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It must be rewarding and saddening at times but what a wonderful service and job they do.
Indeed and mostly funded by donations too, so if anyone one wants to show their support, I am sure they will appreciate it.
http://www.cmrt.org.uk/ http://www.cmrt.org.uk/fund%20raising.htm
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Some impressive images from Arran - wonder if this would be getting a lot more news coverage if it was happening in England?
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The wind has blown most of the snow off the tops of the Pentland Hills as well: http://www.eastsidecottages.co.uk/webcam/
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Some impressive snow drifts in Wigtown:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-21910940 and on the ski centre road in the Cairngorms: https://www.facebook.com/CairnGormMtn
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Yr.no is saying snow for most of the day tommorow in Edinburgh with a lull around lunchtime: http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/hour_by_hour.html
Met Office says nada on Friday and just a wee bit of light snow on Saturday: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/edinburgh#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1363910400
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Some nice deep snow up in the Pentlands: > http://www.winterhig...2,152573,page=3
(Scroll down to third post for picture)A photo of the Pentland hills on Thursday morning (21st): http://ow.ly/i/1Jniq
Nothing in Edinburgh itself though.
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I know I have been a bit of a grumpy old farmer
Interesting article in today's (Sunday) paper:
Britain's farming crisis: 'People don't realise how tough everything is' Crippling costs, bad weather and disease have hit the countryside hard – and left the future of British food in jeopardy, say the farmers fighting for survival:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/16/britain-farming-crisis-how-tough
As well as this one which even makes the front page: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/16/uk-farmers-face-disaster
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STV Appeal 2014 Calendar Competition (for photos of Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn)
Prize: Meet the Batty boy himself.
"Prizes include a trip to STV in Glasgow to meet STV's popular weatherman Sean Batty and see behind the scenes of how the weather is broadcast every day, plus an STV goodie bag with STV branded merchandise. Provided your permanent address is in Scotland, we will cover your travel expenses if you live more than 50 miles from the centre of Glasgow."
... <--link (don't know why it just shows as 3 dots!!?)
Might be of interest to some on here?
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I wonder if this might warrant a red warning for Friday then as it's a bullseye right over London
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Snow was melting rapidly in the Pentlands today was surprised how much had gone vs Thursday when I was last there.
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Here are two more pics from Amulree, Perthshire:
Amulree (Gaelic: Àth Maol Ruibhe, 'Ford of [st.] Maelrubha') is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies in hilly country on the A822 road, 1 km east of Loch Freuchie in Strathbraan, 8 km west of Dunkeld and 10 km north of Crieff.
Are those your pics? Cos if they are that Windy Wilson fella nicked one of em for his Faecesbook page:
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Looks like I picked the wrong week for getting some hillwalking done in Sutherland, as this sobering outlook from MWIS explains
"Atlantic southwesterlies from the weekend for at least a week will bring long bouts of upland gales; often severe or storm force particularly across Scotland."
On the plus side there might be a fair bit of snow on the higher Western hills by the end of the week:
Planning Outlook: All mountain areas of Britain from Saturday, 26th January, 2013
Atlantic southwesterlies from the weekend for at least a week will bring long bouts of upland gales; often severe or storm
force particularly across Scotland.
Freezing level will vary with freeze thaw cycles (although only rarely will the highest Scottish summits exceed freezing
point).
Precipitation will be frequent and often heavy, mostly rain on lower areas, whilst mostly snow on higher summits. Total
precipitation will be considerable on western mountains, with western Scotland bearing the brunt.
Forecast issued at 20:49 Thursday, 24/01/13
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Here's something to ponder:
Well it's possible - snowflakes are pretty amazing things:
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/07/ethereal-macro-photos-of-snowflakes-in-the-moments-before-they-disappear/ -
Any of you lot behind this Penicuik Snow Twitter account?
( @Penisnow )Interesting that the met o and yr.no both give the cold period a bit of an extension for Edinburgh (staying below zero (yr.no) or below 2C (met o) until Saturday daytime : http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/long.html
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/dg/edinburgh_forecast_weather.html
Looks like mild, wet and meh from Sunday on though.
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Whiteout on the Pentland tops: http://www.eastsidecottages.co.uk/webcam/
Still nothing settling here in North central Edinburgh (Canonmills).
Norwegian site says rain tomorrow and max of 3°C, then colder on Wednesday with a high of -2°C
http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/
All goes a bit pear shaped after Thursday though:
http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/long.html
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Glasgow snowshield and Edinburgh rain zone image from the Batty:
Glasgow's snow shield seems to be in good working order! Snow to the north, south, east & west of the city! pic.twitter.com/EAxTbXBY
— Sean Batty (@SeanBattySTV)
January 21, 2013 -
Edinburgh Weather - snow on Monday risk of 2-5cm in worst spots. up to 15-20cm Pentlands & Lammermuirs along with drifting#scotsnow
Edinburgh Weather - snow on Monday risk of 2-5cm in worst spots. up to 15-20cm Pentlands & Lammermuirs along with drifting #scotsnow
— Sean Batty (@SeanBattySTV)
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Will I need one of these for the morning commute tomorrow?
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That Norwegian site is saying rain for Edinburgh on Monday into Tuesday: http://www.yr.no/pla...land/Edinburgh/
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Top ten greatest snow depths in the UK as of 9am on Saturday;
Lough Fea, Londonderry - 27cm
Sennybridge, Powys - 22cm
Little Rissington, Gloucestershire - 20cm
Loftus, Cleveland - 16cm
Liscombe, Somerset - 16cm
Bristol Filton, Avon - 16cm
Brize Norton, Oxfordshire - 12cm
Hereford, Hereford & Worcester - 11cm
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - 11cm
Larkhill, Wiltshire -11cm
(via Met Office)
/ https://www.facebook...amtheweatherman
Norn Iron and Wales in the lead - Scotland has some catching up to do.
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This is when it started in Edinburgh (about 6pm I think??) I was on the Royal Mile at the time so managed to get the flag in.
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Edinburgh, half an hour ago - stopped now though.
(Scroll down to third post for picture)
Scotland Weather Discussion - 20th November 2015 and Onwards...
in Regional
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A twitter list for weather here - no need for an account or anything just view the page whenever or bookmark for future viewing: https://twitter.com/mellowmark/lists/weather
If someone on a list is not contributing stuff of interest or is tweeting too often then I just prune them off the list.
On a mobile/tablet you might have to select "get desktop version" to view it though? (I have to anyway).
Of course if you do have a twitter account, you can set up your own 'list' and choose exactly who is in it. Lists is the only way I have found to make good use of twitter as too many people I follow tweeting too much stuff on all sorts of subjects = way too much info. So I just made lists categorised by subject/interest and basically ignore all the other people I follow.