This last day of October is going to be very autumnal. The temperature by my thermometers is only about 10° C - rather less than the 12° C forecast. The latest revision to the forecast says it will peak at 16° C from around midday, and in an hour or so it will start to fall again. The nice sunshine now will fade out at about 10am, and from 2pm rain is expected, with heavy rain at 3pm. The rain may stop after 5pm, but might be back at 9pm. It is rather curious that the temperature will rise again, maybe by only a single degree, at 11pm. Tomorrow could see some random sunny spells and some random falls of rain. The highest tomorrow could be just 15° C.

  I felt really ill with alcoholic poisoning for a lot of yesterday. I think when I was writing yesterday morning I was still a bit drunk, and so the full force of the hangover hadn't hit me then. It wasn't until I started drinking beer with Jodie, some "hair of the dog" that I began to feel OK. It wasn't such a bad day though, and was even quite good for some of the afternoon. It is all described, along with my night, and a dream, plus thoughts this morning in my full archived page for today.

  The early forecast didn't mention that it was actually raining this morning. Some of the rain looked to be moderately heavy, but it is probably no more than drizzle now. The latest revision to the forecast says the rain will stop by 11am.  The latest revision also says that the first sunny spell will be an hour later at 2pm, and they will continue through to sunset - which now the clocks have changed to GMT will be at 4.37pm today. It is going to be quite a cool day. The morning was actually quite mild at around 15° C, but the highest temperature may only be a degree higher. Tomorrow may see 17° C, and it could be a sunny day.

  I predicted I would go shopping as one of the last things I wrote yesterday morning. I also said that on a warm sunny day I could go out, but for unknown reasons I didn't really fancy the idea. That pretty much describes most of yesterday, but I did do a couple of other things. All that happened yesterday, last night, and this morning, is described in my full archived page for today.

  There was some light rain early this morning, but the clouds seem to be breaking up now. The latest revision to the forecast says sunshine from 10am. It may only be sunny spells after that, but they should continue through to sunset, It should raise the afternoon temperature to a very nice 21° C today. Tomorrow may see some sunny spells late in the afternoon, but generally it will be dull, and a bit cool. Only 16° C is expected tomorrow.

  Yesterday was a very different day to anything I might have expected, and it was all to do with my web server dying. The short description of yesterday is that I spent the whole day diagnosing the fault on the old server, getting a new server set up, and finally getting a spare server set up ready to use if the current one, serving this web page, fails. All this and a lot more is described in my complete archived page for today. It also includes stuff about my night and the start of this morning.

  There were red clouds on the eastern horizon as the sun heaved itself over the horizon this morning. Weather lore says that red sky in the morning is shepherds warning. In other words it may not be a great day. On the other hand the early version of the weather forecast says there will be a sunny afternoon, and an afternoon temperature of 18° C. The latest revision hasn't changed what you can see in the early screenshot above. Tomorrow could start with some light rain, but it should be dry by mid morning. Sunny spells, followed by sunshine until sunset should start by 2pm, and also by then the temperature could rise to a mild summer-like 21° C.

Site news: This web server kept dying overnight for the last few nights, and this morning, after a restart it only lasted for 15 minutes. I have changed the power supply brick, and I am keeping my fingers crossed !

  After the trauma of the previous day, yesterday was initially not so bad, and the afternoon was good. I started writing so late yesterday that the morning seemed almost to be over by the time I had finished. At that point I still had to have a shower before I could do anything else, and "anything else" was to be a quick shopping trip to Tesco. The urge to do that faded completely after an hour or two when Michael texted me to ask if I wanted some bottles of Diet Coke while he was out in his car shopping in Tesco. The rest of my day, night, and quite a lot of this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  Today has got off to a poor start. As I type this it is raining ! The forecast makes no mention of rain - not even in the latest revision. One change in the latest revision is a big reduction in sunshine.  There may be no sign of the sun until 11am this morning, and unlike what is shown in the screenshot above, the latest revision has changed the full sunshine to just sunny spells. After that there may only be sunny spells at 2pm and 5pm. The rest of the day will be dull, although hopefully not as dull as it is right now. It seems that even without lots of supporting sunshine the temperature should briefly reach 20° C today. Tomorrow may be a generally dull day with an afternoon temperature of just 18° C.

