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Currently -3.1c with clear skies. Aurora alert earlier but nought seen. Over to Sauchen in the afternoon for a walk round there, good dump of snow there as well - caught in a shower but that came and went quickly. Got to love the pink topped snow shower clouds around sunset. A good few days of snow, anymore though and it would have gotten too disruptive.

Another 1.5 to 2 inches of snow by the looks of things, very little movement on the surrounding roads. Temperature -4.7c with clear blue skies. Rough and ready ruler measurement from top of nearest kennel (which will underestimate the total thanks to wind scour and the temporary thaw couple days ago).

About 1.5cm of snow added to the total here this evening. I suspect the kids will get their wish of a snow day from school tomorrow at this rate. Temperature has risen since teatime from -3.5c to the current -1.8c.

Absolutely gorgeous day, and a ice one as its still -2.1c outside. No snow overnight but snow around teatime yesterday added about 1.5cm. Clear blue skies bar a few dying showers away over to the east and dead calm...

The radar image looks dramatic, but looking outside there is just the faintest hint of snizzle falling. Thaw continues as its 0.5c - as noted above roads are going to be treacherous this evening once the frost returns as the council seem to have been using grit with the barest minimum of salt in it. Edit - saw first Brambling for a couple of years in the garden this morning, surprised not been more Scandinavian birds paying a visit this winter considering the cold they've had over there.

Overnight low of -5.6c but no ice day here as surprised to see the temperature has risen to 0.7c and a definite consolidation of yesterday's powder snow. Drips starting to appear of the roof etc. Light winds and overcast. Nice sunrise in Aberdeen this morning...

It's that deeply unscientific time again, bin lid snow thickness... A good 5 inches, though suspect a bit more than that in reality as a lot of blowing snow. Showers all morning (though seem to be becoming a bit less frequent) with some lengthy sunny spells in-between . Thermometer reads -1.7c

Very blustery showers of snow passing through quickly, though amount on the ground seems to be only a cm or two. Temperature has hovered around -0.8c since teatime. Interesting day of contrasts. Peterhead had no lying snow, though a few hefty snow showers allowing for some lovely cloudscapes - sea very choppy, probably why the harbour was full of boats. Heading back (via a90/a96) in the late afternoon, no lying snow of note until reaching Kintore where suddenly everything turned white - goes to show how localised changes can be. Ugie Estuary car park is not recommended for sufferers of Ornithophobia, persistent blighters...

Showers now of snow in Peterhead but no chance of lying as 3.5c. Invigorating in that brisk NW wind!

2c and frequent showers of rain here in Peterhead and a gusty NW wind. Black roads from Dunecht to Peterhead, slushy thereafter towards Millbank.

Impressive rise in temperature over the last hour from -2.5c to the current 2.9c (and rising).

M&M weather (murky and miserable). Constant dampness in the air merging to drizzle at times. Everything soaking wet and cold at 1c. Dead calm. Ground still waterlogged at Castle Fraser, been going there for decades (eek, age is catching up) and the marsh you see in the immediate foreground is a new one to me - usually completely dry and a great place to run the dog.

Hope SSEN aren't reading, they'll take that as a invitation for a preferred route for one of the new mega pylon transmission lines! Weather gods having a laugh outside, thermometer reads -0.9c and everything sparkling but decending from the heavens at the moment is pure rain with nare the hint of sleet. Visioning concrete ice on the car tomorrow morning

No fog this morning, mix now of low cloud and glimpses of blue sky here and there. Milder last night than the previous one with a low of -3.0c, now hovering at freezing point (0c). Dead calm.

Temperature risen above freezing so the ongoing drizzle/fog just wetting surfaces rather than icing them further. Kids confidently announcing at tea that school will be closed next week due to snow - apparently the rumour going round at their lunch break. Good to see they have some meteorological interest, even if self serving!

After a bright start its gotten progressively cloudier as the day has progressed, now with very light drizzle falling. Ground still deep frozen so this freezing on contact, going to make for some dangerous road conditions if this continues. Temperature hovering just below freezing at -0.2c with calm conditions.

-6c, clear skies and commatose (due cold) blackbird on the lawn nearly eaten by the dog (flew away just in time). Oh, and kids moaning about going back to school. Edit - Met Office forecast overnight low of -2c, so again their temperature modelling failing badly.

What a miserable couple of days, makes you want to hibernate. Cool (Max 5c) and very wet with non-stop precipitation, covering the full gamut of intensity range though mainly light this afternoon. Flooded fields everywhere and roads in similar state (though not as bad as last Wednesday). Roll on drier weather, this winter is becoming memorable for its incredibly soggy nature here.

Gorgeous start to 2024. Blue sky for the most part and dead calm allowing you feel some warmth in the sun. Lot colder than the forecast with frost not lifting at all in shaded areas. Was -3.3c at 7pm but temperature rising quickly, now 0.1c. Forerunner for yet more darned rain. Bit of a temperature inversion at play today - fewer snow patches and much more mud at the top of Green Hill compared to the path up which was consistently frozen. View NNE towards Bennachie.. Obligatory sunset photo, got to love the colours you only get at this time of year... Freezing fog patches starting to form in the usual areas...

What is really irritating is that P&J live are refusing to cancel the Peter Pan show this evening as it's only a yellow weather warning. Meanwhile countless roads closed and badly flooded and you cannot physically get there. All to keep their grubby hands on the money... Edit - big change in temperature, up to 6c in just an hour from 1.9c

Never seen the garden as flooded as it is just now - Fubar News has some impressive images of the flooding and wind damage round the area. https://www.facebook.com/FubarNews See the SUDS basin in the nearest village has overtopped...

Wind really picking up, rain now has hints of sleet in it. Didn't realise that Santa delivered a new marsh instead of the lawn...

Was thinking the same, only 1.3c here and it's lashing with rain. Apparently flooding starting in the usual areas on the A944, though no intention of viewing in person if I can help it. Not surprised, there will be a lot of runoff thanks to the combination of this torrential rain and melting snow cover. Dog utterly refusing to go out but it's getting thrown out to do it's business outside rather than inside!

Gorgeous day. Sunny all day, thermometer read max of 3c but the overnight snow never melted on the ground. Light wind making it a pleasure to be out and about. Last full moon of the year... Countryside looking lovely with the dusting of snow on it, shower activity visible over to the east over the North Sea...

Last few shots of the stunning nacreous display today as the sun set (shown chronologically). Very kind of Castle Fraser to have an ideally situated picnic bench to sit and relax and watch it all for an hour, the changes in colour over time was stunning, though not shown to its best with the camera phone.