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The Weather

Post by Damo » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:33 am

Anyone else sat up watching this?
I'm currently sat in my van in bandit country. I'm certain there has been some strikes close by.
Really impressive storm

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Re: The Weather

Post by dermotdermot » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:04 am

You are currently “sitting” in your van.

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Re: The Weather

Post by Buxtonclaret » Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:48 am

Kept lighting up the the high hills for ages. Looked like something of a SciFi set.
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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:13 am

Oh. what kind of a sad **** is up at 2:30am just to watch the weather. get a life.

And yes.
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Re: The Weather

Post by spadesclaret » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:19 am

It's exciting watching the lightning and listening for the thunder, especially as there is no rain.
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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:38 am

spadesclaret wrote:It's exciting watching the lightning and listening for the thunder, especially as there is no rain.
It's the best kind of weather. Well worth staying up for, and going for a walk in given the ******* temperature.

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Re: The Weather

Post by spadesclaret » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:35 am

Going for a walk in the heavy rain of a thunder storm was always something I enjoyed until I became dependent on a wheelchair. It's not the same being pushed along in the rain. In fact, it's quite uncomfortable.

The storm has more or less petered out now. Still no rain.

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Re: The Weather

Post by Pearcey » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:18 am

Plenty of rain in Easton, Spades. I was expecting to have our kids in bed with us at some point, but they’re obviously good sleepers.
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Re: The Weather

Post by BFCmaj » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:46 am

Ended up with our children in our bed absolutely petrified. Didn’t get to see it but it sounded pretty amazing!

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Re: The Weather

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:37 am

Got up for a wazz at 3.30am and it was like a bloody firework display all around us here...
Like a "Starwars Battle" scene in the sky.

Helluva rain shower after it too

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Re: The Weather

Post by LeadBelly » Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:45 am

We had it earlier than most down in North Hants I think. I got back into town c 23.40 and walked 2.5 miles back home, eschewing the cabs at the station. Got about half a mile into my walk and then saw the sky to the south and south west was lighting up every few seconds. Weirdly I couldn't hear thunder (though having been at a rock concert may've affected my hearing).
The flashes were getting nearer and nearer & more frequent and I was walking faster & faster to try and avoid the downpour that seemed inevitable. I got home just as a few drops of rain could be felt and the thunder actually heard.
Watched the rest from my upstairs window for the next hour or so. There was very little rain though, I was expecting a massive downpour and my garden pond to be filled up this morning.
Had this tune in my head all morning : Dry Lightening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuMqkzHql0E

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Re: The Weather

Post by lakedistrictclaret » Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:58 am

Thunder, lightening and rain between 12.45 and 4.00 here in the north- West Lakes. My dog was terrified, she jumped into my bed and stayed there all night.

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Re: The Weather

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:11 am

:lol: Getting up to watch the weather,sad f***s. :lol:
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Re: The Weather

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:39 am

Steve1956 wrote::lol: Getting up to watch the weather,sad f***s. :lol:
Nah nature called for me a slightly different fashion than to watch the bloody weather Steve ;)

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Re: The Weather

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:44 am

Bosscat wrote:Nah nature called for me a slightly different fashion than to watch the bloody weather Steve ;)
Snap! About 6 or 7 times a night :lol:
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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:28 pm

The UK is likely to get a new high temperature record tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/11 ... 62019?s=20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So much for global warming.

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Re: The Weather

Post by jrgbfc » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:31 pm

More thunderstorms predicted for tomorrow. From about 7pm for us in Lancashire.
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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Wed Jul 24, 2019 5:38 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Random tip, don't have a shower during it. A lightning strike can be conducted through water and/or the pipes and increase your chances of getting struck.
Please delete this before Damo sees it.
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Re: The Weather

Post by Falcon » Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:59 pm

Some people clearly need to look up the difference between the words Lightning and Lightening looking at this thread.

Lightning = electrical discharge associated with a storm
Lightening = making something lighter

They aren't interchangeable.
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Re: The Weather

Post by MACCA » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:04 pm

32 degrees and I'm sweating cobs!

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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:05 pm

Falcon wrote:Some people clearly need to look up the difference between the words Lightning and Lightening looking at this thread.

Lightning = electrical discharge associated with a storm
Lightening = making something lighter

They aren't interchangeable.
They is.....

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Re: The Weather

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:17 pm

Perhaps when its Thunder and Lightning... they get frightened and go pale .... in which case they would be Lightening when its Lightning
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Re: The Weather

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:19 pm

MACCA wrote:32 degrees and I'm sweating cobs!
Corn on the Cob, small draught horse, west country building materials or male Swans ????

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Re: The Weather

Post by claretnproud » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:19 pm

Falcon wrote:Some people clearly need to look up the difference between the words Lightning and Lightening looking at this thread.

