The subject could be referring to me grin, but I just hate this time of year when it never really gets light. Another couple of days like this and I'll be hanging up side down from the ceilings! And it must be worse in Scotland. As from the 1st December 2008, (Updates on the 2nd), some of the high level locations up north of the uk, Cairngorm 03065 etc, (text in blue generally), I will...

Was passing just to the north of Shepton en route for some caving and there was quite a considerable snow shower at 10 this morning. It was quite alarming actually as I was off caving at Burrington and then Swildons Hole at Priddy. A fair sweat worked up during the day but the streamway in Swildons was bloody cold & I abandoned an idea to come up the Wet Way via the 'Lavatory Pan' because of...

-4`c in north leeds last night ,coldest for 6yrs. Global warming ? John

It will be a luxury to get the temperature up to freezing-point here. Today's max was -0.3 and yesterday's -0.4 with night minima around -5 or -6C. God help us in January. -- Ian Bingham, Inchmarlo (17 miles WSW of Aberdeen, 105m asl).

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Saturday 29th November http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/METEOSAT-8-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC on Saturday 29th November http://www.woksat.info/etcqk29m/qk29-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 17 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 11.30 UTC on Saturday 29th...

30 November 2008 Wokingham 0900z 010 10/18kt 8km -RA 3St008 7St012 8Ns030 +4.0/+2.4 QFF 993.9 +0.4 in 3 hr RMK Overcast since 15z yesterday. Ocnl rain 1730 to 2100z, 0100 to 0215z, and 0440 to present, generally slight, short periods of mod. 09-09 Max 5.3 Min 1.2 Grass min 2.7 Rain 1.7 Sun (00-24) 0.0 AWS Max 5.0 Min 1.0

Chalfont St Giles - Sunday 30th November 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0900z N F3 7000 -RA 4St004 8St007 03.8/02.4 993 24-HR STATISTICS Max (0900-0900z): 3.8 at 1250z Min (0900-0900z): 1.1 at 0900z yesterday Min (2100-0900z): 2.6 at 2220z Grass min (1500-0900z): 2.3

Southcote - 1500Z N F3 8000 -RA 6St008 8Sc020 +4.1/+3.0 995 Continuous, mainly light rain since 0900. Very little variation in temperature since 0900, just 0.5 deg. Eric Belton

The weather is stuck in a rut in almost all respects this weekend except for the wind which is stronger today, accentuating the cold. 'Varying' by 0.3C in the past 6 hours, the temperature has peaked at the same value as yesterday... +4.3C. The current ob below could apply to any hour today: SYNOP 30/1450Z 03/// 41457 80115 10040 20025 49945 52005 75865

-5.1 C at 0900 here and -6.2 C min (-9.1 grass) I would imagine a few degrees cooler down near the Tay. Pitlochry reporting -9.1 C min overnight brian aberfeldy

Pempboke Pembroke!

Jon's name for it! Tip of Pempboke to Scilly all day, www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html just enough east in the wind to keep it away from Cornwall (as forecast) I'm pleased to say. The Cb to the west are clearly visible. Graham Penzance

Apolgies from a newbie if this turns out to be an old chestnut. I have noticed this before in general - but in particular up here (N.Yorks) in the last few days.I imagine there is a scientific name for the phenomenon - which I hope someone will tell me.But more generally I am hoping that someone will explain how/why it happens. Layman's observations as follows.When I get up and take dogs out...

Fog all day here with a max of 2.2c Just a mile or so down the road bright sunshine. Weston Coyney weather station (North Staffordshire) 220 metres asl -- Graham

09Z-09Z 30th November 2008 Lead Mill 218m Max -0.9C min -7.0C Met O 253m Max 2.7C min -3.5C grass -9.2C rain 0.1mm sun 29th 6.7hr Yet another sunny day. November now 87.2hr and a couple of hours to go yet.

With the temperature struggling to get above 3°C this is likely to be the coldest day of this year, and the coldest day since the 20th Dec 2007 (which ended up being the coldest day of 2007). What a strange year this has been: The hottest day occurred in May (11th with 27.9°C). February was sunnier than August (135/120 hrs). December was the coldest month of winter 2007/08 (mean 5.6°C). There...

0950z N F3-4 800m RA -FG 5St001 8St002 02.6/02.6 995.1 RMK: Yesterday's fog lifted approx 02z this morning with intmt slight rain becoming moderate at times during the early hours. Presently mod rain, and in-and-out of (marginal) fog. 09-09: Tx 2.7 Tn -0.1 Tg 0.4 RR 5.5 sss nil Day max 1.7; night min 1.0 Philip Eden Whipsnade 214m

A glorious morning. Clear skies. 09:00Z 29.11.08 to 09:00Z 30.11.08 Max +1.7 deg C at 13:30 yesterday Min -6.6 deg C at 09:00 today. Mean -2.8 deg C. Just got down to -6.7 deg C at 09:20, now rising.

1030Z : NNE10 -RA 8SC 05/04 Q992= RMK: Gloomy day. Some RASN and SN over N France this morning - must be a colder pool of air but it doesnt seem to show up on the thickness at http://www.wetter3.de/animation.html Phil --

Blazing blue sky with a night minimum of -4.6°C; currently -3.9°C. Yesterday's mean temperature of -0.4°C (2.4/-3.2) was the lowest this year and the lowest November day mean since moving here in August '02. -- Alan White Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland. Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather Walks and Treks:-...