I would dispute the heavy rain shown in the forecast above for the start of this morning. It is certainly very wet outside, but it looks more like the result of a long period of drizzle. The BBC comes closer to reality at the moment, and it presents a very simple forecast - light rain almost all day, and the temperature starting at 10° C, rising to 12° C, and then cooling off again. They do show heavy rain for 3pm, 6pm, and 7pm. Meanwhile The Met Office seen to feel that all rain today will be heavy rain, but it could be dry between 10am and midday. In the latest revision they have simplified the temperature profile. They say it will rise a single degree from 10° C to 11° C, and then fall back to 10° C. Tomorrow may possibly be generally dry, but there will be thick clouds and no sunshine at all. The morning and evening will probably be several degrees cooler than today, but the afternoon may be the same 11° C.
 
  I had another pleasant, and mostly lazy sort of day yesterday. After spending a few hours writing from the start of the morning I embarked on a long, but very easy job. It all started when I saw a picture of the new FAB 1, Lady Penelope's car from the Thunderbirds reboot (or massacre as far as I can see). The new car, instead of being a very elegant Rolls Royce, as befits an English lady, is some horrendous American monstrosity. I have a horrible feeling that all the "actors" will have broad American accents, and it will all be very horrible. Maybe it has already happened, and I have edited any memory of it out of my mind. There is more about this, plus boozing, badly sleeping, and great news this morning, all in my complete archive page for today.

  I've seen two revision to the forecast since taking the screenshot above. The first changed early afternoon to dark clouds, and the next changed them back to white coloured clouds. As I write this the clouds are a very light grey - they should be white. It seems likely that from midday to 4pm there will be rain. Whether it is heavy or light rain, and whether it is from whit clouds or dark grey clouds we will only know as it happens. The only positive thing is that this afternoon should be a slightly warm 15° C, although some light winds could make it feel cooler. Tomorrow could be extremely dull, and extremely wet, but it could still be 13° C.
 
  Yesterday morning brought mixed blessings. The weather forecast seemed to be improving, and it looked to be, and indeed was a dry journey to and from the pub. The major bad bit was when I was showering. As I rinsed soap off me I accidently aimed the hot water from the shower head directly onto the graze just below my left knee. That stung - a lot !! The rest of my day was also sort of good and bad. It is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  I didn't see any mist at 7am, although maybe the air had a sort of soft quality. The latest revision to the forecast has added rain for 9am, but it still says it should be dry, but still very dull, from midday. One significant change to recent days is that the afternoon temperature could be a several degrees higher at 13° C. Tomorrow may see 15° C, and there could be some sunshine, and maybe some sunny spells between heavy showers in the afternoon.
 
  Yesterday was a busy day by comparison with the previous 7 or more days. It all started with a shopping trip to Tesco, and ended with some useful housework done - including some hoovering ! I didn't think the morning rain would end, and so I walked to Tesco in the rain, and that had some unexpected consequences. All is described, with a couple of pictures, in my complete archived page for today which also describes my night, and the start of this morning.

  There would seem to be no chance of sunny spells today, and worse than that is that it seems it is going to be a wet day. Of course, having said that, the forecast heavy rain for 8am, as I wrote this, is not falling, and earlier it looked more like drizzle. One change in the latest revision is that the white cloud shown for 9am has changed to a grey cloud. Also, 3pm is now shown as having light rain like 4pm. With just an afternoon high of 9° C it promises to be a fairly miserable sort of day. Tomorrow may only be better because the afternoon temperature may reach a nicer 13° C, but the afternoon may still feature non stop light rain.
 
  Yesterday was a day where at least I did one thing right - being very careful about my eating - but it was a day that I feel was ultimately wasted. The weather was mostly good, although a little cool, and I could have gone out for at least a short walk, or maybe a long rail journey, but I had the problem of being uncertain what my guts were up to. After eating two cans of lentil soup the day before I expected my guts to be very volatile - they weren't ! I have written quite a lot about yesterday, last night, and the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today. I seem to have made it sound slightly exciting, but it was generally boring.

