Scotland - Weather Chat

[lorenzo]

https://twitter.com/WeermanAshoka/status/542364484426162176

Storm of the century lol....duped by the express

LOL - we need to explain to Mike Masco what an Easterly is, then send him the 'That ECM' chart. Phenomenal Ramp, quality. Twitter has self regulated and explained the Express love a mad headline.

 

That squall line is still firing away, somewhere out there someone on a boat / offshore installation is about to get a surprise!

 

Love the contrast from this afternoon through Wednesday > Thursday.

 

This about sums up tomorrow, pick your time slot on the modelling, it's a constant.

 

Few more from Eumetsat

 

The old favourite airmass RGB

 

 

Water Vapour

 

And finally the 500 and Cape nice 480dam there and buckshot convection, aka 'blobs' on radar when they start tracking through.

 

What a couple of days ahead, can see a few traditional snow shields getting a right test. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2014 by lorenzo

[Gogoslo]

Met office now has heavy snow symbols on Friday for this neck of the woods. Really interesting few days ahead

[edo]

Great post Lorenzo and yes love the old twitter self regulation....

January 8 2011 delivered beautifully here and that was the last real proper snowfall of the famous 10\11 winter in these parts

[Michael Kaii]

heavy squall but cant make out if its sleet or just teeming it down with rain

 

forcast here looks good for some heavy snow so heres hoping

[Hairy Celt]

Ha. Watching 'The Missing' and the cool French detective is on lamp-post duty. Good swirlings outside.

[edo]

Crieff may get involved later so heads up cscrim that's predicted radar at midnight

Edited December 9, 2014 by edodfc

[cscrim]

Hopefully it makes it ok Edodfc. Interesting few days coming even if it doesn't.

[edo]

For sure great to have such a few days of interesting weather and with the signals for potential blocking starting show could have a real mix of great wintry conditions this year

[cscrim]

Trying to keep my positivity in check but fingers crossed for a far better winter.

[Polar Side]

Just been outside to my garage and the heavy rain showers have been starting to turn sleety.

Some very good posts and analysis in here tonight, looking forward to the next few days !

[November13]

Wife just back from Bathgate. Reported heavy sleet in the town about 300ft asl.

[Cheggers]

Am liking the Metoffice warning for Friday for this area...

A period of rainfall is likely to fall as snow over high ground, before transitioning to snow at all levels, during the early hours of Friday morning. Snow may be moderate or heavy at times, and may well last for several hours. Accumulations of 2-5 cm are possible across lower parts of the warning area, with 10-15 cm possible above about 200 m.

[Cloud 10]

 

 

[LomondSnowstorm]

GFS(P) takes the secondary low a bit further north again, affecting the southwestern quadrant of Scotland, but after a day of southward corrections it will be interesting to see if we see if the models shift it further north tomorrow:

[Ross B]

Game on! Sideways wet snow

[Hairy Celt]

Wasn't expecting this tonight, but it's snowing lightly out there now at 1C and settling on non-saturated surfaces...

 

(11 o'clock edit - be good to get a wee bit more before this small pool of very cold air fax off and the next noisy b'stard comes in for the morning. My nearest lamp-post is about 5 miles away so it's a case of repeated door-openings...)

Edited December 9, 2014 by Hairy Celt

[lorenzo]

It is tipping it down here, not far from you I think Ross, if this were a few degrees cooler we would be getting pasted.

 

Edit - sideways, downways, upways, squally sleet.

Edited December 9, 2014 by lorenzo

[edo]

Excellent Ross that's a good start.... Interesting to see the parallel that bit further north...can't help getting a bit excited thus secondary low could be a massive bonus for many of us and a memorable event potentially....woops I'm ramping

Torrential sleet here.... Will it get cold enough later.... You never know

[Frozen Britain]

Don't rub it in about the snow folks. Nothing yet where I am. Enjoy.

[Ross B]

It is tipping it down here, not far from you I think Ross, if this were a few degrees cooler we would be getting pasted.

 

Edit - sideways, downways, upways, squally sleet.

Yep, very blustery shower. I'm not much higher up than you and we got some deposits on cars/windows etc so I. Imagine later in the night you'll be on for some snow

[Bonjangle]

Nothing here in South East Wales but very windy though , Stay safe you Guys and Dolls .

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

a memorable event potentially....woops I'm ramping

 

Och don't be shy man. Ramp away.

 

Hey, here we go.

 

 

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Showers fair crashing across with the high wind speeds.

 

Still hanging around 4 C here with rain, but sounding wild. Which is fun.

Edited December 9, 2014 by scottish skier

[101_North]

Heavy sleet now. A few degrees to go... 

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

Showers of sleet now, wondering whether I will wake up to at least some snow on the grass, probably not. The wind is enough to keep me satisfied just now!

[NorthernRab]

Wet snow here now

Edit: Or possibly just snow on wet surfaces? Either way, temp now at 0'C.

Edited December 9, 2014 by NorthernRab