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Post by Beercules on May 16, 2021 6:32:01 GMT -5
How do you folks enjoy overcast conditions? I'm not talking about 10ft thick cirrostratus, but rather stratocrapulus clag. How much can you endure, or enjoy it?
Since living here, where genuine overcast is actually rare, I hate it. I can't stand overcast. I'll tolerate 2 days of it, but that's where it ends. Sunshine is love. Sunshine is life. Overcast weather can feast on a multitude of dicks.
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Post by Benfxmth on May 16, 2021 6:39:03 GMT -5
I can't tolerate more than 2-3 days of stratus/stratocrapulus overcast, as can be testified by the fact that I couldn't tolerate living in Normandy's horrifically cloudy winters. Overcast skies can be a nice change after weeks of sunny skies, however.
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Post by MET on May 16, 2021 6:40:35 GMT -5
I'd say I have a reasonable tolerance for it because you have to living in the UK. I accept it as normal in autumn/winter, but my tolerance is weaker in spring and summer. Summer is the time when I despise it the most especially when it forms in the afternoon after a sunny morning, meaning the max temperature happens at 11AM and then it's 3-4°C colder all afternoon.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2021 7:06:40 GMT -5
I have no tolerance for it between April and September. October to March I can tolerate it in sensible amounts, and prefer it in winter if it means 12-15c over 4-5c and sunny.
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Post by irlinit on May 16, 2021 9:15:38 GMT -5
As Meteoman said - you have to have some tolerance in the UK. I hate it with a passion, however I am willing to be less annoyed by it between November and February.
From Spring to mid Autumn it pisses me off more than anything else. Stratocrapulus suppresses temperatures, makes it feel colder and just makes everything look dull and fucking grey. I HATE stratocrapulus more than anything else and especially between May and September as we are experiencing now. Day upon day of grey cloud, it’s amazing what blue sky can do to make a day feel much better
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Post by AJ1013 on May 16, 2021 9:42:03 GMT -5
I don’t mind overcast that much to be honest, in moderation it’s pleasant and relaxing. Having a few days of overcast is definitely preferable to weeks of endless sun. All day light/moderate rain can get fucked though. Especially if it’s cold.
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Post by firebird1988 on May 16, 2021 10:15:08 GMT -5
Hate it, it's one of the reasons (in addition to the cold and snow) that I left NY
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Post by Strewthless on May 16, 2021 10:59:16 GMT -5
I've endured it for 26 years and haven't developed any serious mental health issues. Although that depends on who you ask  As a kid I actually somewhat liked it. Mentally, the cloud seemed like a blanket, or a roof, to me. Although, if given the choice between a sunny day and a cloudy day in summer, I'll take the sunny day 80% of the time. In winter I don't really care. |
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Post by tommyFL on May 16, 2021 11:08:40 GMT -5
Can't tolerate more than 1-2 days of continuous overcast, especially if it comes without any interesting weather like rain (like today for example). That weather should be restricted to frontal passages in winter. Otherwise, there should be no excuse for lengthy periods of overcast.
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Post by jetshnl on May 16, 2021 13:43:27 GMT -5
Zero tolerance for overcast, if it’s cloudy it may as well be raining.
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Post by Steelernation on May 17, 2021 1:14:25 GMT -5
I have a pretty good tolerance considering I’ve lived almost all my life in places with tons of overcast skies in winter. I don’t even mind overcast, clouds vs sun doesn’t make much difference to me.
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Post by alex992 on May 17, 2021 1:50:03 GMT -5
I don't mind overcast that much as in general sunshine hours aren't a huge deal to me. I do prefer it to be cloudier in late fall/early winter than the rest of the year though. And sunniest in mid-late spring.
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Post by greysrigging on May 17, 2021 3:34:28 GMT -5
Overcast is generally good. Means rain usually and it stops that bastard sun burning you ( and if a gardener, burning your plants ). We sometimes get a few days of overcast without rain, but its still 32c/28c with the 'dry monsoons' blowing from the west. That is crappy stuff, but never lasts too long. During a full on Monsoonal burst, we can have up to 7-10 days without the sun making an appearance. Mouldy walls in the house, the washing wont dry, the concrete and tiled paths slippery with mosses and mould, the solar hot water not working so one has to switch on the power booster. So Darwin overcast is mostly a good thing, but sometimes too much of a good thing ain't so good. After a fortnight of constant rain and cloud, we look forward to some sunshine !
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 7:32:56 GMT -5
If you live in the UK, you have to just tolerate it. It's part and parcel of living here!
I find it hard to tolerate it in summer though. I can accept it day after day in winter, but in spring and summer, it really pisses me off.
I was watching a video on YouTube recently about an American living in London, and comparing living there to where she was from in Washington DC. The main thing she mentioned withbthe weather was the lack of sunshine, and the greyness. It's the same thing everybody mentions when it comes to the UK.
I hate that I'm used to it.
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Post by jgtheone on May 17, 2021 7:49:06 GMT -5
Can't stand a day of it in summer. In winter I can deal with it much more, especially if it's accompanied by rain.
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Post by Donar on May 17, 2021 8:26:58 GMT -5
Same as in the Uk, you just have to tolerate it here, at least in winter.
100% overcast the whole day is pretty terrible in summer, though a sun-cloud mix would be ideal and better than endless sun.
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Post by klimkin199 on May 17, 2021 14:01:00 GMT -5
I'm person who is very tolerant to overcast weather.
I could tolerate i5 up to week in row without any problems.
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Post by srfoskey on May 18, 2021 1:34:20 GMT -5
I'm fine with it so long as it doesn't occur for several days on end, or for >90% of a week. Too much overcast has almost never been an issue in Oklahoma or North Carolina for me, but it was sometimes a bit much in England.
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Post by knot on May 18, 2021 2:25:40 GMT -5
I love it in winter and spring, but despise it in summer and early autumn.
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Post by snj90 on May 31, 2021 19:27:50 GMT -5
It depends highly on my mood. I like it a lot more than I used to in winter, just because the sun is an annoyance in the winter with my particular apartment situation. Of course, I hate it if I want to do something outdoors on a given day. But I'd rather just have clouds if I'm just going to be inside that day. And sometimes it can indeed feel refreshing after periods of too much sun. But despite these stated preferences, and all the ways I might find overcast conditions more expedient for a particular situation, I do notice that clouds have a negative effect on my mood, and sun a positive effect.
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