The Dogmother Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 I have just emailed friends in Norfolk to check that they're OK; luckily they are inland a bit. The wind here is so strong now that the entrance gate won't work on the remote release, so we have a convoy of vehicles trying to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Real gale blowing here (north cotswolds) LOTS of debris from trees (and in some cases trees themselves ) on the roads but nothing compared with what others elsewhere are having to cope with. Hope all my fellow Omleteers are safe and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Most of the flood waters are gone here in Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft, its just the clear up process now. Its so sad to hear and see businesses and homes destroyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Terrible, terrible to see those houses tumbling into the sea - was on the One Show last night and in the papers this morning. And it appears that they are not insured due to their proximity to the 'edge'. Cannot imagine how those poor people are feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 its just the clear up process now. Its so sad to hear and see businesses and homes destroyed It is very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 It's very sad. I spent a lot of my childhood on that coats and there are many areas where villages, and great chunks of land have been lost to the sea. People who live there know this and can't get insurance. Lovely here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thankfully the emergency sea defences put in place a few months ago has saved our cliff, but as you said, other parts of villages have been lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 We used to live near Happisburgh; there's an old village there which can be seen at low tide, many parts of the current one have either been taken by the sea or abandoned. I remember watching the sea breach the defences at Walcott one winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 The weather here the last few days has been very warm for the time of year, my thermometer has recorded overnight temperatures for the last 2 nights of 9 degrees C When I went down to the girls this morning it was like a spring morning with birds singing and doves cooing, and I'm sure I can hear the daffodils waking up All seems very odd after last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Still mild here too, but very foggy this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 It was (very) briefly a bit brighter around lunchtime, but the fog has thickened again and the temperature is dropping. Currently 4.7deg out there, and visibility down to 50 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Well there was a heavy frost in Brighton this morning with white roads and de-icing required followed by thick fog for most of our drive through Sussex, Surrey and Hants. Its still pretty chilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Crisp and very sunny here. A lovely day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 More fog this morning, but milder than before. The fog lifted around lunchtime and we had some sun through the high cloud, Still mild and raining can't remember when we last had rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I thought that when we went out to get DS at about 9.30pm and it was raining. It is oddly mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 A balmy 9deg here this morning, not raining at the moment, but it's wet underfoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Dry, windy and very mild here 12.6 currently at 8.10am - we have not had the frosts you have had down south this week either - its been very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 It's been really mild today, I've had a day off, and had the best of the weather when I walked the dogs first thing. It has been drizzly and overcast since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Mild and blustery with heavy showers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 After a night of rain and high winds, it was 2deg this morning, and is clear and sunny. Air pressure remains high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Dry here all day so far,temp 8 but feels cooler as there is a brisk wind.We are in a little village on coast just outside Belfast so we tend to avoid the overnight frosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Been sunny all day - beautiful! Sun now starting to set & it's suddenly gone very cold. Time to light the fire. Emma.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I'm way behind with my weather reports! Been a bit wet, grotty & mild for quite a few days. Had the best day for a while today, dry with some sun but raining now. Forecast sounds unpleasant for tomorrow - very wet & windy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sounds like tomorrow is going to be pretty awful, yesterday was too with some biblical rain, but today has been lovely, bright, crisp and fresh. Typical I was stuck in an office all day today apart from half an hour at lunchtime, then in a stuffy school for an hour and a half, whereas tomorrow I have a day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 It was like a washing machine on spin cycle here yesterday - howling gales and thrashing rain, trees down and stuff blowing around everywhere. The winds eased off around 9pm and the rain started in earnest; torrential rain when I went to bed. It must have stopped soon after though as there's not too much standing water this morning. 2deg here and clear with wispy bits around the edges, so I saw a lovely sunrise as I drove to work. Forecast is for more mad weather over Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
