Scotland - Cold & Windy Spell Discussion 3

[Isolated Frost]

The highlands must of had one of their snowiest weeks in a while... constant atlantic flow with uppers below -1c for much of the time, some very large snowfalls during the weekend and now this band that is staying below -3c 850mb's the whole way through and there is VERY heavy snow falling again there... tomorrow is expected to be cold again up there with continuous snowfall above 300m for much of the area whilst Thursday should give a large melt, and then cold and showery AGAIN on Friday/Saturday... makes up for the dreadful, dreadful autumn snow-retention wise up there

[weatherobsuk]

Freezing Rain showing up on the NWRadar now across Aviemore/Cairngorms.

[Hairy Celt]

Snowing, -1C. For how long I wonder.

[Matty M]

Looks like you guys are going to get struck very hard Thursday with exceptional winds. Take care.

[Northern Strath]

Just got back up the road from Edinburgh, A9 was very icey but it was only snowing at the drumochter summit on my journey. A fairly respectable 13cm of snow here so just enough to make the driveway a pain in the ar*e! hopefully an interesting week ahead with more of the white stuff

[snow1975]

Heavy sleet, temp slowly rising ....2.5C

[A Winter's Tale]

The GFS chart really does show the potential for very strong winds. However what I'm interested in most is the snow and -5C or even lower uppers will be over Scotland as very strong winds with lots of precipitation on the back end of the low. This could bring a lot of snow and not just to higher ground. I actually expect some lying snow again here in Glasgow by Friday morning and if there's enough precipitation then we could have more than the 5cm we had on Monday.

[Jambo Fowler]

Snowing abit now

[skyeblue]

Defo 100% heavy rain here

Snow is a gonner

Next chapter storm

God I hate working outside//

[Matty M]

The GFS chart really does show the potential for very strong winds. However what I'm interested in most is the snow and -5C or even lower uppers will be over Scotland as very strong winds with lots of precipitation on the back end of the low. This could bring a lot of snow and not just to higher ground. I actually expect some lying snow again here in Glasgow by Friday morning and if there's enough precipitation then we could have more than the 5cm we had on Monday.

You are mad if you don't think they show very strong winds, crazy infact.

Just watch the forecasts tomorrow evening and be careful.

There chart shows gusts to 90mph through the Scottish west coast possibly more.

[edo]

Snow near luncarty , nothing in perth???

Yup And big flakes again....keeps going on and off...only just starting to lie properly now in last 15 mins

[strathearn snow]

Got about 3 inches here in Crieff now and it's still coming down!

[Jambo Fowler]

Flakes getting bigger

[edo]

Flakes getting bigger

Unfortunately only half hour mayb more of constant snow from the front moving over us looking at radar...just depends how temps stay for more showers feeding across

[lorenzo]

Get over to the storm thread folks. That is all. Thursday looking severe.

[Jambo Fowler]

starting to sleet again......

[sn0wman]

Watch issued by Netweather - http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=forecast;type=alerts;reg=1;sess=

Severity Level is 5 out of 5 and gusts of 80-90 mph are possible in the Central Belt! :o

[Northern Strath]

Snowing here

Get over to the storm thread folks. That is all. Thursday looking severe.

Sounds Interesting!

[shuggee]

starting to sleet again......

Where are you JF? Could you pop your location in your profile so we can all be jealous properly ;-)

[Stormeh]

Hey guys and girls, not posted on here since last winter.

Had some snow here yesterday but now raining. I am interested about this storm that is going to hit us on Thursday, it is looking very severe!

[Benvironment]

Got maybe two inches from that band

[aggy]

what are the chances of ayr getting some decent snow ? None thought so ha . Also big storm for thursday then ?

what are the chances of ayr getting some decent snow ? None thought so ha . Also big storm for thursday then ?

[lorenzo]

Am pretty sure this storm will be upgraded by Meto with more areas receiving Amber warnings. Possibly deserves Red in areas.

More detail popping up in Model Thread and also Atlantic Storms Thread

Some stunning pressure gradient drops as this low is cannon balled in from the Atlantic on a Jet Stream at full tilt.

Met Office latest fax shows the incoming low.

Tighly packed Isobars follow on the next Fax after this, and evident here

Some charts displaying wind profiles, the Spitzenwind one from Wetterzentrale displays 'peak' profiles.

Following this very cold air drawn down across the country. One to watch closely on the models..

[Northernlights]

Just started moderate snow here ,still 0c, on a fresh South wind

[Hairy Celt]

Seriously heavy snow, 0C, but don't have NL's wind at all - flat calm.