  I had a good and bad time yesterday. Being woken up at 7am, after a bad night's sleep, to be told that Angela had set a marriage date for 2nd June 2023 did not improve my mood at all. Things got worse a bit later when Angela send another message to say she wouldn't be going to the pub at lunchtime because she needed to get a cut above her eye stitched up. It all should have made for a very miserable day, but somehow it didn't. The day is described in full on my complete archived page for today. As usual it included my night, and a few things this morning.

  The clouds to the east are tinged with red to the east where the sun has just risen. That is not a good sign for the morning, and sure enough there is a medium chance of light rain at midday and 1pm. Either side of that there could be sunny spells. It's looks like the first could be, as forecast, at 8am. The afternoon temperature should reach 18° C. Tomorrow could feature a bit more rain, and a few less sunny spells, but the afternoon temperature could rise to 19° C.

  Yesterday was not a good day, although it started as if it might be one. There were two things that steered me away from one hoped for course. One was a slight volatility of my guts. It wasn't that bad as such, but it continued into the afternoon. It wasn't bad enough to stop the other thing that changed my day. That was a shopping trip to Tesco. Earlier in the morning I had forgotten that I needed a few things. Most of my day, night, and this morning have been very depressing, All is revealed, but probably makes no sense, in my complete archived page for today.

  Today might be a "lite" replay of yesterday. There is enough clear sky for the sun to come through once it is a bit higher, and then, fingers crossed, there could be sunshine or sunny spells lasting into the afternoon. The latest revision to the forecast still insists that 3pm will be dull, and that 4pm will now only be sunny spells, but there is a fair chance reality may be different, and better. Once again the afternoon temperature should be 17° C. Tomorrow should also see some sunny spells, and it should be a tiny bit warmer at 18° C, but there is a 30% chance of rain for midday and 1pm.

  The fine weather just about made it imperative that I went out to feel some sun on my face. It didn't actually start like that. The evening before yesterday I had fantasies about going out at the crack of dawn to see if I could spot where the tree had fallen on the railway line on Sunday night. I couldn't raise the enthusiasm for that, but much later in the morning, in fact a few minutes after the morning had ended, and after a quick wash, I ventured forth into the sunshine. Where I went, what pictures I took, what I did after, and how I slept during the night, is all revealed in my full archived page for today, which also includes my thoughts this morning.

  Last night, in between the heaviest showers the sky was clear enough for a brilliant crimson sunset (picture further down the page). Traditional weather lore said that today should be fine and bright - and it is ! The latest revision to the weather forecast says the first sunny spells should start at 10am, but the sky has been blue, and the sun shining since at least 8am. With luck there will be sunshine or sunny spells until at least 4pm today. All that sunshine will only raise the temperature to 17° C.  Tomorrow could be a reasonably good day as well. It could see a lot of sunny spells, but maybe some duller periods between them, and once again the temperature should rise to 17° C.

  Yesterday morning seemed as if it passed rather quickly, or at least it didn't seem like there was time to do anything. It was almost midday when I washed my hair, and had a shower. Once I had recovered from that I got working. When I say working I mainly mean doing a small backlog of washing up - only a day and a half's worth. The most important bit of it were the glasses for an afternoon beer tasting session with Jodie. As usual, the rest of my day, night, and the start of this morning, is described in my full archived page for today.

  The clouds that kept the temperature up overnight have also brought rain, and there could be a lot of it today. We have already had two claps of thunder, and one was near enough to be preceded by a flash of lighting that could be seen through the curtains. For all that there has been only one short period of heavy rain, and probably some drizzle. The early version of the weather forecast has seen those jolly forecasters throw everything into the pot. The latest forecast settles down a bit. 10 and 11am use that weird weather symbol of heavy rain pouring from a white cloud with the sun peeping out the side. Hail is not mentioned in the latest revision. The serious weather may start at 4pm for 3 hours when dark clouds with thunderbolts shooting out of them are shown.  The rain will continue, sometime light, and sometimes heavy until 11pm when hail appears on the forecast again. The early afternoon could see the temperature rise to 18° C.  There is another yellow warning for thunderstorms tomorrow, but the forecast shows mainly sunny spells through the day with a maximum temperature of just 16° C.

