Sceptical
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The Suie, in winter conditions, is not for the faint hearted. I had a nightmare coming down there in a range rover 10 years ago. Nappy required
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Alford and Aboyne academy's are sending some pupils home early due to the weather. No idea how bad it is as I'm stuck in Aberdeen where it's raining heavily.
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Colder this morning as I left for the office. -1.5C at home.. 1.5C in Aberdeen.
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Definitely colder on the hills this morning, the ground is solid and any standing water is frozen. At elevation, the hills to the west look great in their winter coats:
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Based on that forecast, I'm planning an early start tomorrow and aim to leave the Aberdeen office by 3pm. I'll let you know if there are any issues with travel around the local roads asap. I've just noticed that theres a risk the snow could continue until 6am on Tuesday. Might manager to squeeze in a couple of hours on the hills, weather permitting, tomorrow afternoon.
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Significant snow upgrades for this area during Monday:
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That's a pity. This area can do very well, snow wise, out of a sustainaned easterly. May 2010 they were back using snowploughs locally after a freak snowstorm from the east kicked in. I had to phone work and try and explain that I couldn't get into work due to 2.5feet snowdridts blocking the road. Unsurprisingly, my work didnt believe me and I had to email photos by way of proof.
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Winds from the East on Monday. Has this happened during winter so far?
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Just back from a few hours on the hills. Temperature 2C at the carpark but much colder in the wind and at elevation. Mixed conditions from heavy snow to bright sunshine with the wind ever present. Snow lying from top to bottom and remaining on the north facing sides. The new jacket exceeded expectations, warm and windproof during heavy snow and 40mph gusts. Astonishing, given how paper thin it feels. A few pictures from today's hike.
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Even the North East of Scotland is covered by the warning. A rarity this winter
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Local hills around Alford Aberdeenshire. Low level hike around 450 mts asl max Today's trip to Lochnagar was cancelled due to the weather forecast. Wind gusting to 45nph with snow continuing to fall over the surrounding hills. Quick video showing conditions in Alford an hour ago. 20200222_092808.mp4
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Planning to hit the hills after 12pm, as any precipitation should have cleared by then. Decent windchill temps, -5C, and bright conditions should make for an excellent hike. Great opportunity to test out a new synthetic insulation jacket. Ridiculously light weight at 335g and I have doubts it will keep me warm. We shall see....
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Temperature is 10C colder compared to yesterday. Currently 2C with moderate snow, the hills have a slight covering. Bank. Heavier snow out at Braemar. Latest update from the Met office, for this area, is for heavy snow 11am..
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Tomorrow looks like being a wintry affair. Unfortunately the Lochnagar hike has been cancelled due to weather - 60mph winds and heavy snow = potential disaster. Have to make do with the local hills.
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Mmmmmm, Latest Met office update for this area is a mixture of sleet and snow on Saturday,with heavy snow for Monday. Sounds good, if the forecast holds.
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Snow showers, sky is dark to the west. Feeling cold in the wind 3C.
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That would be the cherry on the cake - walking snow covered hills in daylight. We can but dream
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9C and wall to wall sunshine as I left the Aberdeen office this afternoon. Spring begins in under a fortnight, and 28 days later the clocks go forward. Should be enough daylight to hit the hills after work for a couple of hours. Counting the days.....
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Almost blizzard conditions just after 7am this morning. Lasted about 20 minutes and left a slight covering which melted quickly. Higher up on north facing hills, the snow remains in place. Currently snowing on the west valley hills.
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Coldest start in a while -6C. Killany in Northern Ireland hit -11C.
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Road up to Glenshee, Perth side:
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Amber alert in place for heavy snowfalls WWW.BBC.CO.UK The Met Office warning covers a swathe of southern Scotland with "blizzard conditions" possible.
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Get yourself round the coop and stock up on beer and crisps, that's all you need
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Wednesday night into Thursday could see the lowest temperatures of winter 2019/20 so far. Met office forecasting -11C for Braemar early on Thursady. If memory serves, the coldest temperature recorded so far this winter is -11.3C.
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Glenshee still stormbound. Looks like they've taken a hammering with snow forecast for the next 6 days. Looking up Claybokie piste, the snow fences are almost buried in places.
