Scotland Regional Discussion

[Norrance]

Ditto Lorenzo,was going to post one of the January 1984 charts, as there are plenty to choose from! What a winter month, (my all time favourite!) It snowed nearly every day here of that month. The snow was up to my hips!

One of my favourite months too if not the favourite though part of our roof did collapse when the snow slid from the upper roof onto the back room extension below.in mid month. Was living in Highland Perthshire at the time.

Here a fresher day today but cloudier and more showery than forecast. Currently 5C.

[Hairy Celt]

One of my favourite months too if not the favourite though part of our roof did collapse when the snow slid from the upper roof onto the back room extension below.in mid month. Was living in Highland Perthshire at the time.

Here a fresher day today but cloudier and more showery than forecast. Currently 5C.

Remember it well for getting temporarily lost in a blizzard with a mate while we were off our heads on mushrooms. The snow was interestingly glittery and we weren't bothered by the cold at all... Those were the BC days... Sighs...

[NorthernRab]

I think this would be the lowest ever (-18'C) 850hPa temperatures to hit Scotland?

Pity wasn't being forecast for end of November!

[Cheggers]

Can't really join in on Top Trumps, as unable to find any 70's and 80's charts from Southern Hemisphere, and most storms I remember were short lived, potent, and welcomed in terms of rainfall.

Anyway, cool\cold day with some heavy showers passing through which ruined the viewing of my new motor!!!!!!!

(I wish)

[Snow Leopard]

Hi Everyone, not been on here for a while Winter rubber going onto the cars in two weeks from now, Snow shovels, brushes and gear already in the boot...so bring it on

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Well, looks nice and sunny for my visit to Al Khobar.

http://www.weather-f...orecasts/latest

Flight's at 6 am on Monday morning. That'll be fun.

Slight contrast with the weather for Oslo for my second trip later in the week. No snow forecast though.

http://www.weather-f...orecasts/latest

EDIT. Cripes - glad I'm not going to SA in August - I'd melt.

EDIT. Was checking out photos and came across this:

Em, ok.

Edited November 10, 2012 by scottish skier

[November13]

Well, looks nice and sunny for my visit to Al Khobar.

http://www.weather-f...orecasts/latest

Flight's at 6 am on Monday morning. That'll be fun.

Slight contrast with the weather for Oslo for my second trip later in the week. No snow forecast though.

http://www.weather-f...orecasts/latest

EDIT. Cripes - glad I'm not going to SA in August - I'd melt.

EDIT. Was checking out photos and came across this:

Em, ok.

Aye ye canny beat holiday memories!

Weather is pretty boring at present dull and wet. Quite a bit of snow up on Glencoe today. however might be a few weeks before any low level snow prospects. Well done to the Jags today 5-1 against Dunfermline!

[blitzen]

Em, ok.

I just about wet myself when I saw this! Must be one of the funniest and most pointless things I have ever seen.

Edited November 10, 2012 by Blitzen

[lorenzo]

Fine clear day here today , frosty start and still chilly. Still no definitive map on the models or the Stratosphere charts.

Thinking the next week or so of runs will reveal all and unfold where December is heading.

[blitzen]

I just about wet myself when I saw this! Must be one of the funniest and most pointless things I have ever seen.

Caption: "Excuse me Sir, is this the queue for the Wallace Arnold Mystery Tour?"

[Hairy Celt]

Caption: "Excuse me Sir, is this the queue for the Wallace Arnold Mystery Tour?"

Or:

"Say cheese!"

Grey, damp & chilly this morning. Ensembles not showing anything wonderful either. Time to book that flight to Lapland.

(Edit later in pm... booked the flight, away this evening. Well, as far as the north coast anyway. Not all of us have glamorous jobs in hydrocarbon-rich industries eh, SS? )

Edited November 11, 2012 by Hairy Celt

[Guest]

I've just a look in the model thread and wish I hadn't bothered

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

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(Edit later in pm... booked the flight, away this evening. Well, as far as the north coast anyway. Not all of us have glamorous jobs in hydrocarbon-rich industries eh, SS? )

Glamorous? Was awright when young, free and single (ok not with Saudi as a destination), but more a try to avoid too much thing now unless destination looks cool.

Saudi Aramco are in control of the second biggest oil reserves in the world and it looks like they want oor wee co (uni spin-out) to be their main gas hydrate/flow assurance experts. Will pay the bills for many years so I'm off to bed in an hour or so as needs must!

Edited November 11, 2012 by scottish skier

[lorenzo]

What on earth is that a picture of SS ?? Looks like a bunch of toilet roll or a massive chunk of dirty ice?

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

massive chunk of dirty ice?

It's water with a similar structure to ice but with cavities that accommodate natural gas components such as methane. Stable up to e.g. 25C at pipeline pressures. Water freezing at room temp. Was costing petrobras (photo) $1 million a day in lost production. Oooch.

Me burning some for Nat Geo documentary (think I posted some point in the past).

Freezing cold on the hand as the hydrate ice melts, warm on the tips of the fingers from the (methane burning) flame.

Edited November 11, 2012 by scottish skier

[lorenzo]

Aaaah Thanks SS, I remember the shaving foam on fire picture now!

[Northernlights]

Cool day here but dry temperature of 3c when I was cleaning car at 3.00pm and overcast. Currently 0c and was out about an hour ago and saw a fairly large falling star (meteorite).

[edo]

Share the wealth CMD... Is winter over??! I will head over to the TWO model thread which I find quite a bit more readable then NWs

[LomondSnowstorm]

Hey everyone, I know I'm the only one on here at this time but I've just finished my winter forecast, which is, pending the odd edit here and there, my final one, unless things change majorly. I know most of you will be happy with it, though whether or not it comes to fruition is quite another thing.

https://forum.netweather.tv/blogs/entry/4502-lomond-snowstorm39s-winter-forecast-201213/

[Stormy]

Woken up to -5. Was it meant to do that?

[Northernlights]

Currently -2c here and clear sky. Newly dug garden and freshly ploughed fields all benefitting from this mornings frost.

[Guest]

One to watch and something which the GFS has been playing out time and again recently, watch the low pressure develop off eastern US/Canada. Quite a steep thermal gradient and strong jet streak help to develop the low. In some runs the low heads quite far south or doesn't develop strongly, but this could be interesting next week:

The ECM brings the low through but doesn't cook it anything as strongly as the GFS, ending up with this at a similar time:

It could be an interesting week, if you like storms

[blitzen]

2.4oC with an overnight low of 0.4oC. Pretty dismal morning here as you can see by the webcam shot. Just picking up some rain now.

Most impressive forecast by LS by the way! There IS a God!

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Hello from the KLM lounge at Amsterdam airport where I'm stuck for the next few hours awaiting my connection.

Frost the morn. If it was not bad enough getting up at 2.30 am, had then to scrape the car too!

Nice forecast LSS. Largely what my cat is predicting.

Meanwhile, looks like after a milder incursion it's back to more cool to chilly Nov. weather.

[Cheggers]

Morning all, grey and now raining @ 4C. Weekend was nondescript to say the least, and tomorrow looking wet and wild.

Weird Rainbow very early this morning before the rain came in, very strange.