  This morning I am finding out why I put the keyboard I am using into the back of a dark and dusty cupboard. It looks almost brand new, but it has an annoying property. The keys are hard to push, and some need a very hard push. The Control key has a habit of sticking - which can have some annoying consequences. You'll have to excuse me if some words lack a letter. The spell checker should catch most of them, but..... Anyway, back to yesterday.

  I can't fully blame the weather for another rather boring, unproductive day yesterday. Although it took a little while to arrive, there was some nice sunshine by, or maybe even before mid morning. It could have enthused me to do something, but it seems it didn't. I think I only did one productive thing yesterday. You can read about that, and other stuff I did and didn't do in my complete archived page for today. It includes some  stuff about sleep and dreams, plus the start of this morning.

  The sun is doing it's best to shine, but the sky is rather cloudy. The latest revision to the forecast says 9am, or about 10 minutes time, should feature full sunshine. I can't see that happening with all the clouds I can see piled up across the sky. Actually it does depend on where you look. There is a fair amount of blue to be seen overhead, but to the east, where the sun is, it looks quite grey. The latest revision to the forecast does not show many differences to that in the screenshot above. The most notable change is 3pm is now shown as dark clouds like 4pm. A more minor change is only two hours at 18° C are shown at 2 and 3pm. The beginning and end of tomorrow are currently predicted to be very wet, and with even a single thunderbolt thrown in for 6pm (The BBC forecast predicts many more thunderbolts !). The middle of the day should/could be dry and bright, but not actually sunny. Tomorrow afternoon may only reach 17° C.

  Yesterday was a day of two different halves. The morning seemed OK. It felt good to go out to buys stuff from Tesco, but soon after getting home my mood changed in a negative direction. It could have been triggered by a short period of rain, or maybe it was just because it was cold in my bedroom - that is to say it felt chilly when being very sedate. For a little while there was some warm sunshine coming through my bedroom windows. Maybe that relaxed me when I shouldn't have been relaxed. Although not much happened yesterday, I seemed to have used awful lot of words to describe it, plus lots more words to describe a couple of dreams. You can read all these words in my full archived page for today.

  Today is one of those days when the weather is in a state of flux. Every revision to the forecast shuffles the features around. The latest revision says it will be sunny in half an hour (that is very unlikely) and that what was shown as light rain at midday will now be very heavy rain. It might be followed by a couple of hours of sunny spells before rain starts to fall again from about 6pm. Some of that rain could be heavy rain. If the BBC weather forecast is right there could be thundery showers today. Both forecasts agree it will be 18° C. Tomorrow may also reach 18° C, but it should be a dry day. It will be mostly cloudy, but maybe there might be an hour or to in the morning that feature some sunshine.

  Yesterday was a mildly good day. I probably can't describe the morning as boring because by the time I had finished writing about the day before, showing some of the pictures I took, and then having a shower, it was almost midday. It was one of those mornings where I just don't know where the time went. My afternoon is better accounted for, and it, along with my night, and the start of this morning is described in my complete archives page for today.

  There is plenty of evidence of overnight rain this morning, and the rain is going to continue for some time yet. The BBC give a very simplified view of today's rain. They say non stop light rain until 1pm, and then just cloudy for the rest of the day. The Met Office first showed a complicated pattern of rain, including hail at 2pm, but the latest revision does away with the hail, and simplifies things a bit.....or did ! In the very latest revision the hail is back at midday. Before and just after that there will be heavy rain. At 2pm the heavy rain will change to light rain, and by 3pm it should be dry, but cloudy for the rest of the day. The temperature now, almost 16° C, but possible still rising a bit, is the highest today, and from sunset (not that we will probably see the sun today) it will drop down to about 13° C. Tomorrow could be 18° C, and there is a small chance of a sunny spell, but mostly it will be a wet day. The BBC even offers the chance of a thunderstorm !

  I think I can describe yesterday as a very good day ! All the sunshine helped a lot to make it good, but there more important other things too. I managed to get off to an early start, and it wasn't very late in the morning when I had showered and shaved, before stepping out to get some important shopping. I seem to have written a lot about yesterday, last night, and this morning, plus included half a dozen pictures in my full archived page for today.

