UPDATE @ 1630Hrs.
Today saw the highest temperature so far this year, an uninspiring 5.8 degrees. Initially misty & murky, the day eventually became rather showery, especially this afternoon, when bands of showers from the west, managed to survive to affect our area.The current temperature was 4.1, with still a few icy patches around.
THIS EVENING & TONIGHT
Rather cloudy this evening, with an odd shower still possible .Later in the night, wet & windy weather will spread in from the south west, with temperatures holding a few degrees above freezing.
OUTLOOK
Saturday will be mainly cloudy & windy, with spells of rain. The thaw will go on apace & river levels will rise sharply.It will be mild at around 8 degrees.Sunday will be much drier & brighter.
GLOBAL WARMING CONTINUES Despite our severe early winter weather, Nasa Experts confirm that 2010 was the joint warmest year on record(along with 2005) across the globe. Overall, these two years were 0.62c above the 20th Century average, when taking a combination of land & water surface temperatures across the world.
Many scientists believe that the onset of LA NINA, an irregular cycle that is responsible for pushing warmer water close to the coasline of Queensland (& influences conditions further afield, such as off the coast of Brazil) can be blamed for helping to generate the more intense storms that have led to severe flooding in these regions. It is believed that increasingly higher world-wide temperatures, which add more energy to the system, may lead to a greater frequency of occurrence of La Nina.
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