Scottish Cold Spell Discussion 3

[Mondy]

It's relentless @ only 18m asl here.

I'd upload some pix, but my digicam appears to be having a crisis!

[Sunny Leith]

Rapid transformation here in Leith. All white.

Frontal band looks quite narrow on the radar, snow lessening in intensity, visibility improving a little and some brightening of the sky to the north. Right now though, I'll take it !

Edit: I can see Fife so the event may already be over. Its just a question of whether we can hold onto whats fallen in the last 20 minutes. Already slushing up at pavement level but back garden has more snow than it had this morning. Net gain of a couple of millimentres LOL !

Edited December 19, 2009 by by-tor

[Guest]

that rain band is clearing quickly

The main band went through here like a rocket All the better for pulling in the colder air behind.

Snowing here now, just came on suddenly. Definitely snow now :)

So have patience everyone.

Edit: Not snow, very big graupel. Still it's white and the kids are happy.

Edited December 19, 2009 by CatchMyDrift

[glasgow-guy]

pretty dark out here in S Lanarkshire sleety rain pretty heavy as well

[Lynxus]

Looks like its raining in glasgow.

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/WebCams/

Then again, The urban heating may be causing that, So i would expect further away north side of the M 8? to be snowy..

Edited December 19, 2009 by Lynxus

[glasgow-guy]

The main band went through here like a rocket All the better for pulling in the colder air behind.

Snowing here now, just came on suddenly. Definitely snow now :)

So have patience everyone.

Edit: Not snow, very big graupel. Still it's white and the kids are happy.

first to get the rain first to get the snow makes sense

[Guest]

first to get the rain first to get the snow makes sense

Kilmacolm is quite far west, and the band is tilted WSW to ENE. Snowing now and lying readily despite the rain earlier.

Edit: In the lull straight after the rain band the murk cleared enough to see the Renfrew Heights to my west and above 1000ft it had left some snow. So the rain is marginal already.

Lightning there?? Or was I seeing things??

Edited December 19, 2009 by CatchMyDrift

[Blizzardo]

Very heavy wet snow in Glasgow. Strong winds.

[glasgow-guy]

Very heavy wet snow in Glasgow. Strong winds.

dammit where is my snow

[sandstorm2]

dammit where is my snow

Temp got up to 37 and it started raining but has now turned to very heavy snow and is settling on the grass and pavements.

SS2

[Cheggers]

Wow, rain, sleet, then blizzard here in Bonnybridge, just came down like a flash, now falling very nicely, good inch already.

[KenC]

Snowing here now, just came on suddenly.

Exactly the same here in Bearsden. Definitely snow. It was raining 10 minutes ago then within minutes the road is white.

[shuggee]

Picture postcasrd white here now - 30 mins of heavy snow and it's just the lightest snizzle now. Very rapid movement south.

[Lynxus]

Looks like after this battering guys, you lot could be in for some nice snow showers afterwards and overnight!

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

[blitzen]

Still snowing steadily here.

[Stuart]

Rain washing away the snow here... Brilliant

dont sound good then shuggee

[glasgow-guy]

wow just started snowing very heavy here now wind is gusty as well

[NUT]

Like the rest of you lot all I can say is what a sudden transformation to Rain then Snow. Came out of absolutely nowhere and was an absolute whiteout for a few minutes. (I'm in Cumbernauld) Easing slightly now but wow!

[Sunny Leith]

Classic squall line as it passed through here, almost razor sharp transition.

From the radar and my dierect line of sight view of Fife, looks like some activity over there still. Think we're done here in Leith though.

[Guest]

Can I just say, fair play to the GFS which picked this from a good few days ago, warm sector included

[glasgow-guy]

blizzard conditions now its a white out now and so fast as well

[Snooz]

Still snowing steadily here.

Yay! Blitzen & GG

It is very fast moving, temps dropping like a stone behind it.. wind chill now -7, temp -1.5 DP -2

anyhow at least I should get out now to collect child, lots of warm clothes on - (still leaving the car at the end of the road though!, will get it tomorrow)

I feel a Snowman coming on later

Edited December 19, 2009 by Snooz

[LomondSnowstorm]

Decent snowfall here, not settling all that well though with temperatures around 1C.

[glasgow-guy]

haven't ever seen a weather system move in so fast it was heavy sleety rain then the wind got up and suddenly it was a white out within 5 min despite 15-20 of sleety rain

[Richard Taylor]

Aberdeen appears to be in a clear slot just now, but more clouds to the north, which I presume are the showers chasing the band. Any showers to the north of Aberdeen anyone know? And are they heading this way??

Hope our cousins in the central belt are enjoying their snow!