Scottish Cold Spell Discussion 24

[LadyPakal]

It's currently the coldest spot on this map:

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

According to the meto:

Tulloch Bridge site information:

Latitude: 56.867; Longitude: -4.7

Altitude: 237 m above mean sea level

Wunderground have an interactive map:

http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=56.86999893&lon=-4.69999981&zoom=10&pin=Tulloch%20Bridge%2c%20United%20Kingdom

Big fat snowflakes settling everywhere now.

Edited February 19, 2010 by LadyPakal

[sandstorm2]

It's currently the coldest spot on this map:

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

According to the meto:

Tulloch Bridge site information:

Latitude: 56.867; Longitude: -4.7

Altitude: 237 m above mean sea level

Wunderground have an interactive map:

http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=56.86999893&lon=-4.69999981&zoom=10&pin=Tulloch%20Bridge%2c%20United%20Kingdom

Thanks for the reply, yes it is the same place it is quite near Fort William, have been there often.

SS2

[kold weather]

Some of the ensembles are now so fqar north even you guys end up getting only brief snow before rain, so be careful what you wish for with regards to the northerly trend...though those runs are on the extreme side!

Still it shows what can still happen, equally there are still ensemble members that nail the Midlands and the south so whilst I'd put you guys as prime time location it really can still change.

[LadyPakal]

Aberdeen webcams: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/xwc_WebcamList.asp

[Guest]

Aberdeen webcams: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/xwc_WebcamList.asp

And don't do what I did and look at the pics and think "What snow". The first pics are just a typical view

Nice snow!! :)

[LadyPakal]

Yes, it's hit the A9 just south of here - down to 1 lane again: http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/index.aspx

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Yes, it's hit the A9 just south of here - down to 1 lane again: http://www.trafficsc.../lev/index.aspx

brrr

No fair

[Stuart]

brrr

No fair

but it be our turn soon

[LadyPakal]

It's still coming down here - big flakes again.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

but it be our turn soon

Hope so.

It's still coming down here - big flakes again.

Wow: check out the A90 south of Aberdeen now. Must be havoc.

[LadyPakal]

After a 2+ hour 'shower' the snow has almost stopped falling. We have around 2 inches but it is pretty wet stuff.

Wow: check out the A90 south of Aberdeen now. Must be havoc.

All those odd tyre tracks - it's a bus stop there so hopefully n ot cars spinning wildly!

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Apparently Traffic Scotland want our money in taxes to pay for road cams but we're not allowed to use the images we pay for.

Hotlinking on a pay site I could understand, but a screen cap on a free forum when the cam is free to view?

Oh well. Thats the government for you.

edit: I wonder what the freedom of information act says about this...

So that's why budget cuts are needed; the gov actually employ people to read internet weather forums and find little low res free road cam pics to complain about. Excellent use of taxpayer money!

Anyway, back to the weather - 1.4 C here but frost holding in the shade. Sun still shining, and still watching those showers off the coast although they seem to be weaker now

Edited February 19, 2010 by grab my graupel

[kold weather]

06z GFS gives probably 5-7cms for a good part of Scotland on Monday, though for far northern parts of the country the GFS wraps up the low and this helps to keep the precip going for far longer, you'd probably get 10-15cms in that evolution.

Still lts to be decided yet and the models still are not too sure about the evolution of the set-up still, though the GFS has been suggesting the same broad set-up for a while now bar yesterdays 18z run.

[blitzen]

Apologies if this is already on here but just noticed it. Flash warning for Central, Tayside and Fife for heavy snow from 2pm - 8pm? Oddly enough it is starting to cloud over here from the east/NE.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Apologies if this is already on here but just noticed it. Flash warning for Central, Tayside and Fife for heavy snow from 2pm - 8pm? Oddly enough it is starting to cloud over here from the east/NE.

Aye, what's been hitting Aberdeen is heading your way. Lets hope it does not weaken and makes it to the Lothians/Borders too

[StewieEatWorld]

Apologies if this is already on here but just noticed it. Flash warning for Central, Tayside and Fife for heavy snow from 2pm - 8pm? Oddly enough it is starting to cloud over here from the east/NE.

Really?! Ya dancer!