  It was a mild morning thanks to all the clouds, and from what I can see of the sky it seems unlikely that the forecast for full sunshine at 8am is very, very optimistic. The latest revision to the forecast tells pretty much the same story as the screenshot above. The main featured will be sunny spells either side of 4 hours of dullness in the middle of the day. It should stay dry until late tonight, but with an afternoon temperature of just 15° C it is going to feel quite cool. The BBC weather forecast tells a different story - a maximum of 17° C, but no sunshine at all, and light rain starting as early as 4pm and continuing into the night. They even predict a thunderstorm at 2am tomorrow ! Tomorrow may be dull, 16° C, and with rain in the middle of the day.

  Yesterday was quite a good day, and I can probably thank the warm bright sunshine for a lot of it. However the day didn't go in any expected direction. I think it took me longer to finish writing here than expected, but maybe not by much. It was still enough to add to a series of cumulative delays. Another slight delay was when I decided I just had to wash my hair as well as having a full shower. I probably should have had a shave too, but I'll probably do that today. The rest of my day, which featured some good news, plus my night, which was also good, and finally some good news this morning, is all described in my complete archive page for today.

  I reckon it was only just 8° C at 7am, and that the closest to fog was just a slight haze in the air.  The sun is now just peeping over the houses to the east, and it is blindingly bright. It is looking more like yesterday afternoon's forecast for today - sunshine from dawn to dusk. The latest revision to the forecast now says that the sunshine will continue until sunset, but that the last hour may only be sunny spells. The afternoon temperature will be similar to what I saw yesterday - 17° C. Tomorrow may be a little cooler at 16° C, and there may only be a few occasional sunny spells in the afternoon. Rain could start in the evening.
  Last night's sunset - weather lore dictated that today just had to be a sunny day !

  Yesterday was one of those days where I still had a lot of free time on my hands, and when I experienced several boring hours, but on the whole it was generally satisfying. One of the first things I did was to finish the laundry I had started the previous day. It is something I seem to do far too often lately - putting stuff in to soak in detergent, and then losing the enthusiasm to finish the job until the next day. The next things was to go shopping to Aldi. You can read about that, and the rest of my day, night, and the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  I think the rain may have stopped a little bit earlier than 8am as seen in the screenshot above. It has certainly been a soggy morning, but also a mild morning (and it was mild last night). The latest revision to the forecast says full sunshine, non stop, from 11am until sunset. That should drive the temperature up to 19°  this afternoon, and the sunshine should warm my front rooms up even higher). Tomorrow could be very similar, but clear skies overnight will allow the temperature to drop a lot lower in the night, and the day may only warm up to 17° C.

  This morning follows a day where more seemed to happen in the night than during the day. The only thing I did yesterday morning was some basic housework to make the kitchen and dining room seem a bit nicer for the afternoon drinking session. It was a bit more of an intensive job that usual because as well as doing the washing up, including the glasses, I took out two bags to the recycling bin, and two bags to the non-recycling bin. The rest of my day, my bad night sleep, and my thoughts this morning are all described in my complete archived page for today.

  Thanks to the clouds this morning started off fairly mild, although the consensus of my outside thermometers reckon it was closer to 11° C than the forecast 12° C. It would seem we are heading into the same scenario as yesterday. The latest revision to the forecast shows the last sunny spells to now be at 2pm, and 1pm might see no sunshine. The rain is now expected as early as 7pm, and I would not be surprised if another revision moved it another hour earlier. The afternoon temperature should still reach 17° C. Tomorrow morning will start with rain, but it might be over soon after sunrise. From late morning until sunset there could be sunny spells, although the experience with the yesterday's forecast suggests it will probably turn to snow or something. It is possible that tomorrow could see the afternoon temperature reach 18° C.

  Yesterday was not very productive, but a lot more productive than the previous day, and probably the day before that. The most satisfying achievement yesterday was looking after my blood glucose level. I didn't completely fast, as originally intended, but I did eat very carefully, and the final result was good enough. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is all described in my full archived page for today.

