2017-18 NH Winter / SH Summer Photo Thread

Brr. How long did you walk in that? how were taking photos? Even smartphone gloves that work would feel cold in that temperatures. Great sunrise; can tell it's cold from the photo; looks still and very frozen. But can't tell that it's -27°C.

About a half-hour walk. My body was fine because I put on a fleece under my jacket, and put on thermal cover trousers, though by the end of it I started feeling agony in my face. And yeah, I would take off my gloves to take the pictures, and after just 10-15 seconds they would sting really bad.

I've put a balaclava on a couple times, but they're annoying. Scarf is a decent compromise. I've never walked that long in those temperatures. Did two five-minute walks in -24°C with a break in a store a couple days ago; after a windy day with not quite as cold temperatures it felt very cold but didn't sting as bad. SLRs kinda work better with gloves. How long did the cold last? Looks like there was a bit of an inversion? Checked Umeå. Was -25°C at 9 am, didn't break -20°C till 11:20 am, our cold mornings would end much faster. Does Tavelsjö have an official weather station?

Your snow has a purple tinge in the first photo. Neat.

Frost has returned. At least that's nice. 




There's more frost the further up and out you go on the spruce because of more exposure to the clear night sky.


A look over the lake through the mini bus window.


Oh and nei, there's none for Tavelsjö at the northern edge of the lake, but Långviksvallen on the western edge has got a station run by the road and traffic authority.
www.weatherhq.com/weather-station/långviksvallen it's been very cold ever since February began.

Mates went walking in the hills, seriously regret not going now. No snow at all stuck down here!



Not sure I agree with this though

What a difference a few dozen meters make when the temps are positive! This morning when I left home, everything was white whereas it was almost snow-free at work (same distance from the center of the UHI but a little bit less elevated). Central Paris looked completely snow-free from the elevated subway, of course.



My stairs are looking more and more subtropique now, though still not Stockholm-level subtropique.



nei I dunno, extreme cold seems to be often accompanied with ice fog and moderate to severe cold also often has a misty component to it. The visibility is not at its maximum, even though it isn't foggy. Maybe I'm just too accustomed to radiative cold.

As for the scarves, they're as much a fashion statement or a plain habit than a necessity. I've seen a man wearing a fucking scarf on a 90°F+ day in Paris once.

The boardwalk pic is ilmc's last.

haven't seen that website before; looks good. Hasn't gone above 10°F in three or four days. Brr.

Nice image from Sandringham beach January 6 (was a max of 42C in Melbourne that day).
In case you were wondering... yes the water was perfect.

Castell Dinas Brân, a ruined medieval castle overlooking Llangollen, in Wales.