Lightning = electrical discharge associated with a storm
Lightening = making something lighter

They aren't interchangeable.
And not forgetting "lighten up" which applies to keyboard warriors who have nothing better to do than nit pick :D

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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:20 pm

It's confirmed as the hottest July day ever recorded in the UK. Still expected to break the hottest ever recorded in the UK, 38.5C, in the next couple of hours.

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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:23 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:It's confirmed as the hottest July day ever recorded in the UK. Still expected to break the hottest ever recorded in the UK, 38.5C, in the next couple of hours.
Hotter than 1976 ? Personally I Love the sunshine :D

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Re: The Weather

Post by Billy Balfour » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:26 pm

Burnley area. Current: 33.2°C ( +1.4°C /hr ) but feels like 41.9°C.

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Re: The Weather

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Re: The Weather

Post by middleton claret » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:35 pm

Raining here now on the Fylde Coast !!

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Re: The Weather

Post by MACCA » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:37 pm

Bosscat wrote:Corn on the Cob, small draught horse, west country building materials or male Swans ????
A round loaf of bread, usually used to make a sandwich.

Other words associated are
Bun
Roll
Bap
Tea cake
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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:41 pm

MACCA wrote:A round loaf of bread, usually used to make a sandwich.

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Bun
Roll
Bap
Tea cake
And Sweating :D
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Re: The Weather

Post by FactualFrank » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:43 pm

tim_noone wrote:Hotter than 1976 ? Personally I Love the sunshine :D
Yes. The previous July record was 36.7C, in 2015.
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Re: The Weather

Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:51 pm

middleton claret wrote:Raining here now on the Fylde Coast !!
Steady rain or just a few spots?

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Re: The Weather

Post by martin_p » Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:53 pm

gawthorpe_view wrote:Steady rain or just a few spots?
Proper heavy rain, although it looks like it’s stopping.
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Re: The Weather

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:51 pm

Stupidly warm here in Oxfordshire, but on the plus side I've finished work earlier so I can enjoy it.

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Re: The Weather

Post by middleton claret » Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:04 pm

gawthorpe_view wrote:Steady rain or just a few spots?
Two quick but quite heavy showers. Some thunder claps too.

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Re: The Weather

Post by JohnDearyMe » Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:17 pm

Had a strange experience of it actually feeling slighlty cooler on the tube in London today than at street level

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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:04 pm

JohnDearyMe wrote:Had a strange experience of it actually feeling slighlty cooler on the tube in London today than at street level
Air con :D

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Re: The Weather

Post by JohnDearyMe » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:31 pm

tim_noone wrote:Air con :D
I wish!

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Re: The Weather

Post by FactualFrank » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:34 pm

JohnDearyMe wrote:Had a strange experience of it actually feeling slighlty cooler on the tube in London today than at street level
Probably all the cold people! :)

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Re: The Weather

Post by 4:20 » Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:47 pm

In Auvergne, since June 20th it has rained a total of 1 time on a Saturday morning sometime way back for about 20 minutes. I've been living in 40-43° temperatures for 3 of these weeks, the inside of my car recorded 48° two days ago, my mate's polytunnel has a thermometer that goes up to 50° and the liquid went 1cm past that to where there are no numbers on the wood. Incredible heat, finally it rained last night, heavy storm and the temperature today dropped to 39. Lots of storms forecast for the next 3 days, phew, bizarrely the temperature on Samedi is said to drop to 15° in the daytime then back up into the high 20s low 30s next week.

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Re: The Weather

Post by jrgbfc » Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:28 pm

Looking like the thunderstorms might miss us in Pendle now. Can't believe how warm it still is at 8.30 at night!

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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:46 pm

jrgbfc wrote:Looking like the thunderstorms might miss us in Pendle now. Can't believe how warm it still is at 8.30 at night!
Can't believe jeremy vine doing a programme on ch5 Melt down Britain .......in a suit. :shock:

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Re: The Weather

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:13 pm

tim_noone wrote:Can't believe jeremy vine doing a programme on ch5 Melt down Britain .......in a suit. :shock:
Lets hope he melts then :lol: :lol: can't do with the supercilious t**t

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Re: The Weather

Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:15 pm

No rain to speak of but still Betty Swallocks in Padiham.
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Re: The Weather

Post by tim_noone » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:41 pm

tim_noone wrote:Can't believe jeremy vine doing a programme on ch5 Melt down Britain .......in a suit. :shock:
I wonder if Jeremy's doing a programme on " The Great British Flood" this week? A Bit of warm British weather in Summer...who'd of thought it?hope the Moaners are enjoying the alternative :roll:

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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:44 am

The top image is an imagined weather forecast in 2050, produced for a documentary warning about the consequences of climate change.
The bottom image is real weather forecast from last week.

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Re: The Weather

Post by South West Claret. » Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:40 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:The UK is likely to get a new high temperature record tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/11 ... 62019?s=20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So much for global warming.
Do stop showing your ignorance.

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Re: The Weather

Post by Imploding Turtle » Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:41 pm

South West Claret. wrote:Do stop showing your ignorance.
What do you think i was ignorant about?

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