Winter 2024/25 - Cold or Mild? Rain or Snow?

[Flor_Fina]

I'd love a log burner but it's about 3 grand to have one fitted. That's 2 years worth of gas and electric.

Not really worth it in the UK really as your wood prices are sky high. I get some people may have a small stove in their lounge, but that's more for effect then actual heating as you still have to run rads elsewhere.

We have 4 log burners and a wood fired range cooker. I have 6 acres of woodland at the back of the property so I cut my own wood. Cost me 100 euro a year to heat the house over the winter (tractor diesel, fuel and oil for the chainsaws).

 

[sprite1275]

There isn't the energy lingering currently which has worked against recent winters, but so much seems to need to come together to make it come off in this country lately.

The longer range models seem to be showing significant cold pooling just off the UK in November with a chance of a front loaded winter, but tend to lean towards fairly meh conditions - mild and wet muck - through the rest of the winter currently.

Jeez I really need the emigrate. Can't be doing with the thought of months and months of damp grey wet miserable weather. Ppfffff.

 

[Rroff]

Broken out my 4/5 coldness coat for first time tonight

Added a blanket to my bed last night was enough of a background chill feeling - I've not bothered putting the heating on though.

 

[sprite1275]

Aren’t log burners actually bad for your health long term?

Yeah but they look nice and they're warm.

 

[413x]

Added a blanket to my bed last night was enough of a background chill feeling - I've not bothered putting the heating on though.

Mine is still forced off too. Try my hardest to keep it off till October

I'm in my thermal leggings, down jacket and gloves walking the dog. It's 8c!

 

[sprite1275]

Mine is still forced off too. Try my hardest to keep it off till October

I'm in my thermal leggings, down jacket and gloves walking the dog. It's 8c!

Ours won't be on until October either. Trouble is it's a 70 year old house so starts getting damp and mouldy

 

[Grandmaster Fap!]

I'd love a log burner but it's about 3 grand to have one fitted. That's 2 years worth of gas and electric.

Id say worth it long term the way things are going! We have an iron enclosed fireplace with window, its an old renovated farm house so proper chimney etc. Here in Poland firewood is cheap if you live near maintained forests, we got two years worth of firewood and it cost £500.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

It will be the usual rain for 80 out of the 90 days of winter, 8 days of sunshine and 2 days where we get an icing sugar dusting of snow on the rooftops which is melted by late morning.

 

[Angst]

Camping currently, 24c this time last week now its below 6c and hailed yesterday. Unseasonably cold :/

 

[moon man]

car windscreen scrape needed this morning

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Yep just heard my neighbour scraping his windscreen. That can't be right!

Yep he was. In mid Sept....

 

[Lopéz]

It's gone from 34 degrees here all last week, to torrential rain and 10 degrees this week. Feels like I'm back in England.

 

[Rroff]

Didn't quite get that bad here but probably close - sub 2C which was lower than expected.

 

[Diddums]

Ice on the car this morning, thank god for heated screens and seats. Driving down the A3 was lovely though, crystal clear skies, beautiful pastel coloured sunrise. Really sets off the day that does.

 

[bjorkiii]

On my shed roof in shorts eating icecream for breakfast. Proper northern september .

 

[sprite1275]

1c here this morning and nearly ripped the wipers off the windscreen thinking it was water. How can it be this cold.
As above beautiful morning though.

 

[DXP55]

4.5C this morning

Why don't people turn heated screen on

 

[Puzzled]

Why is it so damn cold, heating came on this morning

 

[uscool]

Clear blue skies chilly crisp air does feel nice and fresh and my sleep has much improved

 

[200sols]

The last two days, particularly the mornings have been glorious. Fantastic start to the autumn/winter seasons here