The Beast is no more at least in this part of the country. It was finally slain by Emma in the early hours of the 3rd March in Watford. At the beginning of this cold spell of weather I thought it would last longer into next week. But a potent low pressure which came across…
Brrrr its been a cold month in Watford, it started off cold had a milder interlude and then very bitter at the end with the Beast from the East. The Central England Temperature (CET) coming out at 2.8c which is -0.8c below the long term average. In Watford there was 16 air frosts, we haven’t…
The beast from the east is about to strike! Its been over 30 years since we have had a continuous winds this cold from the east in winter, originating all the way from Siberia. We are lucky that this is happening at the end of winter, when the sun is starting to get higher in…
It was bird spotting morning in Cassiobury Park a couple of weeks ago, over 30 people met up with avid bird watcher Mark Sutton. We did a tour of the park from near the hub, down towards the nature reserve, along the canal and back round to the hub. We managed to spot 27 different…
If you just looked at the statistics this month you would have thought it has been a warm month. But it has felt much colder with a few snow events. The temperatures at night haven’t been that low which is why the statistics have come out as milder than average. The final CET for England…
Its been the snowiest December weather since 2010, here in Watford. After not having any snow for the last 5 years we have had 5 days of snow cover, and 8 days of falling snow. Which is also more than the last 5 winters put together. The remarkable thing is that it hasn’t been that…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…. Its been a longtime in waiting for a decent snow fall in Watford, more than 7 years! On the 10th December a classic low pressure slider came into the UK sliding from West to East. It has been a forecasters nightmare because of the borderline rain…
November has been an average month across the UK, with some warm spells but ending with a cold spell and the first snow on the eastern side of the country. Even in Watford we had our first flurries of snow on the final day of the month. End of the month also spelled the end…
It was the annual fireworks display in Cassiobury Park on Saturday. Fortunately the rain held off and the 40,000+ crowd packed the park, perfect weather for fireworks even if a bit chilly. Bonfire Vibe 107.6 did the entertainment before the fireworks with lovely singing from Katie plus Juan and their band. Biggest bonfire yet at the…
October has been a mild & dry month, there has hardly been any frosts across the country. Mostly the winds have been coming from a southerly direction, warm at this time of the year. There was a brief northerly at the end of the month which in Watford gave us a ground frost on the…
