Low Nathan
A terrific satellite image of low Nathan with it’s active cold front that would put many a winter low to shame. I find it …
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More troughs in the forecast
Chris Fawkes seems to have got a bee in his bonnet about troughs in his forecasts at the moment. Today he has identified yet …
13.4°C – now we’re sucking diesel
The first pleasant spring day in what must be well over a week now across the north and northwest of Scotland today. My definition …
Wildfires in Siberia once again
I notice that the satellite image for todays Copernicus Image of the day shows wildfires have broken out in parts of Siberia once again …
5 May 2021 – Wind chill & temperature anomalies
A thoroughly cold day across the country, particularly so if you factor in the wind chill, where in the north values are sub-zero. Temperatures …
29 Apr 2021 – Another cold day across IONA
Another cold day in a moderate to fresh northeasterly lunchtime temperature anomalies range from 1°C to 7°C below the LTA. A shower of hail …
Remarkably thin warm front – really?
Todays 12 UTC analysis from the UKMO is another one for my collection of remarkable analysis charts from them. The contoured dew points would …
25 Apr 2021 – 12 UTC temperatures, anomalies, differences and wind chill
After a rather cold start with a touch of frost it’s another sunny day across Scotland again today. Some persistent SC across eastern parts …
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Mr Blue Sky
Just back from a quick drive out to Ullapool, before returning by Bonar Bridge and yet another wonderful day of blues skies, even deeper …
Little snow left on the high tops
A beautiful sunny April day across much of Scotland. The snow that we saw in the first week of April across northern Scotland now …
It will brighten up…
It is good to know that according to Carol Kirkwood it will brighten up today across Scotland today – forget the fact that it’s …
Disappearing warm front miraculously returns as an upper occlusion
This mornings warm front that mysteriously disappeared from the 06 UTC UKMO analysis chart has miraculously returned as an upper occlusion in their 12 …
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Another glorious day – for most
Darren Bett would do well to check out the temperature at Aviemore (14.5°C at 12 UTC) at the heart of the Highlands this afternoon …
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 …
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 …
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 …
One snow shower after the other
There has been a steady stream of snow showers streaming down in the northwesterly airstream this morning in the Strath. Perhaps five or ten …
Mr Occlusions been at it again
Just when you thought that the analysis couldn’t be any simpler, cold front coming down from the north introducing Arctic maritime air, Mr Occlusion …
3 Apr 2021 – Sunshine for some…
It’s been a lovely sunny morning in the Strath after an early touch of frost and temperatures on our north facing wall are close …
So this was a cold front
The Met Office reckon that this rather persistent band of stratocumulus base ~4,000 feet and aligned NW-SE across Scotland was a cold front undergoing …
I beg to differ Darren
Darren Bett reckons that the biggest change in the weather today across the UK was across the east coast of England, where thanks to …
31 Mar 2021 – Cloud free Alps
Central parts of Europe have seen some beautiful sunny weather over the last few days.Looking back through the EODIS archives I see that this …
Moray Firth hole
I now realise that I should have got out today and headed east to the Black Isle. Although it’s been mild and bright at …
Fractals in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania
It has been a lovely sunny day across Romania today as you can see in the visible satellite image from NASA.The dendritic outlines of …
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