Weather in Albufeira today |
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Avril
Top Contributors Joined: 27/February/2008 Status: Offline Points: 4415 |
Posted: 08/April/2008 at 21:08 |
Oh dear, brother sam and his missus will be wishing they were back home in the north east, it's been lovely here today! Cubsur, my easyjet flight lands at 5pm on Saturday (that's if the engine does'nt go up in flames-oh I really, really, really hate flying) can you turn off the rain and wind machine and turn up the sun, Thank you
Avril!
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Consistently inconsistent, Esse sou eu!
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cubsur
Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26451 |
Posted: 09/April/2008 at 07:41 |
Cannot turn off the rain just yet! 730am Wednesday and it is grey and cloudy with a whole bunch of rain moving across from the south-west. It is not raining just at the moment but it's very windy, around 25mph steady wind and the whole of Portugal is on orange alert for high winds today.
It's not as nasty (yet) as yesterday morning - visibility is much better and I can actually see across the marina to the sea beyond. It does look like the worst of the rain will miss Albufeira, hitting the coast between Faro and border and making the eastern Algarve and south-west Spain rather wet. What will the visitors do with themselves today I wonder? It's supposed to be getting a little better by Friday bur rather cool, a maximum of 15C/58F only. |
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Albufeira Resident
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irishrob
Newbie Joined: 21/January/2008 Status: Offline Points: 98 |
Posted: 09/April/2008 at 09:24 |
is it forecasted to be a bad summer this year in the algarve?? |
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Luis
Regular Joined: 17/May/2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 09/April/2008 at 13:19 |
What you mean forecasted to be a bad summer?This kind of weather
is normal in April which is a very hard month to predict-Abril aguas
mil always heard people saying that,so dont worry about it too much
irishbob:-)
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cubsur
Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26451 |
Posted: 09/April/2008 at 17:55 |
It was much better today than yesterday (purely relative) as it hasn't actually rained yet. It's been overcast cloud all day and not very warm. There's some rain moving in from the south-west as I write.
It is forecast to be drying up by the weekend with temperatures back to around 18C which is about average for April. Last summer was pretty good until 30th September, when the heavens opened. Yes Luis and there is a saying in English 'April Showers' which this year have been of snow in much of the UK. |
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Albufeira Resident
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Avril
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Posted: 09/April/2008 at 19:53 |
The heavens certainly did open. That was the day we arrived. We were at the Rocomar, a river was flowing past the front door along with tables, chairs and anything else that floated! However, three days later the sun came out and stayed out for the rest of the week, hopefully it will be the same this time!
Old grannies in the North East here have a saying "never cast your clout til May's out" Not sure what a clout is, any ideas?
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Consistently inconsistent, Esse sou eu!
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windmillhill
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Posted: 09/April/2008 at 20:16 |
I think it means "clothes". Don't take off your Winter woollies until the may (hawthorn) is in blossom. Wise words, I'm sure!
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Smurfette
Senior Member Joined: 04/March/2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 216 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 09:01 |
Yes Windmillhill "clout" means clothes.
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Rockin Brenda
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cubsur
Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 26451 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 09:05 |
Clout: patch, piece of clothing (OED); historically the canvas stretched over a frame to make an archery target OR a nail with a large flat head. Receipe for confusion there? Also of course what your parents did to you when you misbehaved.
April showers? More like April monsoons! 9am Thursday and guess what? It is bucketing down. I have a couple of rugs outside getting a free rinse. Some more coming our way so it looks like another wet day in prospect. |
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cubsur
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Posted: 10/April/2008 at 10:36 |
The view(?) out of my window a few minutes ago.
The marina is down there somewhere. |
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administrator
Admin Group Joined: 01/October/2003 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 999 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 10:51 |
hahaaa. so now we know exactely where you live...
Weather is supposed to get better during the afternoon. But, as said before, "Abril, Águas Mil !"
IMO Better to have all the rain now than during high season.
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cubsur
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Posted: 10/April/2008 at 11:34 |
Yes the sun has come out but don't hold your breath as there is a bit more wet to come then it looks a lot better.
True enough about having the rain now. Think of all those unhappy little faces if this were August! Good business for Zoomarine - just seen two packed coaches off on their way over there. |
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Smurfette
Senior Member Joined: 04/March/2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 216 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 12:50 |
Quite right, Administrator & Cubsur. Think of us, we who are stuck in Englang have it permanently all year round. By the way whoever heard of smow (& so much of it) & hail in April!!! I don't remember it (or has it become the norm that I just don't notice it anymore.
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Rockin Brenda
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Avril
Top Contributors Joined: 27/February/2008 Status: Offline Points: 4415 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 12:59 |
This morning here in North East Blighty it was lovely and sunny. Took the mutz on the beach which was packed with other dogs and stray owners. However it is absolutely chucking it down now and freezing, hope the weather there changes by Saturday or I might not come! |
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Consistently inconsistent, Esse sou eu!
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Jayjan
Top Contributors Joined: 21/November/2006 Status: Offline Points: 7400 |
Posted: 10/April/2008 at 23:31 |
Same here Avril, him indoors stopped work bricklaying on the garden wall and went golfing, he came home moaning wishing he hadnt gone, golf course was boggey due to all the rain we have had, trousers fulla a sh*te. (Sat chuckling under mi breath) say no more. Jayjan
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