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My Electronic Diary For October 2024

Thursday 31st October 2024
 08:33 GMT

   Different forecasts at different times said there might be some sunny spells in the middle of the day. I don't think I remember any, but yesterday was not that dull. Mostly the cloud cover was white. The temperature only reached 15° C, and maybe I am getting acclimatised to that now because I don't think I felt cold when outside (with a coat on).
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                                forecast  
  It should be misty now, but it still seems to be clear outside, although the clouds make it a bit dull. Today will most probably be another day with no sunshine, and the temperature will only rise to the same as yesterday, 15° C, and hopefully that will feel just about OK (although at the moment I have had to have the heating in low to stay warm). Tomorrow might, but probably won't start with mist. It is going to be a little cooler tomorrow. Just 14° C is forecast, but there is a small possibility of a few sunny spells in the mid to late afternoon.

  Yesterday must be recorded as one of the better days, although it did invoke my great paradox. More about that later. One thing I didn't do that I said I would, was to have a hot shave, but I did use my beard trimmer without the guard on it to shave well enough to look clean shaven if you don't look too carefully ! As usual, my day, with some pictures, plus my night and this morning are described in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 30th October 2024
 09:12 GMT

   Yesterday started damp after some (probable) light rain before sunrise, but the rest of the day was dry. It was sadly a rather dull day. The sun did break through the cloud mid morning, and we had a few short sunny spells, but after that it was just a grey day, albeit often light grey. The temperature managed to rise to about 15° C, but it still felt cold.
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                                forecast  
  Yesterday's forecast for today said the day may start with sunny spells, but the reality is that it is grey morning, and the latest forecasts says it will stay that way all day, a;though the Met Office forecast still says there should be sunny spells from 9am (now !) until 3pm. From the look of the sky, which has the colour of dense grey lino, that seems highly unlikely (but fingers crossed !). The afternoon temperature should reach 15° C, and with no supporting sunshine it will probably feel quite chilly. The very early hours of tomorrow may feature mist, and by 6am it could be thick enough to be called fog. It won't disperse until 10am when we should have sunny spells until sunset. The Met Office says no mist or fog, but does admit to the last few hours of the morning having sunny spells. From midday they say thick, dark grey clouds for the rest of the day. The temperature tomorrow could rise to 15° C, and if The met Office turns out to be closer to reality, 16° C.

  Yesterday was one of those days when not a lot happened, and the day ended badly. Once I had finished writing, and having a short rest, I did the most important job of the day - to finish washing a couple of t-shorts and some underpants that I had left soaking in detergent the day before. The rest of my day, my terrible night, and a fair morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 29th October 2024
 08:27 GMT

   Yesterday was usually dull, although some times it was very dull, and it was often damp. No rainfall was shown on the forecast until 10pm, but there seemed to be fine drizzle for most of the afternoon. The temperature still rose to 16° C, but with no sunshine it meant I had the heating on, albeit just on low, for much of the day.
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                                forecast  
  This morning has started off looking very wet, but it doesn't seem to be raining now, and maybe not for a few hours. The forecast shows the rest of the day as being dry with just light cloud. It may be just medium grey, but that cloud looks like a complete blanket across the sky at the the moment. Today should reach 15° C, and it looks like I will be burning kilowatts of electricity again. Tomorrow may start with sunny spells, but the forecast says they will finish at around 1pm, but it should stay dry for the rest of the day. The temperature should peak the same as today at 15° C.

  I did not feel good yesterday, and I am not sure why. The symptoms were quite vague, but maybe a bit similar to something like an extremely mild 'flu. I know that Angela has been suffering from her cancer treatment, and as woo woo as it sounds, I can almost believe that most of my bad feelings were just long distance empathy with Angela. My whole day, such as it was, plus my night, with some recollections of dreams, and some notes about this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 28th October 2024
 08:49 GMT

   The a late October day, yesterday was really good. It was dry and sunny through all the daylight hours, and dry even after dark. It may have only reached 14° C, but the sunshine warmed up my front room to 22° C all by itself. 
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                                forecast  
  Today will see no sunshine according to the forecast, although a little while ago there was some very weak sunshine filtering through a crack in the clouds. I cans see quite a lot of blue sky at the moment, although it is mostly to the west, and the sun is in the east where there is more, but still well broken cloud. We could have more sunshine yet ! By midday the clouds are predicted to be much thicker and darker, but by then the temperature should reach 16° C, although that is poor compensation for no sunshine. Tomorrow may also reach 16° C, and there may even bee some sunny spells in the afternoon. Before and after that the cloud is currently predicted to be fairly light, and so it should not be too gloomy.

