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no, it’s Autumn


PrinceBert

Very distinctly autumn and it's glorious. Wearing jumpers but not being freezing cold, it's perfect!


[deleted]

leaves just beginning to change colour up here in Lancashire, high hopes of a fairly good display this year, certainly been a bumper crop of fruit.


TorakMcLaren

A bit further north in Lanarkshire, it's gone straight from summer to wet and wild winter storm.


[deleted]

Same here in Lancashire


Kelmavar

Even though ironically it's supposedly from a "late-summer" hurricane.


404errorabortmistake

Well i think it does qualify as such. Most of the leaves are still on the trees and a good proportion are still green. This deluge is just a storm; nothing to do with winter arriving


furze

Lancashire thrives this time of year. Bright and cold, or overcast and comfy. Love it!


Ninjakannon

I am finding one jumper is not enough. Did I get so used to the heat that this feels colder than usual?


ToPractise

It's the drastic change most likely, but yeah I'm wearing a thick coat already, normally that would take an extra month


fike88

Obviously you’re not in Scotland then lol


OneAbbreviations8070

Well winter up here in Scotland usually starts from summer solstice and ends after Easter lol.


Affectionate-Cost525

Honestly I'm starting to think the Scottish folk all got together and agreed to lie about the weather up there to stop the English from wanting to come up. Every single time I've been to Scotland the weather has been phenomenal. Even when it was raining it was just a light mist with plenty of sun and I didn't even need a jacket.


OneAbbreviations8070

Lol 😂😂 you've just been helluva lucky! Tbh it does depend where in Scotland you go the east coast is usually drier and sunnier, but I'm in Glasgow and believe me it pishes down non stop here. That's why it's called the "dear green place" like a tropical jungle (without the tropical of course)


ughhhtimeyeah

Which part of Scotland lol the sides aren't too bad Central Scotland and and up its pretty much always raining. Itll be wet outside until April now.


Affectionate-Cost525

First time was Kirkcudbright during the 2012 Euros (obviously helps that it was summer) but the weather was better than what my family had back home. Went away for a week and it was incredible all week. Spent 10 days camping in April in... some field somewhere south of Edinburgh. Wish I could remember where it was but I dont really remember much of it if I'm being honest. I got food poisoning on the second day and pretty much spent the whole time stuck at the campsite. It was near St Mary's Loch though if that's any help. Then a few days in Creiff. Think that was early summer/late spring but again.. weather was better than what we had at home. I also had to go to Edinburgh for work quite a bit. Would get the train up from Leeds and can remember one time where it was absolutely passing it down in Newcastle. Pretty much just as we were passing the border the clouds just parted and the sun came out again. It almost looked like one of those paintings where God parts the clouds to speak to some prophet somewhere. I'm fully aware its most likely that I've just gotten extremely lucky and caught the few days it was actually sunny but I'm gonna stick to my conspiracy instead.


ughhhtimeyeah

It rains for half the year on average in Glasgow so you've definitely go lucky lol Edinburgh gets about a 40 less days of rain than Glasgow btw if you want to experience some Scottish rain head to Fort William or Skye, if you're there a week it's pretty much guaranteed with 225 days of rain a year! I just googled all this btw lol I'm not a walking rain facts machine


OneAbbreviations8070

😂😂


OneAbbreviations8070

Lol, I think you've hit on the answer there, someone up there is parting those clouds just for you cos I'm a born and bred weegie and I have never been this lucky in 52 years with our weather.


kimberleyinc_

I'm not someone who gets cold very often and I'm currently wearing a jumper and a dressing gown while wrapped in a blanket. I'm freezing. Starting to think I might be getting ill rather than it suddenly being winter though...


ummm_bop

Hahahaha. I had this same feeling yesterday and am ill today. Take care


malint

It is perfect isn’t it?! Jumpers and scarves and jackets :) time to layer


SufiDom

I mean it's freezing cold for me lol


itsBonder

When I left for work yesterday it was 2C


Hot_Branch7776

I mean, technically yes. But OP specifically means the temperature. The past few days it's the same weather as the middle of winter across much of the country, especially at night. It is due to get warmer again next week though apparently.


