Feb 10th : More than 100 areas face flooding in parts of the UK after heavy downpours, with further rain expected this week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62gd8eg4kpt

The first 10 days of January 2026 has seen 5 days average below 0 degC. Seven of the first 10 days had air frost, with a maximum temp of 5.7 degC on New Year’s Day. Since 11th, maximum temperatures have recovered a bit, but still nothing in double figures. The warmest has been 9.3 degC on 12th. The average to the 18th is 2.2 degC. Rainfall totals are low at 22.2 mm. It has felt damp rather than wet, with 11th-13th yielding 10.8 of that. After another week, there’s a signal for it to get colder again, so a monthly mean of < 3.0 degC is likely.

"-46C out there today. Double hoodie weather. (That’s for just inside)."

- Several people are missing after a landslide at a campground in the New Zealand tourist hotspot of Mount Maunganui - Rescue workers have said there are no signs of life at the campsite - Minister for Emergency Management Mark Mitchell has confirmed "at least one young girl" is among those unaccounted for - New Zealand officials say that search operations will continue through the night https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0erdp8q1qyt

That was the most unpleasant dog walk I’ve ever been on since we started pet sitting. It snowed early, then turned to rain, but froze on contact. The dog was pulling like hell, reacted to a couple of other dogs on the walk, and nearly had me on my arse a couple of times. I was glad to get back with him, then the big dry-off. Not nice. £60 per hour for those conditions 😎