When Will We See The Sun Again?

You have to look at your local site for any degree of accuracy, and even then it often changes.

I've just looked at the BBC Weather forecast for this month and can find only four days when they're expecting sunshine - two of them next week.

All next week there’s sun in the south east, so they say.Dry and sunny for seven days then rain.Well, you can’t have everything, at least it’s not cold.My tubs of annuals are still going strong.

Misty and cloudy on the train up to London from Devon. But I'm saved, and happy, because I'm going to see Van Gogh's sunflowers at The National Gallery! 🌻 🌻
I'll just pretend I'm in the sunny South of France!!

Crisp, blue skies and sunny again up here in t'mountains.
Continuing with the pruning and tidying in the garden at the Museum.

Move over here to Australia. We feel happy when it rains because the gardens get so dry! One of the various reasons we emigrated in early 1970 s but there are negatives,too ( skin cancers for one )

Apt!

Nope, it’s a phenomenon affecting the population of all ages!

Apparently we have Anticyclonic Gloom !
As opposed to Gransnet Gloom ?
There’s me thinking was just moaning grans.

Warm, with sunny skies in Cornwall yesterday. Dismal and misty back in Devon today.
I'm expecting cold and wet when I'm in London tomorrow.
The further east I go, the worse it gets!

Today! 👏👏👏
Blue skies and sun bright enough to need sun specs whilst driving and walking the dog. A bit cold though.
I don’t suppose it will last, but today was lovely.

I'm usually relieved when, at the end of October/beginning of November, we don't have unusually high temperatures and sunshine - it would play havoc with my tortoise's hibernation schedule!

I don't mind bright, crisp and dry, though...

Sorry to say, but another beautiful sunny late autumn day here. Been working very hard trying to tame the garden at one of the Museums I volunteer at- pruned all the plants down and began the big weeding spree- and managed to make a big cut in a finger with the secateurs! Hopefully will have more good weather next week as I still have another 2 afternoons of work before it will be ready for winter.

Same here - 12 days? Hate it!

I just knew this weather wasn’t typical, despite people saying it was. Apparently we have Anticyclonic Gloom! This article says many areas have only had 5% of the sunshine typical for early November so far this month.
news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-anticyclonic-gloom-blamed-as-no-sunshine-recorded-so-far-this-month-in-many-parts-of-country-13250596
It’s worse than ever here today, it’s now both gloomy and cold - I’ve been to M&S this morning to buy some treats to cheer us up.

crazyH

My friend, has decided on a whim, to dump this awful weather and go away to India for 3 weeks. Lucky her - she has a house and family ( brothers) there. All she needs is her flight. She even keeps a set of summer clothes there. I’m soooo jealous 🤢

I am sure she will have a lovely time. But I am an Autumn/winter person and wouldn't swap a single day of those two seasons for time in a hot sunny country.

My friend, has decided on a whim, to dump this awful weather and go away to India for 3 weeks. Lucky her - she has a house and family ( brothers) there. All she needs is her flight. She even keeps a set of summer clothes there. I’m soooo jealous 🤢

Bluesmum

I know for certain I will see the sun at the end of next January, when I arrive in Perth WAmforb three months! I hate these grey days, but grateful it is not raining!

Let’s hope there won’t be too much heat in Perth, then. Friends of ours who live there had to leave their home for 48 hours last year because of bush fires that came frighteningly close.

Apologies for dreadful typos!

I know for certain I will see the sun at the end of next January, when I arrive in Perth WAmforb three months! I hate these grey days, but grateful it is not raining!

Yes, it’s very dreary at the moment, but we had several beautiful days on the trot quite recently.

On the plus side, even on such a dull day, I passed a long stretch of most gloriously coloured beech trees while driving from Oxford to SW London today - all gorgeous golds and russets. Would have been even more gorgeous with a bit of sun on them, but heigh ho….

M0nica

Autumn is absolutely my favourite season, followed by winter.

Oh I so hope we get a true, proper winter this year. We are well equipped and love cold, crisp temperatures and proper snow.

I suggest you find some indoor job that you have been putting off for a while and get it done in the dull weather.

I think that's what Autumn and Winter are made for grandetante - cleaned out my wardrobe today as it was a bit cold and damp outside.

Autumn is absolutely my favourite season, followed by winter.

To Shinamae, rafichagran and others.
I was so pleased to find that I'm not the only person who loves this weather: the autumn colours of the leaves, the almost velvety texture of the grey skies, the leaves on the ground (to scuff through when no-one is watching), the indulgence of wearing sparkly gloves, the sense of "putting the allotment to bed", and then curling up in front of the fire in our one warm room (pity we're in a smoke-free zone) with a good book. Haven't seen many of the speckled spiders this year - the ones which make the beautiful hexagonal webs which have diamonds of dew caught on them in the mornings. Just waiting for the autumn crocuses and winter jasmine to start flowering.