  Yesterday was another of those semi good days - not actually good enough to be called good, but not bad enough to be called bad. In fact I don't think anything negative happened except I couldn't get to Tesco because I was expecting an Amazon Parcel, at a completely unknown time, but before 9pm ! When my delivery was made, and other things that happened yesterday, during my night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 27th October 2024
 09:23 GMT

   The forecast for a misty or foggy morning yesterday turned out to be completely wrong. At the very best the horizon may have looked a bit hazy, but basically it seemed to be a clear morning, although not in terms of the sky. That was generally grey, but once again the forecast rain turned out to be a couple of short instances of the lightest drizzle. The afternoon still had no sign of the sun, but it was less grey. The temperature only reached 15° C, but somehow it did not feel cold - just a bit cool. The forecast also predicted mist in the late evening, but I wasn't really paying attention to the outside world once it was dark and I had drawn the curtains. I suspect there was no mist.
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                                forecast  
  We see in the return of GMT with glorious sunshine today. There was sunshine before I got up, and the sunshine should stay all day, although it is going to feel like a very short day with sunset at 4.41pm today. Despite all the sunshine it will remain cold with the air temperature only reaching 14° C. Of course in direct sunshine, or behind glass, it will hopefully feel quite warm. Tomorrow may start and end damp with either drizzle or light rain, but from 8am to 10pm it should stay dry, and maybe not too grey, but no sunshine if forecast. The temperature should reach 15° C.

  With the benefit of hindsight, yesterday was a fairly good day. Not a great deal happened, but it seemed to not happen very smoothly. One good thing is that I managed to do what was only a slight possibility when writing yesterday morning. It all started with a shower - something I am trying to find excuses not to skip recently. My day is described, along with my night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 26th October 2024
 09:49 BST

   Yesterday was generally very dull, and at times there was some drizzle, and possibly rain too. With no sunshine the maximum temperature of 17° C felt cool, almost cold.
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                                forecast  
  Both the BBC (screenshot above) and The Met Office forecast mist of fog for this morning, and The met Office saying it would not lift until 1pm ! In reality it has been perfectly clear since first light. It does look damp outside, and maybe there has been some very fine drizzle. The forecast says there could be both drizzle and light rain until this afternoon. Incidently, the latest update to the Met Office forecast now has mist shown right through until 10pm this evening. If I squint a bit I can just make out a very slight haze in the far distance ! The highest temperature today, agreed on by both forecasters, will be just 15° C, and with no sunshine that is going to feel quite chilly.  Tomorrow could feature clear blue skies with non stop sunshine, but it will only raise the temperature to 14° C outdoors, but it could raise the temperature to quite comfortable behind the glass in my front room windows.

   The great achievement yesterday was finishing washing a fairly large bath towel. I had left it soaking after having a shower the day before yesterday. I finally finished it, and hung it up to dry, a bit later than 3pm yesterday. The rest of yesterday is mostly, but not totally about eating. My day, my night (a very good one for a change) and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 25th October 2024
 09:09 BST

   Yesterday was most definitely all bright and sunny from dawn to dusk. The temperature rose to 16° C, and it almost felt like a summers day when in direct sunshine. After sunset it soon cooled down, and by midnight it was only 13° C, but I guess that was fairly mild.
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                                forecast  
  I don't think there was a sunny spell at 8am, and it was just as dull as it is now, and probably will be for the rest of the day. Only some drizzle in the early afternoon is forecast with the rest of the day should/could be dry. There could be a sunny spell or two towards sunset, and the maximum temperature today should reach 17° C, but without sunshine it will feel cold. The forecast for tomorrow is very different between the Met Office and BBC forecasts. The Met Office mostly just says it will be dull but dry until late afternoon when there could be some sunny spells. The BBC say there will be mist until 10am, and it will be followed by just dullness without even a single sunny spell. Both roughly agree on an afternoon temperature of just a chilly 15° C.

   Some of the consequences of yesterday were not desirable, and one was another in a series of "Why !". On the whole it was quite a good day, and of course the bright sunshine made it seem really good all by itself. I seemed to have a very slow morning, but before the clock passed midday I had managed to get under the shower. The rest of my day, night, and this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 24th October 2024
 08:51 BST

   Yesterday started with mist, but by about 10am the mist lifted, and the sun came out. Unfortunately, as soon as it saw it was exposed, it spent the rest of the day mostly hiding behind clouds. Some of those clouds were big and dark, but I don't think any rain fell. By early afternoon the temperature reached 16° C but with no sunshine it still felt cold. By 10pm the temperature had fallen to just 11° C, and we had a chilly night.
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                                forecast  
  By my reckoning, it was just a bit under 9° C at the start of the morning, and that was thanks to the sky being clear. We now have glorious sunshine, and it is possible it might stay this way until sunset. Sadly it will only raise the temperature to 16° C, but it should reach that by 1pm. It could feel quite warm in direct sunshine, and all that sunshine should warm my front, south facing, rooms up a treat ! Sadly tomorrow may start with mist, and after that some rain can be expected. However the temperature may reach 17° C, but with the possibility of rain instead of sunshine it will probably feel rotten again.

