Archive for January, 2010

>We’re now at 17 degrees and IF we remain clear and calm I feel confident we could rival our coldest night so far which got down to 13 degrees back on Christmas Eve. Since then contending nights have always clouded over or a weather system has brought a front in, disrupting the cooling process…High predicted […]

>Southern Great Britain Crippled by 12-18 inches of snowClick on here for all the very latest on all of the extreme weather happening across the UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8444399.stmRecord Cold in FloridaWed mornings records lowsTampa 27West Palm Beach 34Miami 40Beijing hits -2FIt was the coldest day in Beijing since 1971 yesterday with a low dropping to 2 […]

>Todays Extremes here at my houseHigh 32 degrees (1.46pm) Low 28 degrees (8.55am)SNOW/RAIN: A fresh dusting in places from overnight snow showers, some residual flurriesSnowcover: 1-2″A mostly clear overnight sky with some passing snow showers and left over flurries throughout the morning hours to some places. A day which was generally sunny and crisp. A […]

> Today after a fresh overnight snowfall, I enjoyed sitting in the passanger seat of the truck and managed to capture some images of the frozen snowfields of North Ayrshire. As you can see it was a beautiful day with clear blue skies and a brilliantly white pristine blanket of white.. We appear to have […]

>(Mon)High 27 degrees (2.20pm) Low 17 degrees (4.29am)SNOW/RAIN: NoneSnowcover: 1″A crisp start but cloud did spoil our chance at dropping lower. A fine day with a mostly cloudy start but skies cleared for a mostly sunny day with just patchy cloud. (Tues)High 35 degrees (2.02pm) Low 25 degrees (7.30am)SNOW/RAIN: Moderate fall of overnight snow brings […]

>COLDEST AIR SINCE 1982 OR 85 ON THE WAY? Check out Jesse Ferrell’s blog (below) from today for some useful info on upcoming bitter blast for the US..http://weathermatrix.accuweather.com Article release from AccuWeather todayWinter of 2009-2010 Could Be Worst in 25 YearsBy Jon AucielloNearly the entire eastern half of the United States is enduring bitterly cold […]

>From AccuWeather.com Bitter Cold Follows East Asian SnowstormUpdated: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:30 PM The heaviest snowfall in generations from Beijing, China, to Seoul, South Korea, yielded as of Monday to bitter, dry arctic cold.In Beijing, the weekend snowstorm left between 6 and 12 inches of snow, said to be the city’s heaviest in nearly […]

>Images taken this morning from various areas across Lake of Menteith Courtesy of Mark Vogan Inchmahome Priory (on an island out in the Middle of Lake of Menteith) Up close and personal with a pressure crack Pressure Crack Hamlet of Port of Menteith Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire, Scotland with 9-12 inch thick ice which allows […]

>Todays Extremes here at my houseHigh 30 degrees (3.23pm) Low 21 degrees (8.45am)RAIN/SNOW: NoneSnowcover: 1″A windy overnight which held temperatures up but made it feel cold. Even at 3am, the temperature was still a mild 28 degrees but as winds slackened, temperatures began falling fast and bottomed out at 21 degrees around sunrise. A brilliantly […]

>Hiker Christine Harris was stunned to find a snow-covered step ladder, used to help walkers get over a fence, while with her husband Roy on the summit of Plynlimon in Mid WalesRead more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1239908/Britains-big-freeze-hit-return-work-forecasters-issue-new-ice-alert-drivers.html#ixzz0baZkpTT6 (Photo by Mark Vogan) Man walking on frozen Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire ( Photo by Mark Vogan) Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire […]