Full halo over the neem site in North Greenland (c) www.neem.ku.dk.

General
The lateste sat pic (15.40utc) shows that the clouds that were present this morning has dissipated completely. Looks like a bright sunshiny day!
Also the next few days look very good: lots of sun and blue skies. The only thing to tak in account is that tomorrow night the increase of the low level moisture will increase the risk fo shallow fog patches.

21/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: SSE 10-16kt, later this evening decreasing to 6-10kt
- Weather: the remainder of the day is sunny and clear, with only a little risk of some shallow fog patches
- Temperature: Min06utc=-XXc dayMax(18utc)=-6C

22/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: SSE 8-12kt, after 15/18utc decreasing to S 3-8kt, further veering to the SW after 21/24utc.
- Weather: sunny and clear with some patches of high clouds.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-14°C (18utc)=-8°C.

23/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: S to SSE less than 5kt, after 18/21utc becoming SE 6-12kt.
- Weather: (shallow) fog patches are likely but soon dissipating and becoming sunny and clear.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-22°C (surface inversion) (18utc)=-8°C

Drilling an ice core. The drill is about 13.5 meters long, and is shown here with the outer barrel (indicated by green) removed. When operational, only the drill head and the anti-torque section (lower right) are visible. Read more on this page

General
No satellite image available this morning. If one comes in this shows significant diiferences with the forecast, i will update the forecast. The model products confirm mostly yesterdays forecast.
18/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: SE 12-16kt after 15/18utc becoming 8-13kt.
- Weather: possibly a few fog patches to start, soon lifting to Stratus, alternated with sunny spells. Cirrus and Cirrostratus patches.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-10c dayMax(18utc)=-3C

19/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S 6-10kt, after 12/15utc becoming SSW to SW 8-13kt.
- Weather: overnight thickening cloud cover resulting in a covered sky wiht possibly some snow/snow showers. No significant change.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-5°C (18utc)=-2°C.

20/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: W 5-10kt veering via N and NE to E 2-6kt. Later ESE to SE 8-12kt.
- Weather: still quite a lot of low/thick cloud with possibly some slight snow. After 12/15utc enlarging sunny spells.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-6°C (maybe 0°C)

A fresh ice core directly from the drill. This 3.5 m long and 98 mm diameter rod of ice in one piece is truly an aesthetic experience. This ice core contains about 500 years of snowfall in a beautiful layered sequence from about 75,000 years ago. (c) read more: http://neem.nbi.ku.dk/field_diaries_folder/uk_diaries_2010/2010-06-13/

General
Latest satellite shot shows further clearing of the Northwest of Greenland, so that sunny day is coming up! After 18utc the wind turns to the westerly sector which results in advection of high quantities of low level moisture with fog and low clouds as a consequence. 
 
15/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: SE 8-12kt after 18/21utc becoming W 4-8kt.
- Weather: in general sunny, no significant change.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-14c dayMax(18utc)=-6C

16/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: W 4-8kt after 15/18utc veering to WNW to NW 3-8kt.
- Weather: sunny with high clouds, soon and rapidly formation of stratus and fog, becoming overcast. Small risk for a slight snow shower
- Temperature: (6utc)=-16°C (18utc)=-6°C.

17/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: W 4-8kt after 15utc becoming SE 8-13kt
- Weather: still some mist or fig patches but soon dissipating and becoming clear (katabatic regime.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-12°C (18utc)=-8°C.

General
No satellite image available this morning but in general the conditions remain the same: considerable amounts of moisture at almost all levels but not saturated everywhere. This means variable amounts of clouds at variable heights. the risk for any snow showers has become very small. The wind is in general weak to moderate resultng in the creation of a surface inversion during the little hours.
 
12/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: S to SSE 6-12kt  after 15utc becoming S to SSW 2-6kt..
- Weather: variable layers of medium and high level clouds (Altostratus-Cirrostratus), with sunny spells. Relative high low level moisture content which maintains the risk of fog/stratus patches.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-102c dayMax(18utc)=-4C

13/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: less than 5kt from variable direction temporarily becoming calm.
- Weather: larger sunny spells but still the risk for mist-fog-stratus. No precipitation.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-14°C (18utc)=-4°C.

14/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: SSW to SW 4-8kt, no significant change throughout the day. Following night backing to SE but remaining 5-10kt.
- Weather: mist and fog patches below the surface inversion, temporarily oncreasing cloudiness with increasing risk for a slight snow shower. Next night slight katabatic advect drier air with excluding mist or fog formation the next morning.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-4°C.

General
Quite a significant different satellite image this morning. The frontal depression is still present but has lost a lot of its structure and the vast cloud sheet of yesterday is breaking up. Still a lot of cloud around of course but also a quite significant amount of clear patches.
Remaing too warm.

12/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: S to SSE 8-13kt, no significant change throughout the day. A little decreasing after 21/24utc.
- Weather: still patches of Stratus (low clouds) but also clear, sunny spells. A snow shower is still possibly but becomes gradually less likely.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-12c dayMax(18utc)=-5C

12/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S to SSW 4-8kt, after 15/18utc backing to S/SSE 4-8kt.
- Weather: quite a lot of low level moisture enlarge the risk for fog or stratus patches. But this should be a relative good day with sunny spells, no showers and variable amounts of high clouds.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-10°C (18utc)=-4°C.

13/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: S to SSE 5-10kt, temporarily veering to SSW to SW.
- Weather: mediuim and high level clouds (Altostratus/Cirrostratus) gradually further thickening becoming multilayered overcast with increasing risk for snow/snow shower
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-4°C.

