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Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

RE: Weather Watch 2023...

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Stay warm Maddog, those temperatures would be severe even for Manchester, and unheard of in the daytime.
I went for a 3 mile walk last night..

It was brisk out. 🥶
Brisk??? That's a bit of an understatement.

The snow has all but melted here, I'm a bit disappointed.

Still way below freezing, but we seem to have dodged any serious problems.

I know a few people who had frozen pipes, but a space heater fixed the problem..

I think tomorrow we get above freezing for the first time since Saturday morning.

But we have another round on its way..

Maddog · Go Outside

An explanation of a "Texas Norther" back when they were lethal around here, because their wasn't any way to predict them yet..

It's finally winter outside, which makes the Texas Quote of the Day quite relevant:

"Never shall I forget that trip to Laredo. .. for I suffered much on it, physically and mentally. The weather was very trying for one so new to the country as I. The days were extremely warm and the nights uncomfortably cool. During the day the sun blazed in the heavens and the rays beat down on our heads with tropical force, but no sooner did the shades of night come on than the air grew icy cold, and before morning it was freezing. Two hours after the sun arose the next day, the terrible heat began again. To add to the discomfort of these extreme changes in temperature, water was very scarce and rattlesnakes extremely plentiful.

It was on this journey that I first experienced a Texas 'norther.' It came upon us early one afternoon. Will Ross and I were riding about a mile ahead of the wagon. We were coatless, and our shirts were open at the throats, for the heat was stifling. Suddenly, without the slightest warning, an icy wind swept across the prairie from the north. It chilled us, through and through, in a few seconds.

'Hello! A norther's coming,' said Will Ross. 'We'd better go back and get our coats.'
We turned back to the wagon, but when we attempted to ride in the teeth of that terribly cold wind, we suffered so that we gave up the attempt. We dismounted and stood in the lee of our horses until the wagon came lumbering up. Then we bundled into our coats and overcoats and rode on to a creek, a mile or so ahead. There, under the shelter of one of the banks, we built a great fire and went into camp, to remain until the 'norther' should blow itself out. This, Ross knew from experience, would be in two days.

A 'norther' invariably blows from the north for twenty-four hours. Then it comes back, almost as cold, from the south for twenty-four hours more. The third day there is no wind, but the cold continues, gradually abating until, on the fourth day, the temperature is what it was before the 'norther' came. I have been in New Hampshire when the thermometer marked forty degrees below zero; I have passed a night, lost in a snowstorm, in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; but never have I suffered so from the cold as I have in a Texas 'norther.'"

----- N.A. Jennings, "A Texas Ranger," 1899

Maddog · Go Outside

Come on over Sunday.

You'll feel right at home.

Well head down to the pub for a pint and eat spotted dick and jellied eels..

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Wall to wall clear blue skies and zero degrees.
Beautiful day and the beach at Penrhyn Bay and the associated cafes and shops busy.
Heading for minus three.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Minus 11 in some parts last night....that's extreme for here.
No snow now, but the fields are white with frost even though the sun is out.

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Zero and snowing.

Vita · Know It All

Finally got snow today!!

They've been threatening snow up to our oxters all week but not a snowflake here until a few hours ago.

Shorty is quite taken with it.

Vita · Know It All

jackthelad wrote:
Zero and snowing.

My brother and his pal are down in Wales for The Alarm 40th concert.

Says it's nice.

Magica · Go Outside

Vita wrote:
jackthelad wrote:
Zero and snowing.
My brother and his pal are down in Wales for The Alarm 40th concert.
Says it's nice.

My daughter's just come back from S. Wales. Says it was freezing, but such wonderful walks up the massive hills.

Maddog · Go Outside

Still chilly here. From my hike today..

-- Edited by Syl on Saturday 20th of January 2024 12:34:39 PM

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Warm and wet at 6 and drizzling.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

The whole of the UK has storm and wind warnings, up to 80mph, for tonight, and again for Tuesday.
It's set to go up to 14c on Tuesday...we are having very topsy turvy weather.

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Just got in and what a drive!
Chunks of tree all over the roads almost everywhere.
Some localised flooding but nothing serious yet.
Highest wind recorded today in UK is Capel Curig here in North Wales.
100 MPH and more expected in the next couple of hours.
The power is flickering a lot.

Magica · Go Outside

Very windy here, but had far worse tbh

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Magica wrote:
Very windy here, but had far worse tbh

Same here Mags.

Naming them is a new practice and it makes it seem there's more of them or they're somehow more important.

Wind gusts in N Wales of 90 mph earlier but it seems to have quietened down a bit. Thing is the storm hasn't fully arrived yet!

Magica · Go Outside

jackthelad wrote:
Magica wrote:
Very windy here, but had far worse tbh
Same here Mags.
Naming them is a new practice and it makes it seem there's more of them or they're somehow more important.
Wind gusts in N Wales of 90 mph earlier but it seems to have quietened down a bit. Thing is the storm hasn't fully arrived yet!

😲 be safe Jack.

jackthelad · Musing at the Chaos

Magica wrote:
jackthelad wrote:
Magica wrote:
Very windy here, but had far worse tbh
Same here Mags.
Naming them is a new practice and it makes it seem there's more of them or they're somehow more important.
Wind gusts in N Wales of 90 mph earlier but it seems to have quietened down a bit. Thing is the storm hasn't fully arrived yet!
😲 be safe Jack.

Thanx Mags I'll be sleeping in a big armchair tonight with my boots on!

Vita · Know It All

I've known some bad weather in my time but this is something else, it's actually frightening me.

The house is shaking!!

My biggest concern is for my little dog.

The Greenhouse is torn to shreds and is now upside down, wheelie bins have emptied and I have someone's shoes in my garden.

A rare Red Alert has been put in place for parts of Scotland.

Magica · Go Outside

Vita wrote:
I've known some bad weather in my time but this is something else, it's actually frightening me.
The house is shaking!!
My biggest concern is for my little dog.
The Greenhouse is torn to shreds and is now upside down, wheelie bins have emptied and I have someone's shoes in my garden.
A rare Red Alert has been put in place for parts of Scotland.

Oh that's terrible V. Be safe and I hope this storm passes soon.