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47 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Still falling as snow here but I suspect it might be the last shower falling as snow for a while as it's wetter snow than earlier this morning. Temp is just below at -0.3c. 

So different to here. 2.6C and rising.

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3 minutes ago, LomondSnowstorm said:

Lovely!

I can certainly attest to the paths on the Lomonds being deathtraps - had to avoid the paths entirely on the way back down East Lomond yesterday and trample down the grassier parts (which were fortunately not too bad). Also a bit of a hairy drive back down to Falkland from Craigmead with the yellow ski warning light on the whole time

Ochils MR were apparently called out to attend an accident at Craigmead today.

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43 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Thought that myself up the Pentlands today too. The snow this morning was the difference between several hours walking and turning back at the first hill! Still went on my hoop a few times and saw plenty of others do likewise

It’s remarkable isn’t it, how big an effect even a dusting can have. Makes it nice and grippy if it’s dry. 

I have to say I was surprised how much snow there was in the Ochils today. I had a trawl of Instagram and Twitter yesterday to see what folk were posting and to gauge how much snow there was....and there really didn’t seem to be as much as south of the Forth. A pleasant surprise but wish I had taken my snowshoes as it was perfect conditions for them. Quite a few people ski touring too. So nice to see. Might try to get back for a bigger outing on Friday after the Ochils have been topped up a bit

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WHAT

A

DAY!!!

   

Gawd I love this country

Oh, plus 0.5cm of new powdery snow this morning...which no doubt stopped various paths in the Lomonds from being death traps for a few hours this morning at least

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9 minutes ago, mistyqueen said:

 I didn't stay up to see the New Year  in.

Slainte! 

I tried but fell asleep on the sofa at 11:45. I don't think I've ever felt so old, clearly I am inexorably morphing into my dad

Still, wishing everyone on here a better 2021 than 2020 and here's hoping this lovely seasonal weather continues for as long as possible. In the absence of travel it's the only thing keeping me sane just now. Well, that and this wonderful forum of course!! Nice and grounding

Stay safe and healthy, folks!

 

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1.6C here with the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen

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Didn't last long. Only minutes......but it was worth rushing out the door for!

High of 1C here today but back down to 0.1C now. Had about 1mm top-up this afternoon.

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16 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

Great to get out and about today, some great scenery & skies. Sunset was magical too..

Last pic is very appropriate !

 

 

Ooo, is that Eliburn? Looks oddly familiar.

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Gawd it's a beautiful day up here! Another beautifully cold and crisp day in the Lomonds  The northerly is great cos it means the sunny side of the house is dead calm, and with the brightness off the snow it's actually t-shirt weather. It's very continental in feel.

We got down to -1.1C this morning, making it our sixth air frost of the winter so far. One more, and we'll have had the same number of air frosts in the past week as we had in the whole of last winter!

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Great to see such widespread snowfall today  ......but sorry to hear the usual suspects are still snowless  Remind me never to move to the East Neuk

The road up here was crazy today. Apparently a car on its roof on the Falkland side, while on the Leslie side it was a seemingly endless 2WD summer tyre fiasco with cars abandoned and lots of revving and pushing

Still, it looked nice outside! My boss is VERY understanding of my snow needs so didn't hesitate in letting me take a day's holiday. East Lomond in the morning, West Lomond in the afternoon.....and both were very busy, unsurprisingly

Oh and we're hanging on to snow cover despite the temperature stubbornly refusing to dip below 2C. 

 

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Snow? Sun forecast for tomorrow? Hmm...might have to ask my boss for a day off

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56 minutes ago, LomondSnowstorm said:

......and if the wet bulb temperature is below freezing there it's probably going to stick as snow down here

 

Erm.....how the dickens do I find that out??  1C here, dew point is -2.7C and all the snow is passing over Leslie and missing us completely.

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Not nearly as snowy as other lucky folk on here, but it was nice and atmospheric at work this morning, and to be honest it's always nice to be gritting cos that means it's COLD!!