  Yesterday evening the BBC were predicting that this morning might have been just 2° C, but this morning they said 3° C. It was 4° C, and that was the Met Office's prediction. Both forecasters agree that it should be, and is, a sunny morning. Both say the sunshine will only last until 11am. The rest of the day will probably be a bit dull, although the BBC predict a few more sunny spells near sunset. It is going to be another cool day with the temperature rising to no more than 9° C. Tomorrow will be an all dull day with some rain for a lot of the day (BBC) or just some showers in the middle of the day (Met Office). Once again it will probably be no more than 9° C. Maybe by Wednesday the temperature could rise to a more respectable 15° C, but Wednesday, and it seems most days for almost the next fortnight will be wet days.
 
  Yesterday was one of the better days recently. Apart from some washing up, and polishing beer glasses, I didn't really do anything, and I can't think of anything to describe until just after 3pm. That was when Jodie arrived for a beer tasting session. It was unusually good to see her so I could show off my recent beer purchases after not seeing her for a fortnight. All is more fully described in my complete archived page for today, and it includes my night, and the start of this morning.

  It is the first day of British Summer Time, and yet the weather seems to have slipped back a month or two. There will be copious rain until 1 or 2pm (the BBC say lighter rain, but extending to 5pm), and the maximum temperature is predicted to be 9° C. It will probably only be a degree or two away from a frost early tomorrow morning, but most of tomorrow should feature sunny spells, and even non stop sunshine at time, but the temperature may only be the same as today, 9° C.
 
  I did not feel good yesterday, but it was not because my blood glucose was so high, although the two had the same reason. It felt like all the fried chicken I had gorged on, maybe aided with some of the pizza I ate, had set solid inside me. It didn't feel like constipation, but it did feel like there was a heavy mass further up the digestive tract. Maybe there was, but without a handy Xray machine, or CT scanner there was no way of knowing. Fortunately things improved, and my day, although mostly boring, was comfortable. It is all described in my complete archived page for today.

  We seem to be having a sunny spell right now - a full hour before the first predicted according to the latest revision of the forecast. That latest revision now shows an all dry day, and shows 2pm of having sunny spells. The temperature could reach 14° C for a brief time this afternoon. It seems it will be all change tomorrow. It is currently forecast to be a wet day, albeit only light rain, and a cold day with the temperature only reaching 8 or 9° C. Not a single glimpse of the sun is expected, but like the forecast for today, the weather seems to be in a state of flux where the forecast changes by the hour.
 
  I felt mostly bored and depressed yesterday. Much of it was the conflict of the weather. As I described above, when it was good it seemed to tempt me to go out, but as little as half an hour later rain would fall again, sometimes while the sun was still shining. I expect there were a rainbow or two, but I didn't want to go out even to check on that while the rain was falling, and sometimes there could be short bursts of quite heavy rain. I did manage to do a few things indoors, but the day ended on a disaster. It is all explained in my complete archive page for today, last night, and the start of this morning.

  The current weather matches the latest revision to the forecast. That says full sunshine for 8 and 9am, and it was full sunshine until I typed 9am, and then a small cloud must have obscured the sun, but it is sunny again. If this latest revision to the forecast has any credence then it will start to rain by 10am. The Met Office says heavy rain, and some lighter rain, until 5pm. The BBC weather forecast almost agrees with this, but they say mostly light rain, and says it will finish an hour later at 6pm. Both agree that the temperature will peak at 13° C for a few hours. Tomorrow may be similar to today, but the 13° C peak temperature will be later in the afternoon.
 
  After my bad sleep the night before, I did feel sort of tired yesterday. After I finished writing I spent close to the rest of yesterday morning laying on my bed reading and snoozing. I can't remember what spurred me on to have a shower, and start to get things ready. It could have been Michael sending a text message asking if I wanted some bottles of Diet Coke while he was out shopping in his car, or it could have been Jodie phoning me to call in sick. She had a bad case of bunged up nose and stuff, and thought it better if she didn't come over for some beers. The story continues....in my complete archived page for today.

