Weather Report..................

[marchie]

4 degrees, gusting wind, sunshine and showers and snow forecast for later. We seem to have missed out on the plague and pestilence, so we can't claim a Full House, so we'll settle for a season's best.

Need to make a running repair to the Sun Lounge roof where the driving rain has penetrated a screw in roof panel seal. It's more or less dead centre, so a PITA to reach. It's a 3 minute job [as long as the old screw doesn't snap], but ladder access and crawling board set up makes it 1/2 hour minimum!

Steve

Running repair completed but, as usual, the 3 minute job took a lot longer, because of damaged screwheads, earlier attempt [not by me, honest!] to cure the leak by using 1/2 a tube of mastic, and difficulty in reaching the errant fitting whilst stopping the tools being blown off the roof. I've gone 'belt & braces' by applying a bed of food grade silicone grease for the plastic fixing to sit on and also applied grease to the screw thread to reduce the strain that resulted in the original screwhead 'camming out'. Then ran a bead of the grease around the joint where the fixing meets the roofing sheet. The grease is used in bakeries and has a temperature range way beyond the Scottish weather, and is claimed to be waterproof, so fingers crossed that it doesn't get washed away!

Steve

 

[2cv]

A chilly -5 degrees this morning but clear skies. Maybe an occasional shower later. 🌧

 

[marchie]

A much warmer minus 3 degrees in Fife and a windscreen to scrape before we can enjoy the social highlight of the week, the 'Click & Collect' shopping run from Asda. Speaking of which ...

Steve

 

[Wully]

-4 here this morning but feels colder with the breeze. Thermals on and up to Lochgilphead to do a we job maybe.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

We are parked up in the carPark at Houston Arms don't know what the temp is outside but it looks nice and bright.Had a cracking night in the pub last night and the food was superb .heading down to the metal Bridge pub later on today.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

After a heavy overnight frost, today is dry and bright and calm, with a projected high of 8 °.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

We are parked up in the carPark at Houston Arms don't know what the temp is outside but it looks nice and bright.Had a cracking night in the pub last night and the food was superb .heading down to the metal Bridge pub later on today.

Sorry that was supposed to say Hopetoun Arms at leadhills

 

[Pauljenny]

Nippy and too dry for gardening.
But we're not complaining.

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Pishing down and blowing a hooley at the metal Bridge.

 

[2cv]

A breezy 9 degrees this morning, with showers again due. 🌥

 

[marchie]

7 degrees and the wind sweeping the chimney by dropping deposits in the fireplace and hearth. Warming up to 8 degrees but the rain will have started by then. And the wind chill will be constant, making it all feel pure dead Baltic

Steve

 

[Biggarmac]

Wet & windy. The top of Tinto hill is shrouded in low flying cloud.

 

[The laird]

Blustery here still

 

[HurricaneSmith]

Sunny intervals, a moderate breeze and 7°.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

After an early red sky it's growing duller, and by lunch time it'll be tipping down.

 

[marchie]

Dark and raining, but the wind has dropped for now. The rain may stop around lunchtime for a couple of hours, but back with a vengeance at dusk

Steve

 

[Exwindsurfer]

Raining well here .

 

[2cv]

A very light breeze and 7 degrees, but it‘s rain on and off for the day. 🌧

 

[Biggarmac]

Rain in for the day here. Surprisingly Tinto hill is fully visable. The snow up there is waiting for more snow to take it away. Thats if you believe the weather tales.

 

[The laird]

Wet wet here wind has dropped