Norrance

January 18

The question that I am asking just before heading to bed is can that blob heading due South towards Angus make it through to here. Just the Sidlaws in the way shortly.

edit. The lighter blue patch just to the South of the main area has reached here and is giving me light snow right now so hoping for a bit more from the following larger area of precipitation.

January 17

57 minutes ago, Capri61 said:

you would think that some of this snow should reach Kinross ? Looks like a heavy band that just might creep over the mountains .

The blob due North of Perth to Dundee on theNW radar does look a bit more promising and is moving more due South than earlier showers. You never know?
Cold enough anyway. -6.1C in my garden just now with just a hint of a breeze and a little light cloud to the North

January 17

8 minutes ago, Capri61 said:

what do you think the chances are of that big blob of snow managing to get as far South as Perth and Kinross ?

Might just about make Highland Perthshire and North Angus but too many mountains in the way unfortunately for further South I think.

That blob dropped a lot of snow in parts of Lewis and Harris as well as in the far North. Here is the webcam from Barvas just above sea level.

January 17

Ice day here too but I would prefer the weather that @Halfamilefromnowhere is going to get in the next36 hours. Full sunshine all day here but even the light covering did not melt in exposed areas.

January 17

Scotland has had some decent Winter spells in the last few years and Aberdeenshire following quite a long poor spell has had good snowfalls in the last six years or so particularly from North Westerlies. The northern Highlands too have done well.

However I am one of those that keeps records of mountain snows and there the situation tells a different story.The only really decent year for skiing recently was 2021 and unfortunately that coincided with lockdown.

For those that monitor snow patches and if they survive through to the next winter sadly the records tell a rather sad story. Below are the years that the snow all melted. As you can see the snow all melted more than twice as often since 2000 than it had since they started keeping records way back in the 1700s. (Though the records before the late 1800s cannot be 100% reliable that period was significantly colder than what we are used to now.

You can add last year 2923 to the list below as the last patch went by mid September.

"According to records, it previously melted fully in 1933, 1959, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2021 and now 2022. Before 1933, it is thought to have last melted completely in the 1700s"

So overall for the Highlands it has definitely got warmer.

January 16

Stv news had Sean Batty saying that he expects, 30,40 or even 50cms in the Ullapool, Loch Broom area in the next three days. Don't know if we have anyone in that area but it is pretty close to Skye. Will certainly beat my 1cm.

Further ahead some signs of high pressure eventually heading to the NE by early Feb with possible Easterlies on the cards.

January 16

3 minutes ago, jon_d1983 said:

Hopefully the more seasoned posters like @Kirkcaldy Weather might make comment on the implications for us if winds have shifted to easterly flow up high

I see Met long range now mentioning a likelihood of winds from the East into February. Until recently had said possibility of winds from North or East.

January 16

Slightly heavier here now but for how long?

January 16

Dew point still around -1C here and we have light snow falling and covering the ground. Will still take a long time to get a decent covering.
I do like the Auld Bridge too. My cousin used to live just along the road from it and was a handy baby sitter when we went out there for a meal and drink or too on hols back in the day.

January 16

For central belt first lot too far south and second lot too far north apart from the narrow band maybe which may fall as rain or sleet.
Meanwhile Aberdeen daughter tells me it is snowing with her again!

January 16

Light snow stopped here and sun is trying to break through.

January 16

0.3C here with dew point -1C. Just a few small flakes falling and sticking so would take about a day to get a covering at this rate.

January 16

9 minutes ago, Dundeeguy said:

Light snow just to west of dundee atm

It is snowing lightly at my place now. And lying instantly.

January 15

5 minutes ago, NorthYorksWeather said:

Definitely looks like something a bit more organised coming in from the north west. Not sure how far they will make it though, maybe another dusting overnight here.

They are certainly potent enough over in the Hebrides. Here is the road camera in Barra

January 15

Our pals in Indiana are currently sunny at -15C and forecast to go down to -22C tonight. That is pretty cold for there and a shock to the system after what has been a very mild winter. Back to normal or slightly above next week after a cold and at times snowy (though mostly light) week.

January 15

For the second day this past week just missed an ice day with a max of 0.0C. -3C this evening.

January 15

56 minutes ago, Bats32 said:

What's with the "obsession" on whether the French low will graze the south coast tomorrow? We've already had fairly substantial snow in the north with what looks like disruptive snow heading for the west/central belt tomorrow!

Starting to have a bit of sympathy for them from an imby position. Too far South for the showers and tomorrows lot from the West now looking as if missing (just) to my South.

Meanwhile bright sunshine today with a penetrating Northerly breeze. 0.0C currently.

January 14

8 minutes ago, NorthYorksWeather said:

I am indeed mate it’s absolutely sharting it down out there now. Just realised if I ran outside I set the security light off so I can watch it snaw.

You are under that blob that has made it down to Highland Perthshire too. And it did intesify as it came South across the Monadhliaths.

January 14

2 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

If Santa is still dropping presents aff I'll take this from the Icon

Please be just a tad further North!

January 14

1 minute ago, Scottish-Irish Skier said:

Snawgates shut at the lecht.

Maybe not too long before Glenshee also

January 14

I do hope that the mid range is not suggesting high pressure setting up to the East or South East after this week.

January 14

35 minutes ago, Dundeeguy said:

Currently light snow here, showers getting a lot further south than forecast

Yes we had a light snow shower a little while ago. My daughter said that it was slightly heavier over at hers in NE Dundee. Not that often we get more than a flurry on a northerly but we can hope
Just enough to give her a wee skiff on the ground.

January 13

Warmer today here too with the frost slowly lifting but not gone completely and hard underneath. Briefly reached 5C and now back to 3.5C with a light northerly breeze.

January 13

1 hour ago, Dundeeguy said:

I do hope that comes off but fear that it will end up a 100 miles or so South. Still frost in the ground this morning with temp up to +2C

January 12

45 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

I don't think 0C counts as freezing as it's for the time increment where 0C is the bottom value of the increment. Not exactly sure. Perhaps @Scottish-Irish Skier could help as usual on these matters.

You are correct. Was confirmed by John Holmes I think. Has to be under zero though am not really too bothered. Still a pretty cold day though but now back up to -0.4C so on the rise.
Just checked again and now +0.8C so a rapid rise in the last few minutes and making any argument about 0.0C irrelevant.
edit. Just as I have been typing it has gone up again to 1.5C. Wow!

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