Weather early 2009

[David Shaw]

Another bright and sunny day here. We went down to Aviemore to see Iain Brodie at Auchgourish Garden and then had lunch outside the pub. It was very nice and warm. Back home it is still sunny but there is that bloody cold easterly wind!!!!

[Lori S.]

-4 C last night... the prediction caused many trays of seedlings to be hauled into the protection of the garage yesterday evening!  Also hail during the day yesterday... it was piled up 3" thick in neighborhoods to the NE of us.  Small hail but no damage at our place, and at least it didn't snow! 

[Maggi Young]

Today started rather grey and there are a few clouds about now which look like they might have some rain in them, but it was basically a pretty good day..... nice enough for a diversion when tending the neighbouring childrens' bunny rabbits.......

[cohan]

-4 C last night... the prediction caused many trays of seedlings to be hauled into the protection of the garage yesterday evening!  Also hail during the day yesterday... it was piled up 3" thick in neighborhoods to the NE of us.  Small hail but no damage at our place, and at least it didn't snow! 

not sure quite how low we got-yesterday was chilly, as is today, rocky mountain house only got down to -1, they have -4 forecast for friday....
snow on the ground early today, i'm told, didnt see it..

[Anthony Darby]

Thursday was sunny and still 17^oC at 5 p.m. Yesterday was torrential rain and 7^oC all day!

[David Nicholson]

Really clod then Anthony.

[Ragged Robin]

Gorgeous morning with snow-capped mountains piercing the clear blue sky and only traces of cloud - the meadow flowers are opening by the minute to embrace the warmth of the sun and butterflies and bees are busy, busy...in the absence of anything mechanical ( A ban on working on Sundays still thank goodness) the birds are singing away - this is the best sort of weather for everyone!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

sigh... you're making us all green with envy Robin... 
Heavilly overcast here - showers predicted for later in the day... no snow capped mountains... 

[Maggi Young]

Well, after gales and downpourrs on Friday and pretty much wall to wall wet misery on Saturday, for the preparation and duration of the Aberdeen Show; today is bright, quite breezy, but sunny and warm enough to enjoy a walk in shirtsleeves.   

[David Nicholson]

Heavy showers on and off (more 'on' really) all day, cold and, yet again, very windy. Just checked Maureen's diary and she has recorded nine days in May, so far, on which it has rained and 12 on which there has been a strong wind. Is it March really?

[Lori S.]

Well, after a gorgeous weekend, and 25 deg C yesterday, a north wind blew in, in the evening, bringing snow, as predicted.  -1 deg C overnight, and the thin snow melted off within a few hours, mercifully.  Misty, cold drizzle all day, so nothing new on the blooming front!  (We have already had hail 5 times this spring, and as 5 is supposedly the average for a summer here, does that mean we'll have no more hail this summer?!?  )

[Ragged Robin]

Sunny day thank goodness as I'm off to see the narcissus fields up above Montreux 

[cohan]

similar to lori--warm weekend--i got some veg seeds in sunday;
but where lori just got light snow and drizzle, we got rain from 10pm ysterday and our snow started after midnight and kept on without stop til early evening--we got at least 15-20cm though there was melting underneath all along...
10cm more forecast for tonight (none falling now..), and light snow through tomorrow afternoon..
here are a couple shots from this morning early /aft--
-looking out of the van in the yard toward a shed
-just up the road
-a couple shots from a town just over 40km away where we went before work today...

[Anthony Darby]

Crivvens! We are just getting days of torrential rain. [Memo to self: drill holes in the bottom of the wheelbarrow.]

[David Nicholson]

Chucking it down (again)
Very windy (again)
Peed off (again)