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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #735 on: December 27, 2008, 07:08:02 PM »
Sun! What sun?  :'(
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #736 on: December 27, 2008, 07:09:17 PM »
We had sun today. Beautiful sunset too. :P
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #737 on: December 27, 2008, 07:19:04 PM »
Sun set here was also very good with many layers or oranges and reds on the horizon. If only I had a digital camera during my sun rise sun set addiction. I have 100s of slides. Maybe when I go digital SLR I'll start again.
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #738 on: December 28, 2008, 06:33:28 AM »
32'C here today.... plenty of sun.  You can have some if you all like?  Just come and collect it yourselves!!  ;)  For the next few months we'll be having MORE than enough sun, that is for sure.  ::)
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #739 on: December 28, 2008, 09:41:21 AM »
Just been to the Cairngorm Mountain web page where it advises temperatures of -10 in Aviemore, -7 at Glenmore, -4 in the car park 640m) and +0.3 at 900m. A classic temperature inversion and it must be a beautiful day for walking on the Cairngorm plateau.
Here in Forres it is about -5 with some shifting fog.
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #740 on: December 28, 2008, 09:43:15 AM »
David,

It sounds positively heavenly at the moment!!  Nearly 9pm and still above 25'C here.  :-\
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #741 on: December 28, 2008, 02:39:58 PM »
The fog burned back later this morning and we walking for a couple of hours across the local fields. We had a really great time with the sun shining and everything covered in hoar frost. Got back just in time before the fog returned.
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #742 on: December 28, 2008, 02:46:52 PM »
Wonderful pictures David !!
We had - 4°C last night here in lower Belgium - but a very dry frost with cold Eastern wind - not very inviting for walks... and no hoar frost either.  :'(
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #743 on: December 28, 2008, 03:36:27 PM »
David it was cold your way last night. We have a very white frost around 11pm but this morning it was almost gone
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #744 on: December 28, 2008, 05:15:48 PM »
Frosty yesterday but milder today. No sun, but the golfers were still out on Dunblane New Golf Course at 4.15 p.m. today.
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #745 on: December 28, 2008, 06:49:19 PM »
David,
beautiful winter impressions you caught with your camera.

Just arrived home from a long walk in the fields with full sunshine and terrific long-sight to our hills but accompanied with frosty continental wind!
Brrrr...

...I contribute posting a winter impression of the sunset Dec 23rd.
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #746 on: December 28, 2008, 07:13:57 PM »
It was magical being out in the frozen world - everything was frosted, including the remains of a dandelion seed head... As David said we walked for a couple of hours across the frozen fields and along little paths temperature was around -5˚C but almost flat calm, we managed to grab the window of opportunity though as the fog rolled back in not long after we got home. We both have memories of being in St Anton in Austria on January when the temperature in the actual village was well below freezing and with total shade you did not want to move around. However, one you got up into the sunshine it was fantastic...

Happy New Year to you all

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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #747 on: December 28, 2008, 07:18:36 PM »
Beautiful images everyone ...
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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #748 on: December 30, 2008, 03:11:02 PM »
A former student sent me the following pictures of Mount Rainier.  Lucky man, lives in Portland so it is on his doorstep.  The cloud formations are called lenticular clouds and are produced by air flowing over the mountain being pushed up until moisture condenses out.  Locally they are a sign of rain within 24 hours as the air flow is moist.  The shape depends on the air flow.  The images were originally posted on a blog at http://www.komonews.com/younews where are more equally spectacular pictures.

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Re: Weather 2008
« Reply #749 on: December 30, 2008, 03:19:20 PM »
Superb photos from your former student, Brian, thank you for sharing them with us......  8)
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