Quinach

Sunny morning, mainly cloudy afternoon ending with some very beefy hail showers around teatime - remains still evident on the lawn 2 hours later. That fact emphasising that its not warm out there, max today of 7c and currently 1.9c with a bone-chilling steady NW wind. Quite a wintery looking sky this evening, got to love being able to walk the dog at 9pm in some semblance of daylight. Aurora active this evening, will see if skies are clear later to allow you to actually see anything.

Plenty of sunshine but very stormy SW winds blowing over the bins and trying to launch the trampoline (just as well the ground anchors are there). 14c currently so cooler than yesterday, looks like shower of rain over to the west.

Finally a day worthy of spring, and the warmest here so far this year with a max of 17c. Sunshine, at best, hazy during the afternoon but feeling very pleasant indeed. Clearing a bit this evening with a lovely sunset - first evening you could walk around in a fleece rather than the triple layer winter garb. First bats of the year out as well, nature finally shaking off its winter torpor.

A virtual repeat of yesterday's rainfest, you can see why you are getting headlines like this - Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rainfall drastically reduces UK food production | Farming | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Reduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyond Currently 7c, light winds, 100% Permagloom™ with some light rain - much heavier earlier on but that seems to be it for the rest of the day.

It really is a naff spring so far... 6c, strong NW wind, rain and yet more rain.

Stormy SW winds have not let up since yesterday, but they are drying up the ground at speed. 12c currently, though not feeling like that in the wind. Some decent sunny spells and feeling lovely in the greenhouse (so lucky to have that).

Temperature up to 10c, overcast but dry. Really gusty winds though, one pane polycarbonate already popped out of cold frame - had no issues with that over the winter so go figure! PS - untold riches await whomever comes up with good quality peat-free compost, it's dire the stuff bought the last two years and that's spanning the range from Lidl to levington. 1st world problems...

Grim repeat of yesterday's deluge, just even cooler as it's sitting at 4.8c currently. Groundhog Day in many ways as it's feels like February!

Get feeling the east is the new west weatherwise, but without the relative mildness. Incessant rain, intensity waxing and waining with majority of it moderate. Cold at 6c with a brisk easterly wind. Kids now determined to emigrate. Lawn is looking a tad sad..

Northernlights Legally that sounds crazy, so who is then held liable if there is an accident/damage related to a pothole infilled by a non-qualified (road construction) person?? This country gets madder by the day. As for weather, back to Aberdeenshire Permagloom™ with occasional outbreaks of drizzle in calm conditions. Cool at 7c and surprisingly had very thick fog overnight. Edit - hmm, that post time says after 12pm but just realised it is 1st April.... Mind you Aberdeenshire council wants everyone to grit their own pavements so repairing potholes wouldn't surprise me!

Battle between harr and sunshine in St Andrews today, with the former starting to win by mid-afternoon. Good to see the town hoaching with people, though did feel a bit out of place not having the waxed jacket and range rover.... Car recorded max of 12c, light winds and feeling very pleasant indeed in the sunshine.

Cloudy morning but decent afternoon with some decent sunny spells, max of 12c with light winds. Ground conditions utterly sodden though, the constant squelch heard when walking over the grass around Castle Fraser was a first for this time of year. Legacy of yesterdays deluge.

Dreadful day so far though radar hints of a clearance coming in from the SE. Steady heavy rain/sleet mix blown in on a fresh SE wind - bitterly cold feeling when you are out, current temp 3.5c.

Yesterday = yuk Today = yuk morning, acceptable afternoon Lot more sunshine than forecast this afternoon, allowing things to dry up and raise temperature up to a max of 5c. Top of surrounding hills have stayed white all day, and its frosty at the moment with the grass nice and crunchy. More soggy weather tomorrow by the looks of things. Nice pink sunset this evening.

Hairy Celt Yep, Saxifraga Oppositifolia. Flowers don't last very long but lovely when out and grows easily in the garden here - just as well as the speugs have a bad habit of ripping the mounds apart, so plenty of cutting material. As for the weather, horrible windy morning of heavy showers of rain and hail - even some sleet around Alford at 8am. Afternoon a lot better with some decent spells of sunshine and the winds dying down, max of 8c. Currently 3c outside and clear skies, but as noted above the much advertised aurora is not to be seen, just a moon halo to compensate...