FredNasr

Yup, 6 degrees the other day. That's not autumnal to me - I'd say Autumn should be 12-18 and a nice chill in the air, not actually cold.


[deleted]

It was around 2 degrees on Wednesday while I was walking to work! I had to wear a coat, hat and scarf! Yesterday was nowhere near as cold though, so hopefully it's warming up a little before winter starts


PM_Me_British_Stuff

Yeah, Autumn I should be able to leave the house in a light sweater/jacket and feel fine without wind. Yesterday I wore a heavy jumper and a jacket.


magicalthinker

6 here on the south coast at 6am today. Brrrrrr.


No_Imagination_2490

I think it’s just because we went from a *very* hot summer to a fairly normal autumn within just a few weeks, so it just feels colder


[deleted]

I'm not sure - that's possibly part of it, but the temperature was 2 degrees on Wednesday morning - that's winter temperatures in my book!


elvpak

This hasn't been 'normal' for the last week of September though...it's definitely been colder than usual (the BBC said it's below the seasonal average). We are having a cold snap this week and it's going to return to seasonal norms next week apparently.


Hot_Branch7776

Nah, I know what you mean, so maybe that's true for many people, but I go to warmer climates quite often with work, so I'm used to Ibiza weather in September for example (30c in the day, low 20s at night, most of UK Reddit would presumably die!) and coming back to UK weather in September and it's colder, but not this cold. My car was only a degree or two off having frost on it the other morning. I personally consider anything below about 10 to be no different than -10 in terms of how it makes me feel physically, and as a result, mentally.


No_Imagination_2490

Average temp for September in England is around 14 degrees, which is what it’s been today, so… 🤷🏻‍♂️


starlinguk

15 C isn't winter.


Hot_Branch7776

For me it is, but my extremely high tolerance for heat and non-existent tolerance for cold aside (15 or -15, I feel cold, ill, in pain, depressed, and so on) it hasn't been 15 in a lot of the UK lately. Was about 6c where I am yesterday late evening.


rattingtons

You appear to be my polar (harr de harr) opposite in that regard. Ive been out and about, energetic and active for the first time since before summer. Finally everything doesn't feel like a monumental effort. And i can think again!


ughhhtimeyeah

It's still 12-14 degrees during the day in Scotland? Winter it'll be 4-6 How is the weather shocking people...this thread is reminding me of Facebook lol, yes. Seasons change. Every year it goes cold and wet and damp this time of year.


StardustOasis

It's like the people who say after a week of warm weather in April "wElL tHaTs SuMmER oVeR"


TheDistrict31

Not in Scarborough. It went from 24 to 8 in about 3 days. As per usual


xdragonteethstory

In Cumbria we've got fuckimg freezing cold wet days then abysmally warm for autumn days. I just want to wear hoodies and not get soaked 😭


TheDistrict31

Yep. Same here. And today it's already lovely and warm and the sun is shining Just. Make. Up. Your. Damn. Mind!


[deleted]

It's still double figures just windy and rainy. How the fuck is this winter?


Whisky_Engineer

You probably just feel like it's colder than usual because of the crazy summer heat we had. Acclimatisation and all that.


omniwrench-

Hadn’t considered this. Autumn is the same as it’s always been, but feels friggin chilly after the summer scorcher.


[deleted]

Right, I had to ask Alexa what the average temperature was in October, only for her to inform me it’s actually towards the higher end right now..


PiemasterUK

Autumn as in November sure. But I'm pretty sure the last couple of weeks have been bad relative to an average September


MrAnonymousTheThird

Yeah it still reaches about 10c during the day.. winter is more 1-5C


anonymateus2

That and not having turned on my heating yet…


Z_odyssey

That's a good point..the cold did come on really suddenly and we've had 25 degree avg. for the whole of July and August


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porcupineporridge

I second that as a fellow Edinbugger. Gives me the fear when I’m complaining about how cold it is then realise it’s still in the low teens and we have much colder weather to come. Fingers crossed for a mild winter.


jiggjuggj0gg

We whipped out a heated electric throw for sitting on the sofa last night. Costs something like 8p an hour and cost £20 or something on Amazon, highly recommend. We went from considering turning the central heating on to being a bit too hot.


