Two or three days ago I photographed these clocks which are situated at 1,500 meters above sea level. The middle dial is a barometer. As you can see (hopefully) the needle is showing high pressure. In fact it's so high it's off the chart. In the evening I suddenly had a nose bleed for no apparent reason. I wondered about climate change. The recent storms in Greece and Italy.
Cro's blog today is about thunderstorms promising rain but failing to deliver. I've noticed this type of thunderstorm in Central Europe too. I think they are becoming more common.
I think storms are on the forecast here too, it is certainly very oppressive.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get some fresh air soon and your forecasted storm is not too severe.
DeleteWe have not had any storms yet but they may reach the East of England from the north tonight as they have not reached here yet as suggested they could. We always had thunder storms and in fact it seems that we have less now than we used to. All through the long hot summer of last year we had hardly any storms. Most unusual. It feels that nose bleeds also used to be more common during my childhood. But perhaps it is just my memory playing up.
ReplyDeleteNow you mention it I also have the feeling there were more nose bleeds in the past. Perhaps the air is cleaner these days and so less nasal irritation. I can remember lots of pea soupers as the fogs were often called. Not so many kids with runny noses either. Some boys at school had veritable candles as we called them. They were always wiping their nose on their shirt sleeves.
DeleteOne of my brothers used to have horrific nosebleeds but it seemed something that was accepted.
DeleteI have an old Victorian Barometer; the type you tap. It is remarkably accurate; I must put it somewhere more visible (and tappable).
ReplyDeleteGood idea ;-) tap on!
DeleteHere in the Irish countryside there are many natural ways of predicting the forthcoming weather, shiny rocks in the distance, dogs eating grass, a cap of cloud on Sugar Loaf are all signs of rain. Smoke rising from a chimney in a straight plume is a sign of good weather. Pine cones opening and closing are natural barometers too.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived 'up north' they used to say if you can see Ingleborough hill it's going to rain and if you can't see it it's raining.
DeleteClapham caves been there. When I visited Snowdonia they said the same about Snowdon. I think clouds don't like mountains. Or is it the other way round? Good post Gwil.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. May the isobars be with you!
DeleteNo storms here at the moment but plenty of rain then periods of high humidity and low cloud.
ReplyDeleteWe've just had a mini-monsoon. They said it was from the North Sea. So were all linked in weatherwise.
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