Showing posts with label warm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label warm. Show all posts

Sunday 13 November 2022

Unusually warm November


Temperatures are "exceptionally mild" for the time of year, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland all having the warmest November night on record. The temperature in Furnace near Newport never dropped below 15C on Friday and reached 18C during the day. Meteorologists say the mild weather is the result of a powerful jet stream bringing warm air up from the south as far as Cape Verdes. Average night-time temperatures in the British Isles at this time of year range between 4-6C.

It's certainly a bonus for millions of people who are concerned about heating bills, but is it a sign of a permanent shift in weather patterns, and how much is climate change playing a part?

Sea Temperatures off the coast of Ireland are almost at levels recorded during summertime, the head of forecasting at Met Éireann, Evelyn Cusack, has said. The unseasonably warm temperatures this month come after one of the wettest Octobers on record and the hottest summer in over 135 years. It's going to remain this warm right through to Monday. 

There are so many plants blooming and insects flying. It's just climate weirdness. 

Saturday 20 March 2021

Happy Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere was at 09:37 on Saturday, 20 March - today. And right on cue, everything started bursting at the seams. Every fruit tree except one hatched. The vines are getting ready but no bud break just yet. 

The weather has been fine and chores are getting done. Yesterday, it was hot and sunny. I spent the afternoon painting the wrought iron table legs and the temperature on the porch read 33.7C degrees in the sun. I was in a T-shirt, sandals and rolled-up trousers. Bring on the summer.