Polar Maritime

Taken by my mate Jon Kidd, An Ultra-wide angle shot of Arbor Low taken just up the road from here last night during the best of the light. f/8 1/125 @10mm iso100 ND2 grad.

Some towers starting build here to my W/N/W

Just had a walk up to the High Peak Trail, Some towers starting to form.. Temp 32.3c in the Sun, 19,4c in the shade.

It's warming up now here with long sunny spells developing, 28.6c in the direct sunlight, and 19c in the shade with a nice 12mph Southerly breeze.

SOLAR 'MINI-MAX': Last month at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, solar cycle expert Doug Biesecker of NOAA announced that "Solar Maximum is here, finally." According to his analysis, the sunspot number for Solar Cycle 24 is near its peak right now. Spoiler: It's not very impressive. "This solar cycle continues to rank among the weakest on record," says Workshop attendee Ron Turner of Analytic Services, Inc. To illustrate the point, he plotted the smoothed sunspot number of Cycle 24 vs. the previous 23 cycles since 1755: In the composite plot, Cycle 24 is traced in red. Only a few cycles since the 18th century have have had lower sunspot counts. For this reason, many researchers have started calling the ongoing peak a "Mini-Max." "By all Earth-based measures of geomagnetic and geoeffective solar activity, this cycle has been extremely quiet," notes Turner. "However, Doug Biesecker has presented several charts showing that most large events such as strong flares and significant geomagnetic storms occur in the declining phase of the solar cycle." In other words, there is still a chance for significant solar activity in the months and years ahead. http://www.spaceweather.com/

Not as sunny as the last 3 mornings here, Milky sky's with a Temp of 16c. Hopefully we may get some convective activity today.

Never said otherwise Knock, Doesn't stop me walking/climbing and I've worked outdoors since I was young so my skin is well season'd not through choice!

Well I'm nearly sunburnt now after being out all day walking locally, Tan is coming along nice.. But to hot to work outside in! All the wild flowers are coming out and the fields look fantastic at this time of the year, A top temp of 20.6c. Currently, 16.9c Hazy. S/E 7mph.

Morning Mushy good to see you posting again, Yes I think you need a strong Coffee..

Another glorious morning.. Blue sky's, light S/W winds and temp already 13.1c after an overnight low of 9.8c.

Silage, They are still at it, I can here the silo humming in the distance.

Yes perfect Spring weather today, A top Temp of 20.1c clear with a light a S/W, Some farmers are doing there 1st cut tonight round here. Currently, Clear 12.9c - Best part of the day

Temp 15.1c with wall to wall sunshine here, and an overnight low of 10.3c

A high of 20.2c here today, light winds and clear blue sky's. Has turned a little hazy, Temp 17.7c West 3mph.

Yes Firefly, Keep up the good work! Will look forward to your reports over the Summer

Another Sunny morning here with clear blue sky's and a little haze in the distance, An over-night low of 7.1c Current Temp 12.2c S/W 4mph

I've even tanned a little today, Max Temp 19c.

A clear sunny morning with just a little haze here, Temp 10.4c North 6mph.

Please can we stick to Model Discussion only. There are plenty of other threads for other topics. Thanks.

Clear blue sky's here and breezy, Temp 14c, W/N/W 13mph. A top temp today of 15.6c

Yes, The GFS this morning is showing some very warm Spring-like Temps from Friday through until Tues.

For people whose feeling for snow borders on the obsessive, this is an exciting yet poignant time of year. In those elevated places where it still clings to rock and grass, snow is melting fast. England can expect to lose its last patches of white this week or next. Welsh reserves might last a little longer. But it is in Scotland where things get interesting. Iain Cameron is fascinated by long-lying snow and leads a growing community of obsessives dedicated to celebrating and recording the vestiges of winter. Some snow patches routinely survive through the summer, only to be buried under fresh falls the following winter. The best known among them have evocative names such as "the laird's tablecloth". Cameron is particularly excited about snow patches this year. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/summer-the-perfect-time-for-snowspotting-9358919.html

The GFS FI ends with a dry warm S/Easterly, And the Polar Vortex pushed well North.