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>Here are some snippet form weather goings on across the US and Europe that have made the headlines over recent days…This Information is courtesy of iceagenow.com Dallas saw it’s 8th coldest winter on record…– 3 inches of snow on Dec 24th, earliest snow measured– Coldest low since 1996 with 13 degrees– 2nd snowiest February behind […]

>-18C reported overnight in Braemar, only -4C here! With a 0F at Braemar but a mere balmy and somewhat dissapointing 24 here, I am beginning to realise that over snowcover and within sheltered Highland glen where daytime highs remain in a struggle to get much above freezing still, they can still achieve very low reading […]

>From AccuWeather.com A Beautiful Weekend in Store for the NortheastMar 4, 2010; 3:21 PM ETSource: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25730/a-beautiful-weekend-in-store-f.asp While a strengthening storm will prolong the brisk, chilly conditions in coastal areas of New England and the mid-Atlantic into Friday, high pressure heading eastward from the Midwest will bring the storm- and winter-weary people in the region a […]

>From AccuWeather.comSource: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25676/waves-slam-mediterranean-cruis.asp Two cruise ship passengers were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the ship near the French Mediterranean port of Marseille on Wednesday morning, local time.Data from an offshore buoy station near Marseille reported tropical storm-strength wind gusts of 45 mph and waves over 15 feet Wednesday.A storm bringing rain showers was moving […]

>I’ve really been wanting to post lately on the US winter and how it unfolded, whilst I am truely dissapointed in the lack of “extreme cold” the massive snowfalls and record cold in the more milder portions of the nation (southern states including florida) have all but made up for my wish for remarkable cold […]

>-20C tonight forecasted for Braemar and Finnart, both within the Highlands region…. That is a forecast low that’s even surprised me, whilst -15 to -18 was in my mind for some Highland spots, obviously the right ingredients are in place for lower readings than what we’ve seen so far.. The BBC have forecasted these numbers […]

>When looking at the BBC forecast, it appears many Highland areas remain in a struggle to see days get much above 35F with some spots remaining at or slightly below freezing. Sheltered and snow covered or not, it’s now March and that sunshine is getting ever stronger, so these daytime highs are impressive and becoming […]

>As the reports come flying in about coldest, snowiest, sunniest, dullest, wettest, driest… winter in 5, 10, 15, 20, 30….. years I thought I would mention a few of my “off the record” thoughts about the winter across the hemisphere. Ok, So, for the United Kingdom overall, it’s been the coldest winter since 1978-79 and […]

>Ok, if you read that title you may ask, what spring? True, with the exceptions of yesterday when looking out in the afternoon and ignoring bare trees, you’d have swore it was summer out there wouldn’t you…. Then I looking at the hills blanketed by snow and then I looking at yesterday mornings 24 degree […]

>After the Big Snows from Thursday-Fridays and residual snow showers Sat and Sunday, skies finally cleared out as high pressure rolled in. The brilliance of the March 1st sun brought to light the stunning aftermath and evidential power of nature from a simple couple of days of wind and heavy snow. Here is a selection […]