  It is nice and sunny as I write this, but the early versions of the forecast say it won't last long. The BBC forecast says 9am will see the last sunny spells, but the Met Office are sticking to their prediction of black clouds and heavy rain for 9am. The BBC says light rain for the rest of the day starting at 10am. The Met Office say heavy rain for most of the day, and their latest revision hasn't really changed what is shown in the early screenshot above. Both forecasters agree that that this afternoon, or some of it, will be 13° C. Tomorrow may start sunny again, but both forecasters say it will be bright with light rain for the rest of the day. The temperature will probably be 12° C, but as usual, many changes could be made to the forecasts in the next 24 hours.
 
  Yesterday was another day that was typical in that it was both good and bad in variable proportions. The worst happened just after midnight this morning, but more about that later. Being a Wednesday the highlight of the day was a visit to The Jolly Farmers for a couple of pints of Guinness, the Metro crosswords, and some banter, but it was not a great highlight. To find out why you'll have to read my complete archived page for today. It also has some commentary about last night and this morning.

  There is some hope that today could be as good as yesterday. The forecast from both the BBC and Met Office keeps changing. I can't say what the latest changes are because my internet has just failed, but it seemed that more sunshine, and less rain had been shown....or was that wishful thinking. The early version of the forecast, as shown above, says this afternoon the temperature should briefly reach 15° C, That should feel very nice in any sunshine. Tomorrow could see the return to cloudy and damp, but the temperature may only be a degree or two less.
 
  Yesterday started bad, but became good, got bad, became tense, got very good, and ultimately ended on a sort of disappointment. The bad start was just the grey and wet weather. Other than that, everything was fine. The first, unexpected, sunny spells was obviously good, but it didn't last long, and it was lightly spitting with rain when I went out to get some shopping. Don't worry if all that sounds confusing. It is all explained in my complete archive page for today, and which includes stuff about my night and the start of this morning.

  Although no rain was forecast, it looks very damp outside as I write this. It could have been left by rain in the small hours of the night.  The latest revision to the forecast shows only light cloud. 2pm is now shown using that odd icon of the rain drop in front of a white cloud in front of a shining sun. I really must remember to look out the window at 2pm to see what it actually means. It seems the cloud will break up later to give full sunshine as the sun sets at 6pm. This afternoon could be close to warm at 14° C. The forecast for tomorrow is almost a clone of today except at this time it is shown as starting with rain until 8am. It currently shows a single hour of sunny spells at midday, and white cloud at other times (after the darker rain clouds in the morning). Once again the temperature should reach 14° C.
 
  Yesterday was an eventful day, although the main event was not nice, although perversely actually good. Other than that, the day was fairly boring, but there were highlights among the boring parts. It was also a day where I seemed to feel very hungry, and ended up eating more than I should have. I had better explain all this in my complete archived page for today that contains commentary on my day, night, and the start of this morning.

  There is supposed to be light cloud at the moment, but I still need full lighting indoors to see what I am doing ! Personally I think we are there already, but officially, from 9am it will get darker with dirty grey clouds filling the sky, and from time to time they will rain. The times for rain are boldly predicted in the forecast but I bet they are more random. In an effort to try and find some positives I can say that this morning has started off mild at 9° C, and his afternoon will be 12° C - which seems almost the standard temperature for this month. Having said that, it seems tomorrow may each 14° C. It should be a fairly bright day, and there could even be sunny spells at 3pm (or other random time). There may also be a couple of light showers, but I expect the forecast may change a lot by the time tomorrow arrives.
 
