There's now a gritter on the way but it can't get up the hill.Outstanding!
Just returned in from feeding everything. 9" of snow in the back garden-- the pup thinks it is wonderful, but I'm not so sure !Glad Frizzy likes the snow, has he come in covered in snowballs? Marco likes it too and when he comes in his legs are covered in them but at least he enjoys it. The snow is quite deep here and we had another snowfall overnight.
Have been in central Llandudno all day - in that time, I've not seen one council employee, van, lorry. The pavements along the main shopping streets are absolutely lethal. I would call CCBC's response pathetic but that would imply that they had actually done something...and they haven't. If I was a shop, cafe, bar owner in Llandudno, I would be raising hell about this on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Credit to the Victoria Centre who cleared the entire pavement along their frontage.
It's the same inside my house Bellringer, the central heating boiler has finally died! :weeping:
Thanks Bellringer for having a word with some one
My thoughts are with the businesses like the Fat Cat and others that are losing money at this normally busy time of the yearMr & Mrs Fester, together with myself, helped the Fat Cat out at lunchtime by stuffing our faces there. They were averagely busy, so are coping, I hope.
An elderly lady was interviewed on the radio about how people coped with snowy weather in Britain years ago and she said that the men on each street would shovel the snow from their street (and pavements!) and everyone would generally look after everyone. The government would look after the motorways and main roads but everyone else sorted out ther own streets.
From the above descrption of Germany it appears they still do what Britain has stopped doing. I wonder why we don't do this anymore?
Glad to be home.You timed it well, Stan, another hour or so and it could have been very tricky.
Car embedded in the house inbetween Old Road and Ty Gwyn Road at Black Gate on the Orme.
It's a blinking blizzard here now. :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage: :rage:
I did question the wisdom of going but the forecast was best of the week for today
QuoteI did question the wisdom of going but the forecast was best of the week for today
What I still find odd about all of his is the Met office's seeming inability to do the little things - like look out of the window.
Among its labyrinthine web pages, the met office has this one:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/wl_forecast_warnings.html (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/wl_forecast_warnings.html)
where you can see the warnings issued, read the detail and track the probable issues. Yesterday, the site singularly failed to show any snow falling on North Wales until 6.00pm, yet snow fell - and not inconsiderably - from 0900 onwards. And it was continual. Yet the only warning were for ice. Very, very odd.
Yes the old shop. Looks like it was empty at the time of the collision. No-one seems to be trapped in the car The Fire Brigade are here on site and the front of the house looks (in this light) to be somewhat less than vertical. They have only just had the work completed from last years incident when a car did something similar but went straight through the front door. Might be time to install some fencing or a ram raid type of Bollard.
Its been snowing like mad up here on the Gt Orme all night.
Just as the road was becoming useable again, we are back to square one. ))*
Our travel plans to visit family in Yorkshire for Xmas just took a negative turn.
I have an upset wife as she had all the pressies wrapped, food bought and cards written.
Ah well, such is life. :( :( :(
Yes the old shop. Looks like it was empty at the time of the collision. No-one seems to be trapped in the car The Fire Brigade are here on site and the front of the house looks (in this light) to be somewhat less than vertical. They have only just had the work completed from last years incident when a car did something similar but went straight through the front door. Might be time to install some fencing or a ram raid type of Bollard.I'd be very nervous if If I lived in that house. They definitely need a proper crash barrier in front of it. Any photos?
Instead...nothing. What a waste of time.
I'm working away from North Wales this week and today is my last day. I now have the choice of driving back to Conwy tonight or tomorrow morning.The A55 is fine but the problem occurs when you leave it! I suspect things might improve a touch tomorrow.
Looking at the Jam Cams it doesn't look very promising to travel tonight. But will tomorrow be any better?
Yes the old shop. Looks like it was empty at the time of the collision. No-one seems to be trapped in the car The Fire Brigade are here on site and the front of the house looks (in this light) to be somewhat less than vertical. They have only just had the work completed from last years incident when a car did something similar but went straight through the front door. Might be time to install some fencing or a ram raid type of Bollard.Photo below courtesy of Ali via Nemesis:
Horrible multi-car accident on the eastbound A55 by Abergele. One of the cars involved is an ambulance. I think it was caused by drivers having the sun shine in their eyes s the A55 turns towards it. Wet/shiny roads, dirty windscreens and sun low in the sky combined to completely blind drivers. I think people just plowed into each other. Saw lots of ambulances on the scene so it doesn't look good for some :(Sad news :(
This was this morning. The Lions Club said the sea temp. was minus 18 degrees.
But the world is having weather extremes everywhere
Not before time-- haven't seen the chappie who lives/lived there for a week or two, but he still trails to Llandudno from the Bay.
