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The weather since about Friday seems to have followed the same diurnal
pattern (south Hampshire). Despite being a "polar maritime" airstream,
normally characterised by clear nights and early mornings (till about
10am) with cloud most extensive from about 10am until maybe an hour
before sunset, instead, the mornings have been universally cloudy (8am
and 9am being pretty much overcast on each day) while the late
afternoon and early evening (starting about 3pm, particularly after
5pm) have been sunny (every day except Sunday predominantly sunny or
clear between 7-9pm). However after dark cloud increases again, with
at least partial cloud cover before midnight. A couple of days have to
be discounted due to fronts/troughs complicating things, but other
than that it seems more like a typical "stratus burning off" setup
(typically found in either NE or tropical maritime airmasses) -
despite the cloud being cumulus.

Nick
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Nick wrote:

The weather since about Friday seems to have followed the same diurnal
pattern (south Hampshire). Despite being a "polar maritime" airstream,
normally characterised by clear nights and early mornings (till about
10am) with cloud most extensive from about 10am until maybe an hour
before sunset, instead, the mornings have been universally cloudy (8am
and 9am being pretty much overcast on each day) while the late
afternoon and early evening (starting about 3pm, particularly after
5pm) have been sunny (every day except Sunday predominantly sunny or
clear between 7-9pm). However after dark cloud increases again, with
at least partial cloud cover before midnight. A couple of days have to
be discounted due to fronts/troughs complicating things, but other
than that it seems more like a typical "stratus burning off" setup
(typically found in either NE or tropical maritime airmasses) -
despite the cloud being cumulus.

Nick


I'm guessing it's been more of an rPM for most of the time with the air
taking a long sea track over anomalously warm waters to the WSW of us and
so picking up a lot of moisture.

I wish I'd still got a view of a trajectory program to see the source and
track of the air reaching us over recent days, but that's one of the
downsides of retirement.

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"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."

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On May 20, 8:30*pm, Graham P Davis wrote:
Nick wrote:

The weather since about Friday seems to have followed the same diurnal
pattern (south Hampshire).


Despite being a "polar maritime" airstream, normally characterised by clear
nights and early mornings (till about 10 am) with cloud most extensive from
about 10 am until maybe an hour before sunset.


I thinks it is pretty well universal in the UK that the weather warms
up at about 10 am no matter what. (No explanation given on here as far
as I know.)

The mornings have been universally cloudy
(8 am and 9 am being pretty much overcast each day)
while the late afternoon and early evening
(starting about 3 pm, particularly after 5 pm) have been sunny
(every day except Sunday predominantly sunny or clear between 7-9 pm.)

However after dark, cloud increases again, with at least partial cloud cover
before midnight.

A couple of days have to be discounted due to fronts/troughs complicating
things, but other than that it seems more like a typical "stratus burning off"
(typically found in either NE or tropical maritime air masses)
despite the cloud being cumulus.


Do try and stay without the hallowed regimen of highly educated
grammatical conventions, there's a love.

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.

I'm guessing it's been more of an rPM

role Playing Model?
Real Player mode?

for most of the time with the air taking a long sea track over anomalously


I know I am saddled with the term myself, byte ye use offe ye wyrde:
Anomalous is anomalous comparyde ynto ane ythere wyrde: Ynneusualle.

warm waters to the WSW of us and so picking up a lot of moisture.

I wish I'd still got a view of a trajectory program to see the source and
track of the air reaching us over recent days, but that's one of the
downsides of retirement.


What struck me (besides fluid fall out) was the timing.

It would seem that not only do the heaviest showers in an unabridged
version of the Weatherlawyer Code seem to have a clockwork feel to it,
no doubt in favour of the tidal nature of weather in this sceptic ill
but the fallout from times when it rained heaviest the day before
seemed to be edge on to it.

In other words:

If it rained heavily on the Monday at 2 pm, at 2 pm the following
Tuesday it was more of a light shower or drizzle. Then on Woden's day
the weather picked up a little, though still not not terribly good.
And tomorrow: Thor's day, it should be sunny at that time.

No doubt the reader will admire my perspex if only he could remember
WTH it was doing and when, this first half of the spell. Twit I say.

Yea verrily not just smallbairn -and then I'd tend to forget what I
was talking about.

(No doubt Richard Dixon already knows.)
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On May 20, 10:07*pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On May 20, 8:30*pm, Graham P Davis wrote:

Nick wrote:


The weather since about Friday seems to have followed the same diurnal
pattern (south Hampshire).


Despite being a "polar maritime" airstream, normally characterised by clear
nights and early mornings (till about 10 am) with cloud most extensive from
about 10 am until maybe an hour before sunset.


I thinks it is pretty well universal in the UK that the weather warms
up at about 10 am no matter what. (No explanation given on here as far
as I know.)

The mornings have been universally cloudy
(8 am and 9 am being pretty much overcast each day)
while the late afternoon and early evening
(starting about 3 pm, particularly after 5 pm) have been sunny
(every day except Sunday predominantly sunny or clear between 7-9 pm.)


However after dark, cloud increases again, with at least partial cloud cover
before midnight.


A couple of days have to be discounted due to fronts/troughs complicating
things, but other than that it seems more like a typical "stratus burning off"
(typically found in either NE or tropical maritime air masses)
despite the cloud being cumulus.