   Yesterday had it's moment, but it was not a very good day. It wasn't actually bad, but it seemed very bland, and there was no "natural" things to do - just stuff I almost made up on the spur of the moment to stop me feeling too bored...and hungry ! What I did, what I ate, how well I slept, and what my dreams were, plus how I am feeling, and what my health measurements say about it, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 23rd October 2024
 09:02 BST

   Yesterday may have started bright and sunny, but it didn't last. By midday there were just some sunny spells, and even they were interrupted by some very dark, and fairly big clouds.  One of even drop some rain - on a day that was supposed to be dry ! It took until 3pm for the temperature to peak at 16° C, but after a couple of hours the temperature started to fall to 11° C by midnight.
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                                forecast  
  Last night was mostly clear, and I would have expected the temperature drop even further, but from the small hours everything was wrapped in a blanket of mist. At 8am it was almost thick enough to be called a light fog, but it very quickly dispersed after that, and now, just an hour later, it is clear, but rather grey looking outside. Much of today may be grey, but there could be a solitary sunny spell later, and then more sunny spells from 3pm. 5pm may even be 100% sunny, but of course the sun will be setting and we will maybe only get half an hour of bright sunshine shining just over the roof tops to the west. The afternoon should see 16° C, but another mostly clear night will see the temperature drop to just 11° C by midnight. It could be down to 10° C at 6am tomorrow, but tomorrow could be very sunny, although the maximum temperature is only forecast to reach 16° C again.

   After trying to convince myself I was going to go out for some railway exploration yesterday, I never did go out in that sense. That may have been a good thing because the day didn't turn out as well as expected. I did go out, but only as far as Aldi. This plus the rest of my day, night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
 08:50 BST

   Yesterday was horrible. It was so dull all day long. Only as the sun had set was there a glimpse of clear sky until it went dark. As wello as been grey and sunless, it was also quite chilly with the temperature only reaching 15° C.
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                                forecast  
  Today it is all change !  I think this morning started closer to 8° C than the forecast 9° C. The reason it was so cold is that the sky is completely clear, and may remain so until at least 11am. After glorious sunshine some clouds will develop, and they may be enough to make 1 and 2pm a bit dull, but the rest of the time we should still get sunny spells, and the temperature should rise to 16° C - and that may feel quite nice in direct sunshine. Tomorrow will start with mist (both the BBC and Met Office agree on it). After a 10° C start it should warm up to 16° C again. There might be less sunny spells (BBC) or mostly all sunny spells once the mist has lifted (Met Office).

   Yesterday could easily have been as gloomy as the weather was, but in fact it was not bad despite hardly doing anything all day. Despite there being few distractions, it seems I managed my diet quite well yesterday, although I don't really know how. Later on in the afternoon there was good news. All the good and not so good news from yesterday, last night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 21st October 2024
 09:18 BST

   Yesterday was generally very damp and drizzly, but I think it dried up earlier than forecast, maybe around 4pm. At least the temperature was modestly higher than recently. It reached 17° C
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                                forecast  
  It is quite dull, it was quite dull earlier, and it will apparently be quite dull all day, but it will probably be dry. This morning it is 13° C, and by mid afternoon it will be barely noticeably higher at 15° C. Tomorrow should stay dry, and it should be quite bright with sunny spells, and even a few hours of full sunshine in the early morning. The temperature should hit at least 16° C.

   Yesterday was sort of OK. I can't say the morning was very exciting, but at least it didn't seem to be boring. Late morning I felt sufficiently motivated to have a shower, but not enough to wash my hair - something I feel I must do today.  Most of my day, and some notes about my night, and the start of this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 20th October 2024
 08:51 BST

   The first half of yesterday was dominated by grey skies, and mostly drizzly rain. Some rain my have been a little heavier for short periods, and sometimes there was no rain despite what the forecast predicted. In the afternoon the clouds broke up, and we got some sunny spells, and that pushed the temperature uo a single degree to 16° C. After dark the temperature fell several degrees, but the lowest may have only been 11° C
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                                forecast  
  As I write this it looks dry outside, and the cloud seems fairly thin. If the sun was a bit higher we could be having a weak sunny spell. I'm not sure there will be drizzle in the next hour, but maybe in the hour after that, and that will be followed by light rain until almost sunset. From 9pm the sky could be clear, and we'll probably have a chilly night. As can be seen in the screenshot above, by 2am the temperature may only have fallen to 13° C from an afternoon high of 17° C. At 6am tomorrow the temperature should still be 13° C. Tomorrow should be dry, but white cloud will cover the sky until mid to late afternoon when we might get to sunny skies to warm the afternoon to 14 or 15° C.