  I finished writing yesterday with a sort of cliff hanger - would Jodie come over in the afternoon for some beers, or not. It turned out the answer was not. It made yesterday a very much blander day, and also a boring day. The only thing I did of note was to hand wash two pairs of lounge pants and a single pair of underpants. While writing I did think of a few other things I did, and these. along with some general commentary on the day, night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  I barely saw the sunny spell forecast for 8am. I think it started a bit before 8am, and finished a few minutes after 8am ! Today could be dry, and the latest revision to the forecast shows more light coloured cloud than in the screenshot above. Even the BBC forecast, which is often more optimistic, says no chance of any more sunshine today, but they do say it could be 12° C this afternoon, a whole degree higher than the Met Office predicts.  At the moment there seems to be very little rain forecast for tomorrow, except in the late evening, but the clouds are still shown as medium dark grey. By contrast the BBC reckon that there will be some light rain, and a lot of drizzle for almost the whole of tomorrow. Both agree that tomorrow afternoon will be 12° C.
 
  I want to write off yesterday as being a boring and non productive day, but that is not really correct. I did two important things yesterday, and a couple of minor things unworthy of any description. One important thing was to go and spend rather a lot of money in Tesco. Maybe I should say much of yesterday was boring and unproductive, but the day did seem to pass effortlessly by. All I can describe is described in my complete archived page for today, and that includes the terrible sleep I had, and how I feel this morning - not that good !

  Today's forecast could almost have been the true forecast for yesterday, and that is a good thing in so much as it is statistically proved that tomorrow's weather is going to be the same as today's. At the moment it is wet outside, and it seems the rain re-started (after rain in the very early hours) as early as 6am. Oddly enough it is brightening up a bit now. I think there is zero chance of seeing any sunshine until much later in the afternoon, but it does seem less gloomy right now. The latest revision to the forecast has the rain finally stopping at 2pm, and the first sunny spell at 5pm. It may not only be the first, but it might also be the last for the day. Light rain is a possibility for 6pm (just a 30% chance), and the rest of the day will be lightly cloudy. Today's high will be around 12°C, and that will be the same tomorrow, although tomorrow will start a little cooler at around 8° C. Tomorrow may see just light clouds, and the sun may break through to give some sunny spells in the morning, and late afternoon.
 
   As expected, I didn't go out yesterday, and I did very little, but very little is not the same as nothing. It took me a bit of time, doing it in three shifts, and no finishing until late afternoon, but I did hand wash 2 towels yesterday. One was a large hand towel, and one was a medium/small bath towel. Both needed a fair bit of energy to wring out, and as is always the case with towels, they needed something like 8 rinses before the water was running almost clear. The rest of my day was similarly unexciting, except for the beer. You can read about that, and it's amazing strength, plus other stuff yesterday, during the night, and the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  I think the first light rain fell later than shown in the screenshot above. It might have been 8am, but it doesn't seem to have been heavy rain. The latest revision agrees that the last rain should fall at 1pm. It still shows sunny spells for some of this afternoon. The maximum temperature may be just 13° C. Tomorrow's temperature could be just 12° C (although that is still pretty good compared to earlier in the month. The current forecast shows the afternoon being bright, but with light rain. The morning and evening may be quite dull.
 
   I had quite a good day yesterday. The morning was not terribly exciting, although the start of the sunny spells was very uplifting. On a different day I might have been a bit irked that the trains were on strike. It could otherwise have been a pleasant time for a ride on a train, but I had better distractions in the afternoon. Such distractions as getting drunk with good company. It is mostly all described in my complete archive page for today together with how I slept, and how I felt this morning.

  This BBC predict a sunny afternoon, and 13° C. The Met Office are a lot more pessimistic and say only light cloud this afternoon with the temperature only reaching 12° C. At the moment the clouds seem thick and dark, but I can see some lighter areas, and the idea of a brief sunny spells before this afternoon doesn't seem too far fetched. The latest revision has removed the rain shown for tonight in the screenshot above, and it should stay dry. Tomorrow will start very wet, but there could be sunny spells from mid afternoon, and the temperature could reach 13 or even 14° C.
 
