On 2 Dec, 16:00, Nick wrote:
On Dec 2, 3:29*pm, "Nigel Paice" wrote:





"Nick" wrote in message

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Some sort of slow moving shower seems to be moving across from the
west currently but more significantly, the light levels have been
reduced to those typical for around quarter of an hour after sunset.
Can recall few such noticeable "day darkness" events as this.

Nick

Just spotted this thread. *I agree with your day darkness
assessment. *It was quite widespread, covering parts of
southeast Wiltshire (near Amesbury) and I encountered
further particularly dark skies driving back home.

Low patches of stratus about 200ft off the ground were
coiling upwards into the embedded Cb. *In cahoots with
with the thick Nimbostratus, I believe this is the cause of
the very dark conditions, December light notwithstanding.

Nigel

Can only recall two day darkness conditions quite like that one before
- one was on Nov 1st this year, when it was about that dark at 8am,
more than an hour after sunrise at the time, and the other was in
March 2008 when a front came through (gave severe winds in other parts
of the country IIRC) and it was dark enough to turn the street lights
on sometime round midday!

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My daughter just text me from near Liphook lots of flooding and
thunder there.

Bits and pieces here at Chelmsford atm.

Keith (Southend)