   Yesterday was one of those quite usual days that is a bit good, and a bit bad. The bad was mostly not having a lot to do, and having to find ways to amuse myself for quite a few hours. Other hours were better, and I did do some useful things. In fact I did more than I thought I would. This is all described in greater detail, and includes some notes about my night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 19th October 2024
 08:58 BST

misty morning
  This is how yesterday morning started.  The BBC weather forecast made several predictions for a foggy/misty morning, but yesterday they got it right (and The Met Office agreed, although preferred to call it misty rather than foggy). The temperature was just 10° C in the morning, but the mist lifted, and the sun broke through. It was only sunny spells, and some didn't last long, but it was enough to raise the temperature to 16° C (and even warmer behind glass). There was some rain last night, but I don't know if any fell before midnight.
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                                forecast  
  This morning the temperature is about 15° C, and it may only rise a single degree by mid afternoon. The forecasts says light rain this morning, but it is so light it could almost be called drizzle. It is certainly making it look very wet outside - maybe there was heavier rain in the night. It might take until 2pm before the rain stops, and the sun peeps out for some sunny spells. Tonight is going to be a lot colder with the temperature down to just 11° C by midnight. Tomorrow may feature light rain for most of the day, but the temperature should climb from 13° C at 6am to 17° C by 3pm.

   Yesterday was mostly a fairly bland sort of day, but it did have a few "exciting" moments, although "exciting" is not really the word I want. I want a word between very sad, and yet also uplifting. It was all to do with more news from Angela. It was the rest of the day that was very bland. I say a lot more about the news from Angela, and not a lot about the rest of my boring day, but I have written more notes about my night, and some notes about this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 18th October 2024
 09:19 BST

   Yesterday was not warm according to the thermometer, but a day of sunny spells, and some of them lasting a fair time, made it feel quite warm - particularly behind glass, but also outside when in direct sunshine. All that for a temperature predicted to be, and probably was just 17° C
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                                forecast  
  Both the Met Office and the BBC weather forecasts agreed their would be mist this morning, although the BBC may have over egged it to fog, and it was definitely misty earlier this morning. It did appear to have lifted, but a look out the window just now shows some haze in the distance. Once the sun manages to break through, today may be like a single degree cooler version of yesterday. Just 16° C forecast, but sunshine and sunny spells to make it feel warmer. Tomorrow could be very wet until mid to late afternoon when the sun may come out - a couple of hours before it sets again ! Most of the afternoon could be just 15° C, but a single hour at 16° C is currently predicted.

   Yesterday was generally a good day. Being able to leave the heating off, but still feeling warm because of the sunny spells, was a good thing. Later on my visit to the beer festival, held in The Catford Bridge Tavern was also good. The long wait for my beer delivery was less good. All this is described in more detail, plus illustrated with a few photos, and some notes about my night, and the start of this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 17th October 2024
 08:56 BST

   To my great surprise, the temperature really did rise to 21° C yesterday, and the afternoon sunny spells warmed up my south facing rooms, and also helped take the chill off the north facing rooms. Overall it seemed a nice day, although it was such that I didn't really realise it until after it happened because the forecast inspired little confidence. It is possible that somewhere did get the forecast thunderstorm around 8pm. I thought I could hear a thundery rumble, but if that was what it was it was so far away that it was right on the threshold of hearing. I think we did have some showers late at night, but they never really drew attention to themselves.
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                                forecast  
  This morning has started quite mild with the temperature almost reaching 16° C (my thermometers seem to agree on 15.8° C). I am still waiting for the first sunny spell. Over to the west there is a fair bit of blue sky to be seen, but in the east, where the sun should be, it looks rather grey. Assuming the sun eventually breaks through it should be a day of nice sunny spells, but may only warm up to 18° C (according to The Met Office). A clear night will let the temperature drop down to 10° C, and according to the BBC there will be mist and fog from the early hours until late morning. The Met Office say no mist of fog !). Tomorrow may be dry, and sunny spells once the fog lifts (if it ever happens) should take the temperature up to around 16° C.

