The "talk about the weather...." Thread

[Linebreaker]

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The "talk about the weather...." thread
Created by Cari on Wed Sep 28 2011, 19:57

On August 10, 2012:
According to the BBC Weather News, It looks like being a sunny, warm and dry final few days for most of the Olympic event venues with temperatures in the mid 20s and possibly up to the high 20s and staying fine through into the evening.

The weather will play a vital role for sailors and windsurfers at this summer's Olympic games and winds are expected to freshen up over the weekend with variable conditions over Weymouth. Good weather for sailors and also comfortable for spectators.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Here in Cardiff, it's partly cloudy with a maximum temperature of around 23 degrees today, and it's looking to go up to 25 at the weekend. I'm not looking forward to that as I can't stand the heat, but at least it's cooler at night so I can sleep.

http://weather.yahoo.com/wales/cardiff-county/cardiff-15127/?unit=c

What's it like where you are? Are you looking forward to the Indian Summer? Cool

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[Galted]

Sounds quite exotic. We've only got mouldy pigeons with buckled feet that go "hoohoo" and crap everywhere.

Pretty chilly here by the way.

[Linebreaker]

I saw it was 2 degrees... enough to freeze your face off. I'd get blisters or severe skin peeling if I went there now.

It's happened before... bloody painful, like sunburn in reverse!

[littleswannygirl]

Today was the first morning in over a week I haven't had to defrost my car. It's been down to -5 on a couple of nights. Now it's supposed to be milder with heavy rain and strong winds. I prefer the frost.

[Linebreaker]

You must have big microwave ovens....

So do you mean cranking up the heat on the blower or those heating blocks you put under the car?

[littleswannygirl]

I hadn't thought of it like that!

I mean a combination of cranking up the heat on the blowers and scraping the frost off with a specifically designed implement. Like this

Spoiler:

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/ca/carplan-squeegee-ice-scraper.jpg

Except mine is pink...

[Linebreaker]

Now you're talkin'!

(my Mum is a Robin, btw...) So I obviously love them!

[littleswannygirl]

No need for the implement today. Glorious sunshine and mild. Lovely day for a drive up and over them thar 'ills

[littleswannygirl]

The dry weather didn't stick around for my return journey Raining and foggy now.

[Kenny]

Horrible here , raining cold wet

[ShahenshahG]

The suns out here, shining its wonderful golden light and delivering its wonderful enveloping warmth to the top of the rain-clouds that have grayed the sky and are chucking it down on me.

[Liam]

grim, dark, cloudy, rainy, depressing = Wales at 5:05 in December

[Kenny]

grim, dark, cloudy, rainy, depressing = Wales at 5:05 in December

grim, dark, cloudy, rainy, depressing = sounds like my wife at a certain time of the month

[Liam]

grim, dark, cloudy, rainy, depressing = Wales at 5:05 in December

grim, dark, cloudy, rainy, depressing = sounds like my wife at a certain time of the month

[CF]

freezing cold, wet, dark, miserable

[Galted]

Cold & p1ssing down here but I'm quite enjoying it, sitting in the lounge watching forlorn people squelching by.

[Linebreaker]

Going to be hot here today - 36 degrees C. It's already 24 degs at 6:40am.

[Kenny]

Going to be hot here today - 36 degrees C. It's already 24 degs at 6:40am.

you just keep rubbing it in dont you

mind you i would like a white christmas here

[Linebreaker]

Too hot here mate. If I switch the tree on it'll probably catch fire!

I'd love a burst of freezing cold air...

[Kenny]

Too hot here mate. If I switch the tree on it'll probably catch fire!

I'd love a burst of freezing cold air...

I can get that by walking out the door , though my chestnuts may drop off if i go to far

[Galted]

Too hot here mate. If I switch the tree on it'll probably catch fire!

I'd love a burst of freezing cold air...

I can get that by walking out the door , though my chestnuts may drop off if i go to far

My chestnuts lodge themselves somewhere near my spleen when I go out.

[Glas a du]

It's pouring it down.

[Kenny]

Raining heavily here aswell

[Linebreaker]

My chestnuts drag over hot sand and pine needles when I go out.

A real buzz in the city with all the Christmas shoppers/office workers/tourists out in force. Some amazing fashion on display... so many scantily dressed hotties.

My chestnuts thought Christmas had already come.

Hot this morning but the predicted cool change came in late this afternoon. It dropped 11 degrees in half an hour which was a relief.
20.7 deg. C at 9pm.