Do try and stay without the hallowed regimen of highly educated
grammatical conventions, there's a love.

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.

I'm guessing it's been more of an rPM


role Playing Model?
Real Player mode?

for most of the time with the air taking a long sea track over anomalously


I know I am saddled with the term myself, byte ye use offe ye wyrde:
Anomalous is anomalous comparyde ynto ane ythere wyrde: Ynneusualle.

warm waters to the WSW of us and so picking up a lot of moisture.


I wish I'd still got a view of a trajectory program to see the source and
track of the air reaching us over recent days, but that's one of the
downsides of retirement.


What struck me (besides fluid fall out) was the timing.

It would seem that not only do the heaviest showers in an unabridged
version of the Weatherlawyer Code seem to have a clockwork feel to it,
no doubt in favour of the tidal nature of weather in this sceptic ill
but the fallout from times when it rained heaviest the day before
seemed to be edge on to it.

In other words:

If it rained heavily on the Monday at 2 pm, at 2 pm the following
Tuesday it was more of a light shower or drizzle. Then on Woden's day
the weather picked up a little, though still not not terribly good.
And tomorrow: Thor's day, it should be sunny at that time.

No doubt the reader will admire my perspex if only he could remember
WTH it was doing and when, this first half of the spell. Twit I say.

Yea verrily not just smallbairn -and then I'd tend to forget what I
was talking about.

(No doubt Richard Dixon already knows.)


Good to see your skin moving, W. Another likely-to-be good forecast
mind; somewhere in the UK it will be sunny at 2pm.......
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I sometimes wonder how you lot find time to compose your mind numbing
replies to well reasoned and interesting subjects ?,is it before the doctor
comes round in the morning to administer your medication ,or after matron
puts the lights out ?

RonB


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On May 20, 10:07 pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On May 20, 8:30 pm, Graham P Davis wrote:

Nick wrote:


The weather since about Friday seems to have followed the same diurnal
pattern (south Hampshire).


Despite being a "polar maritime" airstream, normally characterised by
clear
nights and early mornings (till about 10 am) with cloud most extensive
from
about 10 am until maybe an hour before sunset.


I thinks it is pretty well universal in the UK that the weather warms
up at about 10 am no matter what. (No explanation given on here as far
as I know.)

The mornings have been universally cloudy
(8 am and 9 am being pretty much overcast each day)
while the late afternoon and early evening
(starting about 3 pm, particularly after 5 pm) have been sunny
(every day except Sunday predominantly sunny or clear between 7-9 pm.)


However after dark, cloud increases again, with at least partial cloud
cover
before midnight.


A couple of days have to be discounted due to fronts/troughs
complicating
things, but other than that it seems more like a typical "stratus
burning off"
(typically found in either NE or tropical maritime air masses)
despite the cloud being cumulus.


Do try and stay without the hallowed regimen of highly educated
grammatical conventions, there's a love.

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.

I'm guessing it's been more of an rPM


role Playing Model?
Real Player mode?

for most of the time with the air taking a long sea track over
anomalously


I know I am saddled with the term myself, byte ye use offe ye wyrde:
Anomalous is anomalous comparyde ynto ane ythere wyrde: Ynneusualle.

warm waters to the WSW of us and so picking up a lot of moisture.


I wish I'd still got a view of a trajectory program to see the source
and
track of the air reaching us over recent days, but that's one of the
downsides of retirement.


What struck me (besides fluid fall out) was the timing.

It would seem that not only do the heaviest showers in an unabridged
version of the Weatherlawyer Code seem to have a clockwork feel to it,
no doubt in favour of the tidal nature of weather in this sceptic ill
but the fallout from times when it rained heaviest the day before
seemed to be edge on to it.

In other words:

If it rained heavily on the Monday at 2 pm, at 2 pm the following
Tuesday it was more of a light shower or drizzle. Then on Woden's day
the weather picked up a little, though still not not terribly good.
And tomorrow: Thor's day, it should be sunny at that time.

No doubt the reader will admire my perspex if only he could remember
WTH it was doing and when, this first half of the spell. Twit I say.

Yea verrily not just smallbairn -and then I'd tend to forget what I
was talking about.

(No doubt Richard Dixon already knows.)


Good to see your skin moving, W. Another likely-to-be good forecast
mind; somewhere in the UK it will be sunny at 2pm.......




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On 20 May, 22:07, Weatherlawyer wrote:

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.


Pot calling the kettle black methinks.

The word anathema in this context should not have a definite or
indefinite article attached to it. So you should have said:

"....is anathema to those of us...."

i.e. is irritating, disagreeable. You wouldn’t say is an irritating
or is a disagreeable would you?

Jack
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On May 21, 10:30*am, "Jack )"
wrote:
On 20 May, 22:07, Weatherlawyer wrote:

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.


Pot calling the kettle black methinks.

The word anathema in this context should not have a definite or
indefinite article attached to it. *So you should have said:

"....is anathema to those of us...."

i.e. is irritating, disagreeable. *You wouldn’t say is an irritating
or is a disagreeable would you?


Would I?

Can't you read?

I thought it was a noun. My mistake.

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Weatherlawyer wrote:

I'm guessing it's been more of an rPM

role Playing Model?
Real Player mode?


Returning Polar Maritime.

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On May 21, 11:17*am, Graham P Davis wrote:

Returning Polar Maritime.


Wots won ov em?

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