Polar Maritime

A C8.4 Flare last night, from Sunspot 1817 in the Southern Hemisphere..

Another cool, dry cloudy night with an overnight low of 10.9c. Currently, Cloudy and dry but with heavy dew. Temp 11.3c Dp 10.2c Wind West 2mph Rain Since Midnight 0mm Humidity 90%

Firefly, Have you any idea how this year is rating in terms of remaining snow patches ?

Thanks for the first class knowledge on this subject Firefly, A growing interest of mine !

This image shows the temperatures recorded on the island of Taiwan, Thursday afternoon local time, when all-time record temperatures were reached. The city of Taipei, at the northeastern portion of the island, reached 39.3 degrees celsius on Thursday afternoon, breaking the all-time temperature record in that city. High temperatures covered both the area around Taipei and much of the rest of the island. A high pressure system has built over the area, keeping weather hot and dry for several days. The only real way out of the heat is to head up. Temperatures under 20 degrees Celsius can only be found above 2500 meters elevation (over 8000 feet). Image credit: http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/observe/temperature/ Press report: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201308080019.aspx

A dry night with patchy cloud and an overnight low of 11.8c Currently, Dry and cloudy, with clear slots to my South. Temp 12.1c Wind N/W 3mph Humidity 81% Dp 10.8c Rain Since Midnight 0.4mm

A dry cloudy night, with an overnight min temp of 11.6c Currently, Dry,cloudy and just had a very fine shower but not enough to wet the ground. Temp 12.5c Wind N/E 1mph Humidity 91% Rainfall since Midnight 0mm

Salad days in Greenland signal a warming climate Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/salad-days-in-greenland-signal-a-warming-climate-20130326-2gsn1.html#ixzz2bVBlLJn4

A cloudy night with light rain and showers, an overnight low temp of 12.5c. Currently, Cloudy with showers, but clearing to my South. Temp 13.5c Wind N/W 2mph Humidity 99% Rainfall Since Midnight 2.8mm

Correct my mistake ! All shot's were taken in Ciste Mhearad on Carn Ban More

Behold, the Clearest Photo of a Sunspot Ever Taken The unprecedented view was recently released by scientists at Big Bear Solar Observatory in the mountains of East L.A. Imaged by the New Solar Telescope (aka the "NST"), the photograph is among the first to be captured by the NST's newly equippedVisible Imaging Spectrometer (VIS). It is the new record-holder for most detailed sunspot ever obtained in visible light (the outgoing champion was also photographed by the NST back in 2010). The 1.6-meter telescope, despite its name, has been making observations for close to five years now. http://io9.com/behold-the-clearest-photo-of-a-sunspot-ever-taken-1054493465

http://musubk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/sprites-2013-update-5.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/musubk/9448254067/

Another cool night here to, A mostly clear night with patchy cloud, with an overnight low of 7.4c Currently,Dry with hazy low sunshine. Temp 7.6c Dp 7.2c Wind S/W 2mph Humidity 97% Rain Since Midnight 0mm

I work outside all year round, was out working in -20c in 09/10 winter and thoroughly enjoyed it,

With this being a very weak Solar Max, a quiet Sun has usually led to colder Winters as history shows, so we shall see.. SOLAR ECLIPSE IN SPACE: This morning the new Moon passed in front of the sun, off-center, producing a partial solar eclipse. The only place to see it was from space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) photographed the eclipse from geosynchronous orbit approximately 36,000 km above Earth's surface: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Temp down to 6.5c here last night.

A very cool dry night with patchy cloud and an overnight low of 6.5c at 5.44am. Currently, Dry with light winds hazy sunshine. Temp 8c Wind 1mph S/W Humidity 98% Rain since midnight 0mm

Still plenty of snow patches around in Glencoe yesterday, even after the recent heatwave. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7551363@N06/sets/72157634943150961/

Yes a cool night of 9.7c here.

A cool dry cloudy night, with an overnight low of 9.7c. Currently, Dry cloudy with light winds. Temp 11.4c Wind S/W 2mph Humidity 98% Rainfall Since Midnight 0mm

MAGNETIC FIELD REVERSAL ON THE SUN: It hasn't happened yet, but it's about to. Data from NASA-supported observatories show that the sun's global magnetic field will flip before the end of 2013. The reversal, which signals the arrival of Solar Maximum, will have ripple effects felt throughout the solar system. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Showers during the morning grew heavy around 1pm with blustery winds, before dying out around 3.15pm. A max temp of 17.4c. Currently, dry with blustery winds. Temp 12,7c Wind 6mph, Gusting 26mph at 09.37am Humidity 89% Rainfall Today 15.9mm

Some days during winter, I work all day then drive all night to the Highlands, just to catch the perfect sunrise of a chosen mountain. You can do anything if you really want to ! Here's a shot of mine from Feb 2011 very early one morning..