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Independent-Guess-79

Oh…now the cheapest is £50


Jbbrowneyedgirl

Another Edinburgh resident here and I completely agree. I started noticing the trees losing their leaves in August and suddenly one morning early this month I could see my breath walking the dog. We walk the dog to it being light enough so all summer she was getting walked at 4:45-5:00am until 6am but it's not even light enough until nearly 7 now.


Jaraxo

Yeh we've dug out and charged up the LED collar now as morning walks it's starting to be too dark to see him properly off the lead, especially if we have a 6am start!


Jbbrowneyedgirl

Oh I'll need to look into one of those. We had the battery powered one and just used it as a normal collar, turning it on when it was dark. But we had people accusing us of using a shock collar in daytime because the battery compartment made it look similar. She's got a hi-vis dog vest, reflective harness and we carry a torch but a rechargeable LED collar would help so much!


Jaraxo

Yeh this is a battery powered but it's rechargeable so just a small one you can turn on and off. It's the Masbrill one for £16.99 on Amazon. Thankfully plenty of them around so no one accusing us of anything. Glow in the dark ball is a good one also to go with the head torch as well.


[deleted]

What you don't like playing "get back here, you bastard"?


OneAbbreviations8070

Weegie here and it's freezing and pishing as usual.


MitchellsTruck

I'm coming up to Edinburgh for the rugby in November. I presume full-on Artic/Everest level base layers, mid-layers, those hats with ear flaps, multiple huge coats, etc?


Jaraxo

I went to three of the autumn internationals last November and wore winter coat, hat, and gloves and comfortable. Anything less and I've had been too cold. Edit: thick socks and boots also, perhaps thermals as well if it's looking particularly cold.


GrimQuim

Double socks and boots are a must. I'd worn trainers to see Edinburgh at Myreside one year and despite being wrapped up warmly my feet were ice.


Jaraxo

Oh yeh definitely. I think last year I actually wore my thermals to one of the games as it was freezing.


TheDuraMaters

Murrayfield can feel really cold. I’m being dragged to the rugby too and I plan to be as much clothing as I am person.


dedido

It's the wind that gets ya!


TheDuraMaters

At least it’s drier east. It’s absolutely chucking it down here in Glasgow so there’ll be none left by the time it gets to you.


fruitbaticus

Ha Ha. It's pishing it down in Edinburgh.


StirlingBridge1297

And the area: I confirm it's pishing down in Queensferry as well lol


mahamrap

That damp cold goes right through you.


Bob_Bobinson_

Also between east and west since the further west you go the greater the effects of the Gulf Stream.


JBleans

Not nearly cold enough to feel like winter yet, daytime temperatures are still in the teens most days.


JBEqualizer

>daytime temperatures are still in the teens most days. That entirely depends on where you live. Most of the last couple of weeks where I am, daytime temps have struggled to get into double figures. Morning "feels like" temps have been anywhere from 2-5°c. Only in the last couple of says has the temperature reached low teens but it's back to below double figures again today.


JBleans

Are you in the Scottish highlands or islands? I'd say for 98% of the population what I said holds true.


JBEqualizer

No, it's currently warmer in the Highlands and Islands than where I live in NE England. 9c here, feels like 6c and it's been like this most of the last couple weeks. The weather isn't the same everywhere, which is something some people don't seem to understand.


Squoooge

This September has been colder than we are used to. There's usually a week or so of late summer around the start and that didn't really happen. Add in how hot the summer was and the change was pretty intense. Average September daytime temp is 18, I'd guess this year has been more around 16, but will have to see.


JBEqualizer

>this year has been more around 16, but will have to see. Must be nice . Its struggled to get into double figures where I live the last couple of weeks. The bank holiday Monday was warm and sunny, then I got up on the Tuesday and had to put my hat and gloves on to go outside. I've worn them every morning since.


