AFTER such a long spell of sustained wintry weather we saw the start of a welcome change at the start of last week.

THE Arctic weather continued unabated last week, bringing the worst conditions for this area since the early 90s, and the longest spell of icy conditions for much longer than that.

'IN the bleak midwinter, snow upon snow' just about sums up our weather over the last couple of weeks.

AFTER a partly cloudy and slightly unsettled start, the weather in our area became much brighter with long spells of winter sunshine, but some bitterly cold temperatures as well.

THE weather in our area last week was, once again, a story of generally cloudy days, with showers or longer periods of rain at times for most of the week. Fortunately, we did see a spell of sunshine at the weekend to lighten our spirits.

THE weather in our area last week continued with the very unsettled conditions that have been very much the story of the last month.

IN keeping with the rest of the UK, Moray has seen a very unsettled week, with rain or showers occurring on each of the days.

AFTER a bright, sunny and frosty start on Monday, the weather in Forres slowly went downhill.

OUR weather in Forres last week was another in the run of unsettled spells that have affected us for most of the past month.

OUR October weather in Forres last week continued the run of fairly mild but unsettled conditions that we have been experiencing for much of the past month.

THE weather in Moray last week was generally cloudy with outbreaks of light rain or showers at times, more or less throughout the period, although we did see a brighter and drier day on Wednesday and even a few sunny periods.

OUR weather in Moray last week was fairly typical of the transition from autumn into winter, with a good deal of cloud, fewer sunny spells and a fair amount of rain over a period of generally lowering temperatures.

OUR weather last week was reasonably good for September. The start of the week being fairly cloudy with some light rain or showers but we were able to enjoy some good sunny spells on Thursday and Friday.

THE weather in Moray last week continued the improvement of the previous week, and in fact was a touch sunnier, and certainly drier, than that period.

THE words 'après le deluge' come to mind when considering the weather of the past week in Moray.

OUR weather last week started well enough with reasonably warm temperatures and some sunny spells over the first couple of days.

OUR August weather continued in its unsettled mode last week, with outbreaks of rain or showers on each of the days with the exception of Saturday, which was the best of the seven days.

OUR weather last week in Moray was rather cloudy for most of the period, with only a few sunny intervals.

ALL in all, last week was a rather good one with respect to weather.

THE weather in our area last week was much improved on the previous weeks of July.

OUR weather last week in Forres was a fairly boring and relentless continuation of the unsettled conditions that have affected us for most of the past month.

OUR weather for mid July has not proved to be particularly summer-like.

LAST week's weather was a reality check that summer can be such a fleeting impression. The previous week, despite the odd thundery shower, did give us gloriously warm sunshine.

APART from some showers on Monday and some patches of haar with low cloud on Wednesday morning, the past week in Moray has been dry and very warm, with long spells of sunshine.

OUR weather last week proved to be rather unsettled, with frequent showers and longer spells of rain at times.

LAST week's weather was somewhat disappointing for June. We saw a week of rather showery conditions with some rain or showers on each of the days, with the exception of Friday, which was fairly warm and sunny.

THE weather during the first part of last week was partly cloudy, but with some sunny periods, and rather warm on Monday and Tuesday.

WE have really seen a week of two halves with respect to the weather.

WE saw a mainly cloudy week overall last week, but interspersed with sunny intervals.

WE seem to be going through a good week/bad week scenario at present and last week was certainly one of our good weeks.

LAST week was a generally unsettled week with outbreaks of rain or showers from Monday onwards.

OUR weather last week was generally cloudy for the most part, with some brighter interludes towards the end of the week and over the weekend itself.

ALTHOUGH last week's weather was not as great as the previous week, it was still a rather pleasant week, with a fair amount of warm sunshine mid-week.

WHAT a superb week of weather we had last week. Like me, you will probably be hoping that it was not the last we will see of summer. It is a long time since we have had no rain over the week; at least no rain was measured at my site.

LAST week's weather could justifiably be classed as a week of two halves, with conditions going from unsettled to fine almost overnight halfway through the period.

OUR weather last week started on a mainly cloudy note with some light rain showers at times on Monday.

WE had a sharp reminder last week that winter isn't over quite yet.

WHAT a pleasant change to write about a rather settled period of relatively good weather after the rather prolonged period of cold and changeable conditions of the recent weeks.

FORRES and district had a rather cloudy and generally unsettled spell of weather last week. We experienced rain showers and outbreaks of light rain at times for most of the period.

A TOUCH of winter returned to the area last week, with generally lower temperatures than the previous two weeks.

WE experienced a generally cloudy week last week, with some improvement by the weekend.

THE weather in our area last week was exceptionally mild for the time of year, and in marked contrast to the extremely low temperatures of the previous two weeks.

LAST week we saw a very cold and clear start with severe frosts over the first few days and staying cold for most of the rest of the week. There were a few slight snow flurries or sleet showers on Tuesday and Wednesday but still some sunny periods in between.

OUR weather last week was generally very cold, mainly cloudy and unsettled.

OUR weather last week finished up being a lot better than was expected.