Where about can I find this info?

Thanks :huh:

[Guest]

Apparently Traffic Scotland want our money in taxes to pay for road cams but we're not allowed to use the images we pay for.

Hotlinking on a pay site I could understand, but a screen cap on a free forum when the cam is free to view?

Oh well. Thats the government for you.

edit: I wonder what the freedom of information act says about this...

So that's why budget cuts are needed; the gov actually employ people to read internet weather forums and find little low res free road cam pics to complain about. Excellent use of taxpayer money!

I can't quite believe that!! :speechless:

[Stuart]

Hope there put a Flash warning out for us later

Edited February 19, 2010 by Stuart

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Really?! Ya dancer!

Where about can I find this info?

Thanks

Here for the warning:

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

And here to watch the prep move towards you.

http://www.metoffice...adar/index.html

And here if you want to see cloud features:

http://www.sat24.com...at=ir&type=loop

Or you could go high res with net weather

Edit: Oh, and welcome to the forum / Scottish thread.

Edited February 19, 2010 by scottish skier

[Guest]

From the Traffic Scotland website (my emphasis)

Legal Disclaimer

The Scottish Government operates this Traffic Scotland Web Site within Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Ministers to allow information on the trunk road traffic conditions to be freely available.

Any information appearing on the Traffic Scotland Web Site is issued as general information only and does not constitute a warranty by the Scottish Ministers or any other provider of the information supplied. No responsibility can be accepted by the Scottish Ministers or any other information provider for action or inaction as a result of information contained on the Traffic Scotland Web Site.

Traffic Scotland is not responsible for the content of external websites. The inclusion of a link to a third party website from www.trafficscotland.org should not be understood as an endorsement.

Readers should take specific advice independent of this Web Site in respect of their own specific situations.

From: http://www.trafficscotland.org/legal/index.aspx

Although they do own the copyright:

Traffic Scotland Web Site CopyrightMapping

The Maps on the Traffic Scotland web site are produced for the Scottish Government, from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of the controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.

Live-Eye-Views

The Scottish Government retains the full copyright of all Live-Eye-View images and the Live-Eye-View brand. Traffic Scotland users may not hyperlink directly to the Live-Eye-View images. Users identified as actively hyperlinking directly to the LEV images may be banned from accessing the site.

Any use of the Live-Eye-Views on private networks or intranets is prohibited unless explicitly authorised by the Scottish Government.

If you believe that use of the Live-Eye-Views may benefit your internal network, intranet or company then please e-mail us at info@trafficscotland.org explaining who you are and why and how you would like to use the Live-Eye-View images

From: http://www.trafficscotland.org/copyright/index.aspx

So basically it is their image despite your (and my) money paying for it.

[StewieEatWorld]

Here for the warning:

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

And here to watch the prep move towards you.

http://www.metoffice...adar/index.html

And here if you want to see cloud features:

http://www.sat24.com...at=ir&type=loop

Or you could go high res with net weather

Edit: Oh, and welcome to the forum / Scottish thread.

Thanks!

What do you think the chances of that little area of snow making it all the way to the Dunfermline area are? Right now, it's pretty much clear blue skies! Lovely outside!

[Guest]

Some photos from my walk earlier. I now have sore eyes because the sun was so bright

My house is in the first two (well, it's a flat, but you know what I mean :lol:)

Hopefully the pics are a better size this time :blush:

Edited February 19, 2010 by CatchMyDrift

[blitzen]

Thanks!

What do you think the chances of that little area of snow making it all the way to the Dunfermline area are? Right now, it's pretty much clear blue skies! Lovely outside!

Hi Stewie, and welcome. I am in Lochgelly and the cloud is starting to build here after a clear morning. Looks pretty ominous too.

[GraemeB]

Not a cloud to be seen in stirling...

Colder than a witches..etc... though.

[LadyPakal]

From the Traffic Scotland website (my emphasis)

From: http://www.trafficscotland.org/legal/index.aspx

Although they do own the copyright:

From: http://www.trafficscotland.org/copyright/index.aspx

So basically it is their image despite your (and my) money paying for it.

Maybe it was the hotlinking of the image they didn't like - after all it costs them money to host the images.