Thursday, March 22, 2007

The British Weather

it has never failed to amuse me, the vicissitudes of the weather here.

just when i thought the cold spell is over, the temperature plunged again -- a low 4 to 5 degrees despite the bright sun. the weather forecast predicts snow showers in the wee hours of thurs, which is explains why i'm still awake at this strange hour of the day. the few of us are mad enough to camp over at siew kit's place, hoping to catch the last snows in camb at 3 am.

i was at the bank yesterday when the sky was overcast with ominous dark clouds. then without warning, ice started falling from the sky-- my first hailstorm! you can actually hear the ice hitting against the ground! the wind was so strong that the streams of hailstones were close to horizontal as they fall.

it will be cold for the next few days, then the temperature will rise to a warm 13 to 14 degrees by sunday. how interesting- ten degrees difference just a few days apart. it certainly takes time to get used to this capricious weather. or, is it possible to get used to the unpredictability at all?

1 comment:

tanoshi said...

86heyya! glad you managed to experience your first hailstorm. i had mine at the start of my semester this year ( it was the end of summer when temperatures were averaging at 27C!) my uni was closed for 3 days because of damages due to the hailstorm and heavy rain.

anyway, take care and god bless!