The sun and the rain

[saveasteading]

This appeared in my Facebook stuff today. An ad for maps.

Perhaps you will find it as interesting as I did.

Eg the vast area of blue which is mostly uninhabited. 

Of course we all look at our location.

 

What struck me was how tiny and precise some shaded areas are, especially where the brown which is showing as a long strip but very narrow.

I haven't yet looked to see if there is any geographical feature coincident.    Ahhh the quality has diminished in copying.  But eg see Morayshire where I'd guess the brown band is 30 miles by 3 miles.

Is black best for solar panels... sunny and regularly washed.

[JohnMo]

1 hour ago, saveasteading said:

But eg see Morayshire where I'd guess the brown band is 30 miles by 3 miles.

A lot of micro climates there, we are 6 miles from Elgin and the same from Lossiemouth, all 3 places can vary in temperatures by a couple of degrees.

 

1 hour ago, saveasteading said:

Is black best for solar panels... sunny and regularly washed

Or is it feast and famine, great one day rubbish the next.

[SteamyTea]

3 hours ago, saveasteading said:

Is black best for solar panels... sunny and regularly washed.

There are a number of factors that govern PV yeild. 

I am black and proud (well on that map).

 

[saveasteading]

2 hours ago, JohnMo said:

places can vary in temperatures by a couple of degrees.

I look at the weather forecast time- related charts for your area with interest,  and so often see the rain stopping after the eastward moving  weather front passes the Cairngorms. But on a newspaper simplified forecast it will show rain. Don't tell anyone how good the climate is though or there will be thousands more white box estates.

Bracing tomorrow though as Norway sends its unwanted weather south?

 

The light blue produces the peaty water to go with the barley from the yellow. Mmmm.

[FuerteStu]

Wonder how 'more wind' Factors into this map? 

 

I'm in East Anglia.. Feels about right

Edited November 17, 2025 by FuerteStu