Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[101_North]

Heaviest snow of the winter

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

2 flashes 2 rumbles and one was in the forth decently close really

[pdiddy]

Was just coming on to say thunder, lightning and snow... weather type on the radar hasn't picked up on it for some reason though; still showing as rain...

[Ross B]

Heavy hail and a bit of snow again @Ruzzi and we're on the heaviest of the next shower. No lightning this time because I stood at the window recording it... 

[Northernlights]

After a  very pleasant day yesterday  getting with some outside  jobs in garden and on farm today dawned bright with a ground frost at 1c. All downhill from here on with wind getting and squally showers by late afternoon. Maximum temperature 7c but much cooler this evening Lots of snow still on higher hills round Firth.Its beginning to look like Scottish skiers will get snow for the spring.

[Spindrift2017]

Another big squall with torrential hail here - second of the evening and there was a hail shower this afternoon too.

[Ruzzi]

 Ross B

The worst of the second batch missing me to the south just by the hair of a baw

[101_North]

Local met station station shows a sharp temp decrease of 3c as soon as that first band hit. Fits in with how quickly it turned to snow. 

The second band was a mix of hail, sleet and rain. Nowhere near the intensity of the first band. 

[Klippie]

So I wasn't imagining it...I thought I saw a couple of flashes earlier on then really heavy hail showers, I was out at the shops later on an it was snowing and 1deg/C showing on the motor.

Best wintry weather around here for a good while.

[Klippie]

From weather to astronomy.

Just had a peek outside...its clear calm and cold and a beautiful view of Orion in the sky...Betelgeuse looking stunningly red.

Hand held so apologies to any pro-photographers.

 

Edited February 12 by Klippie

[skifreak]

Covering of snow down to the Carpark at Glencoe tonight. Hopefully an improved picture up on the mountain, really need some mid-range ability level terrain because there has been nothing between complete beginner nursery areas and a few runs between CairnGorm and Glencoe that are only suitable for expert skiers and boarders presently!

[Cheggers]

Lightening strikes popping up on my tracker around Fintry & Kippen.

[TillyS]

Just came over the Drumochter Pass to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper. Beautiful snow scenes. Lovely to be back in bonnie Scotland.

 

[Snowlover2]

 Klippie reminds me of this when I caught the Northern Lights and Ursa Major back in December. 

Edited February 13 by Snowlover2
Forgot to add photo

[101_North]

Says it's 5c but waiting on a bus in that perpetual wind it feels subzero

[101_North]

Edinburgh rocked by thunderclap followed by hail shower

Edited February 13 by 101_North

[johncam]

 TillyS get out and make most of it tomorrow,  as turning a lot milder following days 

Edited February 13 by johncam

[Northernlights]

Another cold day with a fresh west wind ground frost in the morning which lay all day .in the shade. Ground has lost of surface water. Currently 3c.

[jellybaby1969]

Milder into the weekend dble digits likely n looks fairly wet for the next 10 days here out in the west. Hoping that we can somehow eek out some wintery weather for us south of the Highlands end of Feb / early march. A winter that promised but failed to deliver locally. I just hope spring and summer doesn't disappoint..

[Hairy Celt]

3 hours ago, Northernlights said:

Another cold day with a fresh west wind ground frost in the morning which lay all day .in the shade. Ground has lost of surface water. Currently 3c.

Pretty much the same here for the day, some good sunshine too.  The frost lifted completely here in the wind.

I'm seeing signs of a cool down later next week perhaps?

[Klippie]

 Snowlover2 Very nice.

[Hairy Celt]

Another frost last night at -2C. No noticeable wind just now.

[Northern Strath]

Some hard frosts last few days, still some smatterings of snow remnants here, evidenced by @TillyS post, I believe the last pic is a house the other side of the river from us

I could be wrong but yesterday morning it looked like an Arcus or ‘shelf’ cloud across the moray firth. That’s about as exciting as the weather gets just now 

 

[thebigyin]

 Kirkcaldy Weather

The man that used to run it in the photo, atop Kenmore Hill Monday. Was a bit of snow about, but stayed wet lower down. Higher hills loaded, though obscured that day! (and a cracking walk ).

And one of the works at Taymouth Castle 

Edit was replying to highland safaris webcam link..not sure how this new forum works quite yet..

Edited February 14 by thebigyin

[TillyS]

Had a wonderful time up in the Cairngorms today. 

 A lot of this is going to be washed away over the next week