Time for an Indian Summer?
It has taken a while but it seems that summer has finally arrived and we made the most of it this weekend.
Blackberry picking and mountain-biking in Artists Valley on Saturday, followed by a quick wash in the river.
Then an early morning mountain-bike ride at Nant-yr-Arian on Sunday. Early enough to watch the sunrise from the top of the hill, followed by a rare chance for a little adventure in our inflatable canoe. We didn’t go anywhere too exctiting and Morgan fell asleep on the journey. We did see quite a few dolphins before we set off but they had gone by the time we were on the water
Looking at the forecast it looks set to stay fairly summery for a while too… An Indian summer at last maybe? Could be, but there are some fairly distinct rules for what constitutes an Indian Summer.
An Indian Summer is characterised by a period of unusually warm summery weather in autumn. It can persist for a few days or extend to a week or more during September, October or November (in the Northern hemisphere).
The official definition is a period of seven days or more occurring after the autumnal equinox where the temperature reaches 21°C (70°F) or more. In some places it can only be considered an ‘Indian Summer’ if a ground frost has occurred before the period of warmer weather… Not quite an official Indian summer here yet then but now that the autumnal equinox has passed it is a possibility. The weather station has only recorded a Maximum Temperature of 18.3ºC so far today so we only need a few more degrees to get us off to the beginnings of an Indian Summer. No doubt that has been achieved inland already.