  There are two things wrong in this weather forecast. First of all it was barely 9° C at 7am, and even my most optimistic outside thermometer says it still hasn't quite reached 10° C. The other thing is that a mostly clear sky, probably responsible for the lower temperature, has allowed to sun to start shining almost as soon as it had risen. The latest revision to the forecast still says the temperature will have risen by 2° in the next 20 minutes ! It has also changed 2 and 3pm to show light rain. By contrast, the BBC weather forecast shows sunny spells all day - no more, and no less. It also says the afternoon temperature will be 17° C - a degree higher than the Met Office. Fingers crossed that the BBC are right today ! Tomorrow it is the other way round. The BBC says sunny spells in the morning, and rain from mid afternoon. The Met Office is predicting a day of non stop sunshine tomorrow. Both agree it will probably be 17° C.

  The miserable weather made me feel miserable yesterday. If the dull light wasn't depressing enough, feeling cold just made it worse. The temperature in my bedroom, where I spent most of the day, was cool enough to make everything I touched feel cold. Considering that I did little more than eat yesterday, I seem to have written a lot about the day, my dreams last night, and the start of this morning in my full archived page for today.

  A thick-ish layer of cloud kept some of the warmth in overnight, and this morning started at 11° C (and closer to 12° C on some of my outdoor thermometers). It is possible the temperature may reach 16° C today, but only for a single hour, and 15° C is more representative of the day. We almost had a few watery rays of sunshine for all of 10 seconds earlier, but even the latest revision to the forecast shows no hope of any sunny spells today. That latest revision affirms the earlier forecast of a couple of hours of light rain at 3 and 4pm. Interestingly enough, the BBC forecast agrees completely with the Met Office forecast (as in the screenshot above) except for 3 and 4pm. It shows black clouds, but only a 11 and 13% chance of rain. Tomorrow should show a return to sunshine until early evening when it looks as if it will rain. The temperature could be 16 or even 17° C tomorrow.

  I think yesterday could be described overall as a good day, but one with a few bad moments. I didn't feel all that good at the start of yesterday. It was nothing in particular, but cumulatively it made me wonder if I was going down with something, or even had something, where "something" might possibly be Covid. On the other hand it was probably more like my special type of hay fever - a probably allergy to fungal spores from the assorted fungi which pop up during autumn. The rest of yesterday, last night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  There is always a gap in the forecasts unless you go specially looking for it. It is the period between, of just before, midnight, and 6am. During that time there were some heavy falls of rain. It seems to be brightening up now, and it is possible a little diamond bright chink in the clouds could let through a brief sunny spell any time now. It is almost as if they have regurgitated yesterday's forecast - just a few sunny spells moving to different hours, or even disappearing off the chart. Hopefully today will actually be similar or better than yesterday which had more sunny spells than appeared in any version of the forecast I saw.  The prediction of 16° C has survived several revisions, and it seems safe to assume it will be correct. Tomorrow will be a murky day with a temperature if either 16° C, or possibly 17° C if the BBC forecast turns out to be more accurate. The Met Office predict quite a few showers tomorrow, by the BBC say it will stay dry.

  Yesterday had it's good points, but ultimately I found it depressing. I was very slothful during a lot of the morning, but the start of the sunny spells speeded me up. Maybe I am cold blooded, and my thermometer tells lies ! I didn't have a special shave, shampoo, and shower like I usually do on a Wednesday morning, but just stuck to having a shower before I was ready to go out. I had a generally pleasant, but short outing yesterday, and it, along with other stuff I did yesterday, last night, and this morning can be read about in my complete archived page for today.

  It is a cold morning. At about 5am the temperature was almost as low as 6° C, but as I write this it is almost 9° C. There have been two revisions to the forecast since I took the screenshot above. The first took away most of the few sunny spells seen above, but the last one replaced one. Currently it says that there will be sunny spells at 1pm and 3pm. The afternoon temperature if 16° C hasn't changed. It should be 2° warmer than yesterday, but without any sunshine it will probably feel a lot chillier. It should be a lot warmer night with the temperature only dropping to 13° C just before sunrise. The afternoon temperature could reach 16° C again tomorrow, but it seems the chance of any sunshine to make it feel warmer is close to zero. Tomorrow evening, like late tonight, could see some light rain.

