Whats the weather like near you?

[Stubby]

38 minutes ago, Big J said:

Dropping to consistently below freezing by the weekend. Really chuffed about that as hovering around freezing means a lot more ice than solidly below. 

 

How you doing Jonathan . You seem happy now in your new life . Long may it continue matey . 

[Big J]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

How you doing Jonathan . You seem happy now in your new life . Long may it continue matey . 

 

Yeah, very good thanks! 

 

Busy as hell between family, work and cycling over 1000km a month. We're all looking forward to the ski season (end of Dec/start of January hopefully).

 

Spending a lot of time on the bike (much of which is commuting now, and I've got three cycle tours that I'm leading for a UK holiday company next year) gives me a lot of time to process the stresses of day to day life. I didn't have that in the UK, and it'd be hard to find hours and hours of traffic free cycling anywhere in GB sadly. 

[Bob_z_l]

Cool  start and the nicest sunrise for a while.

Thankfully no rain.

 

[eggsarascal]

It’s gone cold quickly, 13 degrees yesterday, 3 degrees today. Winter on its way.

[Big J]

Properly sub zero here now. Went out for 67km of gravel cycling this morning on crisp, frozen (but ice and snow free) tracks and gravel/sand roads. Between minus 2 and 4c all the way around.

I think we'll see minus 10c this weekend, and maybe a bit colder next week. Good chance of seeing aurora borealis tomorrow evening too

[Stubby]

Minus 2 by three o clock in the morning here . Filled up all the bird feeders .

Edited November 25, 2023 by Stubby

[Big J]

Didn't get above minus 2c here today after minus 7c overnight. Minus 7c again now, forecast to drop a bit further overnight. It'll make for a chilly commute in the morning. Cycling in those temps results in 'beard-cicles', which my daughters find very amusing. 

 

Snow production on the ski slope is starting imminently. Has to be below minus 3 or 4c, or a touch milder if the humidity is low (which it is - barely any frost forming).

 

A few photos from the weekend:

 

[Big J]

Minus 10c on the cycle ride to work this morning. Was absolutely fine with my heated socks and ski mitts. Really enjoy it.

 

A centimetre of snow fell yesterday and I was following my tyre tracks from yesterday this morning. No one else had been on the gravel road ☺️

[eggsarascal]

‘Twas cold in my box this morning, had problems with a power outage yesterday, the bloke who owns the unit got a spark out who restored power only for it to fail during the night. I’ve shoved the genny outside until the spark can get back later today.

[sime42]

6 hours ago, Big J said:

Minus 10c on the cycle ride to work this morning. Was absolutely fine with my heated socks and ski mitts. Really enjoy it.

 

A centimetre of snow fell yesterday and I was following my tyre tracks from yesterday this morning. No one else had been on the gravel road ☺️

 

Sounds like a nice commute to me. I love the peace and quiet that comes with snowfall.

 

Not heard of heated socks. How do they work then, battery powered?