[Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards]

7 hours ago, Quinach said:

Light Permagloom today but feels so mild, currently 6.5c with light winds (good to have those back!).

Had to head into Westhill this morning and surprised at how much more snow was there, goes to show how localised the snow showers were last week.  Roads clear but some major potholes appearing.  Thaw has been swift but thankfully no flooding, about 2cm left on the grass.

I'm down to my last 6 inches, might see out tomorrow but I'd be surprised if there was much left by Wednesday

Having spent 30 years living in Westhill I have always wondered why it does so much better than surrounding areas and those considerably further inland. A combination of a reasonable amount of land at a reasonable altitude and close enough to the coast for the elevation to pep up precipitation?! 

[Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards]

2 minutes ago, Norrance said:

I think that one problem with  the car readings is their height from the ground. Official readings are at a specific height and most of the time in frosty conditions it is substantially colder at ground level. 
Meanwhile my modest minimum of -11.2C  is my coldest since earlyDecember 2010.  Gorgeous morning too!
My accurite went a bit  colder but I do not trust their readings. A couple up in Highland Perthshire had -25.4C and -24.5 respectively which is well too low.

I hope this isn't derailing the thread, but would height above the ground be countered by the fact they are above a road surface, not typically covered in deep snow unlike almost all official sites just now?! 

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1 hour ago, Sceptical said:

As expected the lower temperatures were to be found down in the valley.

This is the scene on the B992 between my village and Whitehouse.

This morning has given the lowest temperatures of 2010 a run for their money. 

 

I've always found car temperature readings to be not dissimilar to those of the nearest official sites - when I see pictures like this it does make me wonder how cold it really gets in sweet spots with no official station. 

No thermometer here but it feels a little redundant just now to quote numbers - it's freezing!  but lovely and sunny. I often find the main perk of cold spells during winter, and especially now given the strength of the sun, is that you can do a little bit of living room sunbathing  

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Long-time lurker but thought I'd join in with the fun given the current conditions!

A little top up overnight has left me with 38cm in the back garden (Westhill), hopefully the block can hold on and at least keep us dry to maintain the cover for as long as possible/limit flooding which would surely be pretty bad given the volume of snow at lowish elevations - has to be pretty unusual for there to be so much snow under 400m asl!