Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Quite a significant flash flood event for Northwest > West Scotland over the next day or so due to the boundary of cold and mild air which creates a bit of an Atmospheric river.

 

Little update on the snowstorm / blizzard, still coming in for this timeframe and many outputs still looking tasty 

[Ross90]

Surprised there's no yellow for wind in the central belt tonight. Seems to be quite isolated to just central Scotland with gusts quite frequently in the 45-55mph range. We've had a yellow warning for lower wind speeds already this year.

[aggy]

 Ross90 was just away to say the same thing gusts forecast high 50s right through the night 

[Hairy Celt]

Blub blub if only blub blub all this rain blub blub was snow blub blub we'd be buried blub blub but it's not blub blub where's me blub blub boat??? Blub blub t'other side blub blub of the moat!!

[Quinach]

I admire the optimism of the weather station, not a chance of snow in reality.

Steady moderate rain and ground saturated once more.

 

[Kayemill]

Aaaand guess what? It's windy again today!

[NUT]

This wind at the moment really blowy. Guess it's not gonna calm down to this rain starts fully pushing south (when we have had the rain at times it's been vile)! Dread to think how much they've had in the highlands (so far) looks as if they been hammered

[Hairy Celt]

FWIW, the radar is showing the ppn turning slowly more wintry in Caithness and Sutherland. @Halfamilefromnowhere will be along shortly to confirm (if he hasn't been washed away).

[jon_d1983]

What a horrid morning again!!! Local roads with a lot of flooding this morning in way to work. Don’t realise rain had been so heavy last night!! Miserable, dull wet day in Aberdoom with the local rags sporting 200mile snow blankets on there way

[Halfamilefromnowhere]

 Hairy Celt

Floods everywhere, springs appearing all over the place, slushy covering of sleet early doors before heavier proper snow set in giving good if soggy snow cover.  Temps up to 0.1C and light rain now falling.  Will be a tad difficult if it freezes tonight.  On the plus side zero wind which is weird after 6 days of constant gale of severe gales.

Edited February 5 by Halfamilefromnowhere

[Northernlights]

Just to confirm rivers here are at tops of banks.    Forestry operations have blocked ditches on farm and public roads so lots of mechanical  activity digging channels. Council   jetter coming to culvert at end of farm road blocked by forestry  debris. Estate forester looking hassled as water started to undermine tar. Lochs in every field Massive soil erosion in lifted tattie fields with 3 to 4 feet gully erosion. Currently calm and 4c

[drm]

The toys are certainly being thrown out of the pram in the “mad“ thread this afternoon on what at most was a hill snow event.direction of travel still on track for later

Edited February 5 by drm

[jellybaby1969]

Yip need a big dose of anti depressants for the model output thread...so funny when the south say snow for Scotland as usual..like we all live up a mountain !! Anyhow I am driving back from Essex on Friday now for some snow viewing should I do M6 or A1 n across at Scoth corner ??

[CameronWS]

Is there any prospect of lower level snow for the central belt later in the week?

[Kayemill]

 CameronWS

 

My guess is the wind will keep it away!

[Halfamilefromnowhere]

 jellybaby1969 got to be Scotch corner but take a shovel!

[skifreak]

 jellybaby1969

 

Well the A66 could have its moments, but is likely to get shut if things get interesting! An alternative is to go via the M6 but take a diversion via Kendal then over the original Shap Summit on the A6 - its about a 100ft lower than the top of the A66 is but is less likely to get shut. 

Had some good fun in an EV with winter tyres slaloming around stuck and slithering things on the S3 bits either side of Shap Summit in mid January! Eventually had to get out and push a pair of BMWs that had completely blocked the road! 

[aggy]

I’ve had a peak at the models glad I never bothered before now England snow event not Scotland Thursday Friday and I think the rest of any chance of cold has went bust also 

[johncam]

Aye think any chance of lying snow for any length of time has gone for us in the lowlands, hopefully the highlands can get some for our ski resorts before winters end.

[Northern Strath]

Had ridiculously wet conditions with two days nonstop rain. My father telling me that the river Nairn reached higher levels than its 1997 record. Was delighted to see showers coming in first thing were of heavy snow, with a very small covering down to around 200m thus far

[Northernlights]

Much better start to the day at 2c with a ground frost.    Strong NW wind driving in snow showers across the Firth towards us 

[101_North]

Just as ECM and the Met drop any notion of snow here the GFS is back with this nonsense  

[Hairy Celt]

Cold, sunny, dry and very breezy here this morning and no rain in the forecast so all good. A much better outlook than recent deluges and murk. 

The only light on this morning is the lamp over my desk, the snowdrops are in full bloom here and a few winter aconites just up the road. I must get the oily wash on the fruit trees asap too, there hasn't been enough dry weather so far this winter.

Crikey. I really spoke to soon - there's a really lively shower coming through just now...

Edited February 6 by Hairy Celt

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Super amount of work went into this one 🌨🌨

 

[Hairy Celt]

Current shower is thick splatty sleet. 2.5C and dropping.

With a fair bit of snow mixed in as the shower fades away...

Edited February 6 by Hairy Celt