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

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Nick writes
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

Very dark for the last half an hour or so in Winchester. Just had one
flash of lightning and pretty loud peal of thunder.
--
Elizabeth

On Dec 2, 3:07*pm, Elizabeth wrote:
In message
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Nick writes

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

Very dark for the last half an hour or so in Winchester. Just had one
flash of lightning and pretty loud peal of thunder.
--
Elizabeth

Thundered four times here in the last 10 minutes. That we can get more
thunder in December than August sums up nicely everything that's wrong
with the north-west European climate!

Nick

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In message
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Nick writes
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

Very dark for the last half an hour or so in Winchester. Just had
one flash of lightning and pretty loud peal of thunder.


.... had a couple of nearish 'cracks' of thunder here between 1420 &
1430Z, when it was raining steadily.

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

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Nick writes
On Dec 2, 3:07*pm, Elizabeth wrote:
In message
,
Nick writes

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

Very dark for the last half an hour or so in Winchester. Just had one
flash of lightning and pretty loud peal of thunder.
--
Elizabeth

Thundered four times here in the last 10 minutes. That we can get more
thunder in December than August sums up nicely everything that's wrong
with the north-west European climate!

Nick

Yes, several more lightning/thunder. Rolling thunder - as you say, just
like a summer storm, but feels strange when the temperature is so low.
The streets lights have been on for a while.
--
Elizabeth

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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

Nick wrote:
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

Went very dark here, near Benson, Oxon, around 3pm-3.30pm with moderate
rain. No thunder or lightning though.

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!

Nick

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





"Nick" wrote in message

....

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)

Got very dark here in Woodford Green suburban Essex ,with 4mm of rain in
less than 20 minutes

RonB


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Nick wrote:
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

Went very dark here, near Benson, Oxon, around 3pm-3.30pm with moderate
rain. No thunder or lightning though.