Scotland - Regional Discussion

[penicuikblizz]

I take it you mean the upper air temps are dropping 1-2c? It's just looking at the charts they will go up if the low stays on the same track!!

Will evaporative cooling not have an effect in the heavier showers? Maybe this is why?

[lorenzo]

Does this storm look like it will hit France instead? (thur/fri) I have very vivid memories of being stuck in Paris Dec 1999. We took the little one (big now) to Disneyland for Christmas, never have I been so scared in my life. The destruction was devestating. I beleive it was called a lothar storm. A lot of people where killed due to that storm.

I found this

http://oiswww.eumets...rm/991226ka.gif

Let's hope Thurs/Fri system does not repeat this event, it is an interesting analog.

Looking around on line some further information shows you remembered the name correctly SL.

http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/WEBOPS/iotm/iotm/19991226_storm/19991226_storm.html

European Windstorms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_windstorm

Lothar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_(Storm)

Today's event has been named Hergen by fu-Berlin and it looks like Joachim is the next on the list for the storm due at the end of the week..

[spindrift1980]

Only hail and graupel here so far today.

[kold weather]

Models do seem quite keen on there being heavy snow for higher ground today and tonight so the current precip moving into western Scotland but think the models maybe slightly off with just how much asnow they do end up producing from this set-up, temps really don't look all that supportive I've got to admit.

[Ross B]

Horizontal snow here. Will be blown through in seconds on these winds though!!

[Norrance]

I don't understand why the Met Office are forecasting snow down to 100m, it's going to be more like 400m going by the charts!! When the heavier precip moves in later the upper temps will rise I think it will be a rain and wind event for most!! Northern England will hold onto the cold uppers for a longer period!!!

There was snow lying this morning at my mum's up in Highland Perthshire at 100 mtrs asl. Not sure if was to last though as it was pretty wet. Temp was around 1c at 9AM there.

Here only rain showers blowing in with the cold and gusty wind.

[Cheggers]

Just had a few light flurries pass through. Still 3c

[blitzen]

Temp 3.4c and dew point -5.5c. Gust 44.9mph recently. Pressure now at 966mb here, which is considerably lower than last Thursday in these parts. Had a couple of sharp showers this morning, both containing snow.

[Mark H]

Met office have changed some of the yellow warnings to amber now.

http://www.metoffice...ngs_iframe.html

[Michael Winston]

Met office have changed some of the yellow warnings to amber now.

http://www.metoffice...ngs_iframe.html

Beat me to it!

Regards,

Mike.

[Stormeh]

Very heavy hail shower passing by now, thought I heard thunder but think it might have been the wind. Very gusty now!

[penicuikblizz]

Amber warnings for high ground areas by the looks of it!!!

[glasgow-guy]

frequent hail showers wind increasing greatly another stormy week ahead for us in the central belt coming up

Edited December 13, 2011 by glasgow-guy

[Ross B]

Still snowing here lightly and the gritters are out spreading salt

[Sunny Leith]

Every time the MetOffice start changing the colour of their warnings, I think of this..."Blue Alert"

[Apologies to anyone who isn't a Dwarfer !]

Edited December 13, 2011 by by-tor

[Mark H]

Amber warnings for high ground areas by the looks of it!!!

Light snow blowing around here now,warnings are for 100m and above,about 210m here so does look marginal but cant help but hope!

[BleakMidwinter]

North face of Caerketton in the Pentlands has just re-emerged with a light dusting of snow (the place where the photo earlier of Edinburgh was taken from!)

Gusty and windy here. XC says 36mph ave, gusting to 48; pressure 967, temp +4 and dew point -1, down from 0 a short while ago. Dark and lowering and feels like precipitation's on its way... pleeease let it snow!

[spindrift1980]

Snow falling but failing to lie in EK at the moment (230m asl)

[penicuikblizz]

Penicuik has a chance at 190m asl we shall see???

Light sleety rain in Edinburgh right now, temp 3c

[snowy owl]

We have had some flakes of snow blowing around. Still quite icy on pavements etc.

[lorenzo]

Snowing here very lightly, difficult to make it out as getting whipped in all directions by the wind which is strengthening now.

Pretty similar to last Thursday for here ..http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Gusts Nearly above 100 mph again... http://bit.ly/uxK1pb and http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=current;type=maxg

Edited December 13, 2011 by lorenzo

[glasgow-guy]

looks like Scotland is out of the picture for the Thursday Friday storm met-office just updated

[Insert Name Here]

Hail just started here in rural ayrshire at 190m asl.

looks like Scotland is out of the picture for the Thursday Friday storm met-office just updated

phew..

After last week and today we've done our bit

[glasgow-guy]

hope temps drop fast in need of some snow

Edited December 13, 2011 by glasgow-guy

[todd1970]

Just been out and got battered in the face with wind driven hail , its right sair .