It was really difficult getting any sleep last night. Bloody gales, howling all around.Really? I slept soundly all night. Must be something to do with the fact I don't live halfway up an exposed headland. :P
Dean Seager is having a look this afternoon, I've got the car looking a bit better already!
Dean Seager is having a look this afternoon, I've got the car looking a bit better already!
Of Course!! Dean Seager.... I should have realised... yes, you'll be fine there.
I know that we see constant data on increases in temperatures due to climate change, but I would like to see some data on wind onditions over the years of my lifetime. I am certain that the increase in gales would be very dramatic.
I think it's always been windy in Llandudno, I've known it called Windy city for years!
What I am after is some kind of trend data over the years.
So, there is a slight trend of strengthening.... but its slight.
Surely you notice it more since you moved to a house in a far more exposed location? Conversely, since I moved from Penrhyn Bay, I notice it far less.
Have a look at this website for live weather updates on a map http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/ (http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/)I see it's currently reporting gusts of 64km/hour at Conwy Marina.
There was also reports of a well known local photographer being blown off the Great Orme while he was taking photos of West ShoreFunnily enough,l nearly was! I was on Invalids Walk, standing on that outcrop of rock above the Hospice trying for a pic of the Estuary when a gust nearly took me off my feet. :o
;D
The amount of CO2 created from burning coal today in Europe must be a fraction of what it was then. That being so what is generating all this CO2, is it all a load of hot air designed to increase our energy bills.
Has anyone come up with figures showing the amount of CO2 that was created in the Victorian age.
Just think about how much coal was being burnt at that time,factories,mills ,steam trains ,shipping etc.
The amount of CO2 created from burning coal today in Europe must be a fraction of what it was then. That being so what is generating all this CO2, is it all a load of hot air designed to increase our energy bills.
We have enough coal under the ground in Britain to last for hundreds of years. The green movement is costing us all dear. It is doubtfull the windfarm subsidies will be refunded before they are obsolete in 50 years time. By that time the companies involved will have trousered the money, and moved on, leaving the next generation to clear up the mess.
One of the biggest factors at work here is that we are pumping CO2 int the atmosphere, but also destroying the forests which create the oxygen to compensate for this.
I asked whether the percentages would change as the Earth's population increased, and could we have less oxygen and end up like flies in a bottle?
The teacher told me not to be so stupid, it could never change, and I would get a clout if I asked such stupid questions in future.
I remember being about 9 years old at school, and a teacher was telling us about the relative percentages of Oxygen, to CO2 and Nitrogen in our air.
I asked whether the percentages would change as the Earth's population increased, and could we have less oxygen and end up like flies in a bottle?
The teacher told me not to be so stupid, it could never change, and I would get a clout if I asked such stupid questions in future.
Interesting couple of rather dramatic youtube videos which show the effect of the big storm on December 5th on West Kirby and a big Volvo...Amazing scenes.
West Kirby Storm Surge 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtGxzujen74#ws)
West Kirby Storm Surge, 5th December, 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ewdjB2OeY#ws)
Those people who insist on playing 'Russian Roulette' with the sea and the storms only have themselves to blame.I know. I saw this guy earlier at West Shore:
Interesting couple of rather dramatic youtube videos which show the effect of the big storm on December 5th on West Kirby and a big Volvo...
West Kirby Storm Surge 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtGxzujen74#ws)
West Kirby Storm Surge, 5th December, 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ewdjB2OeY#ws)
You have to be very aware at all times of where the waves are in relation to yourself, and be ready to move back out of danger in an instant.
You've lost me on that one so I hope this link works. Some before and after weather pics on Wales online if you haven't seen them already.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/wales-weather-16-amazing-before-6476842 (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/wales-weather-16-amazing-before-6476842)
Hugo: I've fixed the first link as it wasn't working. As a general rule, it's usually best to skip the URL link above, as it tends to present problems.
I can,t find a way to delete this post, so I have had to leave it.
I have never known such thick fog expand over such a massive area.
I was on a plane from Egypt on Friday morning, which somehow managed to land at MCR in the thickest fog I have ever seen.
QuoteI was on a plane from Egypt on Friday morning, which somehow managed to land at MCR in the thickest fog I have ever seen.
Manchester is a Cat III enabled airport, so the plane would have landed itself. Happened to us, once. Usually, the pilot tells the passenger - after the landing :-)
So, perhaps we should do away with all pilots now, and maybe less Malaysians would go missing? I'm being serious.
I was driving home from Caernarfon this afternoon, and the buffetting my car was getting was pretty bad, some of the worst I have experienced.
Overtaking high-sided vehicles was particularly scary!
