[Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24]

15 minutes ago, JamesM said:

Horrid day and the rain has just never let up. Now as heavy as it’s been all day. Lots of local flooding. 
 

As others have said, surely the impacts today which have been quite severe warranted an amber warning? Rightly or wrongly, I generally take a yellow warning as something to be aware of, but not something I would generally change my plans because of. 

 

 

I agree, it’s a case of the boy who cried wolf. 
Yellow warnings for ice when it’s to be a clear night and -1c. I mean… why? Fair enough after recent rain or whatever. Standard ‘storm’ and we get yellows, I didn’t expect this level of rain. It was truly torrential today and widespread.

I think we only respect it when it hits Amber.

Anyway, very mild now at 10c. 39mm today, which takes me to 181mm for the month (120% of average). Got lucky here in October and November but the fields are a sludgy mess now.

Please 2024… Give us some increasingly cold sunny days with a bit of snow. 

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Lovely scenes for you guys in the North with some festive weather.

I started a new role in my job and I’m now based in the far far West (ie water is visible). I don’t think i’ve had one day since I started (early December) with winds below 30mph. Honestly been wild.

Yesterday was a rare cracker. Today, polar opposite. Nearly 20mm since this storm started here in Dumfries. Not sure i’ve ever seen the A75 between Annan in Dumfries more flooded.

You guys who cancelled your journeys South made a good call as, I presume, the usual river has formed on the M74 near Beattock and caused a crash. Southbound is shut (EDIT - Road now open again) Family member hit it on xmas day in a pickup and nearly lost it.

Weather - Biblical.

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Weather warning issues for Thursday - Rain. Normal service has resumed, wonderful.

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Fantastic day in Aberdeenshire getting the the Cairnwell Munros ticked off the list (Cairnwell, Carn a’Gheoidh and Carn Aosda).

The most snow I saw was around the Cumbernauld area funnily enough. A93 was remarkably clear.

The lowest the car read was -9.5c just near the spittal of Glenshee.

Gloriously sunny and still day. Just enough snow to enjoy, the kind that you can kick with your boots. Pure powder. 

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Got out a wee walk in a nearby forest. Strangely the snow cover was greatest nearer the coast today, the highest point on the coast road near Kirkcudbright had about 6- 8 inches of cover. Quite rare. 
I do wish every winter had weather like this (not for 3 months solid though)

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Some cracking picks in here, some of you have lots of snow! 
 

Had to leave early doors so don’t have pics but was a lovely snowy start to the day. Been a bit more since this photo was taken, about 3cm. 

‘Snow showers coming in from the SW’ - Now that is rare! 

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Aurora visible tonight even down here

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First ‘ice’ day since last December.

Admittedly my weather station is at my parents who have a small hill (100m) to their south meaning the winter sun is lost at 11:30am. February is when it gives a few more hours.

A ‘max’ of -0.3c. In Dumfries itself, hit the dizzy heights of about 1c. 
I do love the amount of sunshine cold weather brings, makes a refreshing change to cloud, wind and rain!

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Been a lovely spell this with lots of sunshine, a good start to winter.

Coldest night so far at -6.7c. Eskdalemuir reached just shy of -8c, Shap below -9c. Chilly

Chance of some snow in the early hours, i’d take a dusting! 

Currently have covid but slowly getting over it. Hoping i’ll be well enough on Sunday to tackle the 3 ‘easy’ munros near Glenshee ski centre. 

 

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1 hour ago, In Absence of True Seasons said:

Look into the following:

- Rab

- Arcteryx

- Helly Hanson

- Patagonia

The thing with waterproof clothing...none of it is 100% waterproof. It's waterproof up until a point and then the seal sort of 'bursts'. This depends on the waterproof rating of the clothing (usually will be on the labels). 15,000mm and upwards is best imo. 20,000mm is what I have, but that's for long hikes where you may be stuck in heavy rain for hours on end. 10,0000m will be cheaper and fine for a quick jaunt to the shops or whatever but won't hold up for any long walks in solid rain.

Realistically, the only thing that is fully waterproof indefinitely are those plastic ponchos haha. But they're not very functional or ergonomic at all, nor durable. Often don't have pockets either.

Solid advice. As you say, going to the shops any decent jacket will do.

However extended periods in the rain for say hillwalking or farming etc, you need layers. 

The trousers farmers wear are good, I usually have something similar over the top of my base layer. Then for the top half a thin waterproof rab (which is a size bigger than I am) over my normal coat and between both coats I stay pretty dry underneath. Ultimately most things will eventually soak through if it’s wet enough hence you need layers.

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First snowy munro walk of the 23/24 winter season, hopefully the first of many! 

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13 minutes ago, NorthernRab said:

Update 

I was going to get a munro in Monday but my girlfriend is ill so we’ll see. I was pushing for the Cairngorm - Ben Macdui loop….. Temps to rise a wee bit but nothing too much. That photo is beyond sexy

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A horrendously poor screenshot but I don’t even care. Winter’s coming! (It has already arrived on Cairngorm it would seem)

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That’s the Red warning issued for between Dundee and Aberdeen. Hopefully people heed advice to avoid travel in that area and surrounding areas.

