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Morning all, Nice to see a few pics already. Overnight low 1.3c. I’m targeting an air frost rather than snow.

Ground frost this morning but still no January air frost. Hopefully that drought will be ended tomorrow evening! Spent the day in Edinburgh and it’s been very pleasant with some sun, light winds and 7c this afternoon.

1.9c the minimum at home so still waiting on that first January air frost. Chillier over at St Andrews/Leuchars, min was -2c and currently 1c. XCW app is offering me 1cm of snow between now and next Thursday - can I bank that?

He’s highlighted that because we still manage to avoid an air frost in the East Neuk…

Indeed, after a few days of gloom, dreich and drizzle it's brightened up here too. Not exactly sunny, as there is a fair bit of cloud around but the little wind there is is from the north and it feels drier and far more pleasant than of late. 4c/2c currently. Still no frost so it's still a mudbath underfoot.

Some encouraging looking charts and models. The last meaningful snowfall here was Feb 21 and I'd give myself 50/50 odds of breaking that duck based on what we're seeing modelled. Meantime I continue to look at the frosty scenes with much envy. Another miserable day in coastal NE Fife, 5c after a low of 3c with drizzle on and off. Still waiting on a January air frost.

Showers again this evening. Here on the NE Fife coast it’s been a poor few days. Wasn’t expecting as much drizzle and gloom from the set up this week. With no frost it feels like a continuation of the wet last few months albeit with trivial rainfall amounts. Hoping for something drier and sunnier next week!

Minimum was +3.8c so no January air frost here just yet. At least the damp dreich of yesterday has gone for now although it’s still mostly cloudy.

Loving your confidence @Mair Snaw ! Im struggling for time at the moment but I’ll see what I can do if things still look epic in a few days! Far from epic today, dull, damp and dreich. Got up to 5c in Pittenweem but it’s typically unpleasant easterly fayre.

Morning all, 3c, a few (rain) showers to start the day. Overnight low 2c.

Milder over on the other side of the Tay. Leuchars reached 4c and I managed 5.8c here in Pittenweem. -25c this morning in Riga, Latvia which sits at the same latitude as here. Our maritime climate in full effect! Interesting. New Year celebrations have changed a lot, even since the 80s. It’s not what it was!

Morning all, still waiting on our first air frost of the month here. Overnight low 1.6c, an exact match of yesterday morning. Lovely clear sunrise.

Pleasant day. Partly clear skies with sunny spells and very light winds. 4.5c after a low of 1.6c. Just really nice to have some dry weather!

Great post @Polar Gael. Happy New Year to all on the thread. The last day of 2023 was very pleasant here and the first day of the New Year doesn’t look too shabby either! For those of us seeking drier weather it looks like high pressure takes control from the weekend. Exactly where it’s positioned and what happens after that still to be determined.

Morning all, Fairly mild start here at 6c, cooler up the road at Leuchars at 2c. December coming in above average temperature wise for most, mildest in the south of Scotland (Eskdalemuir +1.8c). The far north and Northern Isles have seen a below average mean (Baltasound at -1.2c compared to the mean). Rainfall at or above average for all, and as with the last few months the highest anomalies in the east (almost 300% of normal around Aboyne). My main hope for January is that it’s relatively dry for eastern Scotland (or at least near average!). I’m fed up of all the rain!

Agreed, I’ve never had much time for snow>rain events. I suppose if the snow is long-lasting enough to get out and enjoy it then fair enough. But I’d rather take plain rain over a layer of slush!

Nice to see some snow in Fife! Just sleet and rain here on the coast. The SEly wind kicked in and nudged the temperature up to 4.5c quickly.

Wind is pretty wild here in Pittenweem. I see Cairngorm was reporting a mean speed of 96mph gusting 113mph. Temperature -4c.

Today was a gem. Blue skies, sunshine, max 4c. As @edo commented you could see the front approach.

Merry Christmas to all and nice to see some Christmas Day snow for those up north. Wet here, 6c.

Great photos, folks. Wind has picked up here. Mean speed of 45mph at Leuchars.

Bit of a temperature contrast this morning. 10c at Tulloch Bridge, 0c at Aviemore at present!

And to you! Not sure about 13cm but I’d be surprised if you didn’t see a decent covering by tomorrow. Shame Sunday is to be mild. ECM quite chilly from Christmas Day onwards. GFS not so much at the moment.

Fair temperature spread across Scotland this morning from +11c in the southwest to -2c in Shetland. The Northern Isles are the only part of Scotland with the mean monthly temperature anomaly still below average. The recent mild spell has brought everywhere else above average after the cold start to the month.

Quite bright here, we've dodged the rain so far and feeling mild at 11c with light winds. The Christmas day charts have been comedy gold: as soon as ECM goes cold, GFS shows mild and vice versa. At present it's GFS showing a cold day with ECM relatively mild. All in all I'd categorise the coming week as classic Scottish winter fayre, never particularly cold or mild but windy and unsettled with snow on the hills at times and a smaller risk of something wintry at lower levels, especially in the north. Could be a lot worse!