Beast from the East

[Rickshaw Phil]

That’s a brave admission, Phil.....that you lurk on a weather forum. Is there a special anorak that you wear when you are doing that?

No, just the same one as I usually wear round here.

It's the one where the arms do up at the back....

I can go off people you know.

 

[Tim Hall]

I'm assuming the usual rule is that "no pics - it didn't happen".

I'm invoking that rule anyway

Hopefully it's not Rule 34.

 

[gavgav]

Just looks dry and cold in shropshire (-4c lowest) nothing out of the ordinary and not as cold as the arctic snowy blast that December gave us

 

[Davos87]

If the temperature dips below -20 then I will get up at 04:00 and do a 20 mile ride in the nude.
If not then I will stay in bed

Be warned: This type of weather can sort of shrivel things and stuff.

 

[colly]

Just checked the BBC weather app and it says the coldest we are going to get here in super-chilly N Derbyshire is -3 degrees. Where is this -20 forecast coming from? Even allowing for regional differentials it sounds most unlikely

Thermal, short sleeved top and an ultralight windproof thingy this afternoon was plenty warm enough on the bike.

Fake news innit?

 

[midlife]

I remember this pic, 2010 I think

 

[chriswoody]

Blimey Britain does like to flap about the weather doesn't it! The news here has barely mentioned the upcoming cold snap and here's our forecast for next Wednesday:

the break down shows that it may be a chilly cycle commute in the morning:

The rest of the week will be a little warmer, but not by much.

 

[MikeG]

There's some saying -22°C, so it won't be too cold.

That's wind-chill, not air temperature. You need to remember Mr Stephenson and his screen.

 

[Venod]

Yorkshire Born, Yorkshire Bred, Strong in't arm and good in bed...

Should have gone to Specsavers

 

[Colin_P]

Blimey Britain does like to flap about the weather doesn't it! The news here has barely mentioned the upcoming cold snap and here's our forecast for next Wednesday:

That is going to be a bit nippy.

But as you know, here in the UK, despite being obsessed with the weather, we lose our minds when it gets hot or cold and go full plebian at the merest mention of snow. Especially those of us who live in the South.

The question is of course, how many of us are still going to be out and about on our bikes. I'll make every effort to continue my humble daily efforts and the only thing that'll keep me from doing so is if it is icy. That ice where snow melts a bit and then re-freezes ice. That is not worth breaking bones for.

 

[chriswoody]

I must admit, I've not done much leisure cycling of late. It's just been the commute to work, which isn't too long.

Luckily it's been really dry here, so even with -10 there's precious little ice, just bone sapping cold. I tend to wrap up in a fleece and down jacket to keep warm. My little lad is only 4, but he still rides to Kindergarten every morning with me. It's only 1km away, but in this weather it's a challenge for him, I think Wednesday will be even more so.

 

[NorthernDave]

The eternally reliable yr.no says this is what we have to come up North over the next week:

Which I'm sure even soft southern shandy drinkers will agree is hardly the coming of the snowpocalypse, no matter what the BBC weather forecasters and the Daily Express try to hype up.
With this forecast it's doubtful I'll even need to wear a coat this coming week...and Saturday looks warm enough to have a barbeque...

 

[Milzy]

Just been out for a run and the air was nice and crisp. I can’t see it getting much colder than it is now TBH.

 

[Colin_P]

soft southern shandy drinkers

Always remember that we tirelessly act as a buffer to the French so you don't have to and are free to go around slapping each other with black puddings and moaning about the price of cloth caps.

 

[Colin_P]

.....Actually

You Northern folk act as a buffer to the Scots who can be even worse than the French, so it makes perfect sense why you are moaning all the time. I doff my cap beret to the hard men of the North