   Yesterday was one of those days that made me feel mostly happy, but which didn't end well. Naturally the morning, and very early afternoon sunshine was a great boost, but there was better to come. Despite starting to write a lot earlier yesterday, I seemed to get off to a slow start yesterday. It was gone 11am before I had a shave, washed my hair, and had a shower. My day, night and this morning are described, with several pictures, in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning there was a frost ! It was because of clear skies overnight, and that also meant there was loads of sunshine, but the forecast only says sunny spells, and that they will finish after 10am - however, although the sky looks a bit misty there are still patches of blue, and I can't see any proper clouds. Maybe the sunshine/sunny spells will last longer - just like yesterday. It is forecast to be a cold day with a maximum temperature of only 7° C. Tonight will probably see rain, but the thick clouds will keep the temperature from falling too far. In fact it would seem the temperature will rise in the night, and tomorrow is forecast to start (at 6am) at 9° C. No sunshine is forecast for tomorrow, but the afternoon temperature could rise to 13° C. Tomorrow evening could see showers again. It would seem that everyday until almost the end up the month should see an afternoon temperature of 10° C or over. Perhaps it really is spring, but very little sunshine appears in the forecasts for the rest of the month.
 
   Yesterday could be described as another wasted day. I didn't seem to do anything of great significance as I waited for my Amazon delivery. It arrived just after 3pm, and that was earlier than expected, and could have caught me out if I had decided to go out for a walk or shopping, or something. Despite doing very little of note yesterday, I seemed to have still written a full page about yesterday, last night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning is rather dull, and there has already been one light shower, and maybe that shower continues ! The latest revision to the forecast shows the sky brightening from 11am, and further rain for the day has been removed from the forecast. There could be a few hours with sunny spells this afternoon, but I suspect they depend on gaps in the clouds being in the right place at the right time, and are impossible to forecast with any accuracy. The temperature forecast is usually right, and this afternoon may only reach 8° C, and not the 9° C shown in the early version of the forecast (above). Tomorrow morning may only be a degree or so away from a frost, but it will warm up to a cool 8° C. There may be a few sunny spells tomorrow morning, but much of the day will be dull, and there is a 50% of light rain from about 5pm.
 
   Waiting for another Amazon delivery again set the pace for yesterday. It didn't arrive until just after 6.30pm, and so I could have been free to go out if the weather was more enticing than it was, and if I had any sort of confidence as to when the parcel would arrive - "before 9pm" is not terribly helpful. Midday is "before 9pm" ! Later updates slowly narrowed the delivery time down, but the first was something like between 2.30pm and 8.30pm. The last estimate I saw had narrowed it down to a 2 hour slot, and it arrived just before that two hour slot ended. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.   

  The temperature was still 12.5° C at midnight, and this morning it is very mild, but the road does look rather damp. The latest revision to the forecast only shows sunny spells for 10am, 1pm, and 4pm, but the clouds are very mixed at the moment, and we have already had a couple of short sunny spells. The cloud is that "lumpy" sort of cloud that can be thick in places, but does have small gaps where the sun can shine through for short periods. I guess that makes forecasting the real weather correctly almost impossible. The one almost definite positive is 14° C for a few hours from midday. By late tonight there could be heavy rain, but more likely is the temperature dropping to 10° C - which still isn't all that bad. By tomorrow morning it could have dropped to just 4° C which is bad. Lots of sunny spells in the early afternoon may warm the day up to just 8° C.
 
   Yesterday was one of those days that could have been a lot better. The bright start was a positive thing, but the drag of a dangerously high blood glucose level was quite negative. I guess the whole day was ups and downs. It seemed to take a long time before I washed and dressed, ready to go out. I had some very specific shopping in mind. Learn what that shopping was, and about the rest of my day, night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning has certainly started sunny, but the cloud does appear to be almost covering the whole sky now, and maybe we are about to lose the sunshine for the rest of the day. On the other hand, looking to the north, away from the glare of the sun, the clouds do look quite thin, and I can see lots of ale blue areas. Maybe we'll have sunny spells, or intervals, for longer than the forecast predicts. The best thing is that the afternoon temperature could each 13° C. With a bit of sunshine that could feel very nice. Sadly it looks as if it will all come to a wet end starting around 6pm. Tomorrow could start as high as 12° C, and rise to 14° C. There could be some sunny spells at the same time as the highest temperature, and compared to what we have been enduring that could feel hot ! Once again, tomorrow evening could see some light rain.
 
