SE wind that was supposed to kick in and break up the cloud somewhat and give some sun? I'm sure at the back end of last week it was due yesterday now on Monday I'm still waiting.
Col

Bolton, Lancashire

160m asl

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StoneCroze
04 November 2024 17:35:11

What happened to that drier SE wind that was supposed to kick in and break up the cloud somewhat and give some sun? I'm sure at the back end of last week it was due yesterday now on Monday I'm still waiting.

Originally Posted by: Col 

Tell me about it, like living in a tupperware box. 

No flights today due thick fog.


Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)
Jiries
04 November 2024 20:25:18

What happened to that drier SE wind that was supposed to kick in and break up the cloud somewhat and give some sun? I'm sure at the back end of last week it was due yesterday now on Monday I'm still waiting.

Originally Posted by: Col 

HP is no good anymore, it just bring cloud, rain and dull weather non-stop any time of the year now.  I have plans to survive this horrible cloudy climate is to go out or do gardening during the clearance time which is the only time we see sunshine for a day before nasty cloudy wet Hp move in again and stay indoors most times,   

fairweather
05 November 2024 12:26:50
Forecast been a joke lately. Been promising a southerly change for days now including midnight forecast. But nope - still a NW drift this morning, still thick cloud and 11.2C. 
S.Essex, 42m ASL
fairweather
06 November 2024 10:53:50
Well its got even worse. Can't remember ever feeling this depressed before. Obviously not just the weather but I mean 9.5C and constant drizzle. All forecasters of everything are on a different planet at the moment!
S.Essex, 42m ASL
scillydave
06 November 2024 22:08:10
Fairweather if you think it's bad where you are then spare a thought for Wales - the whole country has had zero hours of sunshine so far in November! Mind you Tiree is leading the gloomy field with just 2.7hrs in the last fortnight!
Currently living at roughly 65m asl North of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Formerly of, Birdlip, highest village in the Cotswolds and snow heaven in winter; Hawkinge in Kent - roof of the South downs and Isles of Scilly, paradise in the UK.

Caz
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07 November 2024 06:21:31
I can’t remember when we last saw the sun, or had a breath of wind but we could actually see clouds yesterday afternoon for a change.  That is, the sky was various shades of grey for a while, instead of just a solid block of grey.  We’ve had a few misty early mornings and one day with a bit of drizzle but a few days when I’ve put washing on the line and despite it hanging limply, it has actually dried.

 Surprisingly, the trees are looking quite spectacular in their autumn dress but I suspect one gust of wind and they’ll be bare.  But the dry and mild weather makes walking in the woods very pleasant.  Despite the lack of sun, we’re still generating a small amount of solar power and the heating is hardly needed, so our fuel bills aren’t affected much yet.


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Windy Willow
07 November 2024 10:06:29
It's been grey and gloomy here also, for much of the last week, some misty mornings, with the exception of yesterday which was misty pretty much all day. The trees on the green have lovely autumn colour as well as all around the village, however one of them is now pretty bare with the others not far behind and the birch trees in the neighbours gardens are lovely and golden and it's very pretty when there is a bit of breeze with the leaves fluttering to the ground, past the garden end, living room window. A very romanticised autumn for me. It's a huge difference from a town version of autumn and as you can probably tell I am loving it. Truly a country gal at heart 😊

We've only put the heating on for a couple of hours in the late afternoon to blast the chill out of the rooms, and that's been sufficient and if it's much cooler we've had a fire lit from around 7pm in the living room, which will burn for a couple of hours and that's been lovely too. Far from depressed here!


South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

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doctormog
07 November 2024 20:56:15
We have been very lucky here I think in terms of sunshine this month, even though today has been cloudier. 

The dry and milder conditions are certainly welcome (but naturally I won’t complain if and when the snow arrives…at some point!)


Caz
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08 November 2024 06:12:26
I got a bit excited yesterday evening when my anemometer started moving a little for the first time in days.  It’s still attempting to move this morning but doesn’t have the energy to keep going.  No, I’m not complaining about this current spell of weather.  It isn’t causing damage like the floods we had last year, or the winds that felled trees and roofs.  I’m careful what I wish for. 
Market Warsop, North Nottinghamshire.

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Bolty
08 November 2024 07:10:29
8 days into November and I don't think I've seen the Sun once yet. This really is the worst time of year for high pressure.
Scott

Blackrod, Lancashire (4 miles south of Chorley) at 156m asl.

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fairweather
08 November 2024 15:27:15
Last 10 days almost dark 24/7. Another day waiting for the mild southerly 9.2C. Cold in the easterly breeze.
S.Essex, 42m ASL
Saint Snow
08 November 2024 15:58:44
With our eldest at Uni and youngest now almost 17 and with a full social life, flexibility in terms of us all having a day out in the Lakes has gone. We've had this Sunday inked in for a couple of weeks. I know that weather in autumn is unpredictable but for all the dry weather that's been around - and will be again from Monday onwards - it's a bummer that the first real rain in the Lakes within a 2/3 week window will be on the day we're up there.

Still, it'll fit with the darkness of my mood this week 😪


Martin

Home: St Helens (26m asl) Work: Manchester (75m asl)

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richardabdn
08 November 2024 17:20:05
Yet another absolutely horrific month of unadulterated 21st Century weather hell. Once again a complete lack of variety and changeability.

Five completely sunless days already meaning that this year’s total has set a new record of 62 with 53 days of potential garbage still to go. Can see it reaching 75 or even 80 no bother at this rate.

Yesterday was as grim as it gets.  Gloomy, murky, damp, drizzly, unusable, unhealthy and depressing beyond words with an utterly foul double digit min of 10.8C followed by disgusting day temperatures that were even lower, before rising after dark. 

Today more of the same crud with non-existent diurnal ranges and feeling downright cold and nasty with the lack of sun and wind out of the vile SE quadrant.

Meanwhile it reaches 18C on the Moray Firth. Would have had that here in the past as well because mild weather always came on a SW flow not this excrement. Little wonder we haven't set any max temperature records since 2012. A truly dire time to be alive for anyone with an interest in meteorology.

Almost every single night has been disgustingly mild apart from one which dropped to a near average 3.7C. Nothing close to the long overdue first frost and hasn't been one since 4th March which is the longest frost-free period I have ever witnessed by a country mile. However, unbelievably, 1959 appears to have recorded no air frost at Craibstone between 16th February and 11th November, inclusive, meaning another three weeks of this crud would need to be endured before that record is beaten.

Truly awful autumn.  1974 on steroids. Cold grot that switched to mild grot as soon as it would be cold enough for a frost. Also the trees were almost completely bare by the start of November which is the earliest I can ever remember, resulting in an extension to the utterly grim and depressing dead season.


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Essan
08 November 2024 17:58:37

Five completely sunless days already meaning that .....

richardabdn;1609061

..... you've obviously had loads more sunshine than us, you greedy bugger!    

Down here, after 8 days, we are currently on 0% average sunshine and 0% average rainfall.    And its not even been warm.  

Oh to live where you do!    You lucky, lucky LUCKY person!  😃 


Andy

Evesham, Worcs, Albion - 35m asl

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