LAST week was a generally cloudy week in this area, with outbreaks of light rain at times during the first half of the period.

THE weather of last week was in very sharp contrast to the two previous ones. The severe cold spell gave way to very much milder conditions moving in from the Atlantic.

LAST week saw a complete contrast in weather from the start of the week to the weekend.

AFTER a fairly mild start, last week's weather definitely took on a very wintry flavour, with temperatures plummeting by the weekend.

THE weather in our area last week was rather unsettled and rather windy throughout the period. Although rainfall never really amounted to very much on any of the days we did see quite a few showers at times or outbreaks of rain.

LAST week was a generally cloudy week for the most part with a few outbreaks of rain or showers in the earlier part of the period.

THE weather window last week opened to a bright start on Monday, but it became rather cold and wintry moving into Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow showers provided a light covering on both days.

MOST of last week saw a fairly mild spell of weather with the odd light shower or outbreak of rain but by the end of the week conditions became very chilly indeed, producing the coldest temperatures of the winter so far.

OUR weather last week was generally cloudy for most of the time. We experienced light rain or showers during the first part of the week, and overall it was a fairly mild start.

LAST week saw a rather cloudy spell of weather in our area.

WE saw a cloudy and grey week for the most part in Moray last week.

AFTER the battering we took the previous week, we experienced an early winter in Moray last week.

THE weather in Moray last week turned distinctly autumnal, and delivered a very unsettled week with fairly frequent showers and strong winds at times.

OUR weather in Moray last week was rather pleasant with above average temperatures, although the week was slightly on the cloudy side with just a few sunny periods. However, there was very little in the way of rainfall. High pressure dominated the scene over the week, giving us very light winds in the main.

THE weather last week in our area was generally cloudy for the most part, unsettled at the start with light rain or drizzle at times.

OUR weather in Moray last week was a period of partly cloudy skies with some good sunny periods at times. It was slightly unsettled over the first part of the week with some light outbreaks of rain or showers from Monday to Wednesday.

LAST week saw a generally unsettled period of weather in the Forres area, although we did see some welcome sunny spells from time to time which kept our average temperatures around the normal for September.

THE weather in our area last week saw a wet and gloomy start on Monday with rain, moderate at times.

THE Moray weather last week was rather unsettled and generally cloudy but becoming rather brighter and drier over the weekend.

WE saw a generally cloudy week last week with some rainfall measured on most of the days with Friday and Tuesday being the exception.

OUR good weather continued last week but with a little more in the way of rain.

IT is fair to say that we have had to wait a very long time this year, but summer finally arrived last week.

OUR generally poor summer continued last week with another in the run of rather unsettled weeks of weather.

OUR weather last week was, once again, a mixture of sunny periods and showers, with the rainfall occurring mainly at the start of the week and again at the weekend.

THE last week of June continued the pattern of showery and changeable weather that we have seen for most of the month.

OUR run of rather unsettled and inclement weather continued throughout last week in our area.

THE weather in Moray last week was not quite what we expect for June. We saw a very unsettled and changeable week which was generally rather cloudy with only a few sunny spells.

LAST week was a fairly cloudy week in our area but was still a very pleasant spell of weather with some sunny periods from time to time.

LAST week was a fairly cloudy week in general. After the long dry spell that we have experienced, we did see some rain, not much it has to be said, but enough to brighten up our gardens and fields.

WE saw a generally very quiet week of weather in Moray last week.

OUR weather last week was another fine and dry spell with a considerable amount of sunshine on each of the days. The big difference from the previous week was the temperature.

WHAT a fantastic week of weather we had last week, with long periods of wall to wall sunshine and hardly a cloud in sight for much of the time.

OUR weather last week was rather unsettled, with showers or longer periods of rain at times.

WE experienced a much better week for weather last week, it was generally much brighter than of late and certainly much warmer.

LAST week proved to be a somewhat better week for weather in this area than we have seen recently.

LAST week's weather was fairly unsettled with a mixture of showers and periods of rain.

LAST week started reasonably well, with broken cloud, some sunny spells, and fairly dry.

THE weather of the last week of March in Moray followed the same pattern as much of the rest of the month has seen, unsettled with outbreaks of rain or showers, some of them quite wintry at times.

AN extremely unsettled week with showers of one kind or another on every day of the period.

LAST week gave us another fairly unsettled and cloudy week, with rain or showers occurring on each of the days.

UNSETTLED weather was once again the predominant factor last week, especially early on.

LAST week we saw another in the run of unsettled periods of weather that have set in recently.

AFTER a bright start last week, our weather slowly started to deteriorate as the week went on.

THE weather in Moray last week was a pleasant change from the rather gloomy weeks since the start of the year.

WE experienced a very mild week indeed last week in Moray. The period was generally partly cloudy but with long sunny spells at times, especially in the second half of the week.

WE had another unsettled week of weather last week, with showers or longer periods of rain at times.

OUR run of very unsettled and changeable weather of recent weeks continued to affect our area last week. The last seven days turned out to be quite wet at times, with rainfall being measured on each of the days.

THE weather last week in our area was again fairly unsettled, with outbreaks of rain or showers for a greater part of the week.