   I think I could best describe yesterday as annoying. It was set to be a miserable day, but all the unexpected sunshine was so cheering. If I had known that the middle of the day was going to be sunny, and slightly warm (or as warm as 10° C can be), the day could have been very different, but I played it safe, and kept myself warm - which was easy to do with glorious sunshine pouring through my bedroom windows.  It is all described, along with what I can remember of my sleep, plus the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  At 6am the temperature seemed to be 0.2° C. but by 8am it had risen to 2° C according to my thermometers. As I write this it is quite bright. The sun is shining through thin clouds, and producing a thin watery sunshine that appears to carry no heat. The light clouds should continue until 4pm. By 5pm the chances of rain will have risen from 10% to 50% and rain is almost certain. It will probably be just light rain, and will continue to midnight. At 3pm the temperature could peak as high as 7° C, but then will slowly fall, but not by much. By 2am tomorrow morning he temperature should start to rise again. By 3pm tomorrow it could be a rather marvellous (compared to recent days) 13° C ! Much of tomorrow should feature light coloured clouds, and the morning may even have some sunny spells. The taps get turned on again tomorrow evening when dark clouds will bring rain again, but the temperature may only dip to 11° C during the night, and Monday may see 13° C again, but it may involve showers of light rain.
 
   Yesterday had it's moments, but overall it was not a great day. The worst thing was that it was one of those days that seemed cold no matter what I did. The only time I felt really warm was after feeling really cold ! It could have been fortunate that it had stopped raining by the time I had finished writing yesterday morning. By the time I had showered, and was ready to go out it had even started to dry out. The narrative on my day, night, and this morning continues on my complete archived page for today.

  It is currently about 5° C, but starting to fall, and it is raining. Only light rain is forecast, but it seems heavier than some of the heavier rain forecast for yesterday. There maybe little to no rain after 11am this morning, and it may slightly brighten up, but the temperature is going to slowly fall to 2° C by the end of the day. We might see a few sunny spells tomorrow morning, and the rest of the day could feature bright clouds. Tomorrow may start at -1° C, and it will only warm up to about 7° C in the middle of the afternoon. The day after tomorrow, Sunday, could see a marvellous 14° C if we are really lucky !
 
   In the grand scheme of things, yesterday was at least a satisfactory day - mostly. There were a few disappointments, and one of them was part of one of the two good things yesterday. I went shopping in Tesco late in he morning, and everything seemed fine. There was little rain, and the walk seemed pleasant enough, but when I got home I realised I had forgotten to buy a few things that were part of the reason I went there in the first place......the story continues, and includes last night, and the start of this morning in my complete archived page for today.

  The heavy rain for this morning seems closer to persistent drizzle, rather than the stair rods of rain that forecast seems to suggest (to me). One interesting thing is the fog and mist shown for 2pm and 3pm. It seems unlikely for the middle of the afternoon, but it has almost survived one revision to the forecast. 2pm has now changed from fog to drizzle, and 3pm has changed from mist to fog. I guess it is possible as some obviously warm air is heading our way. By the end of the afternoon the temperature should rise to 10° C - warmer than we have had for days now. Tomorrow may start at 7° C, and heavy rain, but the temperature will fall to 3° C by midday, and the rain may have stopped by then. The afternoon should be brighter, but with no sign of the sun, and the temperature slowly climbing to a high of 5° C by early evening.
 
   I can only describe yesterday as being another mix of good and bad. I don't think I can call the snow as being particularly bad - particularly because it didn't hang around long, but did make the day seem brighter, and more interesting. The following rain, mostly more like drizzle by my reckoning, was not a nice feature, but going out in it was sort of like an adventure - which in a masochistic way was good. The rest of my day, night, and this morning is recorded in my complete archived page for today.

