What's the weather where you are?
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This is an interesting (slow) 5 minute presentation forecasting the UK winter, it takes into account certain aspects of the Electric Universe (i think), and the satellite images simply present their predictions making it easier to understand.
Basically, what i think they're saying is: the Gulf stream has meandered away from the British isles, currently warming the west coast of Africa, and the northern Jet Stream is doing it's polar vortex thing which means the Isles are receiving blasts of arctic air, on top of a decrease in UV rays from the quiet Sun, and a weakening magnetosphere letting in more cosmic rays.
This probably means a much colder winter for us all. And i mention it here because we're already receiving blasts of cold here on the Lancashire Coast, north west UK. (my mate in London says they've been fine, but definitely had their last day of 'summer'. The leaves are turning and Autumn is falling here with an icey breeze! And if that's happening to us here, i assume it will have a similar effect on mainland Europe..
Basically, what i think they're saying is: the Gulf stream has meandered away from the British isles, currently warming the west coast of Africa, and the northern Jet Stream is doing it's polar vortex thing which means the Isles are receiving blasts of arctic air, on top of a decrease in UV rays from the quiet Sun, and a weakening magnetosphere letting in more cosmic rays.
This probably means a much colder winter for us all. And i mention it here because we're already receiving blasts of cold here on the Lancashire Coast, north west UK. (my mate in London says they've been fine, but definitely had their last day of 'summer'. The leaves are turning and Autumn is falling here with an icey breeze! And if that's happening to us here, i assume it will have a similar effect on mainland Europe..
trendsetter37
The Living Force
Everyone in the western Carolina's be on the lookout. Tornado watch until 2:00pm EST today. It has been strangely windy I might add.
trendsetter37 said:
Yes, quite windy and rainy. We woke up to find one of our light plastic porch chairs all the way down at the bottom of the property by our creek! Luckily though the radar doesn't seem to bad, just rain and no thunderstorms here.
ggen
Jedi Master
Thanks trendsetter37. It looks as if the worst of the front has passed through.
It was eerie windy here last night and early this morning! Our power flickered a couple of times.
The heavy rain that moved through this morning around 7 was even louder pounding on our tin roof. One of our kitties was running circles meowing because she was so spooked by it. Fortunately things are settling down.
Now to watch as the leaves continue to turn color and fall. :)
It was eerie windy here last night and early this morning! Our power flickered a couple of times.
The heavy rain that moved through this morning around 7 was even louder pounding on our tin roof. One of our kitties was running circles meowing because she was so spooked by it. Fortunately things are settling down.
Now to watch as the leaves continue to turn color and fall. :)
trendsetter37
The Living Force
No problem. And yes hopefully the worst is behind us. Early this morning before sunrise while walking Lana (our dog) there was a gust of wind that was accompanied by a deep grumble sound (It sounded alive 
). It was unlike thunder and didn't have a particular direction. I froze in my tracks and Lana scurried closer to me as we both were frantically looking around trying see if there was anything causing it. I.e. Tornado, something falling etc.
It was pretty scary to say the least and neither me or Lana are easily spooked by weather conditions.
). It was unlike thunder and didn't have a particular direction. I froze in my tracks and Lana scurried closer to me as we both were frantically looking around trying see if there was anything causing it. I.e. Tornado, something falling etc.It was pretty scary to say the least and neither me or Lana are easily spooked by weather conditions.
Wind has been bitterly cold at night in NW UK, its pulling any heat from the house and is cold even under the duvet.. As per my post about the arctic chill predicted, seems to be here! (no snow though). Temp 10C but with the wind is around 6-7C.
Not sure how ominous these pics are but i'm thinking could be interesting. For today: 14.10.14
Not sure how ominous these pics are but i'm thinking could be interesting. For today: 14.10.14
Oh my. That is a huge weather system and it does look ominous! The UK is much colder than we are here in Northern Midwest USA. We were at 19C (66F) yesterday, then some pretty strong winds overnight with rain, but still a balmy 16C (60F). But I'm sure it won't last for long. Best to get cold adapted asap!
Italy had 5 major floods in a week. Cities like Genoa, Alessandria, Parma, Verbania, and today also Saturnia in Tuscany, suffered heavy damages, and a few died swept away by those waterbombs.
The newspapers keep telling that the guilty party is a faulty Administration and bureaucracy, while there's nothing to do when a basin large enough to contain a 500.000 litre/sec. river, switch suddenly to 1 million litre/sec. of water.
Mud and water usually destroy everything they touch, especially the house's basement floor. An old guy told me some years ago that during the 1966 Florence flood, the waters swept away a ton-loaded pig-iron safe from a corner of a jewel shop like a rubber ball...
My mind went to my garage, in the basement of the house. If a thing like that do happen, it could destroy 2 cars, stored food and hundreds of tools in the blink of an eye! It could be a real tragedy.
Better to move some stuff upstairs, expecially food, and expecially if your house stands near a river flow.
The newspapers keep telling that the guilty party is a faulty Administration and bureaucracy, while there's nothing to do when a basin large enough to contain a 500.000 litre/sec. river, switch suddenly to 1 million litre/sec. of water.
Mud and water usually destroy everything they touch, especially the house's basement floor. An old guy told me some years ago that during the 1966 Florence flood, the waters swept away a ton-loaded pig-iron safe from a corner of a jewel shop like a rubber ball...
My mind went to my garage, in the basement of the house. If a thing like that do happen, it could destroy 2 cars, stored food and hundreds of tools in the blink of an eye! It could be a real tragedy.
Better to move some stuff upstairs, expecially food, and expecially if your house stands near a river flow.
Sydney and it's environs are having massive storms bringing rain, thunder & lightning and high winds, damaging rooftops, uprooting trees, one picture from the ABC news showed a cloud form called a 'Shelf Cloud', very unusual.
In the Blue Mountains approx 90k west of Sydney, there has been quite a snowfall, rarely heard of this time of year (mid Spring), they rarely get snow even in the winter. The irony is tomorrow is the first anniversary of the massive fire damage in the Blue Mountains, there were many houses lost within minutes, especially in Springwood, Winmallee and Yellow Rock. One year bushfire devastation, same time next year snow!!
http://www.bluemts.com.au/info/about/after-the-fires/
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-warning-after-city-battered-by-thunderstorm-20141013-115j3r.html
In the Blue Mountains approx 90k west of Sydney, there has been quite a snowfall, rarely heard of this time of year (mid Spring), they rarely get snow even in the winter. The irony is tomorrow is the first anniversary of the massive fire damage in the Blue Mountains, there were many houses lost within minutes, especially in Springwood, Winmallee and Yellow Rock. One year bushfire devastation, same time next year snow!!
http://www.bluemts.com.au/info/about/after-the-fires/
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/sydney-weather-severe-warning-after-city-battered-by-thunderstorm-20141013-115j3r.html