Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3

[BleakMidwinter]

milkmaid, I found this on the BBC Scotland site

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1608:

Western Isles Emergency Planning Co-ordination Group - which involves the council and police - has urged people on Lewis and Harris NOT to travel unless absolutely necessary between 17:00 and 19:00. It said winds were expected to gradually ease after 17:00 but said care should still be taken."

So if you stay put for an hour or so longer, you'll be better able to get to the people you need to get to. Just now would NOT be a good time to try!

[GreyCrag]

I think EDI would be lined up parallel to headwinds so its only compensating for strong headwinds that would be the main issue in landing. The problems come more with crosswinds when the winds are blowing across the runway giving the pilot more of a challenge in compensating for drift.

[mandi35]

stay safe up there guys my mum just rang me to say scotland has a record of 165 mph winds hope you all get loved ones home safely and take extra care

[milkmaid]

don't have to go till 21 .00 ,i wasn't sure if i should head out a little while ago thank you for the advice

so i'll stay put till 8.30

it's rough out there ,just been outside to fix something down ,

[November13]

BBC say no snow for the central belt until Saturday 6am...We will see if they are right. When that rain band comes south keep your eyes on the temperature.

[Stormeh]

TORNADO REPORTED IN LARGS!

http://yfrog.com/h0wysfkxj

[Northern Strath]

That's just normal Scottish skiing weather. If it's blowing in the right direction (uphill), you don't even need a tow....

:lol: aye, been there a few times, it's such a pain in the ar*e when you want to ski back down though

Temps pretty erratic here, dropped to 2.4C, now back at 4.1C. Very interested to see what that monster mass of precipitation coming in off the north west is going to look like when it arrives

[JRMcLeod]

@Stormeh

That looks like summer...some of those trees are in bloom in the background

[BleakMidwinter]

That is some photo, stormeh!!! Strewth...

It's blowing a hoolie here now - 36-54mph, 6C and 980mb. But it's steadier than it was. As in, the wind isn't dropping and rising and dropping but blowing more solidly.

[JoeShmoe]

Getting wild now in Edinburgh - winds really picked up last hour or so. Things flying down the street

[Stormeh]

Yes maybe someone takin the Swearing AGAIN?

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Holy s**t.

[snowy owl]

yep really bad out there! getting worse by the mnute

[stewfox]

xcweather showing the strongest pressure gradient as still offshore Scotland.

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

Never seen that. Not comparing of course but very windy in North Oxfordshire seems a path coming up from Bristol

[Snowlover2]

Holy s**t.

:o where is that?

[snow1975]

MSLP now, 976.7mb....so its on the rise.

[glasgow-guy]

right folks i must go will check in Friday stay safe everyone

[mardatha]

Is that near us SS?

[frogesque]

Holy s**t.

Where was that?

[Wynn D Woo]

Holy s**t.

Holy moe! - where is that?

[Poots]

Holy s**t.

Jeez - is that the ones at Soutra??

[Cheggers]

Wind Turbine from wind farm in Ardrossan

[overlander]

BBC is on and guess what straight to Kendal after all they have 50 mph winds ohhh poor them Not a mention of the 160+ mph winds.

Ok take that back they are in strathclyde.

[Craig Cameron]

seems to noticeably have dropped in glasgow..... much calmer than even an hour ago, winds appear to have veered to a north west ish direction now, still some gusts but all moving east by the looks

[Gilly]

Holy s**t.

Did you take this pic SS? What on earth happened?

Hope you are all safe and well and the winds have not caused to much grief.