Friday, March 31, 2006

Large untidy Cu. At times to 8 Sc, threat of rain in the morning, some actual rain. Much sun too. Wind strong SW.

2200 11°C

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Wind strong SW. Varying Cu/Sc, in the afternoon big untidy Cu. Some sun.
2130 11°C

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Again varying Sc and Cu, sun quite often. Rain at times especially 1615. Wind strong SW.
2130 7°C

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

While I was walking home the wind suddenly turned cold - the downdraught from a huge raft of storm clouds. Powerful gusts lashed me with icy rain, but fortunately I had my back to the wind.

Varying Sc & Cu - bright sun at times.
1700 Cold rain sweeps up fast on strong SW wind. 8 Sc.
2130 9°C.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Strong W/SW wind all day. 8 Sc, light rain occasionally. Rather warm.
2130 9°C

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Again much warmer. Difficult to believe that 4 days ago I was walking round with hat and gloves on, and having 2 hot water bottles.

Occasional sun, but mostly Sc.
PM. Light rain.
Wind W quite strong.
2130 11°C.

Friday, March 24, 2006

Persistent rain in the morning, deployed wet weather anti-traffic plan of leaving 6 minutes early to catch the 0714 bus, got to work by 7.50am.

0700. 8 Ns/Sc, persistent rain.
1200 Rain stopped. Wind SW. Much warmer.
1700 11°C.
2200 8°C

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Quite a lot of sun today. Not quite so cold either, but still pretty damn cold. Walked right round the lake at lunchtime, for the first time since the autumn. Daffodils in bud.

0700 0 Sun
Wind NE
More cloud to
1700. 7 Sc/As.
Again not quite so cold.
2130 5°C

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Bit of sun today. Most welcome.

0700 5 Cu/Sc/Ci. Wind NE. Sun Less cold slightly. ~same cloud level all day
2130 0°C.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Yet more biting Easterly wind. Looked more closely at house buying process, getting list of 25 stages from a website and, as a result, asking a solicitor for a quote for fees. Just wish it was so easy to find a house to buy in the first place.

Odd positive feeling on way home - don't know if it was the sun at its highest 5pm elevation this year, or the house stuff, but I had an extraordinary 'things are moving again' feeling which in some ways I haven't had since circa 1988. 8 flatter Sc. Wind E brisk, very cold.
2100 1°C

Monday, March 20, 2006

Wind stuck in the east for 8 days. Very cold and dry.

8 S/Sc. Wind NE brisk. Very cold.
2130. 3°C

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Varying Cu, Sc, some sun, wind NE, cold.
1700 0.
2130 2°C

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Wind E, strong. 5-8 Cu, Sc. Very cold
2200. 1°C

Friday, March 17, 2006

in the morning 6 Sc, some sun, some snow flakes. Wind E strong, very cold.
in the afternoon 8 Sc.
2200 2°C.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Weather right back to winter with a freezing East wind and dark grey, dry overcast.

8 S/Sc. Wind E. Very cold. Light snow and rain at times.
1700 2°C
2130 1°.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Weather spring-like in the afternoon - hazy sunshine from a clear sky, no wind, and that 'spacious' feeling.

0700 8 S/Sc Calm.
Warmer.
1500 0 Sun
2130 0°C.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

0700 8 Sc 2°C, Wind SE, very cold. Flakes of snow at times. One or two scallop sun breaks.
2130. 4°.

Monday, March 13, 2006

0700 0°C.
6 Cu, Ci, sun
Wind SE, very cold.
1700. 1°C
2130 8 Cs, full moon.
A cold, grey-white day, not at all like the weekend.

8 S. Colder

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Back to work tomorrow. Mornings won't be so dark or so cold now, I hope.

7 Cu/Sc. Wind SE. Cold. Some sun. 2130 0°C

Saturday, March 11, 2006

AM. 6 Cu, Ci, some sun.
PM. 8 Sc, snow several times.
Colder.
2230 -3°C

Friday, March 10, 2006

8 Sc, 5°C.
Wind W.
Colder.
Much rain.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Rained solidly till 3pm, so read Dedicated Troublemaker by Mark Steel.

8 Sc, wind SW, rain constant till 1500. Few sunbreaks then.
10°C - rather warmer.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Miserable wet day, stayed in in the afternoon and tidied.

Rapidly clouding to 1100 8 Sc, very light drizzle, rain gradually heavier till heavy pm
Wind strong, but air warmer.
2200 4 °C

Monday, March 06, 2006

Warmer. Fair-weather Cu gradually increasing, sun, to 8 Sc by 1400.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Sunny again, not quite so cold.

Gradually increasing fair-weather Cu. Sun
Not quite so cold
Wind NW

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Another sunny spring day, warm enough not to feel hard-edged - in the sun anyway. Very cold overnight and in the shade.

0400 -6°C
0900 Frost 0
1100 Cu cells
1200 3 fair weather Cu
1600 6 Cu
Wind NW.

Friday, March 03, 2006

A beautiful very early Spring day, blue sky, West wind, fair-weather cumuli, with trees still bare and still some snow lying in the shadows, though the sun was warm.

0400 -4°C
Snow lying in the morning.
Wind SW - 4 fairweather Cu, some Ci.
2200 0, -3°C. Still tiny snow remnants in shadows.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Wind W - heavy frost. Gradually more Cu/Sc till
1500 8 Cu, heavy snow till about 1800. Clearing again later
Slight snow cover

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

FIRST DAY OF SPRING. Beautiful day, but cold and hard-edged again like Saturday.

4 fair weather Cu. Wind strong NW, very cold. Clearer later
Few snow flakes in the afternoon.
2130. -1°C