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To my East is blue skies, to the West is the ever imposing TCu showers making their way southwards across Cheshire. The Cat & Fiddle webcam has some good views across the plain with the rain-train in full steam.

A few flashes of lightning was seen from here as that thundery shower moved SEwards from Glossop and over into the Hope Valley, barely audible thunder as the PPN rates must have been crazy within that central core and some gusty windspeeds here on the western outer-inflow.

I thought I heard thunder this morning as there was just the one deep rumble at 6am'ish although it was bin collection today and I couldn't tell if it was that, a bin being blown over, or the weather. The timing seems right however as the squall-line passed overhead not too long after it brought torrential rain with embedded hail and some squally gusts. I've heard there's a wind warning issued for later on this evening into tonight? which no doubt means more interrupted sleep.

It's not quite warm enough today for 'shorts and t-shirt' but even in a jumper it's been nice sat outside on the laptop with intermittent sunshine before the evening rain arrives. A nice respite from the last few weeks with it feeling like the summer temps aren't too far away.

I made my way up to Five Wells near Taddington whilst we had 2 hours of sunshine this early morning, a shame yet another weather system is almost at the doorstep to give rain for the rest of the day. So much for the predictions made 10 years ago that due to 'climate change' the central UK will become more sub-Sahara by each year

The shadow of the Moon was seen from the ISS as it was over the NE seaboard and the US+Canada, starting at 19:33

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NSF has 42 camera set-up for today's Eclipse, some in areas of Partiality but many under Totality.

Quite the downpour here although there's been no lightning activity associated with it, maybe a second round before midnight according to the Radar.

A shame that for partiality it seems the majority of the Western UK is going to be clouded over with only central areas in the SW (namely Devon+Cornwall) possibly seeing a few breaks, I would have gone up to Keflavik to have seen partiality but Iceland is also completely overcast on the day. At least there's not long to wait until August 12 2026 which takes the path of Totality across the Reykjanes Peninsular and down through Spain & Portugal under more favourable summer conditions.

A 4.8 quake has rattled New York and parts of the Eastern US Seaboard, with no immediate reports of any injuries or major damage. Live Updates: New York earthquake live: Magnitude 4.8 rattles New York and area - BBC News WWW.BBC.CO.UK One resident says the quake felt "like a violent rumble that lasted about 30 seconds or so".

What a horrible-dreary uninspiring day with that fine-rain outside that soaks you through to the skin after 5 minutes of standing out in it, aside from Good Friday's unexpected thundery shower it's been the 'same old' consistent cloud & rain all throughout winter and this first half of spring.

Got caught up in the one and only storm for today whilst I was around Kettleshulme, I could see the anvil over Staffordshire whilst atop of Whaley Moor and was keeping a eye on it until it was almost overhead. It electrified just as it got in-to the hills past Leek and luckily I managed to find a old barn that was being converted into a garage (noone was around and the gate was locked) so not fancying my chances in the woodland around Kettleshulme I waited it out until things quietened down. No chance I was going up the open fields at Sponds Moor with fork lightning hitting around for 10 minutes.

The eruption can be seen from parts of the Reykjanesbraut at Vogar + Keflavik, although to see anything substantial you'd need a good pair of binocs and at least a 400mm lens on a Mirrorless/DSLR camera. There's a lot of variables but if the north access to the Blue Lagoon becomes available again and the gas-emissions aren't too high, I could see the authorities beginning regulated access to a suitable viewing point for tourists/sightseers.

A nice view of the spatter cones on the Sundhnúkar - Grindavik (Fagradalsfjall) (Cam 4) today, reminiscent of Litli-Hrutur's early days.

The PIT In my eyes there does seem a different consistency to the magma than seen with the previous 3x eruptions, with enough silica/crystals in the flow to begin building splatter cones which imo indicates a more cooled-down lava that's also being intruded by the fresh inflation. I have to wonder if the sill intrusion event 2 weeks ago has now provided a clear-run for the outflow from Svartsengi and this eruption begins to tie more in-line with the Fagradalsfjall eruptions in terms of longevity.

It's difficult to tell visually how much the amount of output has declined overnight, Svartsengi GPS shows a 100mm (10cm) drop in ground elevation since the eruption began but as we're transitioning from a initial 3km fissure to more individual cone-vents, it might give the appearance of being more vigorous due to the more concentrated eruption areas than it actually is.

Quite a fast moving event for now which caught me off guard as I was checking the cams only a minute or two after the fissure initially erupted, not expecting to be seeing anything. The southern arm of the lava-flow looks like it can easily reach the south coast by sunrise if eruptive rate continues.

What's that in the sky this morning? a glowing white light amongst a sea of blue? could it be the elusive sunshine we've all been waiting for over the past few weeks typically it's not going to last for long but it's very much welcome to stay going in-to Spring.

No eruption (yet) this morning although EQ activity is slightly elevated in background-levels this morning compared to all day yesterday with a few at shallow depths. Magma inflow was calculated to have been at 1.2 mill consistently over the past 3 days , and for the chamber as a whole it's now estimated to be at a volume of 14.8 million. Any eruption now would be happening at a lower chamber volume than the January eruption, however give/take another 2 days and it'll have surpassed that rate by inflow volume and we'll be entering into new territory seeing just how much the ground at Svartsengi can handle what's beneath it. Something will have to give, by force, if all is still quiet by Wednesday.

Another intrusion event or eruption is more than likely within the next 48hr as the magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi is reaching it's volume criticality, and as with last week the eastern 'push' of the magma chamber is beginning to trigger earthquakes again (this time towards Keilir). Based on the pattern behaviour last time a similar signature was seen i'd estimate a intrusion/eruption at some-point within the next 12 hours. Skjálfti VAFRI.IS Skjálfti

Quite the pea-souper this morning with persistent hill fog & light drizzle shrouding the upper slopes around the Peak District, passing over Rushup Edge was particularly fun at 6am as the visibility dropped down to no more than 10 meters ahead with the beginnings of daylight just occasionally offering a glimmer of respite. At least the weather worked in my favour whilst on a short wander around Padley Gorge, capturing the ethereal tree silhouettes amongst the low-lying mist.

Scorchio Sunno can go. Summertime mild temperatures up to 21'c is perfectly fine but anything above that is when I personally start to struggle with sleepless nights, constant sweats, just generally wanting the heat & humidity to be gone ASAP. When it's colder you can at least wrap-up or exercise for warmth but when it's overbearing heat there's simply no respite for days/weeks