  I could say I had a very lazy day yesterday, but that would only be true of some of the day. I finished yesterday by saying I probably ought to do something, but that I didn't really fancy going out. I did have a shower so I could have gone out, but in the end I started something that would take up a lot of time, and produce very little. It was more transferring ancient analogue camcorder footage to digital files. You can read why it took so long, and why it is doubtful it was worth it, in my full archive page for today. It also includes some words about the rest of the day, plus the night, and the start of this morning.

  A clear sky last night meant that this morning has started of very chilly. By my reckoning the temperature at 7am was as low as 6° C, and one external thermometer that has always seemed fairly accurate was saying 4.7° C ! A nice sunny day should warm things up to 14° C today, and that seems like it will still feel chilly unless there is very little wind, and you are standing in direct sunshine. Hopefully the sunshine through the front windows will raise my front rooms temperature up to 22° C or more by this afternoon. Tomorrow could see 17° C, but there will be hardly any sunshine according to The Met Office. The BBC say there will be sunny spells in the middle of the day, and the temperature could rise to 18° C.

  Yesterday was a day that took a whole new path as a result of receiving a text message. The message was from Angela to say she was feeling very unwell, and had been (presumably) diagnosed as having Covid. I was hoping a bit more information might be forthcoming, stuff like if she actually been checked with a Covid test kit. I assumed she was at home, and not in hospital, but that was another piece of information I lacked. The rest of my ruminations on the subject, plus a description of the rest of my day, night and this morning, can be read in my full archive page for today.

  All the thick cloud that built up last night has resulted in a very horrible wet morning. I have no idea when it started raining, but I think I heard some rain at 5am when I got up for a pee. Both forecasters agree that from mid to late morning the sun will start burst through - first with some sunny spells, and then full sunshine until the end of the afternoon. All that sunshine is only expected to raise the temperature to 16° C. The clear skies will mean a very cold morning tomorrow, possibly less than 6° C. Despite being a very sunny day, the afternoon temperature may only rise to 14 or 15° C.
  Everything came together for a nice few hours out getting some exercise yesterday. One fact was my bowels were very stable yesterday. Another factor was my very high blood glucose and a very strong need to avoid any food for a lot of the day. Of course the final, and strongest thing, was the sunshine and blue sky. My pleasant afternoon out, and some of the pictures I took, can be seen on my complete archived page for today which also includes descriptions of my night, and the start of this morning.

  Despite both the BBC and Met Office (screenshot above) forecasts saying it would be 9° C at 8am, I reckon it was barely 6° C. One of my neighbours garden sheds even looked like it had frost on it, but maybe it was just heavy dew.  There is strong sunshine as I type this, and the thin shaft of sunshine that is now entering my room feels very warm on my back, but my thermometers still say the temperature is no more than 7° C outside.  The first revision of the Met Office forecast has now extended the sunny spells to 4pm while the BBC forecast says either sunshine or sunny spells should last until sunset. For all that, the outside temperature is not expected to rise higher than 17° C. Tomorrow may start with rain, but sunshine should follow it. The thick rain bearing cloud should keep the temperature up during the night, and the morning could start at 12° C, but the sunshine will only raise it to a chilly 15° C.
  Apart from the beer tasting in the afternoon, and a little preparation for it beforehand, I had what has to be called a lazy day yesterday. The biggest contributor to doing very little was the warm sunshine. If I wasn't expecting Jodie in the afternoon it might have lured me out, but it actually kept me in. That hot sunshine coming through my front window warmed the room up nicely, and so I spent several hours just feeling warm while doing little more than reading - sometimes from book, and sometimes from the internet. I say more about yesterday, last night, and the start of this morning in my full archived page for today.

