Weather and Climate

It is the Easter holidays and, very unusually for April, the forecast for Wednesday is almost certain

I see that "windmills" are contributing a mere 2.6% of UK's electricity needs. Jack

5.3 mm here. Thunder showers seem to pass either side of us. frequent 40 mph gusts though during the

Cornwall got a good soaking but apparently not in the far west according to Graham. That's right,

It is often the the case in a SE wind, that the windiest spots in Cornwall are along along the north

Similar day so far today. A bit more breeze, an E F3-4 currently. Plenty of sunshine though, just a

That cold pool shows up well on today's satellite imagery Mainly sunny here, and the visibility

A maximum of 15.1C yesterday, the warmest day of 2022 beating 14.7C on 1st January. Daffs are mostly

Although the air was inherently cold on 4th / 5th this was offset by virtually unbroken sunshine and

Len asked: "How many times did you choose to go round Jack?" I can't recall it

It's the melting Arctic ice through glabal warming that has weakened the westerly winds Graham. :

That's truly shocking and a probably a big disappointment for the ladies. 😄 😄 Len On Thursday,

It seems autumn has finally arrived today. The temperature may have only dropped 2 or 3 degrees but

The lack of wind so far this September has been quite remarkable. I must check back in the records.

Beat you there. Graham. 27.0 mm at Hughes Hall - a series of heavy showers throughout the night. No

Temperature rose to 13.4C around 10:30 before the cloud thickened. 1st spots of rain around 10:50.

I agree Graham. People think they will be alright. They like fairground rides. But for 2+ hours? I

F4 verging on F5 here in SE facing Penzance. Often the case in an strong SE-E, the strongest gusts

I don't know what numbers to put on the gusts we had here but our shed roof is now damaged beyond

Heavy snow showers here since late afternoon yesterday. 13 cm level snow at 0900h. Showers

Had snow grains falling between 0700 and 0830. Only settled on really frozen surfaces, eg cars and

Gwithian car park (near St Ives) Still a few surfers vans (10:30) MetO shows rain still. Heavy snow

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Your subject line resonates with me a bit as it was only this morning (as the rain poured down

Title should be 'You wait 10 months then 2 come at once.' Up until Bella, the last gale in

Looking at various sites, it appears most coastal locations in Cornwall, exposed to the west, got

Rather nicer here at the moment. Wind W force 2 - cloudless - temp 2.9°C. A weather nut, asked to

Recent swells have proved particularly erosive, removing several feet of sand from across large

Day of sunny spells & showers yesterday, though the morning was mainly dry. Maximum of 11.6C.

26.2mm to 09:00 today made it the wettest 0900-0900 period since 38.3mm on 27th August. Almost all