The weather this month has been trying hard to shut me down without success but this morning finally managed it with thick fog, a covering of snow and raining ice on a light E>3 at 0 degrees.
By mid morning the temp was up to 2 degrees with heavy drizzle clearing the snow, but this, plus the fog, remained throughout the day.
Last day of January tomorrow, thank goodness, though the easterly with fog, snow and rain is now forecast to go on till beyond next weekend.
If the fog continues, as forecast, the first of the waders will be back at Fly Flatts before me, with the first Oystercatchers due back around the 3rd Feb, closely followed by Ringed Plover and Curlew. Oystercatchers are already arriving back at Eccup reservoir.
Conflicting forecasts for tomorrow with one showing cloudy sunshine for morning and a wet afternoon whilst the other is showing cloud and rain all day with low visibility, the latter usually being the most reliable. Temp to rise slightly to 3 degrees.
BS