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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 31st 10, 11:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 480
Posted By Steve Loft
Red Alert? er no

Brian in Aberfeldy wrote:
Windy with a skiff of new snow here in Aberfeldy and what i can garner
form the news reports and reporters standing at roadsides trying to
sound animated is that not...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) March 3rd 10, 12:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 315
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, February 2010

Summary for February 2010

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 2.6
Mean (min+max) 2.6
Mean Minimum -0.3
Mean Maximum 5.4
Minimum -7.6 day 23
Maximum 10.1 day 12
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 25th 10, 12:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,080
Posted By Steve Loft
snow aboyne

Keith (Southend)G wrote:
Are the synops correct that Lerwick has 21cm of snow on the ground?

Doesn't look quite that bad: http://www.shetland.org/60NTV/index.html

But some roads up there are...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 25th 10, 11:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,080
Posted By Steve Loft
snow aboyne

Anne Burgess wrote:

Still orange. I expect red is reserved for the flatlands.

We have no warnings at all, despite currently having our worst weather
of the winter - F7 wind and heavy snow,...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 3rd 10, 09:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 336
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, January 2010

Paul Hyett wrote:
Positively tropical, compared to here... :p
Orkney is not a place for lovers of extreme temperatures!
--
Steve Loft
Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL. http://sanday.org.uk/weather
Free...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 2nd 10, 09:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 336
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, January 2010

Summary for January 2010

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 3.8
Mean (min+max) 3.6
Mean Minimum 1.7
Mean Maximum 5.4
Minimum -4.6 day 07
Maximum 9.0 day 26
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 27th 10, 12:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 520
Posted By Steve Loft
New 'official' highest world gust speed declared ...

Martin Rowley wrote:
Date: 10th April 1996
Barrow Island, Australia
113.2 m/s: 253 mph: 220 kn.

Just curious - why has it taken over 13 years for this to be announced?
--
Steve Loft
Sanday,...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 6th 10, 05:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,206
Posted By Steve Loft
Blizzards

Dawlish wrote:

Many European countries, such as the UK, have a lower threshold: the
Met Office defines a blizzard as "moderate or heavy snow" combined
with a mean wind speed of 30 mph (48...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 2nd 10, 10:55 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 183
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, 2009

Summary for 2009

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 9.1
Mean (min+max) 9.2
Mean Minimum 6.9
Mean Maximum 11.4
Minimum -6.5 day 08/02
Maximum 22.8 day 01/07
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 2nd 10, 10:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 264
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, December 2009

Summary for December 2009

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 5.0
Mean (min+max) 4.7
Mean Minimum 2.8
Mean Maximum 6.7
Minimum -3.0 day 23
Maximum 10.3 day 05
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 19th 09, 12:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 291
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday Blizzard

Heavy snow, wind F7, visibility 100m. Our first "proper" snowfall of the
season, the ground is now just about covered.
--
Steve Loft
Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL. http://sanday.org.uk/weather
Free...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 16th 09, 07:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 508
Posted By Steve Loft
Pressure in METARs

Will Hand wrote:

Steve, you are correct but QNH and QFF (MSLP) should always be very close.
QNH is to allow aircraft to set altimeters, QFF is to get the best
possible sea level pressure for...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 16th 09, 06:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 508
Posted By Steve Loft
Pressure in METARs

Could someone please confirm that the pressure as reported in METARs
(QNH) is only corrected for altitude, whereas the MSLP as reported by
the Met Office (for example) also takes other factors into...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 1st 09, 10:45 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 269
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, November 2009

Summary for November 2009

A cool end to an otherwise mild, wet month.

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 8.2
Mean (min+max) 8.0
Mean Minimum 6.0
Mean Maximum 9.9
Minimum 1.0 day...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 29th 09, 06:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 226
Posted By Steve Loft
Snowing! Aberfeldy

brian blair wrote:
Just been out in the dog with the torch and can report a light snow
shower here in Aberfeldy.

We had a few very light snow showers earlier today.

What with this and...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 22nd 09, 02:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 923
Posted By Steve Loft
Piers' thoughts on the week

Martin Rowley wrote:
.... I thought his forecast was for 85% probability?

I think that was the probability of him getting it completely wrong and
then afterwards claiming the exact opposite.
--...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 22nd 09, 02:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 633
Posted By Steve Loft
Weather Stations

MCC wrote:

They're a Norwegian company rapidly expanding here in the UK

Swedish. When I had the misfortune to be in Manchester recently I saw
their shop; from the outside it looked a bit like a...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 14th 09, 11:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 254
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Whistlefield, 14.11.2009: Meanwhile...

Will Hand wrote:

I remember when I was in Shetland and I thought it was very windy, the
resident staff said, what it's only 40 knots wait till it gets up to 60
knots gusting 100 knots -...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 14th 09, 10:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 254
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Whistlefield, 14.11.2009: Meanwhile...

Alan White wrote:
....up here in Whistlefield, relatively normal with a max gust of 32 mph
at 01:15 and 20.4 mm since 00:00z.


Very quiet here too, wind Force 7 S'ly gusting to 45 mph.
--
Steve...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 12th 09, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 185
Posted By Steve Loft
YoWindow

Steve wrote:
Ok, no one else thinks this is really good?

It's cute, but personally I'd rather look out of a real window and see
the actual weather here, rather than a representation of the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 1st 09, 10:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 211
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, October 2009

Summary for October 2009

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 9.9
Mean (min+max) 9.9
Mean Minimum 8.0
Mean Maximum 11.9
Minimum -0.6 day 08
Maximum 14.2 day 28
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 28th 09, 06:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 271
Posted By Steve Loft
Aurorawatch

Osram wrote:
I've received an alert from http://www.dcs.lancs.ac.uk/iono/aurorawatch/
today for the first time in many months. It is claiming "VERY LARGE
increase in local activity, possible...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 8th 09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 892
Posted By Steve Loft
Hello introduction

Martin Rowley wrote:

... FAQs still around, just not being actively updated:-

http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/

I'm always happy to take material for putting on the site, of course,
and I did add...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 2nd 09, 11:18 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 202
Posted By Steve Loft
[WR] Sanday, September 2009

Summary for September 2009

Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 12.5
Mean (min+max) 12.7
Mean Minimum 10.4
Mean Maximum 15.0
Minimum 6.0 day 28
Maximum 18.8 day 08
Highest...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 8th 09, 07:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 303
Posted By Steve Loft
UK Contrasts

Col wrote:
I know that this set up with a low to the NW, a hot plume in the
SE with a trailing cold front is common enough but the the
enourmous contrast between severe winter gales and...
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