Satellite image from noaa-18 (c)Weather Office Canada

General
This mornings satellite image shows a very exstensive sheetof low cloud over the Northwest of Greenland, covering the Neem Site completely. At a lot of places there are sheets of higher clouds as well. This is a Channel 3 image, showing the liquid water content of the clouds: the darker the clouds the more liquid water they content. Which also means the more risk for snow or snow showers, however the frequencey and intensity of the shower should not be too big.
In general remaining too warm.

10/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: S to SSW 5-10kt, no significant change throughout the day.
- Weather: solidly overcast with with especially low clouds. Temporarily higher/thicker clouds will shift over, increasing the risk for snow showers.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-14c dayMax(18utc)=-6C

11/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S to SSE 10-15kt, after 18/21utc becoming S 6-10kt.
- Weather: thinner cloud layers allowing some weak sunny spells. risk fo fog and Stratus patches as the low level moisture content is quite high! Mainly no precipitation but the odd shower can not be excluded.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-12°C (18utc)=-6°C.

12/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: S 6-10kt, no significant change.
- Weather: again a lot of cloud at different levels but especially patches of Stratus (fog). Sunny spells are most likely very weak.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-4°C.

These two pictures show the end of the ice cap with the retreating ice leaving the sandy moraines. When you scratch the superficial sandy layer than you’ll find thick clear ice. (c) Marc De Keyser

General
Amazing satellite picture this morning: almost the whole of Greenland is covered by clouds. The Southern and Central parts are covered by a frontal depression of which the center is positioned near S72°W37°. The weather over the North of Greenland is still dominated by the remnants of an olf frontal system. As the next days there is weak anticyclonic development, conditions should start to improve, but very slowly.

09/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: S to SSW 4-8kt after 15/18utc becoming SW 6-10kt
- Weather: solidly overcast with still some slight snow/snow shower. No significant change.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-8c dayMax(18utc)=-4C

10/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S to SSE 8-12kt, no significant change.
- Weather: very cloudy but gradually/slowly improving with some weak sunny spells.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-10°C (18utc)=-6°C.

11/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: SSE 10-15kt, after 18/21utc becoming S to SSW 8-12kt.
- Weather: again becoming very cloudy to overcast. Patchy low clouds with possibly some fog patches. Temporarily some slight snow.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-10°C (18utc)=-4°C.

The Greenland ice cap ending near Kangerlussuaq (c) Marc De Keyser

General
On the satellite picture of this morning, it is well visible that the Neem area is covered by two layers of clouds: the most significant one is a persistent layer of low clouds, Stratus, whih is thick enough to produce some snow/snow showers. Tomorrow conditions will be pretty much the same although a little improvement is possible: no more snow fall and gradually thinning of the cloud cover.

07/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: SSW 4-8kt after 15utc becoming SW 8-12kt
- Weather: solidly overcast with periods of sno/snow showers. No significant change.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-10c dayMax(18utc)=-6C

08/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: SW 7-12kt after 18/21utc becoming WSW 4-8kt
- Weather: very cloudy in the lower levels: Stratus with possibly some slight snow but improving, especially after 21/24utc.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-5°C.

09/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: WSW 2-6kt, no significant change.
- Weather: patchy low clouds with weak, short lived sunny spells.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-10°C (18utc)=-6°C.

Latest satellite image of Greenland. Significant cloud cover over the Western side of the divide. (c) Weather Office Canada

General
Advection of low level moisture from the Sw to WSW. No big changes over the next 48 hours.

05/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: SW 8-12kt becoming SSW 3-8kt.
- Weather: weak sunny spells but in general very cloudy with possibly some slight snow.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-12c dayMax(18utc)=-5C

06/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S to SSW 3-8kt after 15/18utc becoming WSW 7-12kt
- Weather: very moist in lower levels: mist and fog patches, low clouds alternated with sunny spells. Later increasing and thickening cloud with possibly slight snow fall.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-12°C (18utc)=-6°C.

07/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: SW 5-10kt, becoming after 18/21utc WSW 4-8kt .
- Weather: weak sunny spells with mist and fog patches.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-8°C (18utc)=-5°C.

The Greenland icecap near Kangerlussuaq (c) Marc De Keyser

General
The frontal system has completely dissolved, leaving only a few patches of especially high clouds over the North of Greenland. The Southern parts of Greenland are now covered by an active frontal depression.
The next few days, especially tomorrow and the day after, remains very moist, resulting mist or fog patches, and periods with low clouds, sometimes thick enough to produce some slight snow. Today however looks pretty good.

05/06/10 - day 1
- Wind: S to SSW 6-10kt becoming S 4-8kt.
- Weather: sunny with patches of high clouds, Cirrus and Cirrostratus. After 21/24utc formation of fog/mit patches
- Temperature: Min06utc=-18c dayMax(18utc)=-6C

06/06/10 - day 2
- Wind: S to SSW 5-10kt after 15/18utc becoming SW to WSW 4-8kt
- Weather: mist and fog patches, with pretty high low level moisture content: periods with low clouds alternated with sunny spells. Possibly slight snow fall as well, especially towards the evening. I would think that the visibility remains rather poor to moderate
- Temperature: (6utc)=-15°C (18utc)=-7°C.

07/06/10 - day 3
- Wind: SSW 2-5kt, becoming after 12/15utc WSW to W 4-8kt .
- Weather: strong surface inversion with mist and fog patches, remaining very moist, especially in the lower levels, so mist/ fog is likely to be persistent. tempo some slight snow.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-18°C (18utc)=-8°C.