Scottish Cold Spell Discussion

[blitzen]

Temp 1.6c here with dew point of 0.9c wind ENE.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

No chat room for me - I'm way to slow for that. Prefer the leisurely pace in here.

T down to 0.5 C with DP -1.5 C. Perfect.

Front just passing the border at the Solway Firth now. Just ~50 miles to my house. Coooooommmmmeee Onnnnnnn

Maybe I'll wait up

[scott_anthony_glasgow]

here we go again guy eh :lol: good luck to everyone got a feeling a few of us are going to get an absolute pasting could be a classic but we shall see Cheers

Scott

[JoeShmoe]

Temp 1.6c here with dew point of 0.9c wind ENE.

weird how Fife is faring worse than us ?

still 1/-1c here

[snowy owl]

good luck to us all, i've had lots of caffeine and still i'm now almost asleep at the desk - i'm sadly gonna have to call it a night - :lol:

see ya early tmrw!!

Edited February 23, 2010 by snowy owl

[blitzen]

weird how Fife is faring worse than us ?

still 1/-1c here

Nope, that's been the norm for pretty much most of this winter where snowfall is concerned.

[Cheggers]

Wait is killing me!!! Watching Radar should come with a health warning.

Nah, glued to the weather station showing a +0.1C dew point!! How terrible is that!

Not sure about dew point here but did raise to 1.4C a while ago but started to drop again, currently 0.8C

[Love Snow]

Sorry wrong thread!

Edited February 23, 2010 by Love Snow

[Guest]

Sorry wrong thread!

You should just have left the post

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

According to the BEEB, I'm getting snow from 12 tonight until at least 6 pm tomorrow. Short break after that before off we go again. That would be fun!

The wait is driving me nuts.

Edit. I just watched the BEEB weather website video forecast. Forecast effectively stops at the border. Just a couple of one liners about us. If I wanted to know what anywhere north of carlisle is looking like tonight and tomorrow, tough. Eh?

Wait a minute, I pay for a beeb licence.

Edited February 23, 2010 by scottish skier

[snow1975]

The dewpoint temperatures of some of the Fife members are incorrect. The dewpoint has been a steady -2C at Leuchars all evening and -1C at Edinburgh airport. See the link http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/GB_cc.html and just enter the airport/station of your choice.

[Guest]

Wait a minute, I'm pay for a beeb licence.

Is your use of "beeb" here in reference to the BBC or are you covering up a sweary word??

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Is your use of "beeb" here in reference to the BBC or are you covering up a sweary word??

both/interchangeable

Showers ahead of the front over langholm, well into Kiltland and at most 30 miles from me now

Edited February 23, 2010 by scottish skier

[StewieEatWorld]

Look what we have over in Crocketford A75 Westbound! http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/

[Big Innes Madori]

The dewpoint temperatures of some of the Fife members are incorrect. The dewpoint has been a steady -2C at Leuchars all evening and -1C at Edinburgh airport. See the link http://weather.noaa....ther/GB_cc.html and just enter the airport/station of your choice.

Had two light snow showers here between 6pm & 7.30pm this evening giving a thin and patchy covering on the ground

What will this stalling front deliver to these parts

Mmm, it will be intersting looking out tomorrow morning me thinks

Big Innes

Edited February 23, 2010 by Big Innes Madori

[LomondSnowstorm]

The dewpoint temperatures of some of the Fife members are incorrect. The dewpoint has been a steady -2C at Leuchars all evening and -1C at Edinburgh airport. See the link http://weather.noaa....ther/GB_cc.html and just enter the airport/station of your choice.

To be fair, I think freuchie has a uniquely high humidity due to loads of showers pelting us, while strathmiglo had 3C but snow while we had a mix at 2C. Now 1.5C and clearing with about a cm of fresh snow on the grass and slush on the ground which will hopefully freeze a little and provide a good base for tomorrow.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Look what we have over in Crocketford A75 Westbound! http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/

Canny believe it. Watching that cam for an hour.

Go to the gentlemens room for five and look what happens.

Nice - that's close to the coast, so might have been considered more marginal

Ok. Decision made. I'm waiting up for this one. The frontal showers are nearly at Hawick. If the pace keeps up, should be here in 2 hrs or so. If I'm late to work tomorrow....'was the snow boss'

Edited February 23, 2010 by scottish skier

[snow1975]

To be fair, I think freuchie has a uniquely high humidity due to loads of showers pelting us, while strathmiglo had 3C but snow while we had a mix at 2C. Now 1.5C and clearing with about a cm of fresh snow on the grass and slush on the ground which will hopefully freeze a little and provide a good base for tomorrow.

Fair point, although I still think it should be sub zero at least. Got a slight dusting here too, mainly of snow pellets. I can't give you my current dewpoint T for comparison because my screen with dry/wet bulb 'met office pattern' thermometers is 10 minutes walk from here.

[StewieEatWorld]

Canny believe it. Watching that cam for an hour.

Go to the gentlemens room for five and look what happens.

Nice - that's close to the coast, so might have been considered more marginal

Ok. Decision made. I'm waiting up for this one. The frontal showers are nearly at Hawick. If the pace keeps up, should be here in 2 hrs or so. If I'm late to work tomorrow....'was the snow boss'

Hahaha! My eyes will be watching that Hamilton camera in a wee while, looks like a beast to watch some snow falling on that one!

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Ok, photo time.

Us digging the car out tomorrow.

Funniest thing is, after all that effort, where exactly do they think they're going? A foot forward?

[WhiteXmas]

Look what we have over in Crocketford A75 Westbound! http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/

Blizzard conditions!

What do we think ush hour traffic will be like in Glasgow tomorrow?

[LomondSnowstorm]

Fair point, although I still think it should be sub zero at least. Got a slight dusting here too, mainly of snow pellets. I can't give you my current dewpoint T for comparison because my screen with dry/wet bulb 'met office pattern' thermometers is 10 minutes walk from here.

I do think mine has a tendency to overestimate dewpoints, since on numerous occasions we've had snow falling and lying easily with dewpoints at 0.5C!

Anyway, sub zero now on mine.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Meto code orange now for the borders

T holding at 0.5, DP same at -1.5.

20 miles and counting.

Edited February 23, 2010 by scottish skier

[Mondy]

Temp 1.1 DP -1.6c

Gets better

[Ross B]

Rob Mcelwee said on N24 that he could not rule out snow still falling at thursday evening rush hour in Glasgow