  Clear skies meant this morning started off very chilly. At 6am it was barely 8° C, and despite almost non stop sunshine (a fact agreed on by both the Met Office and BBC) the temperature is only forecast to rise to 16° C. It may be quite cool outside, but I am sure I can feel the sunshine warming my bedroom as I sit here typing (although it could just be the spicy noodles, with added chilli sauce for breakfast that is warming me up). Tomorrow should be a degree warmer than today. The morning could be very sunny, and from mid afternoon some cloud will reduce it to sunny spells.
  Yesterday was another day where I didn't feel very busy, but I achieved a lot. The more concrete thing I did was to wash a couple of t-shirts, and 4 pairs of underpants. I hung them on the clothes horse to dry, and left the fan on them for the rest of the day, and also all night. I haven't checked yet, but I imagine they should be very dry. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is described in my full archived page for today.

 

  At some time in the night, possibly just before sunrise, some rain fell. It is possible there may have even been some very fine rain later than that. It is still very cloudy now, but the sun is trying to break through the cloud. We just had a 3 second burst of weak sunshine. There should be more to come, but the latest revision to the forecast has added showers at 2pm, but that seems to be instead of the shower shown in the screenshot above at 4pm. The heavy rain at 7pm seems like it might be a bit more definite. Once again the afternoon high will be 18° C. Both the BBC and Met Office agree that tomorrow will be a very sunny day, but also a cooler day with no more than 16° C expected.
  Yesterday was a satisfactory sort of day. It ended up as being a more productive day than I imagined it would be. The first thing of note was a shopping trip to Aldi. It was partly to buy a few things I either forgot to buy, or just didn't think I had enough room in my bag to buy when I went to Tesco the day before. Like that shopping trip to Tesco, I also bought another 4 or 5 cans of soup, and other long life stuff, but also a sort of treat for myself. The rest of my day, night and the start of this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.

 

  Now there's a first ! The BBC and Met Office have produced near as dammit identical forecasts. Basically it will be sunny all day, although some hours may only feature sunny spells. In the latest revision the single gap at 3pm shown in the screenshot above has been filled in with sunny spells. For all that sunshine, only 18° C is expected today. Tomorrow should start off with at least sunny spells, but maybe some sunshine too. The afternoon will probably end up wet. The temperature will probably be the same as today.
  After hearing that Angela wouldn't be at the pub lunchtime, because she had taken the day off work sick, yesterday could have ended up as a very boring day. Fortunately there were a few things that made it almost an interesting day. It allowed for a more relaxed visit to Tesco to buy a few odds and ends. Those odds and ends included a couple of bottles of Diet Coke, a bottle of Tesco own brandy blended whisky, and some large candles. Other stuff I bought, and other stuff I did yesterday is described, along with some words about last night and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

 

  The weather forecast has only changed a little in the latest revision to it. 10am is now shown as sunny spells, although the first ones are actually happening now. It still shows a very high chance of heavy rain in the early afternoon. Curiously enough, the BBC weather forecast shows a moderately low prediction for light rain with a starting time of 3pm - when the Met Office say the rain will end. The Met Office is a bit more generous with late afternoon sunshine and sunny spells, 5pm may feature sunny spells, and the last half hour of daylight may feature full sunshine (although the sun will be so low on the horizon that it will not be that useful). The maximum temperature today is predicted to be 18° C again, but it will be in the late morning. The afternoon may only be 16° C. Tomorrow should be bright and sunny, but once again the highest temperature may only be 18° C.
  I have to admit I went into Olympic standard laziness yesterday. As usual, it seemed that the very dull weather had dampened my spirits too. It was one of those days where I couldn't even be bothered to get up properly. By that I mean I didn't have a shower, and put on any fresh clothes. I wasn't expecting to see anyone, and while I did suggest I might go shopping while I was writing yesterday morning, there was no particular need to, and so I didn't ! My day wasn't totally wasted, and I did behave myself when eating (to my great surprise). All the details of my day, night, and thoughts this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today - with pictures !