[alfie]

A very pleasant evening in Melbourne. On its way down from a sunny 23 to the overnight predicted 12.

Warm weekend coming up , I am glad we're batting Saturday...

[Cari]

Well Wales and South West of England are getting another soaking. It's been raining pretty much non stop here since last night. There's been all sorts of travel problems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20824285

It's still raining now, but it's supposed to move away overnight. It's very windy too.

[Linebreaker]

Windy here too now. The cool change has arrived after quite a warm day. Maybe a thunderstorm is on its way.

[littleswannygirl]

I can see blue sky today! And possibly even a hint of sunshine too

[Cari]

So can we Swanny, although the sun can't be arrsed. It's still blowing a gale and the rain is forecast to return tomorrow.

[alfie]

Still about 28 at 1 am here...

[Kenny]

The rain has finally stopped after 3 days , nice morning sunny not to cold

[Glas a du]

Mild, still, grey day here, could do with a month of this.

[Cari]

Pisssing down yet again. That's all that been in the news here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20864565

[Glas a du]

Duw it's wet.

[Galted]

Just went to the offie & had to cover my head on the way back so I'm quite distressed.

[Linebreaker]

Still about 28 at 1 am here...

Stop rubbing it in! Was that one of the highest overnight temperatures on record for Melbourne?

How's New Years Day looking for you?

[Biltong]

hot here in Joh'burg today, took the boy for a trget shooting with his BB gun to some plots close by, it was 31 degrees, felt more like 34 degrees.

[Linebreaker]

you're like me... you can feel the difference between the predicted and the real temperature.

They say it will be 28 degrees near the coast tomorrow; 33-35 inland a bit.
and about 23 degs at around midnight....

[Biltong]

You think that makes us sensitive guys?

[CF]

sun's out, but its chilly.

[Glas a du]

Wee weeing down, again.

[Biltong]

It's 2 am here, and too blood hot to sleep. And the mozzies are chowing down chunks of meat. Ontop of getting too hot to sleep I itch like a banjo at a concert.

[Linebreaker]

Warmer than expected today. Very nice day. Just past midday here already.

No mozzies or flies here. I haven't seen them in the city for ages. However, there's no shortage of them near rivers up north and out in the desert.

Tonight there's going to be fireworks in the shape of birds, bees, koalas and musical notes .

It's some sort of tribute to the Kylie the"Singing Budgie" apparently.

[Galted]

Not too unpleasant here though a gust of wind nearly blew me off my feet on London Bridge. Was hoping it would be freezing & rainy & ruin new year's for everyone, now I guess it's up to me to ruin it.

[Glas a du]

Wee weeing down here, again.

[Linebreaker]

An official "Pet Alert" has been issued. First crackers going off in 45 minutes.

The crickets are chirping softly as the sun goes down.

[Glas a du]

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Biltong. Remember a boy with dark hair being the first to cross your threshold is lucky and you should give him money for singing.

[legendkillarV2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/20875238

Looks like this guy fluffed his lines

[Linebreaker]

It's going to be ridiculously hot over the next few days in southern Oz.

Poor blighters in SA, western Vic will be sweltering in the mid 40s. 48.2 degs in Eucla today. Could be a major fire problem about to unfold.

It will be very hot here too but the difference between the coast and say 30-50 km inland at the foot of the mountains can easily be 7 or 8 degrees... or more. The problem is consecutive days of a heatwave. Most people can handle a day of it but 3 or 4 days can take a huge toll. Need to keep hydrated.

Also a few more sharks off Sydney at Narrabeen and Manly in the last few days. One guy lost part of his hand at Diamond Beach on the mid NSW coast and a few unfortunate people have been caught in rips on the east coast.

It's so tempting to be in the water but things can also be very dangerous. I heard there were 9 deaths from shark attacks in WA last year but rips took the lives of 22 people there. Total drownings were 119 in all of Australia in 2012 - which takes into account people in private pools, cause not properly determined on boats or in the ocean, etc.

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Major fire problem could be about to unfold here as well as I've just found a lighter in my drawer.

Weather is pretty chilly though.

[Linebreaker]

Keep the home fires burning.

If they catch you with a lighter outdoors acting suspiciously here - they'll probably throw you in jail - and possibly charge you with murder if it's the cause of any fire. It's that bad. Some idiot kids learned the hard way last year. Not jail; but massive penalties can apply now.

The problem here is that hundreds of fires occur naturally and unfortunately all of those forests of gums are basically flammable oil which tends to explode.