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2 minutes ago, johncam said:Well the games a bogey for this cold spell , hopefully see the snow before winters end but not holding my breath.
Wouldn't be surprised if we see further cold and snow during February and March this year.
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Tulloch Bridge Highlands -13.6c provisional temperature overnight.
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6 minutes ago, Scottish-Irish Skier said:Aye, don't mind if it's just the afternoon for a few hours - daughter has study to do anyway. Road conditions and how things look in the morning will determine things I guess.
Will be busy come the weekend that's for sure.
I can see both the Lecht and Glenshee being shut on Sunday due to high winds and drifting snow. Saturday is going to be manic! Hopefully you get up Friday
Inland is definitely getting the goods this afternoon.
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5 minutes ago, Scottish-Irish Skier said:
So, thinking about some skiing tomorrow with min Miss SS who's on study leave. Lecht or Glenshee.
The Lecht seems to have opened up more lifts beyond the wee beginners area, but still think Glenshee looks better in terms of open terrain. By tomorrow could be more. Both are getting mair snaw (not the poster that is).
Anyone any very recent experience?
Upper Deeside and Donside are expecting significant snow today and overnight. Might be delays in opening tomorrow.
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The car was booked in for its MOT today over Lumsden and the commute was interesting. Cars struggling to get up fairly modest uphill sections.
The roads around Alford and heading inland are not great. Looks like 10cm of fresh overnight, temperatures not that bad, -7c noted around Whitehouse.
Looks like a busy day clearing up at the Lecht.
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The uninterrupted sunshine and westerly winds have fairly softened up the packed snow and ice. The central heating was last on at 0700 yet the inside temperature is 18.5c. With the onset of darkness and lower temperatures, the roads might be tricky later on.
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Dalwhinnie provisional temperature -14c according to the MO.
UK weather: -14C temperatures with snow and ice warnings in place
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Arctic air brings sub-zero temperatures to the UK, with amber and yellow warnings issued in parts. -
UK weather: -14C temperatures with snow and ice warnings in place
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Arctic air has brought sub-zero temperatures to the UK, with numerous yellow warnings in place for Wednesday.- 6
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7 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:
Think it was 11th Feb 2021 Alford recorded -23.3 in the morning.. @Sceptical would know best as he is always the one with the car dashboard pictures when its cold..
That's correct although the car, was showing around -25c. The Met takes temperature measurements at 1.5 meters, while typically a cars RTD is around 300mm. That mostly explains the difference.
The coldest UK temperature I've seen was back on the 4th January 2010. The car was showing-25.6c at Whitehouse Alford.
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27 minutes ago, Ravelin said:
I have one, came with the house. Got it up and running 2 years ago with a bit of effort as it obviously hadn't been used for a while, during the second Covid lockdown when I had time to tinker? To be honest unless the snow is really deep it's not worth the hassle, quicker shovelling. It's also only any good if the snow is fairly dry, at all wet and it just clogs the chute constantly. So like yours did, it sits gathering dust in the garage except for exceptional circumstances.
Max here so far for the day has been -1.7C, currently -2.1C, but doesn't really feel very cold at all unless you are in a blustery snow shower.
Heavy wet snow kills a snowblower and anything under a foot, mine had a fit. Fortunately, the snow in 09/10 and 10/11 was powder. I've lived here 20 years and the only other times it would've come in handy would be 04/05 and 20/21. Nowadays a shovel is all you need.
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19 minutes ago, skifreak said:
Isn’t there a snowblower available for hire on this thread?
I bought a snowblower back in 2009 after I got fed up of shovelling snow non stop. The machine was great, it could cut a path 24" wide and was smashing through 2 feet of snow no problem at walking pace. After the winter of 2010/11 it sat gathering dust in the garage before the gardener bought it around 2016. Thinking I should have held onto it
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Couple of videos showing conditions at one of the high points in the valley.
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16 minutes ago, Mair Snaw said:Absolute blizzard conditions now.. the kids have had a brilliant time out at the field..
Dog walked in sunshine, a cracking day.
At times approaching blizzard conditions over here. Thankfully no sustained 30 mph winds or it would be chaos.
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Beginning to regret my decision to clear the drive based on the Met Office app
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A brighter and calmer day so far. Absolute doddle clearing the drive and paths as the snow is powder and super light. Local farmer made short work of the road although a gritter is required. With the snow in place, you'd fancy the lowest temperature of winter so far to be set over the coming days.
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Not much sleep thanks to the wind!
Had a look outside, difficult to know if it's snowing or just snow being blown around by the wind. Snow depths are roughly the same as when I got home around 8pm last night.
The Met Office app shows a risk of light snow until around 8pm today. After that, generally cold and dry until the milder weather arrives over the weekend. That doesn't tie in with the yellow warnings for snow and ice from now until Thursday.
Slight drifting around parts of the house and garage. I'll measure the snow depth later but it looks around 2-3 inches.
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Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24
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The wind is beginning to howl, lights starting to flicker and the wind speeds are nowhere near what's being forecast later.