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Well what I did find was the tipper was 'sticky' i.e. it sometimes stuck in the tipped position. I suspect some grit or some such. During the winter we get through a fair bit of grit on the roads up here and that gets ground down to a very fine sand and gets into everything so a good clean and a wee spot of 3-in-1 oil has hopefully done the trick.

Yes when it tips it shows 0.2mm. Im taking it down tomorrow for a good clean and maintenance before the winter so I'll whip the rain gauge assemble out and have a good look.

I have a rpoblem with the rain gauge on my Vantage Vue. It seems to have a problem recording rain unless its bucketing down! In lighter conditions it doesn't seem to record any rainfall. I have checked to make sure there is no debris in the collector and the tipping mechanism works fine. I've also ensured that the ISS (Integrated Sensor Suite) is level. Still having the problem. Anybody else had this and any other suggestions as to what it could be/what i could try?

Bright spells to begin with but more cloudy now, a dry day though, certainly much drier than its going to be tomorrow and Sunday!! Current obs @ 1508 BST Temp: 13.3C Dewpoint: 11C RH: 85% Wind: Calm Gust: 2.4kts Todays high gust: 10.9kts Rainfall: 0.0mm Pressure: 1008.81 (falling slowly)

Nice and sunny today, a little cloud around but otherwise fine Current obs @ 1903 BST Temp: 11.8C Dewpoint: 8.1C Wind Chill: 9.3C Todays Max: 13.1C Humidity: 79% Wind: NNE @ 12.2kts Gust: 20.7kts High Gust: 30.4kts Rainfall: 0.0mm Pressure: 1012.84hPa (steady)

Mainly overcast with just the odd sunny spell. Light showers of rain and quite chilly in the Northerly breeze. Current conditions @ 1705 UTC Temp: 10.1C Wind Chill: 6.5C Dewpoint: 7C Humidity: 81% Wind: NNW @ 14.6kts Gust: 28kts High Gust: 34kts Rainfall today: 0.0mm Pressure: 1017.44hPa (falling slowly)

Hi folks I have uploaded some pics of the Tall Ships arriving in Lerwick harbour today. I will be going down to the harbour tomorrow to take some more. [url="http://forum.netweather.tv/gallery/album/941-tall-ships-2011/"]Tall Ships pics[/url]

As you may or may not know my weather website has a live streaming webcam at: [url="http://86.140.14.120:8081/"]Gulberwick Weather Webcam[/url] It has been angled so that it has a good view of the approach to the south entrance to Lerwick Harbour. The Tall Ships Races are visiting here this week and the ships should start arriving any time now. Also on Sunday there will be a "Parade of Sail" and the ships will muster right where my cam is looking so should be a good sight!

Showery day today, mainly light rain drizzle earlier, but the showers are becoming heavier now. Temp: 13.3C Wind Chill: 11.2C Dewpoint: 11.9C Humidity: 91% Wind: NNE @ 9.8kts Gust: 20.7kts High Gust: 23.1kts Rainfall today: 0.4mm Pressure: 994.65hPa (rising slowly)

Well, as you will probably be aware by now, the campaign to save Shetland Coastguard from closure was a success! A victory for a small local community who made the Govt & the MCA change its mind. They made the fatal mistake of thinking we were just a bunch of woolly islanders who would roll over and play dead! Shetlanders are made of stronger stuff than that! Whilst we are delighted, we are also very aware that many of our colleagues have not had such good news today and our thoughts are with them.

Thankyou all. The announcement will be formally made to the House tomorrow morning (14th). A member of the Senior Management Team is on his way to Shetland to deliver the news. We're not sure yet whether it will be a written announcement to Parliament or a formal oral one. This is probably due to all the other stuff going on (mainly the phone hacking saga) so if its a written one we should no sometime after 0930. If its a fromal oral statement that will be at 1100. Either way should know our fate by lunchtime.

