Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The last few days have been bitter, bottomed out this morning at MINUS 5 F!!!!!! Not bad to say the average low is around 28F....Yesterday it got to around 6F, not the sort of day to be outside, especially with a windchill of around minus 20!! Shorts out Saturday, 51F forecast...LOL Hundreds of records broken for lows all across the midwest, northern and southern states..Some places sounded like towns in Alaska with their record lows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The world's weather has gone mad. As Ayupmeducks says, the USA is getting a mega-freeze; In the south west of the UK they are getting storms, massive winds, floods, and giant waves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25633693 And yet here in Nottingham we've (so far) had the mildest winter for a long time, with no more than two or three slight frosts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yesterday at mid morning it was 78 f, at the same time today it was 39 f, with the wind chill. I had to wear ' winter clothing' this morning ( jeans, socks and a sweater), and put the heating on. Dug out the duvet for tonight, the weather man says it will last for the next few days, but that will be the last of the 'Winter weather', back to seasonal weather by the week-end. If 'they' have cracked weather manipulation,I don't think they will let us know untill we are in the grips of a 'new ice-age', then blame it on ' global warming'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I wouldn't have said change so much as cyclical...it's all happened before in human memory. Decades of cold and decades of drought. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yes, connected to the earths wobble, volcanic activity, solar activity etc. All have been ruled out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Remember in the sixties that often heard comment in the local snug from the old timers whenever there was bad weather? "I blame it on them there rockets!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 A small area in West Bridgford was hit by a tornado yesterday and caused a spectacular amount of damage in around 10 seconds. https://westbridgfordwire.com/west-bridgford-tornado-30-images-show-extent-of-damage-caused-by-freak-weather-event/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 Never saw anything like this in my 26 years in Notts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 If it had hit Radford Road you wouldn’t have noticed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 It wouldn't have been reported Phil, but because it's bread and lard island it makes the headlines Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,511 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Shame it didn’t take a few trees down around Mapperley Park so we could get some sunshine in the garden. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, philmayfield said: If it had hit Radford Road you wouldn’t have noticed! I walked down St James's Street yesterday. Would have had the same effect there! Never seen any area of Nottingham look so bad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 It seems the weather is really taking of with the wind behind it. This time of the year we “should” be enjoying some good weather . Yes we are having some very warm weather in fact every day for the last week we’ve been sitting sunbathing with 30 c Well it didn’t last long the wind blew and we have snow…. not quite but almost. It’s turned icy cold 7c . We stopped the CH but have put it on again. But we only have it on a couple of hours in the morning and again in the evening. The few plants we have in pots have all got new leaves and are quite forward. Figs have been forming since January and now they are quite big and plentiful again. We’ve had quite a bit of wind but no damage only loads of leaves in corners. Hope we don’t have a tornado like we had a couple of years ago which almost flattened the fig tree. It’s tall and strong , I thought it was going to snap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted Wednesday at 07:28 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:28 AM Can someone please tell me what day summer is this year as I really need to wash my car Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted Wednesday at 07:38 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:38 AM I had my car washed by the Albanians in Newark last week. The best part is being leathered dry by the two ladies. I always leave a generous tip! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted Wednesday at 08:59 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:59 AM Rain forecast for rest of the week so I won't bother washing the car, bloody cold today, just come back indoors after an hours work in the shed, couldn't be bothered to switch the gas fire on so my own fault for getting cold Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 809 Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM Good to see people looking after their cars here we went from a blizzard on Friday leaving 4" of snow to 21C this week the trees and shrubs dont know what to do neither do i. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted Thursday at 01:32 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:32 PM Outside today I've been wearing a heavy jacket which I hadn't expected to use again until next winter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted Thursday at 04:24 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:24 PM It’s bitterly cold here with the addition of the wind chill. I’ve got loads of outdoor work to do but can’t fire myself up to face the elements. No doubt Rog is outside, stripped to the waist, braving the Lincolnshire gales and digging his garden! Good on yer Rog! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,017 Posted Thursday at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:29 PM I dont think it is cold, but that might be because I am a wimp , I am lovely and warm with central heating on and log fire blazing away and not been outside for a few days. But its boring staying in roll on warmer weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted Thursday at 04:35 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:35 PM Afraid not Phil, up early (04.30) this morning, breakfast and coffee then off to the asda at Hykeham for the weekly shop, home by .6.45, more coffee, watched that clown Henry Cole (shed and buried) for half an hour then in the shed to do a bit of woodwork, cutting out new arms and legs for the next batch of gollyfrogs and frogs, then back indoors by 09.00 and thats where I stayed for the rest of the day, bloody cold here although that wind has now dropped and the sun has just started to appear eleven hours too late, never mind there's always tomorrow, hope everyone else has had a good day Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted Thursday at 04:46 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:46 PM It must be pretty quiet in Asda at 6am. You must have been the only customers in the store! Do they open especially for you? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,160 Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:33 PM And then operating on arms and legs, all before 09.00. Wonder what he does in his spare time. That's when he's not rebuilding buses or cycling all over the countryside. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,144 Posted Thursday at 05:45 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:45 PM Action man of the Lincolnshire fens! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted Thursday at 06:14 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:14 PM there's quite a few people in the asda at 06.00, the idea of going that early is the shopping is out of the way and the rest of the day is our own, bit of a bind getting up an hour or so earlier than usual but worth it' B, don't know about action man more like inaction man this past few days with this cold and windy weather but summer is forecast for one day in May this year so looking forward to getting all the outdoor jobs done on that day, Tomorrow is car wash day and get it fuelled up, maybe a bit of work in the greenhouse too Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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