Plymstock & District

Weather and Climate

Group ContactLen Wood Phone 01752 862261
VenueKnighton Room, next to Wembury Village Hall. (£1.50 each to cover the cost of the room hire).
Day/TimeNormally 1st Thursday in the month (except August) from 14:00 - 16:00

Have you ever wondered why it rained so heavily, or why the weather forecast was wrong? If so this might be the group for you. Each session will be topic based, but will include a discussion of the current weather, previous month’s weather, and forecasts for the days and weeks ahead.

The photo shown on the right is of altocumulus billows taken from Plympton by group member Peter Howell at sunset on 27 December 2023. This type of cloud is formed by wind shear blowing across a sheet of cloud and breaking it into rolls. Similar to the effect that gentle waves over sand on the beach produce ripples in the sand.

I wonder if you were annoyed with South West Water for imposing a hose pipe ban on us in 2023. Quite rightly annoyed because droughts are nothing new in our region. The previous year 2022 was a dry year with below average rainfall from January to August which led to drought conditions and some reservoirs being as low as 20% full. A lack of planning and investment perhaps from South West Water. Thereafter the rain returned and 2023 was a very wet year with 1226 mm compared with a 30-yr annual average of 1051 mm. Please see the graph in Len's February 2024 Newsletter (2nd Link on the right) which shows monthly rainfall above and below average for the last two years. The recovery from the drought is clear to see.

If any extraordinary weather has occurred, in the context of our usual climate, it will be discussed.

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