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>Todays Weather Here

Written by on December 30, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

>Todays Extremes here at the houseHigh 35 degrees Low 32 degreesRAIN/SNOW: Morning snow showers, late evening snow showers, some heavy and providing a fresh coating.Snowcover 2″Mildest day in 2-weeks… but the effect of wind is two-fold, since it’s holding the temperature up slightly, it’s also creating a wind chill… So, though it’s warmer, it “feels” […]

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>Myself, Mr Bastardi and the Chinese Model all in the same boat

Written by on December 30, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
>Myself, Mr Bastardi and the Chinese Model all in the same boat

>This post was written yesterday.. (Photo by Mark Vogan) Icy Shores of Loch Katrine during late afternoon on Sunday. Glasgow in the west now an impressive 6.4 below normal for December whilst Edinburgh in the east is 5.4 below normal for December …. How much below normal for January and perhaps even February? Major snows […]

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>Todays Weather Here

Written by on December 29, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 6 Comments

>Todays Extremes here at the houseHigh 32 degrees (9.57pm) Low 20 degrees (1.34am)RAIN/SNOW: An isolated FlurrySnowcover: 2″An overnight which saw partly to mostly cloudy skies which kept temperatures at bay. A day which saw mostly cloudy skies with the odd isolated flurry riding the northeast flow. The wind made it feel a little cooler. Icing […]

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>OLD MAN WINTER: HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS

Written by on December 29, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 2 Comments

>High’s of -10C and low’s of -18C Crown the Coldest of Season So Far… Whilst nation fights major icing problems on both the roads and pavements… Vast sheets of 1-2 inch, concrete hard ice is creating major issues, I am struggling in some places to deliver my milk as I am literally holding on to […]

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>Todays Weather Here

Written by on December 29, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

>(Sunday)High 34 degrees Low 31 degreesRAIN/SNOW: Morning rain, sleet, snow mixSnowcover: 2″A wet, sleety and raw start with stiff west, northwest winds. The milder influx of air off the Atlantic and heavy overnight rains with mixed sleet and snow eroded about and inch or so of our snowpack. (Monday)High 27 degrees Low 20 degreesRAIN/SNOW: NoneSnowcover: […]

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>Complexities in Forecasting British Weather

Written by on December 27, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment
>Complexities in Forecasting British Weather

> http://www.ecmwf.int/ Ever since issuing my Winter Forecast for the UK, I haven’t really relaxed much. To forecast a “Cold Winter” is really throwing yourself out there as you only have to look at recent trends to see that we have been far from cold in any way shape or form. Winters have become dominantly […]

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>Todays Weather Here

Written by on December 26, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 4 Comments

>Todays Extremes here at my houseHigh 32.9 degrees Low 27 degrees (6.28am)SNOW/RAIN: Heavy snow in the morning which added a further quarter inch to snowpack but heavy rains moved in by evening which has eroded some of our snowpack.Snowcover: 2″The morning like recent morings has started off milder than the days leading up to Christmas […]

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>Whilst Heavy rains erode our snowpack here, It’s currently 8 degrees at Altnaharra and 9 at Aviemore right now

Written by on December 26, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment
>Whilst Heavy rains erode our snowpack here, It’s currently 8 degrees at Altnaharra and 9 at Aviemore right now

>BREAKING NEWS: Rapid changeover to snow and temperature rises and now falls…. Read belowChristmas Day photos by Mark Vogan Chilly Christmas Day in Kirkintilloch Winter Wonderland, just outside Kirkintilloch Just outside Lennoxtown View from my office View from my office It’s now raining pretty good outside but the temperature remains at 31 degrees. Will it […]

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>FROZEN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: BENEATH SNOW AND BELOW NORMAL

Written by on December 26, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>Frigid, Frozen and Snowbound is the name of the game…..According to AccuWeather.com Professional… Glasgow, Scotland is 5.7 degrees below normal making this the second coldest December since 1990. The coldest being the frigid December of 1995 which produced a tie to the UK’s all-time coldest reading of -27C or -17 degrees Fahrenheit which was recorded […]

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>Todays Weather Here

Written by on December 25, 2009 in Rest of Europe with 3 Comments

>Today’s Extremes here at the houseHigh 31 degrees (2.47pm) Low 24 degrees (1.50am)SNOW: Snow flakes were reported in the area during the early hours of Christmas Morning.Snowcover: 4″A day dominated by overnight and early morning cloudiness and milder temperatures thanks to that cloudcover. A milder day overall but clearer skies broke out by midmorning allowing […]

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