Autumn arrived in Norway two months ago! Right now, it's sunny and chilly (6 C), with yellow and red leaves all over the place. But as long as the snow is kept on arm's length, I'm happy.
Would you believe I've worn a shorts from early April untill now? Even though I get a lot of strange looks when I venture outside. I've set a new record. But these are probably the very last days this is possible. Frost is the limit!
Tropical storm conditions today through tomorrow. 40mph winds, sideways rain...
"One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night..."
Tropical storm conditions today through tomorrow. 40mph winds, sideways rain...
"One day it started raining, and it didn't quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin' rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night..."
Eerily warm for this time of the year. Several days ago I spotted some frost on the roofs over the way and the air was marginally cool. At last, something resembling normality, thought I. Normal . . . like heck. We've had contiguous days of this abnormal environmental warmth.
Never seen anything like it. Anyone care to enlighten me what is going on?
Eerily warm for this time of the year. Several days ago I spotted some frost on the roofs over the way and the air was marginally cool. At last, something resembling normality, thought I. Normal . . . like heck. We've had contiguous days of this abnormal environmental warmth.
Never seen anything like it. Anyone care to enlighten me what is going on?
There's a meteorological term for this kind of.weather. It's called - you lucky b.,....
The London suburbs. A bit dull, but not that cold, I'm only putting the central heating on for a couple of hours a day, it should be a bit colder really.
I'm pretty south, but, even so the norm should be colder rather than warmer. I bring this up because most everyone around me seems to be in terminal delusion that it has always been this way, or, doesn't want to register that by Nov 5th, it is traditional to go out in fur coat, wellies and a pair of gloves with a scarf for additional protection against the cold. Oh, and your breath condenses in front of you while you talk/breath. It just ain't happening. And everything is very, very still - no swaying of a singe branch on a tree. Utterly eerie.
Dammit, woke up to snow in the streets today -- or rather SLUSH. Worst city weather there is, except maybe when the slush freezes to ice, turning the streets into slippery ice rinks.
It has turned a bit colder here, which meant frost on car windows during the night. Currently, it is very still with some light drizzle.
Thor, are you suggesting that in your part of the world, you should have snow of some depth on the ground at this time of year? Didn't you post a photo of what it looked outside your home window a few years ago? I remember there was solid snow on the ground, although I can't actually remember what the year and month were.
Thor, are you suggesting that in your part of the world, you should have snow of some depth on the ground at this time of year? Didn't you post a photo of what it looked outside your home window a few years ago? I remember there was solid snow on the ground, although I can't actually remember what the year and month were.
That's true. It's been a record mild November so far (climate change: hello!), but there's no way we'll get a snow free winter up here. Never happened, as far as I can remember. Time will tell if it will be as massive as that year when I took that photo.
To be precise -- I have nothing against snow in the right environment. Like up in the mountains or whatever. Or around Christmas time. But I absolutely HATE it in the cities. Makes getting around very difficult.
Well yes, Oslo is rather further up the globe than it is down here, so there's bound to be more severe weather conditions as we tend to the northern hemisphere's longest day.
I also prefer the crunch of snow underfoot to that treacherous black ice. One November several years ago while driving to work along a narrow country lane, I came to a bend in the road. The left side tyres went over black ice, I lost control, the car hit a small bank about a foot high on the other side of the road and since there was no way to damp the energy of motion, the sudden stop caused the car to roll over. I had my seatbelt on that day. If I hadn't, I hate to think how many things I'd have bumped into before the world stopped going round and round.
To anyone driving in similar conditions, clunk-click every trip.
I'm not quite sure what 'black ice' is, but the most treacherous condition is when ice is covered by a new drizzle of snow on a relatively mild winter day. You can't even see where it's slippery or not. I've had a few tumbles over the years -- both on foot and bike (I've never owned a car), but thankfully nothing severe so far.
It's ice that is very thin but covers a large amount of surface area. On roads, you see the normally dark color of the tarmac through the ice cover, which is why it is so treacherous - you can't visually detect it.
There are usually stairs leading up to properties and if you step onto an ice-covered step and your feet suddenly slide uncontrollably, then aside from the horrible feeling of toppling over, that is when you're most likely to sustain a nasty injury so I totally understand where you're coming from, Thor. Sometimes you recover and then an instant later the same thing happens all over again in the danger spots. In those circumstances I always follow the nearest snow line and tread on the side where I can feel the crunch underfoot, if possible. But then again, don't we all?
