[Scotland Weather discussion]

17 minutes ago, Ross B said:

Pretty amazing the difference just a few miles up the road makes. I think you got more snow from the showers a few weeks ago and I've got more from the front today! Snow back on here now. We had a bit more on the car than I thought!

 

It’s a fickle place for snow here. Mearns normally gets more than us even at the same elevation. We are two close to the Kilmarnock snowshield I think, 
 

A few weeks ago we were lucky that we ended up in the path of a prolonged line of showers. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

21 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

You mean, it would be snowy if it snowed...  Suppose there's some logic there.

Makes sense in my head! What is falling is snow, but we just never ended up under a prolonged heavy band. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Light snow falling here again as it pivots round. One of these frustrating days where we’d have got a good covering if the precipitation had been in the right place. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

A wet covering but the front has passed here now. It went about 50 or 60 miles too far north for me!  
 

Looking very snowy north of the Central Belt on the traffic cameras. 
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Moderate snow here but we are on the very southern edge of the band. Looks like I’m just in the wrong place. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Missing any showers today. Sunny with just a few clouds. Feeling cold in the brisk wind. 
 

Looks like it’s all going too far north for me here. Having said that, the Met’s forecast now has 8 hours of heavy snow for me with the earlier sleet symbols now gone. Don’t know what the automatic forecasts are based on. 

[Storm Dudley - Weds 16th and Thurs 17th]

Been pretty gusty here in East Ayrshire but not exceptional for these parts. Huge amount of rain this morning and the odd tree down locally. 
 

More substantial damage not too far from here on the rail line from Kilwinning to Ardrossan and Largs 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Still doesn’t feel anything exceptional here but is gusting pretty strongly now and again. 
 

Saw this from Network Rail. Doubt there will be any trains to Largs and Ardrossan tomorrow! 
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Noticeably gusty here now. Slightly unusual direction. Catching the side of the house rather than the rear which is more standard for these types of event. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Picked up notably here in the last half hour. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Nothing more than a stiff breeze here at the moment.  
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Seems to have downgraded a bit for tomorrow night? Still be blowy but I’d be surprised if we see close to 70 to 80 mph here. Famous last words!!

The BBC automated forecast is going for it on Friday morning here. I’ll believe it if I see it!

 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

A thin covering of snow, now just slush and the showers rattling in are sleet and rain. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Certainly getting white during the showers but then just melts when the snow stops. Some lightning and distant thunder too. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

After a few showers of rain, the last one was back to big flakes. Starting to lie on all surfaces just as the shower finished! 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Showers, whilst infrequent, are now big fluffy flakes. Not even the slightest hint of it lying though. 
 

Edit: latest shower was starting to lie on the grass and cars before it blew through. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

1 hour ago, Ross B said:

Just woken to a dusting of snow on the car roofs and grass

The showers here are heavy wet snow although not really lying, except slightly on the grass and cars. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Yesterday saw a day of sun after 8 days of cloud, greyness and gloom. Today, it’s grey again and without a breath of wind. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

What I expected to be a bit of a slushfest turned into the best single days snowfall here since March 2018. 11cm in the garden and very little thawing during the day. Surprisingly the main roads through the village are still very slushy and icy. Frozen solid now. Sadly it will all be gone later. 
 

A few pics from a walk round the back of the village at lunch. 
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

School open but local roads chaos. Added a cm since my last post.  Now up to 11cms. 
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Winter wonderland here. Local roads reported as very difficult and waiting to hear if the school is closed. 
 

Edit: still going and on exactly 10cms
 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Showers now switched to heavy snow. 
 

 

 

Possibly distant lightning also. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

A horrible day of cold rain with sleet mixed in. It was actually white with big fluffy flakes when I went to bed last night. 
 

Hopefully see some snow here when tonight’s showers rattle in, but only a one day event if I do.

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Merry Christmas folks. A dry, bright and cold day, felling pretty seasonal. 
 

And now a few snowflakes floating about under the lamppost. Enough to chalk up a white Christmas here

 

 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Stunning winters day and not a cloud in the sky. Frost persisted in the shade and also pretty foggy overnight. 

First day back at home after 6 days in Crosshouse Hospital with Covid. Double vaccinated and only 42 so certainly didn’t expect to find myself with such a bad dose. Hoping for some crisp winter weather as I slowly recover.