Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[Hairy Celt]

5 hours ago, drm said:

Additional to the above post, what happens to the polar vortex if the Amoc collapses? Does it expand south to lower levels in the hemisphere or stay roughly where it is? Or is it governed by other influences.

My really overly simple thoughts are that if the Atlantic slows down, we'll get progressively drier as well as colder, but you'd think there'd be a massive shake-up of how the atmosphere turns over in both hemispheres.

[drm]

 Hairy Celt I'd agree colder and drier in winter, shorter summers but potentially frequent hot plumes and thundery breakdowns,very short springs and autumn's, whenever the tipping point and collapse of Amoc is due to  happens who knows, my guess within the next 50 years. That energy from a quieter Atlantic has to go somewhere will it be a stormier mid southern hemisphere. 

 

[mardatha]

So basically it's a good time to be old and on the way oot then?

[skifreak]

There is some evidence that during the Loch Lomond re-advance period when glaciers reformed and advanced in parts of the Highlands, that summers were warmer and drier. Reduced rainfall, and a bigger proportion of precipitation falling as snow tipped the balance in favour of accumulating snowpack. Arguably could describe it as a more continental style climate.

[Snowandrocks]

Interesting that they suggest sea ice might extend down to 50 degrees N.

I suspect the reality won't be nearly as dramatic but polar bears would maybe give the seagulls at Aberdeen beach some healthy ice cream stealing competition! 

[Kayemill]

Thunder and lightning here. 

[NUT]

Got to love unstable westerlies  Had a bit of a hail shower and certain heard a slight grumble there  now got sleet weird

Edited February 12 by NUT

[Ross B]

We've got thundersnow... Wtf

 

Saw the radar, opened the blind just in case... Started as hail then bam, lightning with a loud rumble with heavy snow. Probably more of a dusting than we got from the front last week... 

Edited February 12 by Ross B

[snowidea]

Bad timing for the evening dog walk, especially when you're wearing slip on clogs. 2 minutes out of the door, hail, lightning and thunder. The dog did a quick about face and dragged us home. Can't have been out of the house for more than 5 minutes but we're all soaked. 

[Stormeh]

 Ross B

Haha same here, our 4 month old kitten jumped off the bed and under a table after hearing the thunder 

[JamesM]

 Ross B

Was out a walk and got caught in it. Thought I saw distant lightning. A real squall with hail, rain, sleet and snow. Completely soaked!

Edited February 12 by JamesM

[Snowlover2]

Yes thunder snow here too. I actually jumped out to look outside as I thought there was car crash

[Rickoza]

Two big bright flashes past 20 minutes, one direction of East Kilbride the other Hamilton.  Nice deposit of hail too.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 

Proper wintry radar on the go, thought I'd heard a Rumble there and a bit of hail mixed in.

This cam about to be plastered 

 

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[Falkirk Snow]

Thunder snow here in Caldercruix

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[Ruzzi]

Proper squall, well highlighted on the radar too 

 

 

 

Managed to catch the thunder snow in this second video albeit the tail end of the longest thunder rumble known to man

 

 

End result until the next batch moves in 

 

[JoeShmoe]

Just landed at Edi from London city in a storm, was a bit hairy coming down, could see the lightning 

[Metwatch]

 

[101_North]

Massive crack of thunder there

[Aphelion]

Thunder graupel in North Edinburgh.

Edited February 12 by Aphelion

[101_North]

Heavy hail and sleety pish 

[Ruzzi]

Next band getting its act together for round 2 

[Ross B]

 Ruzzi yep was about to say the same, decent looking cell near Largs at the moment. 

[101_North]

Moderate snow here now! What a bizarre 15mins of weather 

Edited February 12 by 101_North

[Penicuikblizzard]

Thunder hail and gusty winds in the current shower