Polar Gael

A slightly chilly start here with an overnight low of -0.3C. Thereafter, a mostly fine day, with some good sunshine. Last of the snaw in the wee hoose's garden melted this arvo. Temp maxed out at 6.7C, so still a bit below normal, but feeling much more springlike after last week's beasterly. Tomorrow's looking a bit p*sh, but at least the rugby's on and Sunday should be better again.

Thaw continuing here with wet snaw/wintry mix (i.e. cauld p*sh) accompanying it this morning. Last week's snawcover getting patchier but most of the grass still covered. Still cauld: currently 1.1C/1C. Models look to be keeping it on the cauld side and mainly unsettled for us for the foreseeable. Expect further snaw throughout the month - this winter isn't over by a long chalk.

Just had a quick look outside to check on the latest conditions... As you were then.

White Easter anyone?

Fairly accurate. Just outside the red area here and we've been hammered. I'd be staying put if I were you. Stay safe. MOV_20180301_0705520~2.mp4

This. Just this. MOV_20180301_0705520~2.mp4

That looks as though it's not a kick in the *rse off blootering us tomorrow. This spell is truly epic.

Been great reading the thread all day and watching the totals mount up. Bit of a slow start here but snaw steadily built up during the day and showers have really pepped up this evening. Now about 10cm level snaw but hard to measure as it's been birling about all day in the wind. Just beyond the edge of the red warning up here but looks academic now as we're getting a proper whumphing. Oh, and an ice day as well. Just to chuck that into the mix. Currently -4.8C/-9C. Stay safe, kilters, and enjoy the snaw.

Briefly awake. Looked out the window: snaw's gone radge over past few hours. We're getting whumphed - and that's before the amber warning kicks in. Snawmageddon!

Quick update from here: absolutely Baltic oot (or more accurately, Siberian). Only a covering of snaw yet, but am keeping the faith that we'll get whumphed over the next several days. Gauge currently reading -3.1/-9C, but that Beasterly wind is brutal: will scythe through yer bits till they're bits & pieces. Night all and 'MON THE SNAW!

**** me, Martian snaw!

Good idea @Hairy Celt ?

Aye, buckle up!

I think that's where Darwinian selection may come in...

Spot on. This spell has been well forecast in advance - and it's going to be potent. Folk need to take some personal responsibility if the conditions get as bad as are forecast and only travel if it is strictly necessary - i.e. an emergency - and they're well prepared.

Snawing in Glasvegas at lunchtime. Methinks this wee beastie's gonna surprise tae the upside!

@Hawesy I'll gladly bank that! 'MON THE SNAW!!!!!

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Leaden skies this morning and cauld. Then, just after 8am, the snaw grains started. This snap is from Crieff. Currently 0.4C @ the wee hoose. It begins.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! ??????????????????

Great to see you back, @LomondSnowstorm 'Mon the snaw!

And I thought I was ramping...

Saw that - interesting. Not sure I'm seeing that (yet) on the models we can see, but could look different on the charts the pros are viewing - in which case, imminent weather warnings? + + + + +BREAKING NEWS + + + + + * * * * RAMP ALERT * * * * * That said, strong cross-model agreement now locked in that it's going to turn very cauld indeed for the time of year (possible a few records could tumble) - especially down south. I know it's easy/mandatory to rip the p*sh out of a lot of the zoomers in the TOORPing thread, but to be fair, the southern contingent have been snaw-starved for several years in a way we kilters cannot imagine up here*. For them, these charts edging ever closer to the reliable must be like waiting for Christmas when you were a wean (always took forever - time definitely slowed down) - and then having all yer Christmases arrive at once. The UKMO chart at 144hrs this evening is ridiculous (in a good way for cauldies). Some decent signs that it could be prolonged as well. Still too far out to nail down the precise snaw detail from the charts but broadly looks like it's game on from Mon - or at the latest Tues. Then, later on a reload from the north which should give us more cauld and snaw whumphings. Some chatter in the TOORPing thread about <-20C across the Highland snowfields by end of next week. Under a slack flow, this looks possible - if we land decent snaw amounts. Touch and go whether we can set a new March minimum record (currently -22.8C, set in Logie Coldstone on 14 March 1958), but this spell does look potent for cauld, so I wouldn't bet against it. I'd usually put myself at about a 5 on the @Hawesy KTSOS, but this winter has been different, so will adjust to a more optimistic 7. This cauld spell is definitely more than a snap and background signs could prolong it up here until mid-March. Ski centres will be happy if it keeps on going through to this year's early Easter, too. Or, put it another way, there's nae chance of the garden at the PG wee hoose getting any attention other than snawman building and feeding the birds for a good few weeks. I'll say it again: winter 2017-18 is a stealth winter that's already crept into the notable category; what's coming next - assuming it delivers as forecast - could see it go out on a memorable note. So, keep the sledges handy and say a prayer for the infrastructure in the south-east of England. * * * * END OF RAMP * * * * *with a few notable exceptions - you know who you are!

Going by tonight's ECM and GFS pub runs, it looks like @Hawesy is gonna be busy with his snawdepth predictor tables again - well into March! Bet we still don't get a hallowed Met Office red warning up here. Well, not until there's been 3ft of level snow countrywide and Braemar and Altnaharra are setting new minimum temperature records. Anyone for sub -20C over the Highland snawfields by the end of the month?

2.3C and 55mm for me please.