Model backing off rain across Scotland on Monday
One thing Louise Lear did mention in her forecast that I had also noticed was how Monday wasn’t going to end up as a …
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Who says where temperatures should be?
Louise Lear the queen of the euphemism was at it again in her afternoon weather forecast on the BBC news channel. She like Tomasz …
La Soufrière on St Vincent erupts
Thanks once again to Dakota Smith on twitter for this satellite animation of the stratovolcano La Soufrière erupting on St Vincent In the Lesser …
North Atlantic tropical cyclone 1991-2020 averages
Here is a look at the last thirty years tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic and the new 1991-2020 averages which surprisingly fit …
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Snowy white winters that melt into spring…
We have had another light dusting of snow here in the Strath this morning, and at the moment a very light snow shower has …
9 Apr 2021 – Snow covered NW Highlands
It’s a little hard to distinguish between the tops of the shallow cumulonimbus clouds in the air from the snow that’s lying on the …
Another cold day in the north
A stream of snow showers are continuing to fall across Ross-shire today, the weather radar shows that the showers are strung out and aligned …
Recent temperature comparisons
I have been meaning to write some code to to do a temperature comparison between two climate stations for a while now, and yesterday …
25 Apr 1981 : The great snowstorm
Perhaps the most outstanding April snow event occurred in 1981 when there was significant snowfall widely from the 24th to the 28th. On 25 …
9 Apr 2021 – 07 UTC analysis
Simple enough analysis this morning across IONA. A beautiful sunny morning across the south and east of Scotland and much of northern England. Cold …
Exceptionally snowy start to April continues
I have seen a fair few April’s whilst living in the north of Scotland from 1987 to 1995, and now again from 2018, but …
Recycled Yellow warnings
If this warning of snow and strong winds from the Met Office looks familiar it should do, it’s very similar to the ones they …
How to shave 16 years off the date we reach +1.5°C without breaking a sweat
I apologise to any of my 48 subscribers who might take exception to another post about global temperatures. The scientists and media will tell …
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Repeat performance
This cold snap looks like the start of a recurring spell of northwesterly outbreaks forecast for the first half of April across IONA. The …
Spot the mistake…
I don’t know what the Great Oz was thinking when he drew the 18 UTC analysis chart up this evening. Addendum Interestingly this chart …
6 Apr 2021 – Gust to 62 knots at Baltasound at 14 UTC
A gusts of 62 knots in the force nine N’NW’ly gale at Baltasound as that strange little synoptic feature ran southward to the east …
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6 Apr 2021 – Low dewpoints
I notice a report in the forum that there are some relatively low dewpoint and humidities around today.The lowest in the 13 UTC SYNOP …
6 Apr 2021 – 12 UTC temperature anomalies
I see very little in the way of variation between the temperature anomalies today at 12 UTC and those of yesterday at the same …
Spot the difference
It’s still snowing across the north of Scotland and if anything here in the Strath there have been more snow showers this morning than …
Spare a though for those in the far north
Spare a though for those who live in the far north, and by that I mean the northern Isles. They’ve seen a severe spell …
6 Apr 2021 – Estimated snow depths
This is a chart of total snowfall during the last 30 hours or so from the precipitation reported in the five minute weather radar …
5 Apr 2021 – 12 UTC cold day everywhere
It is a cold day everywhere across IONA today (5 April) with negative anomalies from all stations. It’s not just quite as cold in …
5 Apr 2021 – As much as 13°C colder than yesterday
Temperatures were as much as 13°C colder across eastern England at 13 UTC today (5 April) than they were yesterday on Easter Sunday.This is …
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Not as cold and less windy…
Darren Bett reckons the rest of the week after Tuesday is going to be not as cold and less windy than it’s been today. …