Brits and the weather are like the relationship of ducks to water. Conversations about the weather crop up just about every day. Many of us wake up in the morning and one of the first things we do is look out of the window and look up towards the sky for signs of what the day may bring. What will the weather be like in Chandlers Ford today?
So many things in our life depend upon the weather, is it going to be too cold or hot or will it rain to day or even snow an inch or so and cause the railways to come to a grinding holt! Will there be low or high pressure centered over Britain?
There is still much about the climate that is unknown but as time marches on we understand more about weather patens and can even now predict some aspects of climate as much as a year in advance. Very high-speed computers are now able to churn through millions of calculations to project our weather into the future, but still we get caught out every now and again.
The interplay between the differing elements of the atmosphere still surprises the experts with "non-linear behaviour". I have sat on a train in the middle of June and experienced within an hour, rain, sunshine, sleet, high winds and of course a rainbow.
For example:
What is a cloud? - A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.
What is a tornado? - A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
So over time I want to explore our weather here on chandlersford.org.uk as it affects us all in one way or another.
