Scottish Cold Spell Discussion 3

[Stormy]

Starting to snow harder and wind picking up!

[Richard Taylor]

Crisp, sunny & clear in Aberdeen so far. We've got snow lying, but I'm still jealous!!! :lol:

[Mondy]

I think the second batch of snow may be on its way for central regions sooner than I thought :lol:

http://www.sat24.com/homepage.aspx?html=zoom&xas=220&yas=120

[Methuselah]

Lovely blizzard in Sneckie the noo!! :lol:

[Big Innes Madori]

Well, the Comma feature is passing south now, so snow will be minimal for central areas for next few hours. The Occl further north is where the real heavy stuff is. Folks up there should be reporting whiteout conditions soon, if not already. The Occl will slowly move south (with the low pressure) and generally sit over central Scotland for next 24 hours.

Aye Monday,

That would be pretty much go along with the forecast which I have just viewed on the BBC 24 programme

Could be an interesting 24h period from about 3pm today

Big Innes

[jellybaby1969]

I think the wind direction is turning a bit more westerly down here now which would drag in that batch of showers currently to the west of Arran.

Not so sure Ross..... well sun shining here now, snow beginning to melt.

[Stuart]

I waching a webcam and it look nice and white but dont seem as much snow then here

[Zenarcher]

Hi everyone this morning here its just a light dusting but theres a few cms on the hills :lol: currently snow here.

[leeabz]

morning guys sunny skies here. looks as tho west is best the day any1 any idea how the easts going to fair 2day

[flighton]

A watery wispa blue sky....a wierd looking sky

[Methuselah]

'Morning peeps...What a blizzard! And, I have ice and snow frozen onto the outsides of my windows!!

[Polar Side]

Morning guys, these are exciting times !

The snow seems to be coming from all angles. After the 2 to 3 inches from the Easterly on Thursday and the further snow from the front from the North yesterday it's ll eyes to the West/North/west today. We had a light snow shower around 9.30 this morning but the sky has cleared now.

Hope we all do well today/tonight !

[snowmess]

Morning folks <_<

Quite calm blue skies here (with the exception of some clouds) :unsure:

Perhaps, 'Calm before the Storm' :whistling:

Edit: Here's a nice morning article for all of you - Link

Edited December 20, 2009 by snowmess

[Mondy]

It's looking juicy now!

http://www.sat24.com/homepage.aspx?html=zoom&xas=220&yas=120

[Northernlights]

Back in the house now after bedding all the cattle can hardly see the steading which is about 50 m away for blowing and falling snow a real blizzard.

[Mondy]

Camera 924 - Drumochter A9 South looks rather wintry

http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/index.aspx

[jellybaby1969]

Sky to the west and North west of Irvine now looking threatening.. Arran is getting plastered as the Showers pass to just the west of Irvine.

[Snowplough33]

High level clouds streaming across Tayside just now and must be about to head across Fife. Its moving down from the North and must be assosiated with the Depression.

Weird, not something we normally see. Hope its a good sign

[Cookie]

just been out to feed thge livestock starting to snow again and just had a flash and a rumble of thunder ,it flashed orange, just had to come in and post

strange Hebridean weather station, didn't pick up on it!

morning guys, a few sleet showers here at the moment.

got quite a heavy dusting last night and we must at least have 1 cm of snow!

[Hiya]

Plenty of excitement on the forums this morning!

I'm a bit taken aback by the intensity of the low working south. Although I've already got lying snow I'm still jealous of the guys Inverness and north. I'm also cautious about getting excited for this to turn into an event for central and eastern areas. The GFS has been all over the place with the position of the low and even now looking at the ensembles for the east the precipitation is all over the place:

http://212.100.247.145/viewimage.pl?type=ens;date=20091220;time=00;file=prcpFife;sess=404f5e425a6aef89002be64de7e2eccc

All I will say is, if it comes it will be better than predicted.

[Methuselah]

Camera 924 - Drumochter A9 South looks rather wintry

http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/index.aspx

Cheers Monders! Here's one from the City Centre...

http://www.highlandhouseoffraser.com/web-cam-inverness.asp

[Hairy Celt]

Camera 924 - Drumochter A9 South looks rather wintry

http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/index.aspx

And trafficscotland reckon there may be icy conditions on the roads. what insight. (can't see a 'thicko' emoticon).

[Northernlights]

Back in the house now after bedding all the cattle can hardly see the steading which is about 50 m away for blowing and falling snow a real blizzard.

Wind increasing now fresh to strong from the SW, conditions deterioating with lots of blowing ground level snow plus heavy falling snow, visibility less than a 100 metres!

[blitzen]

Cheers Monders! Here's one from the City Centre...

http://www.highlandhouseoffraser.com/web-cam-inverness.asp

Jammy sod!

[Cookie]

very very dark skies here aswell!

winds gusting 50 mph aswell at times.