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Old 14-02-2008, 09:17 AM
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Old 14-02-2008, 09:38 AM
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Overcast today after a week of mild days with frosty starts and lots of sunshine.
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Is it me or is it flippin windy tonight?

[leave out the jerusalem artichoke and curry jokes y'all]
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Old 01-03-2008, 04:31 PM
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Default Windy.

Major gale last night, woken up twice due to frozen peas being fired at bedroom window, turned out it was only rain.

Calmer now. The weather and me.
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Old 01-03-2008, 05:00 PM
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And the weatherman didn't even mention it.

Had a bit of sun today, so managed to get clothes on the line for a couple of hours.
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Old 02-03-2008, 08:45 AM
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Nice bright sunny morning just a tad cool!
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Old 10-03-2008, 07:12 PM
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its very very windy its like being on the sea.
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Old 10-03-2008, 07:32 PM
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Default Stormy March

High winds, heavy rain.
Cold, Horrible.

Least i don't live on a boat..!
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Default All Hail.

Currently having a very impressive hail storm, high winds also.

My car is under a sheet of icy stuff.
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Alight breeze now, clear with some sunshine. Very cool though.
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Just had severe weather warning on local news. We are to expect around 5cm of Snow in next 48 hours.

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windy,cold and wet.
-2c forecast tonight. Running tomorrow morning will be cold (again) so time for a stiff climb up Congleton Edge to keep warm.
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windy,cold and wet.
-2c forecast tonight. Running tomorrow morning will be cold (again) so time for a stiff climb up Congleton Edge to keep warm.
I have a radiator for that.
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very very windy here at the moment! and driving home tonight there was a snow plough/gritter out...so looks like we'll be getting some snow also! disappointing as was lovely and sunny today, a couple of showers, but it did seem a few degress warmer - somebody at work said their car said 16 degrees
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Windy now, but sunny.
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Glorious start to the day. Sunny with a cool breeze.

Got loads done in the garden and on my veg patch.
At 3pm exactly went very dark and we had a squally shower with hail, and now we have just had the second one.

The temp has dropped as well.
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Went for run. Bit chilly would be understatement.
Nice and sunny now but will need greenhouse heater on tonight as sky clear so frost likely.

Edit: brief snow flurry 5.25pm.Dashed out to put fleece on plants in g'house and light second burner.

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Had some sleet earlier this morning, sky cloudy with sun peeping through and very cold.
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Just woke up to thick snow.
Took some photos of cats first time in snow, at least its melting a bit now.
Quite cold and getting wetter.
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Old 06-04-2008, 05:39 PM
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Woke up to a world covered in shaving foam.

Had sporadic snow flurries and bright sun all day.
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Forcast for the next week is rain in one form or another

Despite current blue sky there are grey clouds on the horizon so Id better get going if I want to get any planting done today!
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Been a very hot dry week so far.
Rain butts already empty so had to resort to filling them with hose.

Very hot at the mo. I have sunburnt ears from mowing the lawn.
To hot to plant out.
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still beautiful sunshine but less humid now (thank goodness! ) and a refreshing light breeze.
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