On Sunday, it might have been British Summer Time, but Orkney had other ideas. Mirran Hall took this smasher of a picture in Stromness.
A Snowy Sunday in Stromness
‘No winter lasts forever’
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland
Scapa Sunsets
The sun as it sets over Scapa Bay on Saturday 11th March 2023
Snowy Wonder
“And, as always happens, and happens far too soon, the strange and wonderful becomes a memory and a memory becomes a dream. Tomorrow it’s gone.” ― Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
Weather Forecast: Yellow Warning Snow & Ice
Snow showers and some sunny spells on Wednesday.
Snow Covered Orkney of March 1946
East Road, Clay Loan and School Place were very popular for sledging down.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry with sunny spells. Windy.
Rather cold northerly wind. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Weather Forecast: Very windy but mainly dry with sunny spells.
Mainly dry with sunny spells for Orkney. Maximum temperature 7 °C
Earth’s Long Term Warming Trend
The past nine years have been the warmest years since modern recordkeeping began in 1880. This means Earth in 2022 was about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.11 degrees Celsius) warmer than the late 19th century average.
Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain.Windy
Strengthening east or northeasterly winds, gales later. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
