Polar Maritime

Nevis Range today, looks more like the Alps.

Heavy drizzle here since midday.

Maybe worth getting one of these for next Winter, just for emergencies..

Back to rain again today after yesterdays teas, only light drizzle at the moment here but later on this afternoon/evening the rain looks to turn much more persistent. Temp currently 5.4c

It's certainly something to take into consideration, but not in isolation.

Completely agree with that statement OMM, and certainly stands out over the past few years.

The charts this morning are still showing a much more settled/warmer and dryer outlook after mid-week, it will feel very pleasant especially from the Midlands South. Goodbye Atlantic ! GFS. ECM

GROWING CHANCE OF FLARES: The face of the sun is peppered with spots. One of them in particular merits attention. AR1991 is rapidly growing, almost doubling its number of dark cores since yesterday. Click to observe the circled region's development: AR1991 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares. The rapid evolution of the sunspot could destabilize the field, making an eruption more likely. NOAA forecasters estimate a 70% chance of M-class flares and a 30% chance of X-flares on March 2nd. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Thank god we can now put our crap Winter behind us, and look forward to Spring ! And what a lovely start this morning... The GFS is showing a N/S split from mid-week giving a good opportunity for things to dry out a little in the South after months of endless rain this Winter. Hints of a cooler Easterly flow out in FI, but that's all it is for now, and probably all it will be..

What a grand morning to kick off Spring ! Wall to wall sunshine and clear blue sky's here after an overnight frost, Temp 0.3c. Overnight min temp -1.7c Our so called Winter can bugger off now..

I have just got back after being taken down Glebe mine by my brother who works there, amazing to see from below and a good job the mine was shut for Christmas as at least 3 would of been killed in that part of the shaft ! And from what I saw and was told today at 200m down this sunk due to new workings..Not old !

Nice shot S.J, I sat up Ringing Low until 1am with crystal clear sky's, and saw sweet bugger all !

FANTASTIC AURORA Taken by Alan C Tough on February 27, 2014 @ Hopeman, Moray, Scotland SUBSIDING STORM: A geomagnetic storm that started on Feb. 27th when a CME sideswiped Earth's magnetic field is subsiding. At its peak, the storm measured G2 on NOAA storm scales and sparked bright auroras over northern Europe, Greenland and Iceland. Tryggvi Már Gunnarsson was driving out of Reykjavik when he saw the display: http://www.spaceweather.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajannetta/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajannetta/12822390944/player/ Some amazing shots coming in.

Yes CR, It's looking promising for Scotland ! Even Northern England could get lucky cloud depending..

4.4c ta.

STORM WARNING: NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of minor geomagnetic storms on Feb. 27th when a CME from Tuesday's X4-flare is expected to deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field. A dark and moonless midnight sky favors the visibility of high-latitude auroras. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Correct...X5 Flare last night ! X-FLARE! Returning sunspot AR1967 unleashed a powerful X4.9-class solar flare on Feb. 25th at 00:49 UTC. This is the most intense flare of 2014 so far, and one of the most intense of the current solar cycle. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:http://www.spaceweather.com/

Thanks Northernlights ! A photo here I found... Taken by Alan C Tough on February 23, 2014 @ Hopeman Beach, Moray, Scotland

Britain must be sinking ?