WE experienced a rather cold week in this part of Moray last week.

WE experienced a mainly unsettled week of weather here last week, with rain or showers occurring at some time on each of the days.

THE last week of the year proved to be a rather unsettled one with periods of rain or showers on each of the days, with the exception of Sunday, although no great amounts of rainfall were recorded.

WE saw a rather good week of weather in the county last week, with one of these rare occurrences these days, a dry week.

THE weather last week had rather an unsettled start, with blustery rain showers at first and feeling rather cold in the fresher winds.

OUR weather last week saw another in the run of very changeable weather conditions, but perhaps not as cold as the previous week.

WE experienced a generally unsettled week with respect to weather in our area last week.

THE weather last week had a fairly unsettled start, with rain or showers running through to Wednesday, Monday and overnight into Tuesday seeing the heaviest rainfall of that period.

WE experienced a rather unsettled spell of weather in Moray last week with a distinct wintry feel to it.

OUR weather last week was somewhat more unsettled than we have seen lately, certainly for the first part of the period.

THE weather in Moray last week was very pleasant indeed, for the most part.

THE weather in Moray last week continued the mild and pleasant vein that we have experienced since the start of October.

DESPITE being generally cloudy, last week was a bright and mainly dry week, and rather pleasant at times.

THE first week of October was mainly dry and really a rather pleasant period with good sunny spells at the beginning of the week, and again at the weekend on Friday and Sunday.

LAST week we had contrasting weather splitting the week into two parts.

THE weather in Moray last week proved to be rather disappointing, with rather a lot of cloud around and fewer sunny periods than the previous week.

ONCE again high pressure dominated the whole of the UK last week, and again the centres were well to the South and West of us, leaving more cloudy conditions affecting the North-east.

HIGH pressure dominated the whole of the UK last week, but it was disappointing to see so much in the way of cloud and cooler conditions.

ONCE again the weather in our area last week was rather disappointing. We experienced a reasonably good start on Monday with some sunny spells, although there were the odd outbreaks of light rain or showers. Tuesday was a much better day with further sunny periods and remaining dry all day for a change.

IT ALMOST felt like summer last week between Wednesday and Friday, but the weekend brought us back to reality.

OUR weather last week showed much improvement from that of late, with less rainfall over the week and more in the way of sunny spells.

THE wet "summer" continued last week in our area with rainfall on each of the days.

THE weather in Forres last week saw little change from recent times, rather unsettled with probably less sunshine than of late.

LAST week the Moray Firth experienced another unsettled spell of weather, with showers or periods of rain every day except Monday and Sunday.

THE weather last week in the Forres area was another in the unending line of unsettled spells we have been experiencing this summer.

THE weather over our last week of a poor June was very much in keeping with the general trend of the whole month; generally cloudy, rather cool, and with a fair amount of rainfall recorded.

WHAT a disappointing spell of weather we saw last week. The question must be "Where has flaming June gone?"

THE weather in our area last week was a picture of grey anticyclonic gloom, with moist, cool air rolling over us from the North Sea and not much in the way of wind to move things along.

THE weather tended to play fast and loose with us over last week.

THE weather in our area last week proved to be much better than earlier in the month.

OUR UNSEASONABLE run of unsettled weather continued last week, which was disappointing considering the glorious conditions of the previous month.

THE weather of last week gave us a reality check and a strong reminder that we must not take our recent very warm conditions as a standard.

AFTER the glorious weather of the previous week, and the warmest April ever, we could have expected the pattern to continue.

AFTER a gloomy start last week, our weather improved to give us some glorious days from Thursday on.

WE SAW quite a change in the weather last week. There was some welcome rain after the prolonged dry spell, but also some very unwelcome lower temperatures, which did not go down well, since we have been basking in well above average temperatures for some time now.

THE start of the week last week was partly cloudy but dry and reasonably warm. Conditions improved throughout the week to give long spells of sunshine, though rather hazy later in the period. We saw some of the warmest days of the year last week, and the highest April temperatures since 2003 and then back to 1987.

THE weather in Moray last week was generally very good, with long sunny spells at times and very little in the way of rainfall.

THE weather in our area last week was pretty good overall. The week started off with a fine spell, giving some sunshine on Monday, which proved the warmest day of the week.

ONCE again we saw a weather week of two contrasting halves last week, with a cold start and a beautiful finish. Winter returned with a vengeance on Monday but Spring bounced back from Thursday onwards.

LAST week's weather started off in the manner we have become accustomed to recently, quite mild with some sunny periods and a few light showers.

THE weather in Moray last week showed distinct signs of Spring in the air. The daffodils are pretty well all out, along with the crocus carpets that are so beautiful in our parkland areas.

OUR weather last week was a game of two halves – a wet and windy first half and a much better second half.

AFTER our little touch of winter the previous week, last week saw a return to mild, above average, temperatures.

LAST week, I mentioned the continuing above average temperatures and mild conditions of the past weeks, and, of course, no sooner were those words written than we were plunged into the first real bite of winter.

OUR weather last week continued the run of above-average temperatures we have become accustomed to over the past winter.