im in the UK. It's SUNNY!
WTH
Whats happening?
Typical british weather. Rains when we dont want it to and sunshines at the wrong times! AH
2007-12-22 23:38:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
im in the uk... and i cant see the house opposite me because its soooo foggy..
i want to live in your part of the uk where there is nice weather lol i live in london
2007-12-23 01:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you want the scientific reason?
The U.K. is under the influence of the northern polar front. It means that if it rains, there is 70% chances that it will be sun the day after, and if it is sun, 70% that it will rain the day after. That's because it takes about one day for a low pressure to give way to a high ridge, then a low again - since lows are moving at about 20 knots, taken by the Jetstreams.
But, at the average of three times a year, and for reasons not yet fully understood, the Jetstreams are becoming so weak that a stable and persisting high pressure forms over northern Europe. Usually it is in June/july, September/October and January/February. While the first gives nice warm weather, the second gives what we call the 'Indian summer' the third gives a very cold weather because the sun is so low over the horizon that more heat is lost at night that it can be gained during daytime.
... What you got in the U.K. (and I got in Norway) was exactly that, only that this year, it came in December.
Furthermore, since the surface radiates so much heat, the ground is colder than up above. A few days ago, I checked it and while we had -6 on the ground, the temperature was +5 at 5,000 feet of altitude! That creates an inversion (the air is not rising) and you get fog. With the temperature under freezing point, you get ... freezing fog, and that is probably what you also had this week.
For me, a light airplane pilot, it means: No fly! Two other pilots didn't listen and went flying last week; they went down and crashed. No casualities but the airplanes are totally destroyed. You see, ice builds on the wings and the propeller and you loose power and lift.
2007-12-23 10:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Michel Verheughe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laffing hard @ the guy with Tony Blair, but hey, it's sunny here too, i think we should learn to love the rain also.. It depends on the plans you have for the day/halfday.. if you just don't match with the weather, it can suck at times. We must get used to it. Feel good when it rains.. see the Tony Blair guy?! He doesnt care if it rains.. i'm sure about that.
2007-12-23 07:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jagg M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weather patterns/climates are changing all over the world. Maybe you will be seeing more of this kind of thing.
2007-12-23 07:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by illunatic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in North America and it's Raining, should be snow but it's rain. no igloo's this year
2007-12-23 08:36:25 · answer #5 · answered by crackers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your new PM has dropped his pants. Some think the sun shines out of his ***.
2007-12-23 07:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by mis42n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is because of Tony Blair....
2007-12-23 07:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