   I have no idea why I think/thought it, but it seemed like yesterday may have been exciting. The alternative explanation is that in between a lot of boredom I did things that I couldn't wait for today so I could explain them, and/or show some pictures. All that did happen, and can be described, is described, with a host of pictures, along with the usual notes about my night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 16th October 2024
 09:06 BST

 The mist forecast for yesterday morning didn't happen here, although other parts of London may have had it. Much of the day was quite dull, although there were some sunny spells in the afternoon. The temperature rose to about 17° C, and it felt just mild enough to open the bathroom window for a few hours. Rain was forecast for late evening, but I didn't pay enough attention to notice if it happened or not.
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                                forecast  
  There was definitely rain at some time during the night. It looks quite damp outside at the moment, but it doesn't seem to be raining. However it is very dull right now. This afternoon should feature a lot of sunny spells, and the temperature should rise to a rather good 20 to 21° C. Heavy rain is forecast for late tonight, although the BBC and Met Office disagree about the details. As Usual the BBC have thrown in a few thunderstorms that the Met Office doesn't predict. Most of the daylight hours tomorrow should feature sunny spells, and the afternoon temperature should rise to 18° C.

   Yesterday was yet another of those good and bad day. The bad was insufficient distractions from eating too much. That had had consequences, but oddly enough it can't be blamed on my outing to Poundstretcher this time, but more on stuff bought from Aldi when I was there last weekend. I describe all that can be described about my day, yesterday, plus some notes about my night, and semi bad news this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 15th October 2024
 09:23 BST

 Yesterday was maybe less wet than forecast, maybe the showers were a bit more spread out. I must admit I paid little attention to the weather outside because I was too buy keeping warm. An afternoon temperature of just 12° C is pretty chilly, although I guess we will be seeing more of this, and ultimately even lower temperatures as winter begins to bite deeper.
BBC_weather
                                forecast  
  I have yet to see the mist that both the BBC (screenshot above) and Met Office forecast for this morning, unless they mean the very slight haze. I guess visibility is down to under 10 miles at the moment. Until late tonight (10pm) it should be a dry day, and late afternoon should see some sunny spells, but most of the day will be a nasty dull grey. At least the afternoon temperature will be an improvement over recent days. 17° C is predicted. Tomorrow may be even warmer, maybe even just about warm - 19° C is predicted. It seems the BBC have thrown every weather icon they have at tomorrow's forecast. It shows mist, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, thunderstorms and some sunny spells. I think that tomorrow there may be a revised weather forecast that seems less random.

   Yesterday saw the end of a day or two of constipation, although even the end was not exactly pleasant. The rest of the day was OK, but hardly exciting. It was most definitely a day to stay in, and find odd jobs to, or just to be generally lazy. The latter was my main choice. Any describable bit of my day, night, and this morning, is all described, with a few pictures, in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 14th October 2024
 09:06 BST

 Yesterday morning started of very chilly, but it warmed up after some full sunshine, and by late afternoon the sunshine was replaced by sunny spells. They too helped warm the day up. The only problem was that the day only warmed up to a still quite chilly 10° C.
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                                forecast  
  This morning started at more acceptable 10° C, but it is a very dull, and very wet morning. We have had heavy rain that started sometime in the early hours. It does seem to have stopped raining as I write this, but the forecast promises more heavy rain until 11am when it should change to a few hours of light rain. It may be dry after that, but at just 12° C it is going to feel very chilly under a grey sky with not even a single ray of sunshine expected. Tomorrow may start with some mist, but after that has lifted/dispersed it should stay dry until midnight. There may be two hours of sunny spells at 5 and 6pm, just as the sun is setting, and so almost worthless.

   Maybe the good thing about today is no pictures of Underground/tube trains. In fact no pictures of anything because although two significant things happened yesterday, they were not exactly photogenic, although I could have taken pictures of bottles of beers ! My day, night, and this morning are all described in gruesome detail, but with no pictures, in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 13th October 2024
 08:47 BST

 Yesterday was definitely dull, although there was some sunny spells at the exact time that light was forecast. As far as I can recall, we did have one shower, but I think it was quite late in the afternoon, and an hour or so later it was dry outside. It was a fairly cold day. The day started about 7° C, by my reckoning, and it crept up to about 14° C by mid afternoon.
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                                forecast  
  This morning started just a few degrees too high for a frost. It should warm up to 10° C this afternoon thanks to some sunshine and sunny spells - hopefully. There was some sunshine filtering across the house roofs to the east at about 8am, but it didn't seem to last very long, and since then most of the sky has been looking very grey. The Met Office forecast partly agrees with the BBC forecast (the screenshot above), and both say today should feature sunshine and sunny spells. Fingers crossed ! Tomorrow may start wet, but from 11am it may be dry, but the sky will remain grey for the rest of the day. 13° C is forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

