Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

Nick

wrote:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I know what you mean (work in Southamptonm, Hampshire; live in
Bournemouth, Dorset)!

--
Jonathan Stott
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In article om,
writes:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I can remember something similar about 20 years ago at just this time of
year. I had to travel from Surrey to Torquay by train
(Guildford-Reading-Newton Abbot-Torquay). Surrey was under thick
stratus, but by the time I reached Reading there had been an abrupt
clearance and the sky was clear of cloud, as it was for the rest of the
journey
--
John Hall "Never play cards with a man called Doc.
Never eat at a place called Mom's.
Never sleep with a woman whose troubles
are worse than your own." Nelson Algren

"John Hall" wrote in message
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In article om,
writes:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I can remember something similar about 20 years ago at just this time of
year. I had to travel from Surrey to Torquay by train
(Guildford-Reading-Newton Abbot-Torquay). Surrey was under thick
stratus, but by the time I reached Reading there had been an abrupt
clearance and the sky was clear of cloud, as it was for the rest of the
journey

You should try travelling over the Pennines west to east.
Quite often I would find find cloud in the west but broken
cloud and sunny conditions to the east. Sometimes the cloud
would pile up to the very ridge of the hills then dissapate
on the eastern side, a very natural dividing line for weather!

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

On 22 Aug, 19:27, "Col" wrote:
"John Hall" wrote in message

...

In article om,
writes:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I can remember something similar about 20 years ago at just this time of
year. I had to travel from Surrey to Torquay by train
(Guildford-Reading-Newton Abbot-Torquay). Surrey was under thick
stratus, but by the time I reached Reading there had been an abrupt
clearance and the sky was clear of cloud, as it was for the rest of the
journey

You should try travelling over the Pennines west to east.
Quite often I would find find cloud in the west but broken
cloud and sunny conditions to the east. Sometimes the cloud
would pile up to the very ridge of the hills then dissapate
on the eastern side, a very natural dividing line for weather!

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

Or even from the north coast of Cornwall to the south (& vica versa).
I've known differences of 10C over the same number of miles when 1
coast has sea fog or persistent low cloud.

Graham
Penzance

"Graham Easterling" wrote in message
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On 22 Aug, 19:27, "Col" wrote:
"John Hall" wrote in message

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In article om,
writes:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I can remember something similar about 20 years ago at just this time of
year. I had to travel from Surrey to Torquay by train
(Guildford-Reading-Newton Abbot-Torquay). Surrey was under thick
stratus, but by the time I reached Reading there had been an abrupt
clearance and the sky was clear of cloud, as it was for the rest of the
journey

You should try travelling over the Pennines west to east.
Quite often I would find find cloud in the west but broken
cloud and sunny conditions to the east. Sometimes the cloud
would pile up to the very ridge of the hills then dissapate
on the eastern side, a very natural dividing line for weather!

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

Or even from the north coast of Cornwall to the south (& vica versa).
I've known differences of 10C over the same number of miles when 1
coast has sea fog or persistent low cloud.

Graham
Penzance


Or even from Haytor 900 feet down into Bovey Tracey (3 miles). Heavy snow and
freezing down into drizzle and 4C.
Or from Teignmouth, clear and sunny and warm up to Haytor (9 miles) with fog and
drizzle.

Will
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Or even from Haytor 900 feet down into Bovey Tracey (3 miles). Heavy snow and
freezing down into drizzle and 4C.
Or from Teignmouth, clear and sunny and warm up to Haytor (9 miles) with fog and
drizzle.

Will

Oh do leave it out Will! We're talking about *horizontal* gradients
here, not the normal vertical gradients you like to remind us of given
half a chance ... Why, only this morning just five miles away from
here, the temp was 40 degC lower than my screen temperature! And only
five miles away! (Upwards. Like it is every day in fact.)


Stephen Burt
Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire

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Or even from Haytor 900 feet down into Bovey Tracey (3 miles). Heavy snow
and
freezing down into drizzle and 4C.
Or from Teignmouth, clear and sunny and warm up to Haytor (9 miles) with
fog and
drizzle.

Will

Oh do leave it out Will! We're talking about *horizontal* gradients
here, not the normal vertical gradients you like to remind us of given
half a chance ... Why, only this morning just five miles away from
here, the temp was 40 degC lower than my screen temperature! And only
five miles away! (Upwards. Like it is every day in fact.)



Agreed.
I'm sick to bloody death of Will talking about the weather.
This is supposed to be a *weather* newsgroup!
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

On Aug 22, 7:27 pm, "Col" wrote:
"John Hall" wrote in message

...

In article om,
writes:
Maybe I was wrong about Dorset yesterday... it appears that the
adjacent counties of Hampshire and Dorset (never mind Devon) are
either side of a line dividing near-continuous sunshine from gloom
(yesterday) or heavy showers (today). I'd have expected a more gradual
transition from east to west, with Hampshire a bit more settled and
Dorset and Devon a little less.

I can remember something similar about 20 years ago at just this time of
year. I had to travel from Surrey to Torquay by train
(Guildford-Reading-Newton Abbot-Torquay). Surrey was under thick
stratus, but by the time I reached Reading there had been an abrupt
clearance and the sky was clear of cloud, as it was for the rest of the
journey

You should try travelling over the Pennines west to east.
Quite often I would find find cloud in the west but broken
cloud and sunny conditions to the east. Sometimes the cloud
would pile up to the very ridge of the hills then dissapate
on the eastern side, a very natural dividing line for weather!

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

No significant hills between Hamsphire and Dorset though... but
several (admittedly none as high as the Pennines) between Hampshire
and the North Sea . Horrible stratus has returned this morning
(strangely after a clear start), think I preferred yesterday's
showers...

Nick