  Yesterday's forecast for today got things back to front. I woke up to snow instead of going to bed while it was snowing. It looked as if there was at least half an inch, and possibly even an inch on cars outside, but almost no snow settled on the road. The Met Office website seems to have gone off the air, probably due to overload, but the last revision I saw says the snow will have turned to sleet by now, which seems about right, and from 11am there will be heavy rain - possibly with a bit of sleet mixed in because the afternoon temperature may only be 3° C today ! Tomorrow may reach 9° C, but once again it will rain for most of the day.
 
   I think I can describe yesterday as being a fairly good day. The big excitement was the anticipation of the delivery of my beer order. The actual delivery, and subsequent opening of the box was an anti-climax. That is not to say that there was anything wrong with what was in the box, it was all delicious, or should be, but it can't all be drunk in one glorious booze up. Such nice beers have to be cherished, and drunk slowly to appreciate them more....or something like that ! The full description of yesterday, last night and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  This morning is most definitely very damp from prolonged light rain. Maybe the afternoon will feature lighter clouds, and maybe they won't leak. The BBC forecast says the rain will continue until 4pm, and that there will be sunny spells at 5pm. The BBC gives the most pessimistic temperature forecast - just 3° C. The Met Office says 4° C. It makes little odds - both are highly unpleasantly cold. Tomorrow things get worse - maybe. The Met Office says tomorrow will start with light coloured cloud until mid afternoon when the clouds thicken. By 6pm it could start to rain, and by 7pm that rain could turn to snow. By 8pm that snow could turn to heavy snow ! Curiously enough, the BBC shows sleet in the morning, and no rain, sleet or snow in the evening. Both agree that the temperature will start around 1° C, rise to 4 or 5° C in the afternoon, and then quickly fall to 1° C again. It's like being in the middle of winter again.
 
   Yesterday was another day that had it's moments, but was basically dull and boring. I did hear from Kevin during the morning, and he confirmed he was still too ill to go out for a beer in the afternoon, or indeed any social interaction for at least the immediate future. I still have no idea what is wrong with him, but I do remember a month or two ago he said he had a cannula for intravenous anti biotics - which sounds pretty serious. What I did yesterday, last night, and at the start of this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.

  The forecast was just about correct when it predicted 7am to be quite bright. The sun was too low to do any more than light up the tops of some buildings, but it was a dry hour. The latest revision to the forecast only shows 11am and 7pm as being dry. Every other hour is shown as wet - mostly light rain, but 3pm could feature heavy rain. The afternoon temperature could be 7° C, or 2° less cold than yesterday, but even at 7° C it will still feel like winter.  There is a profound difference between the BBC and Met Office forecasts for tomorrow. The Met Office says the first half of the day will be grey, and the second half a bit brighter, but both halves should be dry after some very early morning drizzle. There might even be some sunny spells at 5pm. The BBC show a far more awful forecast that includes rain for most of the day, and some of it may fall as sleet. Both forecasters show an afternoon temperature of just 4° C. Wednesday could be even colder at just 3° C, and may include snow in the morning.
 
   Yesterday was another day that was both good and bad. Generally speaking the morning was good, and the afternoon bad, and the evening even worse ! One good thing for the whole of yesterday is that I didn't seem to ache as much as I did the day before. I can think of no obvious reason for this unless it is a viral thing like long covid, and maybe it is long covid. Whatever it is, it is not being improved by cold, grey, miserable days. I need hot sunshine ! The full description of my day, last night, and the start of this morning can be read in my complete archive page for today. Don't miss the picture of the green bus !!

  Today will be the 3rd or 4th (or more ?) cold and dull days. If the forecast holds it will be a very grey day, and today looks to be the coldest in this run of dull days. Just 5° C is forecast - just 1° higher than the cold 4° C start, and end of the day. There is a 10% chance of rain at any time today. That makes rain possible, but unlikely. Tomorrow sees a small change for the better. Most of the day is forecast to have white, instead of grey cloud, and the afternoon temperature could reach a very slightly less cool 8° C.  After that things could get worse. There is a 70% chance of light snow at 6am on Tuesday morning !
 
