How's the weather?

[A Lark Ascending]

Still unseasonally warm. The whole of November was overcast and now the North has had awful floods.

Should be sunny today but still cloudy here (though a nice blue spread in the North). Tomorrow we're promised a bit of snow in late afternoon! 

On Tuesday we had one of those changeable days with mighty, ever changing cloud formations and some of the most spectacular rainbows I've seen.

The Last Days are clearly upon us.  

Edited December 11, 2015 by A Lark Ascending

[BillF]

1 hour ago, A Lark Ascending said:

 

 

The Last Days are clearly upon us.  

You're probably right! In the past few days green shoots have appeared on my hedge and birds are active in a spring-like way. Sufficiently paranoid to have been looking at the Dept of Environment's flood risk map (put in your postcode). Looks quite reassuring now, but when it was first published a decade ago there was an outcry about the extent of flooding risk and a "revised" version was issued. On the original a once-in-a-hundred-years flooding of the Mersey brought the waters to within 200 yards of my front door  Recent events have shown us that once in a hundred years probably means before 2020.

[sidewinder]

Spot on...The pigeons are already crapping on my study window, which means it must be Spring ! 

Edited December 11, 2015 by sidewinder

[Tim McG]

Rain...can you believe it?

California's 5th storm so far this season. That's more than all of the last four years combined.

Bring on the rain!

[A Lark Ascending]

5 hours ago, BillF said:

You're probably right! In the past few days green shoots have appeared on my hedge and birds are active in a spring-like way. Sufficiently paranoid to have been looking at the Dept of Environment's flood risk map (put in your postcode). Looks quite reassuring now, but when it was first published a decade ago there was an outcry about the extent of flooding risk and a "revised" version was issued. On the original a once-in-a-hundred-years flooding of the Mersey brought the waters to within 200 yards of my front door  Recent events have shown us that once in a hundred years probably means before 2020.

It flooded the middle of Worksop in 2009 - up the main road to about half a mile from me. Nothing like that at any time in the 24 years I've lived here. But then it has only heavily snowed once. I expected to spend three months of each year snowed in this far north! 

[Hardbopjazz]

NY, It's 60F degrees 15.5C. Way above what is normal. Thanks to El Niño. 

Edited December 11, 2015 by Hardbopjazz

[JSngry]

We were around 80 this afternoon...went to the Christmas tree lot in shorts and a t-shirt, came back in a pinesap tuxedo, pity there's no gig tonight to wear it to.

[Scott Dolan]

Hit 69 here this afternoon. I believe that's what we needed for the record high for this date, IIRC. Still getting at or below freezing every night, but the last few days have been high 50's to high 60's. 

Oh, and the ground thawed today. Lots of wet pavement...

[gmonahan]

A might bit damp here in Portland, Oregon.  I'm growing webbing between my fingers.......

 

 

gregmo

[danasgoodstuff]

1 hour ago, gmonahan said:

A might bit damp here in Portland, Oregon.  I'm growing webbing between my fingers.......

 

 

gregmo

Understatement of the year right there, where you here in '96?

[gmonahan]

22 hours ago, danasgoodstuff said:

Understatement of the year right there, where you here in '96?

In Oregon, yes, in Portland, no--moved to the city from Eastern Oregon in 2012.  But hey, if one can't take the rain, this ain't the city to live in, right?  That said, it really HAS been wet!!

 

gregmo

[A Lark Ascending]

Daffodils come early! One of many sightings over the last few weeks. These were spotted near Luccombe, Somerset by Rachel Finlayson on 12 December.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35102687

I keep spotting trees that look ready to bud.

There are going to be tears! 

[sidewinder]

13 minutes ago, A Lark Ascending said:

Daffodils come early! One of many sightings over the last few weeks. These were spotted near Luccombe, Somerset by Rachel Finlayson on 12 December.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35102687

I keep spotting trees that look ready to bud.

There are going to be tears! 

Exmoor - some weird micro-climates up there..

[danasgoodstuff]

On 12/14/2015 at 10:23 AM, gmonahan said:

In Oregon, yes, in Portland, no--moved to the city from Eastern Oregon in 2012.  But hey, if one can't take the rain, this ain't the city to live in, right?  That said, it really HAS been wet!!

 

gregmo

In '96 the Willamette was so high the falls in Oregon City nearly disappeared!

[kinuta]

Still very mild.

Mid December and we've barely used any heating.

A light jacket is enough outside. 

[A Lark Ascending]

Don't know if this was just standard newspaper Chicken Licken syndrome but they were saying that the winter solstice temperature today is higher than the summer solstice in June!  

[Scott Dolan]

I don't doubt it. Gonna be 60 and sunny here for Christmas. It'll almost be like I'm back in Florida again. 

[Tim McG]

Rain, beautiful rain.

 

[A Lark Ascending]

Coming down in torrents.

They must be despairing in Cumbria. The TV pictures were terrible - third inundation in Appleby, a place I remember from several very happy summers down by the river. 

[sidewinder]

Pretty rough down here this morning as well but they seem to have turned the taps off for the afternoon..

[paul secor]

Rain seems to be clearing and it's supposed to be near 70 today. Crazy, but after the last two bitterly cold winters I'll take it as long as it lasts - probably not for long.

[Tim McG]

Cold with rain in the Valley and snow in the mountains this afternoon.

Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Edited December 24, 2015 by Tim McG

[fasstrack]

Warm and rainy in NYC. We had two cold days last week, but it's been downright balmy most of the time. 

[kinuta]

Bright sunshine, clear blue sky, 9C.

[paul secor]

Sun's out. Temp's about 50. I'm happy.