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Photos of Durham UK. I’ve taken many photos over the years of Durham City, it’s surroundings and it’s weather. You’ll find them all here in this category.
A very special night for Northern Lights watchers. In 2016 we went all the way to Iceland to try to see the Northern Lights. Sadly it wasn’t to be. They never showed, and even though Mrs DurhamWeather said she saw them through the plane window on the way home, I was asleep so couldn’t verify. Last night was therefore a …
We managed to haul ourselves out of the house today – 12th December 2022. It was pretty bleak, about -1 degC and there had been another dusting of snow overnight. Starting in the town at Framwelgate Bridge, we headed south, passing the Fulling Mill on the opposite side of the river and the Wear, and then over Prebends Bridge to …
A beautiful sunny February day saw us visit the Durham Botanical Gardens for the first time this year. There were a few losses because of Storm Arwen in November last year, but the trees largely survived intact. Here’s some highlights from the walk. Latest Durham Photos Posts
The following was observed just after the passage of a very potent shower on 6th February 2022. The ‘cows udder’ appearance of Mammatus Cloud is due to intense updraughts in the base of the cloud, effectively throwing precipitation back upwards, against gravity. They can be intensely turbulent, and aircraft are best advised to avoid them if they are on a …
I spotted these photos on Facebook and contacted the owner Zanna Clay, who kindly gave me permission to use them. These photos show fantastic ice formations on the grass and hedges by the side of the road on Potters Bank in Durham. It was caused by passing cars spraying water from the road onto the grass, then freezing, making incredible …
Took a walk over to Pelaw Wood in Durham this morning. It was frosty and clear overnight and the ground was still hard, making it easy to walk. Temperature was around -1 degC. Got some nice photos, and our first Snowdrop in flower when we got home. 😁
The Durham area of North East of England was taken a little by surprise on Friday morning, the 8th January 2021. An area of rain had approached from the North West and turned to snow after midnight. Some places received 8-10 hours of continuous snow. Depth increased dramatically with altitude. In Durham City we had only 2-3 inches of snow, but …
23rd August 2020. Very heavy rain in Durham This is the scene from the Bandstand by the River Wear in Durham on Sunday 23rd August 2020. The heavy deluge dropped 9 mm of rain in 10 minutes on Durham and its surroundings. That’s a rate of 54 mm per hour, which is a proper downpour by any standards. In the …
Just had this photo sent of the incredible sunset of 26th April 2020. The sun was setting under a shallow cloud cover and it produced this red sunset and double rainbow. The cloud produced the first measurable rain for 2 weeks, in what looks destined to be one of the driest Aprils on record in Durham. The driest April in …
We’re all locked up at home with Coronavirus at the moment in April 2020, but they let us out to get exercise, so we took the opportunity to go for a stroll in the Durham sunshine.
Snowfall, Winter 2019-20 Better late than never Well, after a winter composed almost entirely of wind, rain and relatively mild temperatures, the first snow arrived in Durham five days before the end of February. Amounts aren’t huge (2-3”), but at least it stopped the winter from being thrown on the ‘No snow’ pile. It’s melted rapidly though after turning to …
Storm Ciara batters the UK After spending a fair bit of time concentrating on the wind speeds, we sort of forgot about the rain that Storm Ciara was going to deliver. Thankfully we missed some of the squall lines that hit further south. My total for rainfall was only 22.9mm, but obviously far more fell on the catchment areas on …