The Met office is showing expected temps in N Wales in the 82 / 28 region for Tuesday.
science needs to over ride politics. ....
Starting Tuesday up here, Calmac Status website looks a real mess already.Orabest......Safe trip , and I hope you only need...3 pegs. $good$
Booked a trip with the car over to Oban tomorrow for shopping. Mrs Mull says we will have to go.
Looks like an interesting few days ahead.
Morag says we will need 3 pegs on the washing line, and get plenty of candles in.
Stay safe.
Seems the gods were happy. Really nasty weather missed us.
Each time in the past six months the met office has issued dire warnings, they've failed to materialise to the level we were led to believe. I think it's the Fish effect...
I say, 46mph, because it usually fizzles out.
What is the prize for this incredibly exciting competition Ian?
Thanks Steve, it could have been a lot worse judging from that link that you've posted. I'm just going to have to put my feet up and relax and read the paper for the rest of the day. ;D
Just remembered that I need to take our dog out for his walk so I'll do that next.
We've got a taste of how Mull feels up there with those Scottish Winters
Hi Catlover returns ! Can anyone post a video of storm Doris in Llandudno ? Or photos . I'm miles away , but wondered if it's arrived in Llandudno yet . Thanks CLLook at the great british weather debate thread on this forum there are links to news blogs... http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-storm-doris-80mph-gales-12642508 (http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-storm-doris-80mph-gales-12642508)
3rd day of non stop rain now.
Is it the same down there?
..especially if you're having lots of gravy... :o :o :o
The sun is bright red right now here in Conwy.
The latest probability model suggests we'll now escape the worst of the wind. Fingers crossed.
The kids / parents are wimps these days ,if you wore glasses years ago you took them off to join in the snowball fights ,don't remember the school closed in the 50/60 s .some people have put pics up of the snow up the Orme 😂😂 they think that is snow .
A55 signage says Holyhead Port is closed and there is a diversion via the Menai Bridge. Presumably the Britannia bridge is closed because of high winds.
The temperature was around minus 4C all day yesterday and last night I noticed that an outdoor pipe had frozen up so I checked two outdoor taps and there was an icicle on one so I think that I'll need the service of a plumber very quickly after the pipes thaw.
This is the first time in the 32 years since I have lived here that the pipes have frozen and it's due to get worse today and tomorrow.
I've just watched the news today and there was a clip of a bus going into a skid and avoiding a collision with a parked car, The video has gone viral but they have identified the driver who was on TV and it was a fantastic piece of driving by the young blonde lady.
Another motorist attracted my attention, but for the wrong reason when he was interviewed on the TV. He along with many other motorists had been stuck in the snow for a number of hours and he had a young child with him. After complaining about the traffic not moving his parting words were " it's pathetic"
My thoughts were that we have all had enough warning so who really was pathetic?
They have this offer most years according to a blog I was reading earlier, so you will have to get in early next year Steve. I can't see how they can quote it should cost £15 as Aqualogic who have partnered Dwr Cymru on this, sell the tap protection jacket for £5.72 and the 2 metre insulation pipe cover is on offer in B&Q for £1 &shake&Many thanks M. $good$
Sorry lads but I am still seeing this.
"All Gone!
We've now sold out of lagging kits. Please check back for future offers."
Any advice $good$
I wouldn't fancy climbing up the waterfall at Aber but some climbers obviously did. In the last photo I posted I've only just noticed a climber on the way up the waterfall
Following Hugo's helpful advice I ordered one satisfactorily. I went via the official Dwr Cymru website. You have to register as a customer and there's only one allowed per household.
That's comforting Steve, there goes my Geraniums and if the frost doesn't kill them then the winds will finish them off :(I would not worry too much, as I said I am wary of posting weather forecasts, and if you check out some others, they don't seem as bad as the DP's, Mrs H. told me off, for trusting the DP. without confirmation........ :roll:
Llandudno has one of the lowest rainfall levels in the UK, the warmest winters and the most temperate climate generally. Little wonder the Victorians decided to make it a holiday resort instead of a coal terminus.
Llandudno has one of the lowest rainfall levels in the UK, the warmest winters and the most temperate climate generally. Little wonder the Victorians decided to make it a holiday resort instead of a coal terminus.
I have learnt my lesson, saying how "Three Towns area is fairing well in adverse weather conditions" in the past, when it was just Llandudno, so a subtle question mark in the above post, just in case
Apart from 1993 of course. :oLlandudno has one of the lowest rainfall levels in the UK, the warmest winters and the most temperate climate generally. Little wonder the Victorians decided to make it a holiday resort instead of a coal terminus.