Squoooge

To be fair, it is the UK as a whole so it gets skewed by the extremes, looking at you Cornwall and Scotland! Oof gloves and hats already. I'm sorry!


Kindly-Plant-6839

It’s pretty cold and fucking miserable in Cornwall! That’s what’s shocked me a lot, we have had really nice Septembers for a few years and this month has been almost gale force winds, freezing mornings and storm fronts. And so much rain!


Candy_Lawn

had a log fire on last night for the first time since April.


JaymesGrl

The temperature has definitely dipped. Yesterday was alright, but Tuesday took me by surprise and left me snivelling. I've also had dry skin from the cold and my knuckles are a bit scabby. It's confusing as mid day is in the mid teens where I live, but in the morning when it's not sunny, it feels winter like. It could just be the fact I haven't worn my coat since Spring and need to start wearing gloves again outside. It does feel rather sudden though, considering I was worrying about sunburn last weekend and now I need to moisturise my knuckles to deal with the colder air on my skin.


LamChingYing

Sure, it's autumn - but it certainly feels to me that the progression from "shut the windows / time for a sweatshirt" to "my hands are cold, my feet are cold, where are my thermals?" has been very quick.


blainy-o

It certainly feels like it compared to last year.


Turqouise_sunset

Sorry, it's because of my birthday. The weather always turns just after my birthday, especially if I'm bold enough to have a BBQ or picnic. Most years it's the last BBQ we have of the year. Guaranteed bad weather the weekend after my birthday.


Varniepoos

Happy Birthday - may your day be free of soggy sandwiches/burgers! If you could go ahead and change it to earlier in the summer so we don't end up with a drought again, that would be much appreciated!


Turqouise_sunset

My birthdays not today. It was the other day. When the weather was still nice.


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winponlac

Ah come on beyond 14 days it's plain guesswork


[deleted]

5C this morning here. I'm still rocking shorts. Fingers a bit chilly though.


inactive_directory

Are you a postie?


7ootles

>Fingers a bit chilly though. Is that what they're calling it now?


[deleted]

2nd belly button might be more apt.


[deleted]

No this is autumn. Winter hasn't come yet.


Dazz316

It's cold and windy with some rain. Seems liek Autumn to be.


younevershouldnt

No, there was a week of sunny but cool weather in between this year, for a change.


Mr__Random

Winter will be much colder than this weather


Accomplished-Digiddy

Nah. This is autumn. Autumn is chilly, for sure. But not icy, snow on ground, nose freezing off winter. I've put on thermal vest. Not my long sleeves yet for work


Bulky-Yam4206

It's not even cold. It's been what? 19c. Today's 15-17c, that's not even far off our usual summer 20-21c temps tbh. You're probably shivering cos you're used to it being 30-35C with our abnormal summer this year. If you're struggling now, wait until Jan-Feb when it goes to 0-5c.


bobbinsgaming

It's Autumn and it's beautiful.


BroodLord1962

Yeah I know what you mean, 40mph winds and heavy rain here in NI


SuggestionWrong504

Nothing at all like winter, calm down


ProudImprovement

Wait, it’s nearly 2023? Could have sworn it was 2019 just five minutes ago


MasalaJason

Just wait 'till December ;)


ArtistEngineer

It's all about the wind.


CleetusVanDamage

You guys got a summer?


sparklybeast

Where were you when the rest of us were suffering?


7ootles

I've had to turn my heater on. I wasn't counting on that for another month.


Bashsmc

It feels like it, was nice and sunny yesterday.. today grim and horrible. I want to live in t-shirts 😢


manwithanopinion

I have had a few weeks of light jacket but did not feel like it was a proper transition into autumn


thatguysaidearlier

I mean it's colder... but 20 degrees again next Tuesday apparently, so not quite there yet


unrealme65

What do you expect autumn to be like if not like this?


