I suppose one of the compensations or having a chronic illness is
heightened sensitivity to the weather. It is a pain though to wake up
almost every morning at around 3 am.

In Stoke on Trent, the geology is such that coal and limestone were once
readily available on the surface. I live near Trentham Lakes a now
defunct coal mine. This is a region you can almost set your clock by the
weather.

The changes in the frost/thaws we have just had have been waking me up
lately. This morning it's fog. If I remember correctly we get two bouts
of this before a massive gale. This generally takes place over a few
weeks.

Rather than fight the need to get a decent night's sleep I get up this
time and went for a walk. It's all interesting stuff but it isn't home
to me. I imagine the weather s similar up in North Wales. Anyone here
know?

So I got back in time for the shipping broadcast. Lows in Iceland and
Faeroes mean good weather for us here. However an Atlantic low moving to
Shannon means rain.

I'd have expected the pressure reports from the coastal stations would
have massive steps rather than a sinuous graph. This is the barometer
for Tiree to Main head from the 05:35 broadcast:

1006; 1002; 1001; 1011; 1015; 1015; 1016; 1016; 1017; 1016; 1012; 1013;
1008.

It runs with large leaps quite nicely up to the Channel Light Vessel
from Lerwick. Then one step down of 1 millimeter to Scilly. Similarly
from Lerwick to Ronalsway, dropping 1 millimeter to Valencia. From
Scilly to Valencia there is a drop of 4 millimeters.

Is this the signature of foggy weather?


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