Northerly winds will strengthen throughout the day. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Weather Forecast: Bright with showers.
Fresh westerly winds easing in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Weather Forecast: Wintry showers this morning, mainly dry this afternoon. Yellow Warning for Ice
Northerly winds easing this morning. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Weather Forecast: Cold with wintry showers, turning heavier.
A bitterly cold day with northerly winds strengthening through the day. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
The Sky Above You – December 2021
“The Geminid meteor shower from the mysterious asteroid Phaeton (the only one of its kind) begins on December 3rd and peaks on the night of December 13th/14th, and will be best seen after midnight, once the Moon is down.”
“A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone”
Images from Orphir looking towards Hoy by Nick Morrison
Solstice Song
“For the Spirit of Solstice, is still living here….”
The Time of Year…..
“Sunrise over the meadow and the Bay…..17 December…2020……”
The Sky Above You – December 2020
” The winter solstice is on December 21st, also the date of a close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.”
Weather Watchers: The Ring of Brodgar
In the (not so bleak) Mid Winter