This week we will hear what the Govt plans to do with HM Coastguard. We're given to understand the announcement will come on Wednesday in a statement to the House from Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. The Sunday papers have been full of speculation but they all seem to have this figure of 11 stations surviving, all 24 hrs operation. The one question mark I would put over that is that generally, as far as the MCA/Govt is concerned, they usually leave London ( a small station on the Thames) out of the equation as it is very different to the remainder. So is it 11 in total or 11 + London? If its the latter then that would be 4 more stations surviving than originally planned which is substantially better (unless of course you are still one of those scheduled to close). I also note that there seems to be no mention of any MOC (Maritime Operations Centre) in any of the articles, so I wonder if that idea has also been dropped. In any case we'll know soon enough. As far as we at Shetland are concerned, if the decision still goes against us then we are likely to fight on, we are not going to roll over and play dead. We are very proud of our campaign to keep the station open, in particular, we are proud of the fact that at no time has the personal impact of the closure had any bearing on it. First and foremost we have concentrated on the threat to the safety of the people we serve, rather than linger on what is likely to happen to us at a personal level. That said, when a decision is this close, you cannot help but reflect on how it may affect you personally. For me, if the station in Shetland closes then I stand to lose everything that I have worked so hard for over the last 20-odd years, including my house that I bought only 3 years ago, so as you can see this week is a big one for me and indeed many of my friends and colleagues who are in much the same boat so I look forward to it both with eagerness to have it over and done with, but also with great trepidation.

Gloomy and overcast all day with the sort of "anti-cyclonic gloom" you would normally associate with HP during the winter months! Current obs @ 1749 UTC Temp: 11.8C Wind Chill: 9.3C Dewpoint: 8.1C Todays high temp: 12.7C Humidity: 78% Wind: NNe @ 14.6kts Gust: 20.7kts High gust: 24.4kts Rainfall today: 0.0mm Pressure: 1017.48hPa (falling slowly)

Beautiful sunrise and looks like another fine day ahead. Current obs @ 0330 UTC Temp: 9.4C Wind Chill: 8.1C Dewpoint: 8.2C Humidity: 93% Wind: W @ 3.6kts Gust: 7.3kts Rainfall: 0.0mm Pressure: 1015.38hPa (falling slowly)

Well excyuuuuse me. I can speak for myself you know lol :lol: Of course that was a one-off. The average temp for this time of year is 12.2C Generally the best we do during the summer is about 15-16C and ev en then there is still wind chill which knocks 1-2 degs off the "real feel."

Dreich with some mist around. Current obs @ 0832 UTC Temp: 12.5C Wind Chill: 11.3C Dewpoint: 9C Humidity: 78% Wind: SSE @ 6kts Gust: 9.8kts Rainfall: 0.0mm Pressure: 1014.36hPa (Rising slowly) Latest webcam picture

Bright and pleasant this morning but now overcast with occasional light rain/drizzle. Current conditions @ 1526 UTC Temp: 12.3C Wind Chill: 11.2C Dewpoint: 11.4C Humidity: 94% Wind: ESE @ 6kts Gust: 13.4kts High Gust: 21.3kts Rainfall: 0.2mm Pressure: 1013.35 (falling slowly)

Well, I have to say I am stunned. Whilst we expected the TSC to be critical of the proposals for HM Coastguard I don't think any of us expected such a complete demolition job! The report can be found here: [url="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/948/94802.htm"]My link[/url] This is a complete vindication of the stance I and my colleagues have taken against these proposals and a complete trashing of the proposals in their entirity. I don't think I have ever read such a damning report. I hope the Government will take heed of the recommendations and now do the honourable thing, withdraw them and, as the Committee has suggested, start again, this time involving the serving professional Coastguards who actually do the job on a day-to-day basis and who clearly have a level of professional expertise that should inform the whole process. The MCA management have also come in for some stinging criticism, being called "arrogant" and standing accused of "miscalculating" and " mishandling" the entire consultation process. I hope that certain members of the management team, who have driven these proposals through as part of their own agenda serving their own egos, now also do the honourable thing and consider their positions.

