Whats the weather like near you?

[Stere]

According to this its got sunnier in winter  which i find suprising but annual variation is pretty big.

 

UK temperature, rainfall and sunshine time series

WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK

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Time series graphs of climate variables for previous months, seasons and years

 

 

 

Edited February 18 by Stere

[Big J]

38 minutes ago, Stere said:

According to this its got sunnier in winter  which i find suprising but annual variation is pretty big.

 

UK temperature, rainfall and sunshine time series

WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK

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Time series graphs of climate variables for previous months, seasons and years

 

 

 

 

I think it's just more the extremes. More winter, more rain, more sunny periods. It's like the weather has been turned up to 11. 

 

Minus 6c frost last night, but up to a couple of degrees above freezing now. Snow forecast for this evening, but a longer term forecas of generally bleh weather. Scraping a frost some nights, 4-7c through the day. 

 

Looking forward to Spring now. We've had 10 weeks of snow cover so far this winter, and I'm sure that we'll have more. I enjoy the snow, but there does come a point where a bit of warmth is welcome.

[Will C]

Chin up, just think of all that mud when the snow melts!

[Doug Tait]

Wet morning here, and windy, but turned out nice.

 

[swinny]

Weathers been shite since Xmas. Such a crap start to the year in fairness. Wetter than an otters pocket

[woody paul]

Rain again, I am thinking it would be nice to have a bit of snow just for a change. 

[sime42]

I just want less rain! And more frost.

 

Parts of UK may have had wettest February on record

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

 

[Big J]

3 hours ago, sime42 said:

I just want less rain! And more frost.

 

Parts of UK may have had wettest February on record

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

 

 

My friend's (he's a deputy chief forecaster at the Metoffice) weather station just north of Exeter recorded over 180mm of rain for February (final total still to be confirmed). That's more than Feb 2020, which was the month that resolved us to leave the UK (after wading knee deep in liquid mud on a clearfell site for a month). 

It's been quite mild here this month, which has resulted in the ski slope closing a little earlier than usual. The ice has only just melted on the lake (after 2 months of it being frozen) and there is no snow no except for on the slope.

A few mm of rain is forecast over the weekend with 8c, and then returning to slightly colder weather next week with daily frosts and 4-5c highs. No rain, minimal wind and quite pleasant really. 

 

I do feel that the persistently and increasingly wet winters in the UK really inhibit people's ability to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Landowners don't want people on their land as everything gets churned up and the public get sick of getting plastered in mud. There is obviously no actual solution to this, but it's notable that folk tend to spend a lot more time outdoors here in winter, despite the climate being far harsher on paper. 

[sime42]

I know exactly what you mean. We went for what should have been a nice walk last weekend, but it was somewhat spoilt by all the mud everywhere.

 

 

That was meant to be a public footpath.

 

 

[Big J]

That's grim. What can you do with that? What if you have restricted mobility? Or a pushchair? 

A sign of times to come sadly. As the climate warms, British winters will get wetter, windier and warmer. Far fewer frosts, more flooding and increasing difficulty in doing anything outside without needing to be a shareholder in Persil.