The Metropolis

Weather and portents for the week ahead. What is an equinox anyway?

Mike Pollitt | Monday 17 September, 2012 10:43

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Weather

In the week of 17-21 Sep 2012, an unaccustomed stillness will settle on the city. Clouds will float but never threaten. The sun will flit but never burn. We have entered seasonal purgatory. No waiting room could be more serene.

  • Monday – Light cloud, light sun.
  • Tuesday – Light cloud, light sun.
  • Wednesday – Light cloud, light sun.
  • Thursday – Light cloud, light sun.
  • Friday – Light cloud, light sun, light rain.

The full BBC weather forecast is here.

Portents
The discovery of a skeleton in Leicestershire which may be that of Richard III bodes ill for any Plantagenets in London. Folk superstition holds that when a body is exhumed from its place of burial, a relative of the exhumed is doomed to die.

Seasonal notes
The autumn equinox occurs on Saturday, 22 September. At the equinox, day and night are of equal length. Light and darkness are in perfect balance. Enjoy it, citizens. For on the following day, the darkening begins.

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