Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train.

Monday 18th February 2008:

Ice cold.

Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs minus 4.5'c

Clear and very cold this morning in Melton Mowbray following a cold weekend. Daytime temperatures did not reach more than 5'C on Sunday and overnight on Saturday the mercury dipped to minus 6'C.

During the commute to York this morning there were mist patches during the drive to Grantham, particularly around the Vale of Belvoir. Heading on the train towards Newark the fog set in and it was very thick around the River Trent and heading north towards Retford.

Here in York it is a crisp bright and sunny morning with not a breath of wind.

Temperature at 06:30 was minus 4.5'C, lowest recorded overnight temperature minus 4.8'C.

Tomorrow; The overnight freeze continues.