Scotland Regional Discussion - Friday 18th >>

[Snowplough33]

Did you get the v heavy shower around an hour ago? Left a covering of wet snow here. Clouding over again now. Temp back up a bit at 1.7c. Will drop I suspect with precipitation. Daughters pals away up to said laws with their boards. A bit optimistic perhaps?

Yeh. In snow, thaw cycle just now. Hope that from this evening onwards it will stick better between showers. Sitting right on the margin so don't require huge changes. As LS mentioned earlier today or yesterday at some point, there was a lot of this in 2010. Remember days with lovely convective showers and ice then as little as 3hour periods when trees and roofs started to drip then ice again. So even in the coldest spells, there are fluctuations. I'd not be surprised at all to have a spell tonight with reasonable selling snow as we cross the margin.

[Snowlover2]

Heavy snow again. Re-laying on surfaces that had lost cover

[Sawel]

Hopefully the front coming up from the south late Sunday into Monday will deliver for those who've had very little snow so far.

There's a lot of precipitation associated with that front, and there could be 24 hrs+ of snowfall in places judging from the latest output. However, those on or near the coast might suffer from the typical 'marginality' issues. Places inland should see substantial amounts.

[Buriedundersnow]

looking like alot of ppn building in the forth now heading west

[Norrance]

Snowing here again too mixed with hail and getting heavier.

[blitzen]

Current view from Lochgelly's webcam:

http://www.fifeweath....php/weathercam

http://www.netweathe...ion=radar;sess=

Looks as if Fife could be in for a fair few showers now? They do appear to be lining up. Another heavy one ongoing here.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Blitzen

[tempestwatch]

Might be a bit luckier tonight than last night hopefully! Very heavy at the moment. Just watched News24 forecast and they are really just concentrating on the south eastern areas. At least that's what it looked like to me. Would rather make do with LS's forecasts anyway as his are far more accurate. Hope someone tells him that he can't go out tonight!

we should sign a petition

[LomondSnowstorm]

We seem to be sitting in between the north Fife and south Fife convection bands again, convection lines are starting to shift around a bit again though so this is likly to keep shifting for a bit until a better defined streamer sets up.

[badlander]

Very disappointing in Aberdeen as Easterlies rarely bring good snowfalls probably due to warming effect of the north sea.

[Buriedundersnow]

winds have to be around east by now i can actualy stand in my back garden and watch clouds building as they move over head and that only happens in an easterly

[GraemeB]

looking like alot of ppn building in the forth now heading west

Watching that as well - but more interested in this...

[blitzen]

Watching that as well - but more interested in this...

Could that happen? Does that all rely on what hits the SE and then supposedly travels up the country. Kinda lost the thread with regards to that.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Blitzen

[GraemeB]

That's Monday....models seem to be pointing that way...

[Buriedundersnow]

Watching that as well - but more interested in this...

yeah that looks fantastic lets hope thats just a conservative estimate

[LomondSnowstorm]

Watching that as well - but more interested in this...

What's the scale on that map?

[GraemeB]

Last updated: Sat, 19 Jan, 13:27 GMT

Linkage - http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/weathercharts?LANG=en&MAPS=nw&CONT=ukuk&LAND=__&ZEIT=201301210600

[Buriedundersnow]

Last updated: Sat, 19 Jan, 13:27 GMT

Linkage - http://www.weatheron...IT=201301210600

ah right i thought that was depth at first lol

[doctormog]

Last updated: Sat, 19 Jan, 13:27 GMT

Linkage - http://www.weatheron...IT=201301210600

Shame it doesn't say what the precipitation will actually be...

Here's the 12z NAE rain/snowfall forecast for the 6hrs to midnight Sunday. (The next frame will be the main one of interest for many when it comes out):

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/nae/2013/01/19/basis12/ukuk/prty/13012100_1912.gif

[Snowplough33]

Heaviest shower of the day just now.

[gsteruk]

so is central looking a bit more likely for some snow later tonight? bbc finally has honoured us with heavy snow on monday. Got a little bit last night and overnight, but all but gone from mid morning with the odd flurry here and there

Edited January 19, 2013 by gsteruk

[tempestwatch]

Constant snow for 30mins now, very dark and temp dropped from 2 degrees to 0.7

[GraemeB]

ah right i thought that was depth at first lol

Sorry ! Hadn't realised until LS posted, that the scale wasn't there !

[LomondSnowstorm]

Temperatures on the way down, last shower was pretty light though heavier on the Lomonds so another slightly different vector in evidence.

Also, NAE for 9am Monday:

950s fine:

850s reasonable:

DPs fine

Precipitation on:

If it still looks like this at +6 it's going to be quite a special event.

Edited January 19, 2013 by LomondSnowstorm

[Buriedundersnow]

Temperatures on the way down, last shower was pretty light though heavier on the Lomonds so another slightly different vector in evidence.

Also, NAE for 9am Monday:

950s fine:

850s reasonable:

DPs fine

Precipitation on:

If it still looks like this at +6 it's going to be quite a special event.

do u not think they total ppn charts look a little light as we are bount to see showers ratting in before the front arrives and from memory usually when there is a front with the winds coming right in off the sea they tend to be heavier

[sn0wman]

3c and a sleet shower here. Really hope the temperature starts to drop soon.