 

As ever though, it was snowier out west around Blackridge/Heights  

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26 minutes ago, shuggee said:

Anyone else watching the radar?! 

Sometimes it feels like that's all I EVER do!  I actually quite miss that old existence pre-internet when you had no idea. You just looked out the window and suddenly, quite unexpectedly, there it was   

A few years ago I toyed with the idea of staying away from weather forecasts altogether for a winter season to see whether I could recapture that childlike  'OOOO! IT'S SNOWING! LOOK MUM, IT'S SNOWING!!!!' wonder but......ugh, I couldn't be bothered

 

 

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2 hours ago, 101_North said:

What a beautiful day for a long ago planned walk with friends

 

Ha ha! To be fair it does feel quite unusual for Boxing Day. I've always found it to be a reliable day for walking off the gluttony.....1998 notwithstanding of course!

Anyway festive greetings to everyone on here. Lovely to see the wintriness up north for the chosen few  

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FINALLY AN ICY WINDSCREEN!!!

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1 hour ago, mistyqueen said:

Temp 5.6c. 

Snap! And apart from the 11.6C the other day, it's pretty much been 6C and wet here every day for what feels like weeks now. It feels like someone's pressed 'PAUSE' on our weather.

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10 hours ago, Quinach said:

Back to Aberdeenshire Permagloom™ - but they promise sunshine tomorrow 

 

The east must surely be in the running for one of the dullest Decembers on record? To be honest the only coping mechanism I have for winter months like this is getting up into the snow on the higher hills....but that looks like being off limits well into the new year. Ugh, it sucks!

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I'm as shocked as anyone else to find that sunshine is illuminating the walls of my home this morning. That's the first time it's happened since Saturday 5th December!!

On the subject of mud and waterlogging, it's causing us real problems at work in trying to maintain path networks. I've never seen Beecraigs looking as sodden as it did last weekend. Burns in unusual places, new lagoons, new tracks, mud everywhere. The paths (especially in the country parks) come under pressure every winter of course, but it's not usually a problem until later in the season. The past two months have been horrendous though and while the weather would have caused problems in itself, coupled with an effective doubling in visitor numbers / users since Covid took hold we're seeing paths that only ever used to get waterlogged now turning into 4 inches of mud. Plus of course a lot of paths have widened / eroded by an extra metre or more due to social distancing. It's a massive challenge for outdoor recreation in Scotland - how to future-proof popular places to cope with weather & rising visitor numbers.

I've certainly changed my walking habits at home and stick mainly to the fields and moors, as the main paths up the Lomonds are just muddy motorways now. 

 

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1 hour ago, Puffy MacCloud said:

..... the sun is out

The what??

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22 minutes ago, Hawesy said:

With due apologies to the Aberdeenshire posse, it’s been a pretty decent day here in NE Fife. Dry with some bright and sunny breaks and feeling mild at 8c in light winds. 

Haven't seen the sun here since Saturday!

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On 07/12/2020 at 12:34, Quinach said:

Permagloom™

Such an excellent word. Sums the majority of our weather up perfectly

Meanwhile, at home.....going, going......

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1 hour ago, Hawesy said:

 

Great to have you back @LomondSnowstorm 

Seconded!  

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2 hours ago, Mr Frost said:

 

I wonder if @Benvironment is wading through snow up to his knees just now? 

 

Did you even need to ask?

We had a top-up of 14cm, but it's packing down quickly in the drizzle. It stopped snowing about 7am but it was sleet from about 6am. Carpe diem!!! 

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25 minutes ago, Hawesy said:

Still a tropical +1.3c here (max 4.8c). I was hoping to beat @Benvironment for the first air frost of the autumn/winter too! 

Heres our problem @Kirkcaldy Weather wet bulb/baw freezing level. You want it to be at or below 200m for snow to accumulate on low ground (very crude interpretation). 
 

 

We're down to -0.4C!!!!!!