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Those of you up there in the Scottish Highlands who are bracing for the expected -130°C big chill predicted yesterday by the Daily Star would do well to add Bedouin protective headgear to your inclement weather clothing checklist, if the BBC's five-day forecast for Aviemore is correct: Sand storm due tomorrow in Aviemore, BBC …

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  1. Graham Jordan

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    Well, at least the visability is good. Thats refreshing to know.

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  2. sammi
    Paris Hilton

    Pfft

    You just don't know where you are these days!

    Paris, because she doesn't know her arse from her elbow.

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  3. Sureo
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    Hurrah!

    Anything for a change in the boring weather (forecast).

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  4. Denbo
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    But the visibity will be good???

    Type your comment here — plain text only, no HTML

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  5. rhidian

    Oh gods ...

    /me awaits the comments on the beavers being sent to sandstorm country >.<

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  6. Jonathan McColl
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    They're pretty good usually

    The BBC TV warned us of zero-degree temperatures yesterday at the same time as they reported minus ten in Aviemore.

    Today they warned us it would go down (yes, 'down') to +4, at the same time as I was starting my car at -10 here in Dingwall. By lunch-time it had risen up to the banana-growing heights of -5 before cooling down for the evening. Who knows what we'll have tomorrow? Why not sand-storms, we've had 'em before.

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    It's + 40oC here today

    What is this *minus* you speak of and why does it cause sand storms?

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  8. Geeks and Lies
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    I wish....

    Chuck Norris were here he would know what to do!

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  9. Raving

    Here is the boring weather (forecast)

    http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KORBORIN2

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  10. Anonymous Coward
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    Pfft ...

    According to the weather station at the University of York (http://www.amp.york.ac.uk/external/weather/current1.html) it's currently -999C outside, with an atmospheric pressure of 1032mb. Granted, their mast is on top of the Physics building (itself pretty tall) so at ground level it's probably a tad chillier.

    What I *do* know, however, is that -999C or not, it's bloody nithering out there!

    Flames, 'cos it's cold, dammit!

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