Instrument rating mock test day. May as well have realistic IMC weather 😀

Early #snow and hail already melted by the strong sun. Different story in the shade.

Bubbling away

Low top cumulonimbus on the Aberdeen horizon #uksnow

Not often you'll see this in Marseille:. LFML 261530Z AUTO 32028G42KT 9999 FEW019 BKN062 OVC074 08/M05 Q0997 TEMPO 0600 SN BKN008 OVC020. Currently 8C (-5C dew point) with TEMPO SN (snow!).

Fog on the Hudson river for the last morning of 2022. KJFK 311358Z 14004KT 1/4SM R04R/1200V1600FT FG OVC003 09/09 A3010

Now that's wintry actual and outlook!

A400M doing low approaches and go arounds in Aberdeen Dyce

Guess what time the cold front passed.

UFOs inbound

Some military ops going on

The light show that goes with it.

LFTH 170500Z AUTO 02023G37KT 350V060 9000 0800 R05/1100D +TSRA BCFG FEW008/// BKN090/// BKN110/// ///CB 24/21 Q1008. Proper weather!. PS: awakened by it

Temperature dipped below 8C just after 3am.

Pretty chilly 10.6C evening on a 25th July in a cool NW'ly flow. PS: personal station uploading to @wunderground

As hot in Heathrow and some places around Paris as it is in NE Algeria. #heatwave #heatwaveuk

EGPD 190750Z AUTO 17006KT 9999 NCD 26/13 Q1010 NOSIG. 9am: 26C that's also rare!.

It's rare but it happens. Ready for tomorrow then all gone.

20C at 850hPa modelled by GEFS for Aberdeen on Tuesday, that's VERY hot!

.@HeathrowAirport Hi, I'm planning to do ABZ to MRS in August. What is the average time to go through LHR in a post COVID world on such a journey?. I need to know to see how long a layover I plan for all various checks. Thanks.