Lovely day yesterday, weak sunshine coming through. Breached 11c. Wind has picked up now though and is making it feel cold.

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Was a shock to the system arriving home last night. Monday was a wet day in the Salerno area with temperatures around 18c. As per tradition, we were in the pool and sea despite the rain which shocked some Italians!

In the valley near Shap about 1am car read -1.5c. I’m looking forward to chasing the snow start of next week.

The weather looks nasty for the NE, hope you guys stay safe. 
 

Sunday was the last warmth i’ll feel for about 6 months! 

 

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17 hours ago, snowidea said:

Baking hot in Paris, just roasting. Keep seeing my son on the ring doorbell setting off with the dog wrapped up in raincoats and jumpers. 

Very similar for me atm. Hope you guys back home are enjoying the rain, the Italian weather since Saturday has been 26-30c and full sunshine.

Lake Garda - Ferrara - Bologna - Florence - Rome.

The Amalfi coast to follow for the next 5 days

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It did finally pick up a bit, an official site near me at Dundrennan (right near the coast though) got a max gust of 61mph. I’d say we’ve reached 50 odd so more than Sunday, windows are creaking, letterbox flapping and the audibly wind roaring over the TV.

Can’t really think what my worst storm has been, was discussing this with my girlfriend. I think climbing Hellvelyn 4/5 hours after the peak of storm Arwen was a poor call in hindsight. Skiddaw was ferocious last autumn, so much so my eyes swole up from how solid the rain was. Can’t say i’ve witnessed any storms cause structural damage on low ground.

 

Rainfall - Another 30mm approximately so far, will find out exact figures in the morning.

Given how dry the first 10 days were it’s impressive we’ll now be conservatively on about 185mm so 185% of average. Will be the wettest month of 2023 although third wettest in the last 12 months as Oct and Nov 22 brought 430mm between them.

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Been a slow burn so far. Not really that windy and rain has been heavy at times, about 10mm so far. 
Not as much of a storm as Sunday was but plenty time to pick up

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Brilliant post in the MOD thread @Kirkcaldy Weather.

 

A really wet middle section of today when just shy of 10mm fell between 11 - 2pm. Fields have standing water in them and large puddles on the roads.

Will be fun and games tomorrow, rain being the main issue locally. Those out in the far West could see some lively winds.

 

Yesterday and this afternoon by contrast have been glorious. Both days reaching around 17c, lots of sunshine and quite humid. Very pleasant

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I got 45.8mm from it so certainly a wet one.

Agnes due to bring yet more rain…

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I did speak a bit prematurely last night as our total rainfall since Saturday night has now been 46mm so a solid effort.

Some welcome sunshine forecast today, a very mild start but still windy.

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Didn’t start off too badly really, was 17.5c and the sun came out about 11am but the wind slowly increased as the day wore on.

Really pretty wild conditions from about 5pm. I can hear the rain over the Rugby on the TV. Very windy but not proper storm territory, more ‘classic Scotland’. 
Just shy of 30mm so far, at the lower end of what was predicted. More rain to come this week.

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1 hour ago, Glaswegianblizzard said:

Going by the reports I’m seeing, I’d not be surprised if we’ll soon be in amber warning territory for rain for tomorrow afternoon and evening?

I would think so, the Met Office matrix showed it was lack of confidence that’s keeping it at ‘Yellow’.

I suspect we will see things ‘upgrade’ either this afternoon or first thing in the morning once the Hi Res models get a handle on where the rain will be most biblical.

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I do agree the UK would be better with a little more sunshine as the last 48 hours have been great but overall I think we get very consistently useable weather. 
 

Good waterproofs really will make almost every day good for a walk etc.

Given people are posting yearly rainfall amounts, official SEPA site has my average at approx 1330mm. So nearly double what the Southern softies get.

Everyone has different preferences. Imo >25c is too much imo to be doing manual labour outside.

>30c I want access to water. 
 

We live in the UK so what’s the point moaning if it’s sub 20c. My annual max in July is 19.4c and i’m one of the warmest spots in Scotland. Reading through this thread my observation is lots of people seem to let the weather get them down, better to just embrace it. 
I love all seasons so bring on Sunday’s 30-50mm! Lovely, if I didn’t have a broken hand i’d be going up a hill to experience even worse weather.

My eyes swole up after doing Skiddaw in a rainstorm without goggles for my eyes, that’s how aggressive the rain was. Loved it

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Yesterday and today have been lovely early autumn days. Plenty weak sunshine, v mild afternoons but fresh mornings.

A reprieve from the monsoon. At 106mm so far (106% of average for the month) and early weather warnings now out for Western Scotland for Sunday. 
I did think weather warnings were inevitable given the duration of the rain. Not ideal in the medium/long term as it seems every autumn we flood and Oct - Jan is our wet season (with a cumulative average of 600mm for those 4 months). A wet September is not welcome.