 

  There was a very pink sunset last night, and I expected today to be rather better than in the forecast in the screenshot above. The latest revision has swapped a few dark clouds for lighter coloured clouds, but  apart from a possible single hour of sunny spells, it would seem it is going to be a dull day.....but maybe anything is possible. In the latest revision to the forecast the sunny spells have been moved from 10am to midday. If nothing else it proves that the forecasters are really only guessing, and reality could yet throw up a few surprises. The temperature forecast is generally correct, and it still shows 18° C, or similar to yesterday. The temperature tomorrow should be similar to today, and it will be another duller day, but with one big difference - rain later in the afternoon.
  Yesterday was a good, but rather tiring day. It wasn't until late in the morning that I decided I was definitely going to go out, head towards Cockfosters Tube Station, and take some photos along the way. Several things made it a very tiring day, and one of the worst was a "one under" - a trespasser on the line, near, or in Alexander Palace station was hit, and killed by a train. All trains through the station, including trains that don't even call there, local services or long distant services, came to a halt. My whole day, along with a lot of pictures, is all described in my complete archived page for today. It also includes how I slept, and thoughts and ideas this morning.

 

  Like yesterday, the BBC weather forecast is far more generous of it's sunny spells than the Met Office. Their latest revision now shows sunny spells from 9am to 1pm, and then at 6pm. The only fly in the ointment is that the clouds seem to thick to let any sunshine through for several hours. Curiously enough, this is what the BBC forecast now says - the first sunny spells at 11am, and then continuing until sunset. Another reason for hoping the BBC may be right today is that predict an afternoon high of 19° C. The Met Office says 18° C. Tomorrow could start several degrees less cold than this morning, maybe around 15° C, but may only rise to 18° C. Both forecasters currently agree that tomorrow is going to be dull all day, but like today, it should stay dry.
  Yesterday was a much more productive day than the day before. It was partly due to the nicer weather, but mostly due to the fact that stuff needed to be done, and that was because it was also a beer tasting day. As I wrote yesterday, I had left a big buck of clothes soaking in stone cold detergent for 24 hours (although it started as warm). Top priority was the finish that washing, and free up the bath tub so I could have a shower. All the details of yesterday, plus last night and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

 

  It's a horrible damp looking grey morning, but both the Met Office and BBC agree that the sun will break through at midday. The sunny spells for 10am have disappeared from the latest revision to the Met Office forecast. The Met Office and BBC now say that the sunny spells will last from midday until 6pm, and the BBC say they last 2 hours will feature full sunshine, and not sunny spells. For all that we can't expect more than 18° C today. There is a difference of opinion about tomorrows weather. The Met Office predict an all dull day with a top temperature of 18° C. The BBC predict a bright days with sunny spells, and 19° C. You can be sure that both forecasts will be very different tomorrow morning !
  Yesterday was a day of consequences. It was almost midday when I finished writing yesterday's diary thanks to a long break when In went out to get my 'flu jab.  The sun had been shining for a good few hours by then, and my bedroom was starting to feel comfortably warm. The consequence of that, plus the feeling that going out for the 'flu jab was a useful accomplishment, was that it put me in a very lazy mood. I did almost nothing, but almost is not the same as nothing at all. What I did do yesterday, including the naughty stuff (a takeaway) is described in my complete archived page for today. It also includes all my difficulties and pains of sleeping, and some good news this morning.

 

  It's looking like today could be rather nice - at least compared to recent weather. The latest revision to the forecast only shows a one hour gap to the sunny spells at 5pm, and many of hours today will feature full sunshine. That should warm my front rooms up nicely, and also warm up the great outdoors to as 18° C, but sadly not to the 19° C shown for 4pm in the screenshot above - which seems odd because 4pm is shown as cloudy in the screenshot above, but is now shown as sunny spells. Tomorrow is back to the misery of just 16° C, and a dull and wet morning, but later in the afternoon the sky should clear enough for sunny spells until sunset. Of course the forecast for tomorrow will probably change beyond all recognition in the next 24 hours.
  Today is another day where I'll have to write this in two parts. I am due at the surgery for a 'flu jab at 10.30am, and before long I will have to drop tools, have a shower, and then go to the surgery. I can report on my visit when I resume writing after the event.

  Yesterday was a good and bad day. The morning, featuring some nice sunshine, was good, and from 4pm, when the rain started, it was bad. Incidently, it seemed to be a rare time when the forecast for rain going its starting time close to the minute. The first drops of admittedly very, very light rain, fall almost at exactly 4pm. It was another hour or two before it really started to rain heavily. It maybe wasn't "torrential", but it got everything very wet, very fast ! The whole of yesterday, plus my night and this morning, including my 'flu jab is described in my complete archived page for today.