Gosh, it’s dark outside at 2.20pm!

We’ve just drawn the downstairs blinds, rained all day here too, dreary.

It's 15.45 and it barely got light here - now it's getting dark. And it's rained all flippin' day.

Never mind, tomorrow is another day!

Zoejory

Maybe you're in for some snow, Teacheranne!

We did indeed have some snow! It was quite heavy for a while but did not last long.

Dark and raining cats & dogs down in Worthing, West Sussex☔️??

Gloomy but daylight still in Lincs.

I withdraw my earlier comment, well it was true at the time, but by 3.00, it was even gloomier than yesterday.

Same as merlotgran in S. Hampshire, raining, side lamp was on at 3, it’s cold too as I just had to go out.

Blue sky still in E. Yorkshire.

Grey, grey, grey and cold on the south coast. We did get a burst of sunshine at midday which I only noticed because I was doing my bit for recycling at the bottle bank while smugly congratulating myself that three months worth of empties only filled two carrier bags!

It's just started chucking it down.

Thanks Teacheranne your darkness has just reached here. All of a sudden we've plunged into semi darkness and the sky had changed to a kind of iron-greyness which is quite eerie.

It's been a fairly bright day in south west Northumberland. Cloudy with sunny intervals. It is cold though, the temperature outside hasn't risen above 1°c.

Need lights on here in Dorset. Gloomy and wet.

Maybe you're in for some snow, Teacheranne!

Here in West Oxfordshire it’s very gloomy and grey at 3 pm.

Dark here with snow clouds looming. I hate winter. I usually eat and drink my way through it but not this year Dry January and Slimming World for me I'm going to have to tough this one out.

Quite bright here in West Midlands at the moment.

Dull & gloomy in London @ 14.45.

Teacheranne can you not put on some small lamps to give light - don't be drawing your curtains so early in the day!

Bright blue sky here in Scottish Borders. Maybe the snow makes everything look lighter...

It is dull and overcast here in south Denmark and will be getting dark in about forty minutes here, as we are on continental time: GMT+1,

S W Wales and it’s dark here too. Can’t see the clock on the opposite wall. Still we are past longest night. Roll on spring

It was here on the Wirral before but it's brightened up now showing some blue sky.

In Glasgow we have the blinds down because of the blazing sunshine.

Bright blue skies in central Scotland at the moment. It is unusual as I'm used to gloom.

Ok today but I was surprised at how early it got dark yesterday. Maybe that’s why I’m in hibernation mode.

Gloomy in Oxfordshire, but it was even gloomier yesterday at this time of day.