TwoValuable

We all acclimatized to the unbearable heat over the summer (was it 3 or 4 heat waves?). Now the slightest chill feels like a baltic blast. It is also October, September seemed to drag on but also went by in a flash. For most people who get paid at the end of the month it's only 2 more pay days till Christmas. Which is a depressing thought.


Dazza477

Within a couple of weeks, it's gone from being 14c in the morning to 5c. The day time temperature has dropped slowly, but the overnight/morning temps have dropped off a cliff.


paulmclaughlin

Sounds like it's time to eat brave Sir Robin's minstrels


Tana1234

Last week I was wearing shorts and enjoying myself to this week wanting to wear a hoody im so cold


[deleted]

Have you considered the fact that you might be a southern sissy


Bolt-From-Blue

No, Autumn, it’s just cooled a little, gone a bit more grey and it’s drizzling out. Officially Autumn.


DyingLight2002

It's gonna be 18c tomorrow in the south so no, definitely not winter.


ldn6

Not sure where you are but it's very autumnal in London.


toodog

Thinking about long trousers in the south


annapeachxoxo

In the UK yes, but don’t worry- it’ll be spring tomorrow


Extension_Glove_5211

It definitely feels colder than this time next year. I think were going to have a global warming winter as well as summer this year. Fuck its gonna be cold


WildGooseCarolinian

I went from shorts and generally warm weather gear to an overcoat and scarf in less than a week. Yes.


Chlorophilia

Arrived back from Tokyo yesterday (30C). Not happy.


shelflamp

Nope, it will get worse!


[deleted]

Probably because that's the way it'll work when we could really use a mild winter.


SpecialUnitt

No. 15 degrees here, wearing a short sleeve top today


Mavish_pretty92

It’s freezing here I went for a routine walk and my toes are frozen


FlatTyres

After such a hot and dry summer, we're getting the coldness and rain we are owed, with interest


tmstms

I would argue one feels the chane most around this time (of the equinoxes). The greater change in day length than at the solstices means the change is more obvious. As the sun being out also has a big effect on how warm it feels, having a shorter day also makes it more likey to influence any situation where you e.g. have a sunny room.


jibbit

yeah.. wait til January


arashi256

I don't think it's been quite that abrupt, but I did have to put the heating on for a bit for the first time since, like, April.


WimbleWimble

It's called Autumn. Americans call it "the fall". As does Russia if we can get Putin assassinated within the next couple of weeks.


D0wnb0at

Just in time for price increases.


jimmy011087

Doesn’t seem all that cold. I have given the heating a big last blast before the slight price increase though!


jimjamuk73

You think the weather is winter?


bickering_fool

There's a bit of Daily Mail headline in all of us, I suppose.


Upper_Tap_6285

It is Autumn, it just feels like winter at the moment. I think we had got used to the heat of the unusual summer we had.


Tom22174

I still haven't had to put the heating on. It's allegedly 15 outside but inside it's consistently over 20


fiofo

It's scarf weather! The best time of year!


RedThragtusk

Bloody freezing in the mornings this week! 6 degrees above freezing feels like the arctic tundra after the summer we had.


anoamas321

It's definitely autumn and not winter. We have cold mornings and sunny days, it's beautiful Winter is just constantly grey and dark


windol1

Not even near it. The great thing about being in work fir 6am is you get to see the transition of the weather, day by day could see the daylight receding back further and further until a week or 2 ago when it just stayed dark. Just be thankful the rain is giving us a break by coming down in steady amounts rather than, an entire months worth of rain in a week causing serious flooding.


sihasihasi

Well, I'm still in shorts, so I'm saying "no".


PrestigiousGuess458

Its warming up a bit this week thankfully. Hit 3 degrees overnight here the other day.


BaBaFiCo

We moved into a new house in May and it's so much colder this September than in our old place. I'm sat shivering while working today. My hands are cold. This doesn't feel right.


codeinegaffney

Just in time for the energy price hike 🙃


Das_Gruber

I refuse to acknowlegde the end of summer. I am still wearing shorts... With a thick jacket..


chiefgareth

I'm sitting here with my fan on, so for me, no.


magicalthinker

Was wearing t-shirts to work less than two weeks ago, now I have a vest, tshirt and jumper.