   Yesterday was another day where nothing special was happening, and I had to find things to do to keep myself amused. One non amusing diversion was waiting for an Amazon delivery which triggered a double disappointment when it arrived. More about that later. All this and more, my day, night and this morning, is all described with copious pictures in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 12th October 2024
 09:25 BST

  Yesterday was lovely bright and sunny. There was also a nice blue sky, but it was just a little too cold for my personal taste. The temperature only rose to about the forecast of 12° C.
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                                forecast  
  Early this morning was interesting in so much as the temperature reached it's lowest, maybe as low as 7° C before rising again. It seems to be between 10 and 11° C as I write this. It is currently dry outside, and so it seems likely that the forecast shower for 8am never happened. It is certainly very dull, and it seems almost certain that some, if not all of the rain forecast for between midday and 5pm will fall. The afternoon temperature should peak at 14° C. A clear night means it will end up as a very chilly night. Tomorrow could start at just 6° C, but it will be a mostly sunny day, and that should warm things up to a still shivery 10° C.

   I didn't go out for any exploring the railways, add another tick or two to my quest to visit all the limits of my Freedom Pass, and nor did I go to a gig in the evening, but I did have a productive day - by some definitions of the word "productive". It is all described, with loads of pictures, in my complete archived page for today, and which also includes some notes about my night, and this morning.
Friday 11th October 2024
 08:23 BST

  Funnily enough, there were no hurricane force winds yesterday. Later revisions of the BBC weather forecast added a note at the top to say there was a data error, and the whole forecast was not correct. In fact, apart from the wind strength, it possibly came closer to reality then many past forecasts. The morning was damp, the afternoon featured sunny spells, and the prediction of an afternoon temperature of 11° C was sadly right.
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                                forecast  
  This morning's version of The BBC's weather forecast looks about right, although only time will tell how close it comes to reality. This morning the sky is blue, and the temperature was low enough for what was probably frost on some shed roofs I can see. No frost on anyy cars though. The sun is shining brightly, and inside my bedroom the rays feel nice and warm. The sun should continue to shine until 5pm when we may only get sunny spells. The afternoon temperature should reach 12° C. A cloudy night means tomorrow won't start so cold, and although sunshine will be at a premium, if indeed there is any, the temperature could rise to 14° C. The main problem is that the middle of the day is probably going to be wet.

   Yesterday was mostly a good day, but it ended badly. I'll explain the bad ending further down the page. The good was actually a bit sparse in some ways.....on the other hand it did involve beer ! My day is described, but with no pictures this time, in my complete archived page for today, and it includes some notes about my eventful night and morning.
Thursday 10th October 2024
 09:29 BST

  There were a few brief, and sometimes hazy sunny spells yesterday morning, but a lot of the afternoon featured sunny spells. They took the temperature up to 16° C, and possibly a degree or two more.
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                                forecast  
  This morning's version of The BBC's version of the forecast was a bit eccentric, and still is. They are forecasting hurricane strength winds of 400mph ! Curiously, The Met Office says mild breezes as high as 8mph ! I wonder if The BBC is showing a forecast for an American Catford of something. The rest of the forecast does agree with The met Office. It is a damp morning - either from drizzle or light rain (it is difficult to tell from indoors). The temperature seems to have risen to 10° C as I write this. Sunny spells this afternoon may only raise the temperature to a rather chilly 11° C. Tonight the temperature will drop a lot ! It could be down to just 4° C by 7am tomorrow morning, but maybe non stop sunshine could raise it to 12° C. Tomorrow will also see imaginary 408mph winds too !

   Yesterday was all about waiting for parcel deliveries - two of them. With the benefit of hind sight I could have had a shower, and gone to the pub provided I didn't stay there too long. It was 11:51am before I was notified that one parcel would arrive between 15:00 - 17:00 , and the other just had the usual Amazon estimate of "before 9pm". When everything arrived, and what it was, plus other stuff about yesterday, last night, and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 9th October 2024
 08:58 BST

  Yesterday was another day that didn't match the weather forecast. There was some rain yesterday, but far less than forecast. Most of the time it was forecast to rain, which was almost all day according to the BBC, it was dry with long sunny spells. It warmed the day up a treat. Just 17° C was forecast, but I think it was probably warmer. It certainly felt very warm in a black coat in the sunshine ! I think there may have been a shower or two after dark, but I am sure there was no heavy rain, and most certainly no thundery showers !.
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  So far this morning we have had several rather weak sunny spells. The sky is grey, and the chances of more sunny spells seems slim, but based on what is happening as I type this, not impossible. The early afternoon is shown as sunny spells - a bit of a change to the showers predicted in yesterday's version of the forecast for today. It has started off as a mild morning, currently 15° C according to my thermometers, That may mean the afternoon high could be a few degrees higher than the forecast 16° C. Tomorrow could be a lot cooler. Showers are predicted for the morning and sunny spells from mid afternoon. The maximum temperature could be a chilly 11° C. Friday morning could start as low as 4° C !

