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Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 9:29 am
by JimX
Coptic storm or that pink pig that flew past.... :)

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:23 am
by PhotoLady
Someone probably sneezed a few doors up and caused a draught all those years ago.... and so the Coptic stories came to pass.

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:20 am
by Dominic
So was it particularly gusty on the 27th September?

Next up is in 20 days time...

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:13 pm
by cyprusmax47
No it wasn't. I had only to pour my beer with less froth, when I had my fish at the sea front in my favourite tavern at Nata beach. :D

Max

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:52 pm
by PaphosAL
Nata beach? :?

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:03 pm
by cyprusmax47
Timi Beach of course, :!: mixed up as I went to Nata after the meal....where there was no wind at all

Max

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:13 am
by Dominic
Does anybody know what the 21 Oct Coptic Storm is supposed to be? Is it a storm, wind, sand, or religious conversion attempt? It is called the Crusade.

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 10:56 am
by cyprusmax47
Dominic wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:13 am Does anybody know what the 21 Oct Coptic Storm is supposed to be? Is it a storm, wind, sand, or religious conversion attempt? It is called the Crusade.
Well the 23 Oct 2012 it was like that at my place....it was two days thunder and torrential rain

Image

Max

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:53 am
by Dominic
Yeah I'd give 'em that one. :lol:

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:11 pm
by Devil
All the Coptic Storms are supposed to be gales, if they really existed. See http://www.angelfire.com/sc/isycjromer/Coptic.html for the dozen or so St Swithins.

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:14 pm
by Dominic
Hey I googled "coptic storm" and this thread was fourth in the results. :)

I thought some of them were supposedly more to do with winds.

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:52 pm
by Kili01
The coptic gales fact or fiction? After 17 years here, it seems as if its really hit and miss whether we have a winter storm which happens to coincide with one of the coptic dates. Some years we have had a severe winter with precipitation,storms,snow or heavy rain. Other winters we have mainly mild and dry weather,with occasional rain. I can't see that there is any definite link to the coptic gales.maybe its more a myth now a days. In days gone by there was no accurate way of predicting the weather, hence the folk lore which exists around these gales!!

Dee

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:21 pm
by Maggie B
Dee. . . . . . . . . .Thankyou for your input and your personal experience expressed.

Not that 'Our Dev' needs it, nor has he ever required backup of any kind but, I am delighted to see it from one who has had proper experience just like the great man himself. ❤❤❤

Maggie B

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:11 am
by Devil
:oops: :oops: :oops:

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:30 am
by Dominic
Looks like October 21st for "The Crusade" was a bust.

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:13 pm
by PaphosAL
Don't give up just yet, Dom. Coptic Storm timetables do allow a 48 hour window either side of the predicted dates. So the weather that is due to affect Cyprus tomorrow, Tuesday 24 Oct, might be counted as the Crusader coptic gale, IMHO? :?

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:32 pm
by Dominic
So you are saying that we should allow a 7 day range? It would be difficult to pick 13 dates that don't have storms in them in that case.

So no, they can't count. Besides, the storms haven't arrived yet. :)

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:58 am
by Devil
PaphosAL wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:13 pm Don't give up just yet, Dom. Coptic Storm timetables do allow a 48 hour window either side of the predicted dates. So the weather that is due to affect Cyprus tomorrow, Tuesday 24 Oct, might be counted as the Crusader coptic gale, IMHO? :?
The weather predicted for today and tomorrow is between 'Fresh breeze' and 'light breeze', (max 8 m/s) The max gust I've measured today was 5.8 m/s at 09:47, classed as 'Moderate breeze'. No gale here (NB it will be a bit higher on the coast).

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:11 pm
by robf
It will rain on Friday, it`s when we arrive :?

Re: Coptic Storms

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:20 pm
by PhotoLady
Dominic wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:32 pm So you are saying that we should allow a 7 day range? It would be difficult to pick 13 dates that don't have storms in them in that case.

So no, they can't count. Besides, the storms haven't arrived yet. :)
It all depends whether the Coptic is taking a direct route, or decides to go the scenic route and stop off at the odd tourist point along the way....

It's called "weather" - it does what it feels like when it feels like.

As you can see, I still don't believe in Coptics :|