[Friday 3rd February 2012 - Weather & General Chat]

Clear blue skies, cold though. Temperature is 1.2C

[Wednesday 1st February 2012 Weather & General Chat]

Temperature starting to fall rapidly after a nice, at times bright day. 1.3C atm

[Monday 30th January 2012 Weather & General Chat]

Mainly cloudy day but starting to break up now. Cold , temperature atm is 2C

[Scotland Regional Discussion - January Part 2]

chucking it down with snow here

Edit : starting to lie

[Scotland - Regional Discussion - New Year]

very very strong winds here since about 4am. Didn't even know this was forecast , so was a bit surprised. Wind currently buffeting the side of the house , fearing for the aerial and the roof tiles

[Comet Lovejoy (c/2011 W3)]

Now that the comet is more than five degrees from the sun, it is possible (albeit still not easy) for amateur astronomers to photograph it just before sunrise. There was only a 30 minute window between the rise of the comet and that of the sun

Here's hoping it stays intact and puts on a good show in the pre dawn skies

[Scotland - Regional Discussion]

Hail here atm

[Comet Lovejoy (c/2011 W3)]

Anyone see the news on this comet?

http://spaceweather.com/

seems to have survived its plunge towards the sun , and is being described as the brightest sungrazing comet ever seen by the SOHO spacecraft. Also a chance it may become visible in the sky next to the sun.

[Scotland - Regional Discussion]

Is the A1 ok, as my folks are on route, and they always use the A1?

No problems reported at the moment

http://trafficscotland.org/lev/list/ , if you scroll down to the bottom there's quite a few cameras availiable for the A1

[Scotland - Regional Discussion]

i'd estimate we have 2-4cm here , will measure it properly in a bit

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

really starting to pick up here now!

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

Hope he is ok. Calum. Just been outside to my chickens its getting kinda hairy in those gusts of wind!

Yeah he's fine

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

I see a large tree blown onto a house in Gifford - causing structural damage. No injuries.

Will be glad when this is passing over.

Yeah saw that aswell , might give my dad a call as he lives there , just hope the ash tree in his garden hasnt gone over! :o

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

god almighty! wind turbine over in Coldingham , near the A1107 , just came up on the live feed on bbc website

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

:o

"Kilpair Street in Haddington (running between the Pheasant and Wee Masons) has been closed due to a fallen chimney breast and masonry.

Building Standards Officers are in attendance and have cordoned off the area to protect pedestrians"

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

All double deckers buses banned here. Probs call them all off soon. Wind beginning to pick up and just finished putting the garden stuff away

[Atlantic Storms - 7th December 2011 Onwards]

just been sent home early from my voluntary job. Variable message signs here all saying 'avoid travel'

One hell of a squall rattled through here at 11am , never seen wind like it. Rain was horizontal , car alarms going off , had to hold the window shut as i thought it was going to come loose! :o

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

Traffic Scotland now showing weather stations on their map , http://trafficscotla...itemtypeids=16#

Edit : and http://trafficscotland.org/weatherstations/

[Atlantic Storms - 7th December 2011 Onwards]

never have i seen such conditions in the Forth shipping area :o

"Severe gale force 9 now decreased gale force 8, backing southerly and increasing violent storm force 11 later"

[Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3]

safe to say im a tad worried now

[29th November - 6th December 2011 Atlantic Storms]

Bar at the top of the meto site now saying red warning issued :o!! . Nothing on the maps yet

EDIT : :o!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Scotland - Cold Spell Discussion]

Hello temperature rise = Hello sleet

Aye , a slight rise in temp here. Temp 1.7C , Dewpoint 0.2C

[Scotland - Cold Spell Discussion]

Ground wet here atm , but was told we had snow (big flakes) around 8am. Looking out the window up stairs there looks to be some on the tops of the lammermuirs

Temp 1.6C , Dewpoint 0.7C

[Scotland - Regional Weather Discussion]

Nothing wintry here atm. Temperature 3.5C , Dewpoint 2C.

Edinburgh Airport TAF

EGPH 031700Z 0318/0418 26012KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 0318/0412 26018G28KT PROB30 TEMPO 0318/0312 7000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 0400/0412 2000 SHRASN BKN008

which translates to

TAF EGPH 3rd @ 1700Z, valid from 3rd @ 1800Z to 4th @ 1800Z, wind from 260 at 12 KT, visibility unlimited, Sky: scattered at 2500.

temporary from 3rd @ 1800Z to 4th @ 1200Z: wind from 260 at 18, gusting to 28 KT, Weather: partial, ob30.

temporary from 1800Z to 1200Z: no wind, visibility 7000', Weather: shower rain partial, ob30.

temporary from 0000Z to 1200Z: no wind, visibility 2000', Weather: shower rain snow Sky: broken at 800.

[Monday 28th November 2011 Weather & General Chat]

Dry at the moment , with the sun poking through a mainly cloudy sky

Temp : 8.1C

Dewpoint : 6.8C

Humidity : 82%

Pressure : 1009.5mb