   Yesterday was a day that ended up being fairly productive....sort of.  I did two important things in the morning, and one thing in the afternoon that took a lot of time, and was a mix between useful and a waste of time. The first important thing was a nice shower. All these things are described with a lot of pictures, together with some notes about my sleep, and some annoying news this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 8th October 2024
 08:57 BST

  There were more sunny spells, and a lot less rain than forecast for yesterday. Apart from a moderately heavy shower around midday, it was dry with lots of sunny spells until after dark. I think it was something like 10pm before there was any substantial rain, and it may have continued, with gaps, and mostly light showers, all through the night. The temperature rose to about 17° C, and that was quite nice when combined with the unexpected sunny spells.
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  When I opened the curtains, at around 8am this morning, the sun was shining even though much of the sky looked grey. The sun is shining as I write this (at 9am), and it looks like some of that grey cloud is breaking up. I can see several fairly large blue areas of sky now. Sooner or later we may get the forecast light showers, but for now it is nice and bright. The forecast, as shown in the screenshot above, says there will be thundery showers, but unusually for the BBC, none are shown. However the Met Office s does show thunderbolts for 8 and 9pm tonight. Like yesterday, the temperature should reach 17° C again. Tomorrow is currently predicted to be dry, and quite dull, and it will be a lot cooler with only 15° C predicted. That could feel rather cool with no sunshine.

   I made the terrible mistake of believing the early weather forecast, and wrote yesterday off. As noted in the weather section at the top of the page, it was actually a fairly nice day, and had I known I might have forced myself to do something useful. What I did do, and there was not a lot of it yesterday, plus how my night went, and some notes about this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 7th October 2024
 08:57 BST

  Yesterday was pretty grim. It was either dull, or duller. The only good thing, although for me it was irrelevant, was that it stayed dry until after dark, and maybe beyond that. I have to admit there were quite a few times in the afternoon when it did give every appearance of about to rain, but it stayed dry. The temperature only reached 15° C, and with not a single ray of sunshine it felt like a very cold 15° C.
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  Both the BBC (as in the screenshot above) and The Met Office predicted sunny spells this morning. The BBC probably came closer to reality because at first it was rather dull, and damp looking, possibly from overnight rain, but suddenly the sun burst through, and it hasn't stopped yet.At the moment a lot of the sky is blue, although there are also some thin looking, streaky clouds. Maybe this sunshine might last a lot longer than forecast. The forecast actually predicts light rain at midday, and more form 2pm for 3 hours. The temperature should climb to 17° C, and while the sun is out it should feel like a nice day. Tomorrow could be a wetter day than today. Some sunny spells are shown in the forecast, but there is also a lot of rain shown. Most of it is light, but the evening may see heavier rain. Once again the temperature should rise as high as 17° C.

   The grim and grey, and cold day yesterday provided no inspiration to do anything, and I did come close to doing nothing yesterday, but "close to" is not the same as nothing at all. The most simple to describe, and one thing that was definitely hard work, was some laundry. The rest of my day, night, and some of this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 5th October 2024
 08:57 BST

  Yesterday was a lovely day. The temperature reached 16° C in the afternoon, and long sunny spells made that feel quite warm - or even hot as the sun shone on my black coat !
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  It is very dull as I write this, and the forecast says we should be seeing the first sunny spell right now. Hopefully today will be like yesterday when it took a few hours before the clouds broke up. Assuming that happens, the temperature could rise to an even warmer 17° C. Not a single drip of rain is forecast, and some sunny spells should be long enough to be called just "sunshine". It could be almost like a summers day. Tomorrow is forecast to be very dull, but it should stay dry until maybe 8pm. The temperature may rise to 16° C without a single ray of sunshine to help it get there.

