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Title: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Victorian Farmer on August 27, 2013, 12:01:56 pm
just seen this , temperatures to plummet at the weekend !!

 After highs on Sunday of +23 degrees, and yesterday at +24 degrees. Temperatures this week will slowly drop until we get to the weekend where they'll plummet to about +11/13 degrees, a staggering +10 degree fall in only 4-5 days . . . . . . .

 And the reason for this is Autumn has arived  This morning, there is fog about inland, showing we’re coming to the end of August now, Autumn will soon be in the air. Still, the summer warmth allowed 26.6C at Solent yesterday on the south coast.This morning, there is fog about inland, showing we’re coming to the end of August now,

 What I do know though is there's something happening up in the north east of Canada, and up by Greenland. . . . . .

 And if we have a look at the attached temperature image from tomorrow morning, we can see a large cold air mass up in the top left hand corner. This will be making it's way down over and into SCOTLAND at the weekend !!

 WINDS should pick up some time on Saturday as well, gusting to 30/40/50mph and will continue to gust all night, and all day Sunday, easing slightly as we go into Monday.

 Saturday and Sunday (at the moment anyway) look to be 2 cracking days - clear, bright, sunny, but cold and very very windy !!! (and Monday looks ok as well, but a lot cooler . I’ll be keeping an eye on that. It’s not long now until the risk of wintry showers over the Scottish mountains starts to increase! :wave:
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Ina on August 27, 2013, 12:09:44 pm
It's certainly feeling a lot colder already, and we've had quite a bit of fog, too.

So it looks like it's going to be mostly green tomatoes again this year. Don't think I'll bother again...
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Rosemary on August 27, 2013, 12:30:58 pm
Cooler here today, fog yesterday morning but lovely in teh afternoon / evening and it's lovely and sunny now, but not as warm as yesterday.

Yes, definitley a little autumnal.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Steph Hen on August 27, 2013, 12:44:56 pm
Definately after summer now. Ha came in off the sea night before last about 8:30. I saw it coming and was just shutting last of chicks away when I realised how cold it had suddenly got, looked up to realise I couldn't see far, surrounded by chilly fog. - temp must have dropped at least 5' in less minutes.

Thanks for the heads up - I want to get in a bit more swimming in the pond.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: shygirl on August 27, 2013, 01:03:45 pm
its been misty here for a few days and i love it like that. its sunny and roasting hot today so im quite looking forward to cooling down. its been a fantastic summer but i do like autumn.
it will be nice to be able to leave the dogs in the car again, too hot today.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 27, 2013, 01:20:00 pm
Third cut baled and wrapped last night  :relief:  3rd cut on this farm is unheard of!  But we'd saved this field through winter for an early cut, in case we had another non-summer aka rainy season ::)

One more field to get but it's nothing special.  And I need some less good stuff to dry the Jerseys off  ;)

Thoughts beginning to turn to tupping...  :excited:
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: SteveHants on August 27, 2013, 01:35:48 pm

Thoughts beginning to turn to tupping...  :excited:


Don't say that!


I only weaned 2 weeks ago....
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: funkyfish on August 27, 2013, 04:12:53 pm
I love autumn! Crisp clear days etc. I am a bit sick of this hot, humid weather. Can't get much done, paranoid about flystrike and can't take the dogs bikejoring till 10pm.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: mojocafa on August 27, 2013, 08:06:31 pm
Aye, it's tattie weather
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 27, 2013, 08:55:54 pm
I really do NOT need this. We are going on holiday to Scotland tomorrow. It's been warm and sunny here and there today and I was hoping for a lovely warm, dry week.

Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: MAK on August 28, 2013, 10:20:50 pm
Sounds grim but it could all cahnge after a week or so and warm up again.

 I just checked our 10 day forecast and it is getting warmer here ( some way south of Scotland) with the risk of evening thunder storms caused by the heat. We could certainly do with some rain as we have not had as many evening storms as in recent summers.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Victorian Farmer on August 28, 2013, 10:38:42 pm
WELL MAK YOURE COOL DAWN WILL BE THE 6  OF SEPTEMBER THE RED WILL BE GONE                  http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html (http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html)
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 29, 2013, 12:29:25 am
 :thinking:  :dunce:  ??? Haven't got a clue what any of those are meanin :  :tired:    :roflanim:

VF, I prefer your interpretation. It is well put and I can understand the due forecast  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Daisys Mum on August 29, 2013, 06:48:20 am
I am off to Arran on the 21st of September and could do with some decent weather that week as will have 2 small children and 2 dogs who love to walk.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Victorian Farmer on August 29, 2013, 04:20:00 pm
Very low rain fall for Scotland for September and October so that's the 4th month to be on the dry side :
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: katie on August 29, 2013, 04:46:53 pm
Hurrah hurrah for Autumn and no more muggy, flystrike weather!
Bring it on!
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: MAK on August 29, 2013, 10:39:29 pm
Well I don't see a low pressure system over us on any of the projected charts. up to the 7th Sept.
 I agree with others that the charts are poor.
I am not sure what age I had when we were taught to give a graph a title the axis labels and the scale of each axis in SI units. Its basic science but meteo charts seem to have their own rules for making charts.
Can we assume that the colour scale is of pressure rather than temperature or precipitation?
I know that the pascal (Pa) is a very small unit of pressure but is it only the Germans who use the  hpa rather than kPa?
Our Meteo forecast is for 27C with a risque of evening thunder and lightening.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Victorian Farmer on August 31, 2013, 12:31:36 am
I still think they ha vent got a clue Mack. We had the coldist spring no metion of that and we lost lots of stock. We then had 3 months hot wether no mention of that. I can do a month and be right.Whit i do see is a block in late November which would make a very cold set up. This block made this summer for the UK. it can be quite bad 20010.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Ina on August 31, 2013, 06:28:13 am
13 degree in my bedroom this morning (yes, with the window open) - definitely autumn coming on! Could do with a bit more warmish weather for my tomatoes...
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: MAK on August 31, 2013, 08:38:36 pm
mmm did we not have a blocking system in the NW that resulted in the long severe cold spell for most on N and W Europe?
30 degrees here on Wednesday and Thursday so shake that down to non shade areas in the late afternoon and I won't be getting much done.
Title: Re: BREAKING NEWS JUST IN about the wether next week
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 01, 2013, 10:39:29 am
Yes def nae late cold spell end of November good September and some of October