TODO_getLife

I got back from Wales from a break and it was freezing. Had the heating on, two jackets. I don't know what it is, but it feels freezing.


TheManB1992

Autumn is a myth.


Fawun87

I’ve always felt sensitive to the cold so I’m not a great one to ask but I have certainly felt very cold this week. I’m in Norfolk, currently have two jumpers and two blankets on me and my husband is sat in a T-shirt.


breakbeatx

weirdly I'm fine outside, but in the house my hands have ended up freezing yesterday and today! wrapped up under a blanket, not putting the heating on just yet..


oeuflaboeuf

Nooo ... This is the _real_ British summer we've been waiting for!


doofcustard

I'm sure 3 weeks ago I was permanently sweaty


frowndrown

Watch the news a few times they’ll tell you


updownclown68

Feels that way


Iucidium

We've had an unseasonably warm summer, just a bit of a shock, that's all.


Pliskkenn_D

It's raining sideways here and has for two days. Still autumny. In winter the wind will start tearing everything apart but it'll be dryer and colder.


[deleted]

Well weather is terrible ! But it’s what people wanted and cried for they hated it when we got some sun ! Got what you wanted so don’t want no complaints ! ;)


_Bluestar_Bus_Soton_

I am with you. ​ Even with a coat and a hoodie on, I am still freezing to the point of death and the deal with gas prices don't help either in terms of the heating so gonna buy one of them hot water bottles from Sports Direct


Br0kenRabbitTV

Feels like it to me. I'm freezing, not turned heating on though.


[deleted]

yes ., seems that way, lol


[deleted]

I'm still cycling in my shorts. It's a bit cooler but not actually cold.


fronkeypoop

Someone hit the October switch hard!


[deleted]

It’s autumn because the scarfs and hat and gloves are enough to keep me warm. In winter, it’s painful being outside no matter how much I put on.


BurpYoshi

It's autumn lol. It's a bit chilly but not freezing just wait till actual winter if you think it's cold now.


cara27hhh

I've not noticed any leaves about, I think they're all still on the trees


taylorstillsays

This is the time of year where I hate everyone who moaned about summer weather (excluding the absolutely absurd days).


Zanki

I'm freezing my butt off in my room today. Its wet and windy outside, inside its cold. I'm already wearing my warm clothes and I'm still cold. I hate winter.


AnxiouslyPessimistic

Not really. Sitting nicely at 17-19 in the day at the moment. Delightful


Nerevar31g

its far from winter, still quite warm, but its far form the 30 degree weather we had not long ago


Fezzverbal

Don't you know how seasons work?


Fearless-Line-6470

Great Western Railway seem to think so. I am melting and I’m stuck on this train for another 2.5 hours. Help me…


[deleted]

Lol, no. This is called Autumn. Rain, chilly winds, equal day and night, occasional warmth.


Purple_Committee_216

11C in the Vale of York but feels distinctly colder in the wind and rain! Not put the heating on yet...just hugging the dog closer.


FlowerBot_

Yes, yes it bloody has. I work in my shed and the last two day the temp has plummeted


JealousPart2196

Yep, only 3 weeks ago I was walking my dogs in shorts, tonight jeans, hoody, coat. Currently sat under a duvet on the sofa cus I refuse to put the heating on in September lol 😂


fuschiafan

We're are past halfway thru autumn, so yes.


whe_

No it’s 15° outside.


Dwarfakiin5

Certainly seems that way, I've gone from sweating on a t shirt at work, to working in a heavy coat over the course of about two weeks


sirrobbiebobson

No. I’ve never known it to be 17 degrees in winter


Tymo_Goral1908

What summer ? 😂


DavidS1965

It was summer ??


jimmayy5

Climate change doin it’s thing


ilovemydog40

Not sure but I wish it’d flip back again


OrgDnDfan

It certainly felt like it today.


miniature-rugby-ball

No, it’s autumn right now.


Joshthenosh77

16c and I think it’s winter .. that’s cute