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6pm BST this evening: Rel Pressure 998.0 hPa temperature 15.4 degrees C Humidity 80% Wind speed 11mph Wind direction WNW Cloudy day, with a short rain shower 5.45-6.15pm. By 8pm 3 Oktas cloud cover. Tom

Also warm, cloudy and very humid here (Glasgow, Scotland). At 21.00 BST Temp' 19.4c Max' today 21.5c Wind speed 5.3 mph, from the NW Pressure 989.8 (falling) Sunshine of around 3hrs today Rain from 2-3.30pm of 4mm Hope it is less sticky where you are. Tom

Yes - the pursute of knowledge is what raises us above the rest of the Animal Kingdom. When we stop being curious about the Universe and stop spending resources on Science, we are a finished species. Once we have used up all this Planet's resources, then we need to be able to go elsewhere. The step to the Moon is a small one, but it is a start. Those that say we didn't go there are causing political difficulty for those that wish to spend resources on Science - they are therefore doing Humanity a dis-service. The could have put the money used to bail the banks out to good use - Space research/physics is only one thing that money could have bought. There is no such thing as "useless knowledge", just knowledge that we don't have an immediate use for - but one day we will. Okay - strong views, but something I feel strongly about. Rant over : ) Tom

I love the images Pete. I am a keen amateur astronomer and help my local Astro Soc run public events. Frequently I find myself up in front of 20-30 members of the Public, going on about Lunar craters, mountains and rilles. I often get someone asking if the Moon landings were faked. My usual initial response (one has to be polite when in front of the Public) is to ask the likelyhood of the secret of it being faked being kept - with thousands of people needed to get Apollo astronauts on the Moon. That usually causes a laugh in the room, as people try to imagine hundreds of Americans keeping such a secret. Below is an interesting link to the NASA website - the recently lauched LRO now has the resolution to show up the Landers - resolution will improve in the future, so the misguided people who don't believe that Humans landed on the Moon will have more and more to juggle with, in their attempt to keep their conspiracy theory going. I don't blame them, they are ill-informed and misguided. The people I want to punch are those who make money out of this type of lie-peddling. I do remember seeing a guy being decked by an Apollo Astornaut (it might have been Buzz Aldrin) when he asked why the Astronaut had been part of a cover up for so long. It was a good right hook too : ) I guess the above is a long winded way of saying "YES - 24 people landed on the Moon between 1969 and 1972 - one of the crowning achievements of the 20th Century". http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/mult...pollosites.html Bet the sceptics say the images on the link are faked - there is nothing like compromising your intelligence in the pursuit of a good conspiracy theory. : ) Bet this post riles (or should that be rilles) a few folk : ) Cheers Tom

They radiate out from the area around the Constellation of Perseus, which will be NE, about 25 degrees above the horizon (from the UK) just after midnight. So look generally North Easterly and expect to see "shooting stars" that radiate away from the area you are looking at. Naked eye is best, perhaps supplemented with wide angle, low power binoculars, as these fellas move fast, and only last about a second. If you are lucky you might see the odd fireball or two, where a streak of fire is left hanging across the sky for several seconds after the object has burned up in our upper atmosphere. Probably cloudy here tonight (Glasgow) but here's hoping. Tom

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Rainy t0day - 7 Oktas cloud at 6pm Temp 16.8°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 12.8°C / 19.3°C Pressure (Rel) 977.8 falling, Min / Max in last 24hrs 976.3.5 / 980.7 Rain 32.1mm in last 24hrs Humidity 73%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 61% / 97% Wind ENE 1.8Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 6.3Kmph Better day today, some heavy rain, but fair in between.

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Rainy tday - 8 Oktas at 6pm Temp 19.1°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 7.9°C / 19.9°C Pressure (Rel) 981.5 falling, Min / Max in last 24hrs 981.5 / 997.8 Rain7.3mm in last 24hrs Humidity 86%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 48% / 95% Wind ENE 1.8Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 3.6Kmph Wet and unpleasant day

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Fair today - 2 Oktas at 6pm Temp 20.3°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 10.9°C / 22.2°C Pressure (Rel) 997.8 rising, Min / Max in last 24hrs 993.3 / 997.9 Rain0.0mm in last 24hrs Humidity 51%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 40% / 90% Wind ENE 1.8Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 3.6Kmph Reasonable day.

You live in a beautiful part of the Country, Shadow. I am up your way hillwalking and "Munro bagging" a couple of times a year. Usually in reasonable weather. Like the Chocolate Lab as well - Lovely dog. Tom

I heard the weather warnings for Strathclyde (inc. Glasgow area) on the Radio this morning at 8am. It did rain here in Glasgow today, but only about 15mm since 8am. But the weather warning seemed a bit extreme for what we actually got. It seems that Edinburgh got it instead. Sorry to hear that the East of the Country is getting it bad. Maybe the Met Office should use a "weather stone". If it's wet, its raining, white - it's snowing, dry - it's probably cloudy, bright - it's sunny, or if you can't see it - it's foggy. Tom

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Cloudy today - 8 Oktas at 6pm Temp 15.3°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 10.7°C / 16.9°C Pressure (Rel) 990.0 steady, Min / Max in last 24hrs 990.4 / 993.0 Rain19.6mm in last 24hrs Humidity 79%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 73% / 96% Wind ENE 1.8Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 7.8Kmph Summer, Huh !

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Cloudy today - 8 Oktas at 6pm Temp 17.3°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 10.3°C / 22.4°C Pressure (Rel) 994.3 steady, Min / Max in last 24hrs 993.4 / 995.8 Rain 0.0mm in last 24hrs Humidity 71%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 46% / 93% Wind NE 2.8Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 9.3Kmph Just started drizzling now (6.45pm)

Not much chance of the River Clyde running dry, it is chucking it down here .... again. Yet another warm, cloudy and rainy Summer ... I long for those hot, sunny Summers that West Central Scotland got in 1976 and several times more over the subsequent few years. Not had a "good, dry Summer" up here for Yonks. Can I sell you some water? ..... Anyone? Joking apart ... interesting quotes Mr Data.

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Mainly cloud today, but started drizzling at 5pm - 8 Oktas at 6pm Temp 19.3°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 16.9°C / 21.1°C Pressure (Rel) 992.9 falling, Min / Max in last 24hrs 992.8 / 998.9 Rain 0.5mm in last hour and in last 24hrs Humidity 81%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 61% / 93% Wind E 0.0Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 6.1Kmph A very sticky, oppresive day, with rain now on the way.

Glasgow, Scotland, 6pm local time Mix of sun and cloud today - 4 Oktas at 6pm Temp 21.9°C, Min / Max in last 24hrs 13.3°C / 23.0°C Pressure (Rel) 997.5 rising, Min / Max in last 24hrs 992.7 / 997.5 Rain 0.0mm in last 24hrs Humidity 70%, Min / Max in last 24hrs 55% / 94% Wind NE 0.0Kmph, Min / Max in last 24hrs 0.0 / 18.0Kmph