scotland Scotland Regional Discussion - 29/11/2013 ---->

[edo]

Just take it HC yer only here for a visit...what's the worst that could happen..... The forum needs mair dew points

[LomondSnowstorm]

Quick question, how do i view the 1962/63 winter graphs? Cheers

 

With a wee dram and a wistful look about how the current charts are nothing like that

Joking aside, BUS put this together a week or so ago - saves the bother of having to go to meteociel for the actual charts :

60+mph gusts on Thursday morning with rain turning to snow from the northwest:

 

 

Going to be an interesting one to watch and hopefully we can get some slight last minute upgrades to extend the cold that few hours longer.

[Hairy Celt]

Just take it HC yer only here for a visit...what's the worst that could happen..... The forum needs mair dew points

It's the middle bit of your post that's the problem!! You know what my dew points are anyway, I stay next to the flippin sea, like 50m from the MHWS... or some combination thereof...

[Bullseye]

Thanking you LS and BUS , i need to get my eyes on these 62/63 charts, is it really too much to ask to have one only similar winter to 62/63!! We could be in serious trouble with these winds and possibly snow to lower levels , these hope nothing too serious. 

[GulberwickWeather]

Already turned quite chilly up here. At 2am this morning it was 8.9C, currently it's 3.9C and falling.

[mistyqueen]

Morning peeps! The Murk has descended once again. It's 9.9c and raining....and it's still sooooo dark! YUK! Never mind, Thursday and Friday look interesting eh?

[Colsuth]

10.4 c here at 830.

[blitzen]

Morning all.  7.4c WSW and also very dark. Thursday currently looking a bit ominous? my least favourite weather, as wind can cause so much damage.  I guess the warnings will appear soon.

Where's Mondy?

[tempestwatch]

Morning all.  7.4c WSW and also very dark. Thursday currently looking a bit ominous? my least favourite weather, as wind can cause so much damage.  I guess the warnings will appear soon.

Where's Mondy?

Hi Blitzen, where do you reckon the strongest gusts are going to be?

[tempestwatch]

very dark this morning in Lochgelly to start with then brightened up somewhat as i got into Alloa, seems very mild this morning 7.5 on my car thermomeer. Do you think we may get some back edge snow as the front moves away later this week?

[blitzen]

Hi Blitzen, where do you reckon the strongest gusts are going to be?

Morning T. I don't think anyone is going to get off lightly but probably north & west facing coasts will take a blast because of the initial wind direction? Central belt will probably take a hit too as it should whistle through the Forth/ Clyde valley. Perhaps LS will give us his thoughts if he's around?

[Colsuth]

Raining and temp drop from 10.4 to 6.2 c in one hour

[blitzen]

very dark this morning in Lochgelly to start with then brightened up somewhat as i got into Alloa, seems very mild this morning 7.5 on my car thermomeer. Do you think we may get some back edge snow as the front moves away later this week?

I honestly wouldn't like to say. Northerlies are notorious for not producing snow  for this area because of the Grampians. However. with such a strong wind, we may get lucky. Uppers will certainly be conducive for a short while?  Looks as if there will be precipitation around:

Edited December 3, 2013 by Blitzen

[LomondSnowstorm]

Morning T. I don't think anyone is going to get off lightly but probably north & west facing coasts will take a blast because of the initial wind direction? Central belt will probably take a hit too as it should whistle through the Forth/ Clyde valley. Perhaps LS will give us his thoughts if he's around?

Those areas, with the addition of anyone on the east coast where the pressure gradient will be tightest, looks set to hear the brunt of the winds. I'd expect to see 100+mph gusts on Cairngorm and maybe 70-75mph elsewhere, with Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh all having gusts upwards of 50mph. Certainly could be a close call as to whether a sting jet develops (if so gusts could be comparable to the January 2012 storm) but I haven't had an in depth look at the charts yet today so I'll reserve judgement on that until later on.

[Ravelin]

HC - Just take it. After 2 yrs of sitting in a box, can you not come up with a justification for using it that somehow also ties in with work (even if it's just a slim link with work)?

 

Could almost use the overused word 'mild' this morning as it was 9-10C on my drive into work. Dry with mainly grey cloud and just the odd patch of blue sky showing in the distance. Light winds.

 

Not ventured into the model thread so far today, has their easterly disappeared yet?

[blitzen]

The east coast looks pretty bad too, parts of the North East, Dundee, Fife. Spring tides too in the next couple of days. This storm could be a firecracker

Ah well, at least next door will not inherit my patio furniture this time around as it is safely packed away!

[tempestwatch]

Well with the possibilty of gale force winds and spring tides, i might get myself to kircaldy and get some photo's of the sea crashing over the wall ( or me being blown away)! This certainly is more exciting than the last 2 weeks but I kinda got used to having 'useable' days!

Edited December 3, 2013 by tempestwatch

[Hairy Celt]

Cripes we're a lawless lot in here!

 

Was just mild & grey at 8, now hammering down & cold.  Just had a hard look at the forecast for thursday - very cold , very windy and likely very snowy ( but don't tell the client) where I'm supposed to be working.  <starts rummaging for blankets, extra flask, shovel, longjohns (clean)...>

[tempestwatch]

Cripes we're a lawless lot in here!

 

Was just mild & grey at 8, now hammering down & cold.  Just had a hard look at the forecast for thursday - very cold , very windy and likely very snowy ( but don't tell the client) where I'm supposed to be working.  <starts rummaging for blankets, extra flask, shovel, longjohns (clean)...>

The ole passion killers and string vests will be outed all over scotland by Friday i think

[GulberwickWeather]

Chilly day! Curently: Temp 3.1C (falling) dew -0.4C. Thurs/Friday look pretty grim up here with Severe Gale 9 north-westerlies and heavy snow showers.

[tempestwatch]

Chilly day! Curently: Temp 3.1C (falling) dew -0.4C. Thurs/Friday look pretty grim up here with Severe Gale 9 north-westerlies and heavy snow showers.

Would not like to be on the water in those conditions!

[Ravelin]

Chilly day! Curently: Temp 3.1C (falling) dew -0.4C. Thurs/Friday look pretty grim up here with Severe Gale 9 north-westerlies and heavy snow showers.

Only in here could a forecast like that be ended with a happy smiley.

[Jo Farrow]

Thursday morning rush hour through the Central Belt could be dreadful

[su rui ke]

Thursday morning rush hour through the Central Belt could be dreadful

 TV forecasts are also starting to hint at something serious for Thursday but they're not giving any details just yet.

[Jo Farrow]

The Westerly gales Thurs am funneling through the central belt is what could cause the most disruption, 

Strength wise areas like West Isles earlier, then N.Isles and NE Scotland later into Thursday night with snow = blizzard

 

Could be something extra as it all comes through

 Met. O are considering Amber warning now and Scotland rarely gets more than that, the Amber will only be to cover the population density of central belt, maybe Aberdeen