   Some bits of yesterday were good, other bits less so. Quite a lot of the afternoon was simultaneously good and bad ! The best bit of the day was when I went to Tesco. It was probably because I had a specific goal that the walk there, and back, plus being inside the store, felt good, although maybe that is good in relative terms, rather than fully good. It is all described, along with a description of my night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.

  Apart from probably zero chance of a brief sunny spell this morning, today looks like it will be like the forecast for yesterday - cold grey light coming from cold grey clouds with a cold air temperature of 7° C, and wind chill will make even that feel colder. There is a 10% chance of rain today, as there was yesterday. Yesterday stayed dry, and today will probably stay dry, but there is always that small chance for a shower. Tomorrow continues the trend except for an afternoon temperature of just 6° C - before wind chill. Next Wednesday looks likely to feature sleet or snow, and we will have to wait until next Saturday before it is possible the temperature may reach double digits - a possible 11° C.
 
   There is not a lot to say about yesterday. The brief sunny spell in the morning was uplifting for a few tens of minutes, but after that my mood turned back to match the colour of the clouds. There was another brief uplifting moment - my latest gas bill arrived in the morning post. I owe the gas company just £100. That was less than I feared, but it does mean I am going to have to double my small(ish) monthly standing order to match the new price of gas. I still managed to write half a page about yesterday, last night, and this morning, and it can be read in my complete archived page for today.

  Even the very latest revision of today's forecast shows thick dark cloud all day long, but we just had a brief sunny spell. Like a couple of days ago, the clouds are thick, but also clumpy, and between those clumps a very small patch of blue can be seen. If one lines up with the sun we have a sunny spell. Maybe the clouds will get more homogeneous soon, or maybe they will break up a bit more. Even the BBC forecast, which is often more optimistic, agrees with the Met Office up to late afternoon when the BBC predicts sunny spells for 5pm. Both agree that today may be no more than 7° C, and although the breeze may not be too strong today, there will be enough for wind chill to make it feel no better than 5° C today. Tomorrow may be just as cloudy as today, but it is possible the temperature could be 1° higher.
 
   Yesterday was good in so far as I didn't feel pissed off. The bright sunshine was really uplifting, and an afternoon beer tasting session was the cherry on the cake. Less good was my eating control - it seems that at time I had none, and I ate more than was good for me with particular regard to my blood glucose control. My day is described in full, or as full as can be, plus my night with it's dreams about Guinness, and the bad news this morning, and a four paragraph philosphical piece, in my complete archive page for today.

  This morning is bright and sunny, and it was also very cold - about 2.5° C at 8am. That chilly temperature can be attributed to clear skies. Those same clear skies are forecast to give sunshine all day, and that might raise the afternoon temperature to 9° C - which could feel warm in direct sunshine if there is not too much wind. Today's sunshine is just a one day special offer. Tomorrow it's back to the gloomy skies, although the temperature may still hit 9° C again.
 
   Yesterday's very dull start could easily have been the cause of another depressing day, but at least I had a plan for yesterday, and at least the plan turned out to be very enjoyable even if the rest of the day featured some very negative things. Those negative things were mostly about eating, but my whole day, plus night, and the start of this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.

  The ground is already wet from some earlier rain that I don't think appeared in earlier weather forecasts. The latest revision to the forecast is adamant that the only rain will be at 2pm, but with a 10% or even 20% chance of rain at other hours, some drizzle would come as no surprise. The wind today is not shown as being very strong, but still strong enough to make the predicted high of 7° C feel closer to 3 or 4° C. Tomorrow morning may start at 3° C, but a sunny afternoon may raise the temperature to 9° C.
 
   The crappy weather yesterday soon had me feeling very miserable. I don't think I could have been more miserable if it were pouring with rain, or maybe I would because I did do one semi important thing yesterday. I went to get some shopping from Tesco. The description of yesterday, last night, and this morning, continues in my complete archived page for today.