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Beautiful sunset here…

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Good day everyone, I have not posted for a long time (probably last winter). It’s good to see the forum going strong with great posts and pictures as usual. Hopefully I can contribute more posts over time as my shift has changed to better hours which means I have more time to myself and to spend with the kids.

It was very sad to read the news about Puffy, I really enjoyed reading his posts. 

Not much in the way of snow here recently but some brutally low temperatures making everything frosty and white. The local walks are so much better with a covering of frost and bright winter sunshine 

Fingers crossed for a white Christmas, a good chance going by the latest output 

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Just back from a nice walk around Queen’s Park in Glasgow, the snow quickly melting when the sun came out.

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Lovely stuff 

 

 

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A good couple of inches here and another shower about to move it. School bus unable to make it up the hill so the kids happy to walk to school in the snow 

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About the take the wife to work, should be a fun drive 

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Not bad considering I thought it would rain

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Brilliant time with the kids at Glencoe on Friday. Plenty of snow around and lots of fun sledging. Conditions got a bit wild as the day went on with drifting snow and very strong winds. The face masks came in handy to keep the wind out of the kids faces

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Beautiful up in Glencoe just now, chairlifts are open so taking the kids sledging, happy days

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Hi all, I am off work tomorrow and the kids are off school as it’s an In-service day. I was thinking of taking a drive through the Glencoe area with them to hopefully see some snow and enjoy the scenery. I just hope the roads will be fine if it does snow

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It was a great one day snow event yesterday. The kids managed to get out the sledges for a few hours after school and have a snowball fight with their friends. Still plenty of time left for winter to deliver something more special for all of us 

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16 minutes ago, Ross B said:

Traffic chaos around many parts of Glasgow and surrounding areas at the moment. Thought the met may have upgraded to Amber when I saw the radar this morning but I guess it wouldn't have made much difference really. Still snowing here but not adding too much to the totals since its wet and heavy and melting as fast as its falling. I hink we have 2-3 inches on the grass but hard to tell from the first floor flat.

If this was the London area then red warnings would probably be in place. It’s always the same, I think it’s very poor the way the met office handle their warnings for Scotland.

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This is what winter should be like! 

The kids are excited and hoping that school is closed so they can enjoy the snow as it won’t last long.

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Exciting drive home tonight, good to see some snow at last with the added bonus of a few flashes of lightning. Hopefully this a sign of things to come by the end of the month and into February.

 

 

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Amazing thunder snow while passing the Eaglesham moors

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Pishy sleet here, horrible day!

I am hoping that later tonight I will see some snow while up at East Kilbride.

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Happy new year folks! 

I was out a walk with the family earlier, the sun was shining and was very mild but windy. After walking for about an hour or so and about a mile from home the heavens opened. I should have checked the radar before leaving the house with no waterproofs. The wife and kids were not happy with my advice on just to wear a jumper 

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The models hinting at a possible cold snap from the north west around the middle of next week. Good chance it will deliver for the mountains and hopefully for low lying areas for a time even though it will probably be short lived. 

The way things are going this winter I would be delighted with a couple of cm of snow on the ground for a day so the kids and get out and enjoy it. 

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Same here, very light snow falling here!

I guess I can class Christmas 2021 as a white one 

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Merry Christmas folks!

Get ready for the snaw in January! It’s coming! 

The 12z GFS is pished 

 

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Merry Christmas everyone! 

I hope everyone can enjoy their time despite what’s going on the world and hopefully we can get a cold and snowy spell as we head through January.

Here are some pictures I took a few weeks ago while I was in Glencoe.

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Great post @A Winter's Tale

6 hours ago, snowidea said:

Where's @Hairy Celt? Missing his posts

Yes same here, loved his posts and also @Mr Frost

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Just finished a 12 hour shift at work and disappointed to find out the charts are not looking as good as they did a couple of days ago. It’s still early days as far as winter is concerned. Hopefully January can deliver for us.

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Yes ECM is fine for Christmas Day

It’s great to see the chance of a white Christmas is there. At least the models are not showing the usual south westerlies. Exciting few days of model watching for us over the next few days

Hopefully the UKMO is wrong and the GFS, GEM and ECM are correct.

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2 minutes ago, Quinach said:

PCR results just in and the scores on the door are kids positive, adults negative

Same happened in our household a couple of weeks ago. Stuck the two kids in the same room to keep each other company for 10 days. Me and the wife remained negative and the kids are now back at school. Thank god for iPads, TVs and laptops. The schools are rife with the virus at the moment.

Hopefully 2022 sees an end to all this!