   Yesterday featured a great, but very tiring day out (well, actually it was no more than 4 hours away from home). I enjoyed the warmth, and I ended up making up an even better route to, and from my intended target of Stanmore tube station. All this is described with more detail, and with a lot of pictures, plus some notes about my night and this morning, all in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 4th October 2024
 08:39 BST

  Both weather forecasters I check got one important part of the forecast very wrong. Both predicted sunny spells, but until about 5pm, when the clouds seemed to evaporate away, it was very dull. After 5pm we were treated to glorious sunshine for the last 90 minutes until sunset. The worst error was probably the rain on a day when no rain was forecast. It must have been around 1pm when we had a light shower followed by some drizzle that lasted for about half an hour. The afternoon temperature was about 15° C, which was  as forecast. The clear sky during the evening allowed the temperature to drop a lot.
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  This morning started at just 6° C. It was a bit cloudy at first, but the cloud seems to be breaking up, and maybe today's forecast of sunny spells will come true. In fact, as I write these words, the sun has just come out. Whether they will continue through to sunset is anyone's guess, but it looks nice for now. Today the temperature should rise to 16° C by 2pm. Tomorrow should start a few degrees higher than today, but it may start a bit dull. If the forecasts are right it could end up sunnier than today, and the temperature could reach 17° C.

   My hopes of going out with a camera yesterday were dashed by the gloomy light outside. It seemed cold and depressing instead of the hoped for cheery weather (even if it would still be cool enough to need a coat). I did go out, but only as far as Tesco. I hope I will get out today now. All I did yesterday, which I admit was not a lot, how I slept, and how I am this morning is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 3rd October 2024
 08:30 BST

  Neither the BBC or Met Office got things quite right yesterday. The BBC predicted black clouds, andf almost non stop light rain. The Met Office said light clouds, and just a few showers. The Met Office was probably closer to the truth, but forgot that that cloud was often thin enough for some nice sunny spells. There were a few light showers, and one very heavy downpour in the early afternoon. The temperature probably reached 16° C, as forecast by the Met Office.
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  As usual, the Met Office and BBC disagree about today's weather. The BBC forecast is shown in the screenshot above. The Met Office say sunny spells all day, although the first has not happened yet, and that makes both forecasts wrong. As I write this there is a lot of cloud, but there are also some blue areas, but they are in the wrong place for the sun. Assuming the cloud breaks up more we could get the promised sunny spells, and the temperature may rise to 16° C (or only 15° C in BBC land). The Met Office predict tomorrow to be identical to how they forecast today, but the BBC have thrown in a few hours of non stop sunshine, and say the temperature tomorrow could be 16° C.

   Yesterday was an interesting day. The weather was not as forecast, and my aches and pains were different. I also felt sort of more relaxed, and that thing that is almost the opposite of sad and depressed. I achieved almost nothing, but I di go out, and managed to regulate my eating better. My full day, not that it was a very full day, plus my night, and the start of this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
 08:56 BST

  Yesterday was generally very dull, and while the whole day seemed damp, the afternoon was very wet. I don't think I really noticed heavy rain, as per the forecast, but the rain was quite persistent even if it was somnetimes little more than drizzle. I seem to recall the sun breaking through the clouds for no more than a minute, and tat may have happened twice. It was quite a cool day with the temperature only reaching 13° C.
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  It is interesting that the BBC forecast for today shows black clouds, and almost non stop light rain until almost sunset. The Met Office say a few showers, but most of the day will be dry with light/white clouds. Once again the BBC say a max of 15° C, and the Met Office say 16° C. Both forecasters agree that tomorrow will be dry with a lot of sunny spells, and the temperature should reach 16° C.

   Yesterday was one of those days where I put my entire energy and attention on waiting - waiting for my latest beer delivery. In case it should arrive early I quickly got in a shower, and washed my hair. I thought I might possibly go out if the delivery was early enough. All that happened during the day, during the night, and so far this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 1st October 2024
 08:13 BST

  September finished as a partly wet and mostly dull day. There was possibly a bit less rain than forecast, but there was still rain. No sunny spells were forecast, but the afternoon did see a few short sunny spells. The temperature was a bit better than the the previous day or two, and reached 16° C.
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  This morning has started very dull, and rain is on it's way. The BBC say the rain will start at 11am, but the Met Office say it might be as late as 1pm, and all the rain will be light rain. The BBC predict that some rain may be very heavy. The temperature may only reach 13° C (BBC) or 14° C (Met Office). Tomorrow will be very dull, but the Met Office say it will only rain at 1pm, and that may only be light rain. The BBC also predicts light rain, and of course throws in a thunderstorm for 2pm ! Tomorrow could be 15° C (BBC) or 16° C (Met Office).

   I have to confess that I found yesterday's dull and sometimes wet weather, to be most depressing. I once had mad ideas about going out to do some photography, but the reality of the day put me off even going outside. It seemed to be a day to do indoor stuff. What I did yesterday, how I slept last night, and what my morning has started like, is all described in my complete archived page for today.