Polar Maritime

After days of quiet, a long duration C-Class flare reaching C8.3 from sunspot 1836.. It's looking like a full Halo CME, so it is almost certain that a portion of this plasma cloud will be Earth directed.

A dry night with clear spells, An overnight low of 10.6c. Currently; Dry with patchy cloud and light winds. Temp 14c Dp 12.8c Wind W/N/W 3mph Humidity 92% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

A dry night with patchy cloud,an overnight low of 9.6c. Currently; Dry sunny and clear with small amount of cloud. Temp 11.3c Dp 9.9c Wind S/W 2mph Humidity 91%

A dry night with an overnight low of 13.1c. Currently; Dry with fog patches in the valleys. Temp 13.5c Dp 12.7c Wind 3mph N/W Humidity 94% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

A dry night with fog forming in early hours down in the valleys, An overnight low of 9.1c. Currently; Dry with fog lifting up from the valley's now, the sun just starting to burn through.. Temp 10.4c Dp 9.6c Wind S/W 1mph Humidity 93% Rain Since Midnight 0mm Rain Yesterday 0.3mm

Arctic Sea Ice Update: Unlikely To Break Records, But Continuing Downward Trend Aug. 23, 2013 The melting of sea ice in the Arctic is well on its way toward its annual "minimum," that time when the floating ice cap covers less of the Arctic Ocean than at any other period during the year. While the ice will continue to shrink until around mid-September, it is unlikely that this year’s summer low will break a new record. Still, this year’s melt rates are in line with the sustained decline of the Arctic ice cover observed by NASA and other satellites over the last several decades. “Even if this year ends up being the sixth- or seventh-lowest extent, what matters is that the 10 lowest extents recorded have happened during the last 10 years,†said Walt Meier, a glaciologist with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. “The long-term trend is strongly downward.†The icy cover of the Arctic Ocean was measured at 2.25 million square miles (5.83 million square kilometers) on Aug. 21. For comparison, the smallest Arctic sea ice extent on record for this date, recorded in 2012, was 1.67 million square miles (4.34 million square kilometers), and the largest recorded for this date was in 1996, when ice covered 3.16 millions square miles (8.2 million square kilometers) of the Arctic Ocean. http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/arctic-sea-ice-update-unlikely-to-break-records-but-continuing-downward-trend/#.UhuguxucdXZ

The ECMWF has the Low pushing much further South on this mornings run for the end of next week, which could give way to much cooler and unsettled conditions for the North. The run continues this theme.

Another dry night with light winds, An overnight low of 10.8c. Currently; Dry with milky sky's, light winds. Temp 11.9c Dp 10.9c Wind S/E 1mph Humidity 96% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

Yes Captain, it's slowly catching up with this mornings ECMWF run which has been showing this trend for a few days now. This evening's run will be interesting.. I wouldn't say kicking and screaming just yet ANYWEATHER..

That's what happy light's are for, I know a few people that use them during winter. I keep well away from them, unless wearing sunglasses as they tend to depress me... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lifemax-Light-Portable-Simulated-Daylight/dp/B002MRS5OW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377436772&sr=8-1&keywords=happy+light

Apart from a light shower around 01:47 a dry night with an overnight low of 11.6c. Currently; Dry with overcast milky sky's, and winds. Temp 15.3c Dp 13.5c Wind 2mph N/E Rain Since Midnight 0.3mm

TWILIGHT AURORAS: It's that time of year. As the midnight sun wanes, auroras are reappearing in Arctic skies. Sky watchers are seeing a mix of colors, twilight-blue + aurora green, that is unique to the end of northern summer: http://www.spaceweather.com/

I see the ECMWF is still sticking to it's gun's for a cooler Northerly flow during the turn of the season. As pointed out a few days ago. Although the GFS has the Low further North, it would feel much cooler. We shall see..

Same here Laser.

Showers overnight dyed out leaving a foggy morning, An overnight low of 14.4c. Currently; Foggy with moderate showers. Temp 15.7c Wind N/W 3mph Rain Since Midnight 1.8mm Rain yesterday 10.6mm

Another dry night with clear intervals, An overnight low of 12.9c. Currently; Dry with sunny intervals, calm. Temp 13.4c Dp 12.6c Wind S/S/W 1mph Humidity 94% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

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AURORA SEASON BEGINS: Around the Arctic Circle, summer is long and bright. Auroras vanish in the glow of the midnight sun. News flash: the auroras are back. "Tonight I saw the first auroras of the new season in Oulu, Finland," says Thomas Kast, who took this picture on August 22nd: POLAR STORM WARNING: Two CMEs are heading for Earth. The plasma clouds were expelled from the sun on August 20-21 by a pair of erupting magnetic filaments. NOAA forecasters expect the CMEs to arrive on August 23-24, possibly sparking geomagnetic storms around the poles. http://www.spaceweather.com/

A dry night with clear periods, An overnight low of 11.4c. Currently; Dry with patchy cloud and sunny spells. Temp 12.1c Dp 11c Wind S/S/W 2mph Humidity 92% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

Snow survey - 20.08.2013 A visit to the snows of the Nevis range over the course of two August days (18th on Ben Nevis and 20th on Aonach Mor). Present was Blair Fyffe, Tony Stone, and Mark Stephens from the BBC. Want to see more pic's check out this Saturdays Out of Doors program on BBC Scotland... http://www.flickr.com/photos/28183399@N03/sets/72157635160477192/

UPDATE: CME OFF-TARGET: According to NOAA analysts, a CME hurled into space by an M3-class solar flare on August 17th will probably miss Earth. However, Earth will pass through the wake of the CME after the cloud itself passes by. This could trigger polar geomagnetic storms despite the CME being off-target. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on August 20-21. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Yes looks wonderful this morning.. A dry night with mostly clear sky's, A heavy dew and a low of 10.9c. Currently; Dry with patchy cloud. Temp 12.4 Dp 11.3c Wind S/S/W 2mph Humidity 93% Rainfall Since Midnight 0mm

Autumn could start on a chilly note..

A mainly dry night apart from a light shower around 2.46am, with sky's clearing by dawn, an overnight low of 11.2c. Currently; Dry and clear, with light winds. Temp 11.6c Dp 10.2c Wind West 3mph Humidity 86% Rain Since Midnight 2.7mm

Thanks Xi, Could you post evidence that the Aztecs observed Saturn and Mercury to determine rainfall for the following month.