Scotland Regional Discussion - Friday 18th >>

[ploughboy]

Snowing in Leith

[JoeShmoe]

Snow back on here, moderate, getting up towards a cm already. Lovely line of showers streaming up from the SE, looks more organised

[Snowlover2]

Anyone know what the conditions are like on the road from Aberdeen to fife? Hubby be driving home soon.

[LomondSnowstorm]

Ironically neither of the orange warnings cover the areas getting pasted at the moment.

[Cheggers]

Cheggers ootside Bat torch saying we have 5 flakes blown oor from Falkirk

[Hawesy]

A light covering of snow in the East Neuk of Fife - road conditions tricky on the A917 (not often I get to say that). Alternately slushy/icy depending on proximity to the sea. +1.5c here in Crail. 0.9c in Leuchars.

[BurntFishTrousers]

[LomondSnowstorm]

A light covering of snow in the East Neuk of Fife - road conditions tricky on the A917 (not often I get to say that). Alternately slushy/icy depending on proximity to the sea. +1.5c here in Crail. 0.9c in Leuchars.

Word of warning - the change to a more easterly wind might actually increase marginality at the coast as dewpoints start to rise a bit. I wouldn't worry too much and the fact that winds are going to get lighter might help a bit too but marginality is going to start to creep in at the Fife and Angus coasts. Improving by tomorrow evening though.

[Snowplough33]

Showers are definitely grouping up now on the radar.

[jon_d1983]

Not a thing here 15miles north of Aberdeen, on a plus note winds have turned and are now directly from the east and proper cold, even the dog was shivering when I put him put into the garden. Brrrrrrrrr

[pdiddy]

Anyone know what the conditions are like on the road from Aberdeen to fife? Hubby be driving home soon.

http://trafficscotla...ding/index.aspx

You can see on the live eye views from road cameras - select your route and watch away!

Edited January 18, 2013 by pdiddy

[Cheggers]

Word of warning - the change to a more easterly wind might actually increase marginality at the coast as dewpoints start to rise a bit. I wouldn't worry too much and the fact that winds are going to get lighter might help a bit too but marginality is going to start to creep in at the Fife and Angus coasts. Improving by tomorrow evening though.

Looking at the showers building in the North Sea snaw machine, I assume they are going to make better inroads inland?

[Norman Tolson]

How's ayrshires prospects looking tonight?

[Snowlover2]

Snow had stopped but started again and heavier this time.

http://trafficscotla...ding/index.aspx

You can see on the live eye views from road cameras - select your route and watch away!

Thank you pdiddy

[doctormog]

The showers are doing a fantastic job of avoiding this part of the east coast this evening so far.

[Hawesy]

Word of warning - the change to a more easterly wind might actually increase marginality at the coast as dewpoints start to rise a bit. I wouldn't worry too much and the fact that winds are going to get lighter might help a bit too but marginality is going to start to creep in at the Fife and Angus coasts. Improving by tomorrow evening though.

Cheers LS - funnily enough I'm due to head to NW England tomorrow morning so I wouldn't be too bothered if things went more marginal! Best keep that quiet right enough! ;-)

[LomondSnowstorm]

Looking at the showers building in the North Sea snaw machine, I assume they are going to make better inroads inland?

Looks to be that way, NMM and yr.no think so as well. Very interesting few hours ahead, or even few days at this rate.

[NUT]

All of a sudden despite being mostly clear when it was getting dark it seems to have turned considerably cloudier

[LomondSnowstorm]

Whiteout in St Andrews by the looks of things, massive pulse of red on the radar. Looks to be easing somewhat in Edinburgh with the shift again slightly further east, but with the winds turning round we shouldn't be out of it for too long.

[BurntFishTrousers]

Just watched someone fall on their ass in Oxford. Made my night that did:

http://webcam.oii.ox.ac.uk/camera1.cfm

[JoeShmoe]

Whiteout in St Andrews by the looks of things, massive pulse of red on the radar. Looks to be easing somewhat in Edinburgh with the shift again slightly further east, but with the winds turning round we shouldn't be out of it for too long.

How long before the showers back more east LS?

[Sunny Leith]

Aye, nae pain, nae gain LS... Happy for us coasties to take our chances though. For the most part in 09/10 and first half of 10/11 it worked out OK. Looking good enough I think...

Word of warning - the change to a more easterly wind might actually increase marginality at the coast as dewpoints start to rise a bit. I wouldn't worry too much and the fact that winds are going to get lighter might help a bit too but marginality is going to start to creep in at the Fife and Angus coasts. Improving by tomorrow evening though.

[Frozen Britain]

How's ayrshires prospects looking tonight?

Grim. I'm in Ayrshire too.

[101_North]

Been waiting all day and now I seem (judging by radar) to be on the wrong side of Edinburgh!

[Kelly]

Ahh so frustrating! Showers seem to be stalling before they get here