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  1. The operators of Cairngorm have announced that snow sports will still be available today in the Ptarmigan Bowl and that two temporary tows will provide uplift. Apparently the first time this has happened on the solstice in living memory.
  2. Once you get a few miles inland there is still full snow cover across the north Highlands, 20cm is about the least I saw this morning with more like 70-80cm between Kinbrace and Altnaharra.
  3. There's been very little snow on the coastal fringes of Caithness in the past few weeks, but what has fallen is now sheet ice following repeated freeze/thaw; however it gave me the most surreal sight of my life today. Four surfers on Dunnet beach toboganning down the north face of a 15m dune on boogie boards, across 50m of ice covered beach (at least 100mm thick) and straight into the sea where they were trying to catch as much air as possible on the small waves!
  4. Regular light snow showers up here but very little lying snow. Biggest problem is very thick ice on ungritted surfaces, as much as 8cm and it's so hard you need a digger to shift it.
  5. The first low that is currently sitting east of Aberdeen with some remnants over the Grampians gave about 5-7cm on the north coast although I've been told around 15cm fell a bit further inland. There were actually a few flashes of lightning when it was approaching the coast at about midday. The second low is just about to reach the coast but looks to be dispersing slightly, though I'd still expect another 2-3cm
  6. Temp 4.1c, westerly wind gusting 60mph (was 70-75mph an hour ago). Frequent sleet showers now easing off.
  7. A tad breezy here! Temp now 4.9c Gusts in last 10 minutes up to 83mph from WNW Sunny at present but frequent showers of hail.
  8. Heavy sleet at about 9am this morning in the Dunnet Head area, roughly 2cm of slush on the roads.
  9. The whole energy issue isn't going to be solved until those who have responsibility for creating policy begin to consider the long-term welfare of the country rather than keeping their options open on nice fat directorship salaries from the oil/energy companies. We've all felt the effects of high oil and gas prices this year, but you can be certain that this will be insignificant compared to the potential costs in a couple of decades; in many ways you can ignore global warming, the real danger is the next major war will be fought over control of oil and gas to secure affordable supplies. It makes more sense for the UK to invest heavily in nuclear, wind, solar, tidal, biomass, etc, no matter what the aesthetic impact may be on the countryside, to prevent us being drawn into such a conflict as a matter of necessity. It's worth considering that the government has already indicated an intention to continue maintaining an independent nuclear deterrent; if the only other viable nuclear powers in the world are our allies this sort of implies that the situation may change.........
  10. I remember that winter very clearly, our headmaster decided to relax the rules at my junior school so that we could wear long trousers :o I also recall the 1/3 pint bottles of milk we got at school being frozen
  11. Light to moderate snow here. looks like just a shower but set up is similar to last night when we had about 3cm so could be more on the way.
  12. Only -4.1c, so considering we're about same ASL and only 10 miles away the shelter makes a big difference, absolutely no protection from any wind direction where I am!
  13. Had a light snow shower about 7pm last night which left about 1cm lying, now sunny and -1.1c. Any snow where you are Oz? Pennines are well covered but only parts of Lake District Fells have any snow.
  14. Dry and sunny all day, max 2.7c, currently -3.4c and clear. Light dusting of snow appeared on some of the fells today but most haven't had any.
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