the_stig 6,614 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 is it just me getting old or are winters getting longer --just been out with the terriers had to put my fecking hat and coat on ..................windy as fook pissin down and freezing .. be lucky to get 4 week of sun this year .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astral 253 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm 26 and damn sure theres a difference between the "summers" we have now and the summers I remember being off school for, weeks and weeks of sunshine now we are lucky to get three days in a row!. Plus I feel Spring is being pushed forward, and the seasons in general are losing their distinctions, rather now one long dreary rainy season for the UK. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I reckon the seasons are definitely shifting.. Think winter is starting later and finishing later. Some places on the planet don't have the traditional 4 seasons like we get here, they get just a wet and dry season or a cold and hot one, maybe ours is going to end up like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I reckon the seasons are definitely shifting.. Think winter is starting later and finishing later. Some places on the planet don't have the traditional 4 seasons like we get here, they get just a wet and dry season or a cold and hot one, maybe ours is going to end up like that. when we gonna get the fecking hot one -----be our look to get just the long cold one .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I reckon the seasons are definitely shifting.. Think winter is starting later and finishing later. Some places on the planet don't have the traditional 4 seasons like we get here, they get just a wet and dry season or a cold and hot one, maybe ours is going to end up like that. when we gonna get the fecking hot one -----be our look to get just the long cold one ..Aye, we'll probably end up with a cold wet one and a slightly milder wet one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Malt, thats what its been like for years up here....dreich! I got caught in a sleet shower this morning, after I had walked the dogs in sunshine? And my mate came in from a walk at lunchtime and told me there were hailstones....weather has gone a bit barmy. They did tell us that we would get longer wetter spells and more mixed up stormy weather, looks like it coming true..... I dont mind, its just this cold wind that is killing us just now, hate it!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 After a bit of research the other month, It would appear that due to artic ice sheets melting and the salinity of the water changing the gulfstream has shifted south along with the jet stream, bringing cold winters and wet summers. The Antarctic is getting colder so it would seem we are in a period of climate shift Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 After a bit of research the other month, It would appear that due to artic ice sheets melting and the salinity of the water changing the gulfstream has shifted south along with the jet stream, bringing cold winters and wet summers. The Antarctic is getting colder so it would seem we are in a period of climate shiftThat was one theory I read a while back as well mate. Said it was responsible for the jet stream being pushed further south and increasing the cloud cover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 After a bit of research the other month, It would appear that due to artic ice sheets melting and the salinity of the water changing the gulfstream has shifted south along with the jet stream, bringing cold winters and wet summers. The Antarctic is getting colder so it would seem we are in a period of climate shiftThat was one theory I read a while back as well mate. Said it was responsible for the jet stream being pushed further south and increasing the cloud cover. If the jet stream is pushed south then, it drags cold weather and wet weather from the south and east and just keeps recycling the same weather patens round and round. The things I read could not say for how long this would occur or how far south it will travel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Astral 253 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Great, I love the UK but the weather gets me down...when its constantly grey and wet grey and wet grey and wet urgh I love my lazy sunny days too much! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,267 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 For the last few years Oct and Nov have been the best couple of months for us, in the roofing game you couldn't wait for summer to come now you can't wait until "Autumn" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 After a bit of research the other month, It would appear that due to artic ice sheets melting and the salinity of the water changing the gulfstream has shifted south along with the jet stream, bringing cold winters and wet summers. The Antarctic is getting colder so it would seem we are in a period of climate shift That was one theory I read a while back as well mate. Said it was responsible for the jet stream being pushed further south and increasing the cloud cover. If the jet stream is pushed south then, it drags cold weather and wet weather from the south and east and just keeps recycling the same weather patens round and round. The things I read could not say for how long this would occur or how far south it will travel Thats the thing mate, while they have made huge advances in meteorology and climatology, there's still so much they don't understand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 After a bit of research the other month, It would appear that due to artic ice sheets melting and the salinity of the water changing the gulfstream has shifted south along with the jet stream, bringing cold winters and wet summers. The Antarctic is getting colder so it would seem we are in a period of climate shiftThat was one theory I read a while back as well mate. Said it was responsible for the jet stream being pushed further south and increasing the cloud cover.If the jet stream is pushed south then, it drags cold weather and wet weather from the south and east and just keeps recycling the same weather patens round and round. The things I read could not say for how long this would occur or how far south it will travel Thats the thing mate, while they have made huge advances in meteorology and climatology, there's still so much they don't understand. we had thunderstorms on Saturday and today its a mixture of bright sunshine, torrential showers and high winds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 On Saturday it started clear skies, nice sun rise and warm, got to about 11am the winds started and it clouded over, got to about half 12 and it pissed it down really heavy for a good couple of hours....by 6pm the skies were clear, the sun was shining, wind gone and the rain dried off as if it was never there Roll on continuous sunshine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 i`ve just booked a weeks holiday in the sun thats how bad it is------ coz me n money dont normally part company 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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