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I certainly do John. The issue will be whether or not there's enough precipitation - not whether or not it will be cold enough. We probably both know that northerlies often produce snow to our north and then when upper air disturbances move over the Forth they decay only to pep-up again when south over the Borders. Let's just hope that doesn't happen this time - that I'm afraid can't be forecast by wee amateurs like me :ph34r:

I'm thinking that in the east places like Bathgate, Livingston, Penicuik and going down the Borders over Sutra and the Lammermuir Hills will see a fair old covering. Unfortunately I don't have a good geographical knowledge to the west to help out on that front. But it does look cold enough for city centres and even the shoreline of the Clyde/Forth to see something interesting too

Welcome to posting on netweather EKB - you join us during interesting times

A quick summary of what the population centres in the Central Lowlands can expect over the next 48 hours: First of all the Fax Chart at T+36, midnight Thurs. This show two occluded fronts straddling the lowlands. Note the 528 dam line (a good indicator of wintry precipitation) is moving well down into northern England: So, an initially interesting set-up. Cold air and fronts moving over us. So let's have a look at how cold the air will be at surface: Weds 18h00: Midnight: And 06h00 Thursday: So cold - sub-zero everywhere except the western Isles and western Argyle plus the north sea coast of the Borders. A quick glance at dew points (sub zero hopefully): And yes - extensively below zero. So we have sub zero temps, sub zero dewpoints and a front moving over. The next thing to worry about is the upper air temperatures and of course, whether there is actually any precipitation about. From nw extra - here's some great charts that show both together. Watch for upper air temps of -5ºC or below to indicate how wintry the ppn may be: 18h00 Weds: Midnight - definitely heavier in the east over the Lothians, but Glasgow and Strathclyde not missing out: And 06h00 Thurs: Finally the midnight computer generated precipitation-type chart for midnight: So all in all an interesting 36-48 hours coming up. Let's hope the gritters have been told

This has to be the best ramp ever: That deserves a Rampty nomination at the forthcoming Annual Ramp Award Ceremony. Apols Nick :wacko:

I've been thinking the same - so went outside in a dark top and it's snow pellets. The wind is blowing it so fast here it does look like rain mind Go have a look!!

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Heavy sleety snow in Edinburgh and blowing a gale. Not much on the ground in the city centre - more slushy than white.

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Was Edinburgh's 3rd coldest night of the season last night with -5ºC as a minimum. 32nd air frost of the Winter

31st air frost of the winter last night. Was down to -1ºC in the early hours. Streets turned into ice-skating rinks. Again.

Cumbria - embankment, electrified two-track railway. Yep it was an educated guess lol. If you can get shots out of the new kit in low light conditions of that standard - you're onto a winner (Although it is a wee bit blurred) *snigger* Tripod?

You could have at least waited for a class 92 on an intermodal service to Mossend to pass by Ozzy. Where's your sense of adventure?! Tsk.

Try here liamcymro: http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?s...p;#entry1438131 :lol:

Very interesting outlook there - with the word easterly firmly planted in the forecast.

The 29th air frost of the season here last night - down to -4ºC. Even at 11am streets were like ice skating rinks, and everything in the shade is still frozen here at 3.30pm, despite an air temp of +5ºC. A cursory look a the airport minimum temps in the last 3 months - and if you counted everything of 3ºC and below as a ground frost then there would be another 14 nights to add to the 43 airfrosts since summer end. I certainly can't remember such a frequency of cold nights.

2.9ºC for me. Let's see that 3ºC barrier broken...

Edinburgh has had 28 air frosts this season. 42 since the end of Summer. Stats in my sig

Fozfoster - there's lots on the solar minimum, and the theories that surround solar influence on our weather in the science forum area and in the climate change area - peruse at your pleasure and enjoy! Back to the stratoshpere

It's the same system as adding an attachment to a post. Look under the area where you type your message and there is a slab of attachment controls Will get a definitive answer on how this all works shortly

Indeed. There's plenty of room for talk about climate change in the forum area that bears that name. Please stick to direct discussion about the temp in the straosphere in this thread - will move o/t posts into that other area from now on. Ta

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Oooo - I'm only a mile from where those readings were taken :lol: I'm greasing up my sledge as I type - although I'm wearing trainers today, the wrong footwear! :lol: