Weather Report..................

[2cv]

It’s very strange here still blowing strong wind and now the sun is popping out
had to do some repairs to the gazebo during the night due to strong gusty winds

I think that you must be getting the temporary windiness mentioned at the end of the forecast. 32 kts is about 37 mph, so pretty breezy at times there.

 

[Pauljenny]

Solid blue, above.
Gentle breezes.
It'll do .

 

[trixie88]

not as cold as yesterday, damp...slight wind....no rain as yet......thats n. yorks......not very uplifting

 

[trevskoda]

Very gray but dry temp up.

 

[kenspain]

clear blue sky's now and warm but first thing very cold so had to have my coffee and bandy

 

[Pauljenny]

clear blue sky's now and warm but first thing very cold so had to have my coffee and bandy

Same here, Ken.
Coolish Southern breeze. Only 15' at 11am, so allowed a nip with the coffee.
22 in the terrace at lunchtime .
We've just booked our winter holiday.
At El Puerto de Santa Maria, near Cadiz. For the 3 Kings celebration. And the battered fish that they do there . Washed down with Fino Sherry, of course .
Suitcase in the car with knickers for a fortnight .. No idea where or when we'll return .
That's more like it !

 

[Deleted member 11]

Been a cracking day in the southwest; sun's just going to bed

 

[The laird]

Been a cracking day in the southwest; sun's just going to bed

P o and that’s not the ferry company

 

[tonybvi]

We‘ve had a pretty good day here with plenty of sun and not much wind. 13 deg at lunch time and even now in the dark it’s still over 11 deg. Not bad for NE Scotland in December!

 

[Full Member]

The current warm weather in the north of England and in Scotland is a fascinating phenomenon known as the Foehn Effect and described on the BBC website:

UK weather: Why was it so warm on Saturday night?

Temperatures hit 16.8C in northern Scotland overnight - a record for the UK this late in the year.

www.bbc.co.uk

(At least, I found it interesting!).
Here in Hertfordshire it's been a truly lovely day with lots of sunshine from about 1100 to sunset. As the sun lowered itself behind St Albans Cathedral this afternoon the sun's rays happened to be aligned with two windows either side of the huge tower:



Colin

 

[2cv]

The current warm weather in the north of England and in Scotland is a fascinating phenomenon known as the Foehn Effect and described on the BBC website:

UK weather: Why was it so warm on Saturday night?

Temperatures hit 16.8C in northern Scotland overnight - a record for the UK this late in the year.

www.bbc.co.uk

(At least, I found it interesting!).
Here in Hertfordshire it's been a truly lovely day with lots of sunshine from about 1100 to sunset. As the sun lowered itself behind St Albans Cathedral this afternoon the sun's rays happened to be aligned with two windows either side of the huge tower:

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Colin

What the bbc report fails to explain is that the Foehn effect occurs because the air cooling as it rises is moist and therefore cools at the wet adiabatic lapse rate but the air warming as it falls does so at the dry adiabatic lapse rate which is greater resulting in the higher temperature.
Bet you all wanted to know that.

 

[Biggarmac]

What the Foehn effect means is that this morning it was warmer in the NE of Scotland than in the Costa Blanca.

 

[Val54]

What the bbc report fails to explain is that the Foehn effect occurs because the air cooling as it rises is moist and therefore cools at the wet adiabatic lapse rate but the air warming as it falls does so at the dry adiabatic lapse rate which is greater resulting in the higher temperature.
Bet you all wanted to know that.

 

[Jeanette]

Dry and quite mild today (Sunday) later in the afternoon there was a slight breeze tonight it’s cold and dry There was a beautiful sunset today Durham

 

[Wooie1958]

Cold but clear blue skies so should turn into a nice day

 

[Wooie1958]

What the bbc report fails to explain is that the Foehn effect occurs because the air cooling as it rises is moist and therefore cools at the wet adiabatic lapse rate but the air warming as it falls does so at the dry adiabatic lapse rate which is greater resulting in the higher temperature.
Bet you all wanted to know that.

Nice 1 that just confirms what i already knew

 

[Deleted member 11]

Sun's on the rise and looks as though we'em going to have a good day.

 

[2cv]

Cloudy but very mild again, with only a little rain forecast this morning. ️

 

[Full Member]

There's plenty of blue above Hertfordshire this morning with little or no rain forecast for the coming days.
Today the sun will be above the horizon for 7 hours 50 mins 30 sec here at latitude 51° 49' 03". That's a very satisfying 3 mins 48 sec longer than the winter solstice just 8 days ago.
Or more precisely, less satisfying than Scotland, more satisfying than Portugal.

Colin

 

[Pauljenny]

Fair old Day. After 10 degrees at dawn.