I have learnt my lesson, saying how "Three Towns area is fairing well in adverse weather conditions" in the past, when it was just Llandudno, so a subtle question mark in the above post, just in case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIJ3vmlcP4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIJ3vmlcP4)
Being housebound and a bit fed up with the weather, I felt rotten when I realised that both the Eisteddfod and Eglwysbach Show were on over the Weekend, and from experience, I am well aware of the difficulties involved in these conditions, rain you can plan for, but wind can be unpredictable and dangerous, I think a "Well Done" to all involved, is in order.
According to this, the council will definitely have to revise their 300mm plan on the cycle path ?
Full article.....
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gallery/horror-pictures-show-how-north-16819642 (https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gallery/horror-pictures-show-how-north-16819642)
More worrying is the fact that for some time the Earth's magnetic field has been changing; the magnetic North pole is now somewhere in Siberia.A vague recollection of reading about the enormous amount of water the worlds population needs, and the increased use of dams, has resulted in the earth shifting, a quick search confirms my thoughts.........
I just take a screen shot, but I use Macs. And I wasn't having a go at you, Steve; I was speaking generally about the sunsets at the moment. The one last night just moved into an orange glow. Clouds would have made it so much nicer.
People often talk about the extremes of weather that we are having now and despite what Donald Trump may say about Global Warming being "fake news" we know from the scientists and the News that this is actually happening. We can also see for ourselves, especially older people like me can see that local conditions like wind and sea levels and storms are getting more extreme.
I've attached three photos below which I have attached many many times before and it gave me food for thought.
With you there Hugo. We have just lit the fire, crazy in August.
Heavy rain, southerly gale so the garden is taking a real battering. Weather up here has been much cooler this year after a lovely May so things are just coming out and then this happens.
Thanks for that Hugo ! *&(
Thank you Steve----we are rattling with tablets !!
A couple of my neighbours mentioned the Thunder snow and said that nthey were woken up last night by a loud clap of thunder followed by a blue light which lit up their rooms.
I must admit that I was fast asleep and didn't hear a thing
I've just finished digging the snow from my drive, it was about 3 inches deep so I hope that it doesn't snow again
Wonderful $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ clappinghappy
I noticed yesterday on the West Shore web cam that dozens of cars were parked in the car park where people had driven for either sightseeing or to start their exercise from,but today there are only about six cars there
Wonderful $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ $sunny$ clappinghappy
What a difference a day makes! Today it's gales and rain and not much fun at 3.30 am when our puppy wants to go out into the garden
I noticed yesterday on the West Shore web cam that dozens of cars were parked in the car park where people had driven for either sightseeing or to start their exercise from,but today there are only about six cars there
My goodness. Was his roof ok?
That's comforting Steve! &shake&Us too, we were sitting pretty with a large credit, so we thought, totally wiped out
I had an astronomical fuel bill in November and am just getting over it. I'll have to wear my Winter walking gear inside the house next week
Hi Hugo, No more Mountain Rescue or SARDA. I am now "over the hill", although at only 9 years Fly is still OK for a while yet.
Things have been better re bonfires here recently. Enough with 7 months of workmen, one batch foul mouthed, all noisy and many smoke whilst working next door !!
author=Nemesis link=topic=320.msg123510#msg123510 date=1657905663]QuoteSSSSHHHhhhhhhhhh there is still time .................. &shake&QuoteLet us pray ! ! !
Amen..............No more holy smoke ;)
Nemesis, prayer did not work, we had the windows open on the cool side of the house, someone has started a very smokey BBQ hopefully it will settle down soon. :(
I am hoping Ian will tell us, they have got it wrong ......PLEASE
I am hoping Ian will tell us, they have got it wrong ......PLEASE
I doubt we'll see much in the way of snow. Low temps, of course, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno are both mainly protected from, but inland they could plummet. But this vortex has been threatening to break for some time.
I forgot to mention another salient point, which is that we're currently moving away from the sun (in summer we're two million miles further away than in winter) but our inclination towards the sun is increasing, so the weather will inextricably warm.
Morning Hugo snow looks good up there. Yes my grandson is off school. Covering in llanrhos.
Have to put the new garden furniture back in the garage :( I think the worst is further south. Ian ?
Weather: Power cuts hit homes as Storm Isha winds hit. Thousands of homes were left were left without power as Storm Isha hit on Sunday.
A gust of 90mph was recorded on Capel Curig, in Eryri, also known as Snowdonia.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68049810
Well N Wales has got a mention in the Daily Post but it's not good news
Storm Jocelyn: Tornado warning and another Met Office weather alert for North Wales
Almost the whole country is now under an Amber warning; from the way things are going at the moment, it wouldn't surprise me if we had a 100mph gust at some point.
Well the great British weather appears to have done something that is beyond the powers of CCBC and filled the paddling pool at Craig y Don!