Really sick of this weather

[User135644]

It always seems worse in February as we've had 3 or 4 months of this cold,wet, gray, windy and miserable weather and it seems never ending.

Another month or so until spring and it starts to improve.

@tigger1001

"Storms aren't special, they've just been given names to warn/scare people to be more aware."

The storms this year have been incredibly destructive where I am.

Not looking forward to Wednesday/Thursday where I am but am glad that I am at home and the kids are off school (half term) so we don't need to be out

To you and PP who mentioned my comment: I know storms can destroy loads of things, kill people etc that's why the awareness has been raised by naming them. They're still pretty normal. (And I do hate storms, strong winds, lightning.)

Storms aren't special, they've just been given names to warn/scare people to be more aware.

To you and PP who mentioned my comment: I know storms can destroy loads of things, kill people etc that's why the awareness has been raised by naming them. They're still pretty normal. (And I do hate storms, strong winds, lightning.)

But to dismiss them as nothing 'special' implies that some of the storms we've had in areas of the UK recently are just normal for the time of year. Maybe that's the case where you live but it's not here!

Yes, storms happen quite a bit through the winter normally but week after week of storms so severe they're leaving many people without electric/gas/water for days and days at a time is not normal. They're completely destroying huge areas of woodland that have stood for decades or longer.

I get that hearing about an unfortunate neighbour who didn't secure their trampoline properly and it caused some damage in a storm is pretty usual. But only knowing a few people in your local area who haven't had huge amounts of damage to their property and knowing many people who have had fences, roofs, greenhouses, sheds, trees, windows etc. completely destroyed - sometimes multiple times in the last couple of months - really isn't run of the mill for us!

To you and PP who mentioned my comment: I know storms can destroy loads of things, kill people etc that's why the awareness has been raised by naming them. They're still pretty normal. (And I do hate storms, strong winds, lightning.)

Yes, storms are normal but not to the extent they've hit the North West this year. We're not talking about a bit of bad wind and the odd trampoline flying into next doors garden.

A village near me had no power for almost ten days. We've had centuries old woodland destroyed in minutes. People killed walking down the street because trees or slate tiles have fallen on them.

Yes, storms are normal but it's really not normal for them to be this severe for this long.

@Bootikin

OP, if this is such a major issue for you, why not move to a place with a different climate? I’m justified in asking as I loathed the climate of my home city so I moved to the U.K. to escape it.

Your feet aren’t nailed to the floor.

Move to Algarve or Adelaide hmmm?

Something to consider. Generally spring, summer and autumn are fine and winter only starts bothering me when we get a bad February as it makes winter seem never ending.

Another week here of real stormy/wet weather so that takes us close to March. Another few weeks and it should start to pick up heading to spring.

@blanketyblanked

It's been a remarkably dry and mild winter so far. It's only just now that it's turning to the rainy grey bit. So I think you are being unreasonable, we've actually had many lovely sunny days

We don't all get the same climate.

I'm in the south and it's been very mild but I really hate the winter. I find myself completely wishing January and February away in a bid to get to March. I'm not sure it's good to be wishing so much of my life away.

@Copasetic

I'm in the south and it's been very mild but I really hate the winter. I find myself completely wishing January and February away in a bid to get to March. I'm not sure it's good to be wishing so much of my life away.

It’s not. I feel for you. I’m in the south Do you not enjoy the clear blue skies and cold but windless days?

@SuspiciousScully

Storms aren't special, they've just been given names to warn/scare people to be more aware.

To you and PP who mentioned my comment: I know storms can destroy loads of things, kill people etc that's why the awareness has been raised by naming them. They're still pretty normal. (And I do hate storms, strong winds, lightning.)

But to dismiss them as nothing 'special' implies that some of the storms we've had in areas of the UK recently are just normal for the time of year. Maybe that's the case where you live but it's not here!

Yes, storms happen quite a bit through the winter normally but week after week of storms so severe they're leaving many people without electric/gas/water for days and days at a time is not normal. They're completely destroying huge areas of woodland that have stood for decades or longer.

I get that hearing about an unfortunate neighbour who didn't secure their trampoline properly and it caused some damage in a storm is pretty usual. But only knowing a few people in your local area who haven't had huge amounts of damage to their property and knowing many people who have had fences, roofs, greenhouses, sheds, trees, windows etc. completely destroyed - sometimes multiple times in the last couple of months - really isn't run of the mill for us!

Agreed. The naming of storms was to differentiate between normal stormy weather and a more severe weather front that had a potential to cause damage/disruption. A named storm is one where it is likely to have an amber or red weather warning.

Storm Arwen done a real number locally. Well established woodland lost hundreds of trees. And sadly many were weakened so were then lost in subsequent storms. People were without power for over a week. That's not a normal run of the mill winter weather storm.

The naming of storms helps people realise it's likely to be more severe than normal stormy weather. So people can decide in advance (as much as possible) whether they want to change plans so they won't be driving etc and be aware that there is likely to be damage.

The problem can be when a named storm is discussed and it's not affected someone in a particular area it's easy to think Thad just overhyped rubbish without fully realising that weather and storms are very localised. So one person can be thinking that's a complete non event while someone else has had severe damage to their house/without power etc