Good Morning, Temperature in Melton Mowbray at 0830 is 2.5'C, lowest overnight temperature -1.7'C, pressure 987 hpa. The snow band arrived in Melton around 05:45 this morning and has now cleared. Around 2-3cm has fallen here and its is already starting to thaw. Have a great Easter. Rob
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Thursday 20th March 2008: Getting wet in Yorkshire. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 4.9'C This morning in Melton Mowbray it was overcast and quite mild I as I started out on my last commute of this shorter week. The grey cloudy skies continued through the
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Wednesday 19th March 2008: Cool Sunshine. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 0.3'C A sunny but cool morning in Melton Mowbray today with the same weather conditions along the commuting route to York. Temperature at 06:30 was 0.3'C, lowest recorded overnight t
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Tuesday 18th March 2008: Cold and Grey. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 2.2'C A grey start to the day in Melton Mowbray with a good cover of cloud keeping temperatures above freezing. There were some brighter interludes during the commute to York this morni
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Monday 17th March 2008: Dry morning at last! Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 2.8'C It's been a weekend of very heavy rain in Melton Mowbray. Saturday afternoon through to Sunday afternoon it just poured! This morning it was bright, sunny, cool and frost fr
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Friday 14th March 2008: Cool Sunshine. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 4.2'C Bright and sunny this morning and feeling cool with the same conditions apparent throughout the commute to York this morning. It feels cool out and there is a bit of a breeze. Temp
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Thursday 13th March 2008: Cool, Calm and Disrupted. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 3.8'C Yesterday afternoon the high winds caused damage to the overhead power lines on the rail line between York and Doncaster. I was the wrong side of the problem and didn'
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Wednesday 12th March 2008: Stormy Weather? Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 4.8'C Last night I had a meeting in Oakham, to the east of Melton Mowbray. On the way back home around 2300 there was a terrific storm with heavy rain, very strong winds, hail, snow
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Tuesday 11th March 2008: Blue sky start. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 4.8'C A clear bright sunny morning in Melton Mowbray today, the ground was still quite damp though following yesterday's rain. There were strong winds through the town last night aroun
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Monday 10th March 2008: I'll stay at home in this... Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 6.3'C The storm arrived over Melton Mowbray around 0530 this morning with a strong gusty wind. I have the day off work today so no commute to York; probably not a bad thin
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Friday 7th March 2008: Sunny weather breaks through. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 6.7'C Overcast and dull in Melton Mowbray this morning with a fresh breeze and evidence of some overnight precipitation. During the drive to Grantham there was a much dull
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Thursday 6th March 2008: Grey Day. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 7.8'C Today has been one of those commutes where the weather has remained the same throughout and can be summed up in one word – GREY. This morning in Melton Mowbray it was mild, overcast an
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Wednesday 5th March 2008: Cold start. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs minus 5.1'C The temperature read a very cold minus 5.1'C this morning in Melton Mowbray, I am not sure if it's gone wrong as temperatures as low as that were not on the cards in the forec
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Tuesday 4th March 2008: It's Snowing! Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 0.3'C Winter arrives in Melton Mowbray at the end of the season with falling snow and a dusting underfoot. This morning in Melton the snow was falling and around 1cm was lying on the grou
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Monday 3rd March 2008: Rouge Snow. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 0.9'C The first commute of the new month started clear, sunny and cold in Melton Mowbray this morning. The conditions were the same during the drive to Grantham an on board the train. South
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Friday 29th February 2008: Leaping into the Grey. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 3.9'C The extra day of the year broke cool and grey in Melton Mowbray this morning. During the drive to Grantham the disk of the rising sun did show itself creeping over the
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Thursday 28th February 2008: Cold and Grey. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 0.7'C A chilly start in Melton Mowbray this morning with a thin layer of ice to scrape off the car before the drive to Grantham. It was also clear and bright.. During the drive to G
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Wednesday 27th February 2008: After the Quake! Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 5.8'C Like most of the country I woke up at 00:56 to the tremor, or as the media are calling it, "The Earthquake"!!! In Melton Mowbray it lasted between 10 and 20 seconds and wa
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Tuesday 26th February 2008: Rouge Showers. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 10.8'C After a windy night across Melton Mowbray this morning it was clear and still with plenty of morning sunshine and patchy cloud. During the drive out of Melton to Grantham that
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Monday 25th February 2008: The world is turning. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 2.2'c A cool sunny start to the working week with some patchy high cloud in places during the commute from Melton Mowbray to York this morning. It was noticeable just how ligh
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Friday 22nd February 2008: The mild wind blows. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 10.7'c A dry, grey start to the day in Melton Mowbray this morning with a brisk south westerly wind blowing in mild air. Some light precipitation was evident in places on the dr
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Wednesday 20th February 2008: A pretty winter scene. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 0.8'c Cold with low cloud in Melton Mowbray this morning with no ice on the car, but plenty still clinging to the trees and bushes. Driving to Grantham this morning along t
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Tuesday 19th February 2008: Commuting in Pea Soup Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs minus 0.8'c A treacherous start to the day in Melton Mowbray this morning, the pavements were covered in black ice and the car was frozen solid. All over the town a blanket of
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Monday 18th February 2008: Ice cold. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs minus 4.5'c Clear and very cold this morning in Melton Mowbray following a cold weekend. Daytime temperatures did not reach more than 5'C on Sunday and overnight on Saturday the mercury di
Welcome to my Blog, bringing you my weather observations through North East Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and into the City of York during my daily commute from Melton Mowbray, by car and train. Friday 15th February 2008: Grey Day - The Sequel. Melton Mowbray 06:30hrs 4.8'c Completely the same conditions as yesterday this morning on the daily commute from Melton Mowbray to York. These Easterly flows really do bring miserable weather. At le