Dry but overcast. Current conditions @ 2054 UTC Temp: 9.1C Wind Chill: 6.3C Dewpoint: 6.5C Humidity:84% Todays max: 11.8C Wind: N @ 10.9kts Gust: 17.1kts High gust: 25.6kts Rainfall: 0.0mm Pressure: 1007.59hPa (rising slowly)

Well, some time before the Parliamentary recess on 19th July, we will find out if our campaign to save the Coastguard Station in Shetland has been successful. The first step towards that is the release of the report by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee at 00.01 on Thursday 23rd June. Having given formal evidence before the Committee I will receive my embargoed copy at 09.30 on Weds 22nd. I'm hoping this report will be highly critical of the proposals as I believe this may well impact on the new proposals the Government are to present before the summer recess. It has been made very clear recently by both the Shipping Minister Mike Penning and the Transport Secretary Philip Hammond, that what was originally proposed by the MCA is not what they will take forward (much to the chagrin of certain individuals at HQ whose personal agendas and egos are the main driving force behind these changes despite any stated aim to the contrary either about "modernisation" or indeed, saving money). The more critical the TSC is, I believe, the more the Govt may change the proposals and the more stations will survive. We know that some stations slated for closure are now going to survive, we just don't know which ones yet, so we still have a few more weeks to wait. But then whats a few more weeks on top of the enormously hard slog we have endured since the proposals were first announced on December 16th last year. I am enormously proud of the campaign we have fought to retain our vital, life-saving station. Throughout it all, I and my colleagues have acted with the utmost professionalism, continuing to do our job to the very best of our abilities whilst all the while having to worry about our jobs and our futures. For me personally, to have represented by colleagues in such a campaign has been a highlight of my life, particularly having the honour to represent them before a Parliamentary Committee, something I never expected to have to do and I am humbled that they put their faith and trust in me. I can only hope that we have done enough.

Fine sunny day Current obs @ 1951 UTC Temp: 11C Wind Chill: 9.8C Dewpoint: 8C Todays Max: 13.5C Humidity: 82% Wind: NNE @ 8.5kts High Gust: 17.1kts Rainfall today: 0.0mm Pressure: 1016.29hPa (rising slowly)

Overcast and chilly for the time of year. Current obs @ 1428 UTC Temp: 9.6C Wind Chill: 9.3C Dewpoint: 5.8C Overnight min: 6C Todays High: 9.6C Humidity: 77% Wind: NNE @ 3.6kts Gust: 7.3kts High gust: 20.7kts Rainfall last hr: 0.0 Rainfall today: 0.0 Pressure: 1002.48hPa (falling slowly)

Fine and sunny for much of the day but cloudier this evening. Current obs @ 1920 UTC Temp: 12.6C Wind Chill: 10.5C Dewpoint: 10.8C Todays high temp: 17.7C Humidity: 90% Wind: W @ 11.7kts Gust: 30 kts High Gust: 30kts Rainfall last hr: 0.0mm Rainfall today: 0.0mm Pressure: 1026.59hPa (falling)

Mainly sunny, occasional cloud, light breeze. Current obs @ 1239 UTC Temp: 10.9C Wind Chill: 9.6C Dewpoint: 5.8C Humidity: 72% Wind: WNW @ 7.8kts Gust: 11.3kts High Gust: 15.7kts Rainfall last hr: 0.0mm Rainfall today: 0.0mm Pressure: 1012.94 (rising)

Sunny spells and occasional, blustery showers. Current obs @ 1249 UTC Temp: 10.4C Dewpoint: 6.7C Wind Chill: 8.1C Humidity: 78% Wind: SW @ 12.2kts Gust: 20kts High Gust: 20kts Rainfall last hr: 0.0mm Rainfall today: 1.2mm Pressure: 992.99hPa (falling slowly)