Scotland Weather Discussion - 20th November 2015 and Onwards...

[edo]

Loved lorenzo drinking passionate post the other night....clearly worked hard on that forecast...been some great reading 

 

Meanwhile I'm in Dundee and absolutely chucking it down with rain 

[snowidea]

Raining here In Falkirk. Had some wet snow early evening last night but it never settled. Just cold wet grey and really yuk at the moment.

Still it could be much worse and I hope all of you who've been affected by the floods are getting some respite.

 

[Richard Taylor]

Clouded over here now. Await the precip... from the linked article to Monbiot from Lorenzo, I am expecting a plague of frogs to descend from the skies... after what we've had who knows?

Higher areas of the city have held onto the snow cover, although it is patchy - still impressive though given how wet it's been. 

  

[Hawesy]

A wet afternoon in Crail, 4.9c.

[Norrance]

Cold rain here. 2C. 

I read somewhere that the Express sales go up by up to 10% when they have a dramatic weather headline on the front page. There's the reason for the regular headlines which invariably are wrong! Maybe once it will happen hopefully.

[M1245]

So looking ahead to next week what is the snow potential looking like for us scots?

[lorenzo]

Rain here - really can't complain given Narnia pics from last night. Plenty on the models to keep us entertained in the meanwhile, January turning into a fascinating month.

Interestingly found this last night when checking analogs and looking at what years featured here

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/9/q/Snow_Survey_of_Great_Britain__1957-58.pdf

Worth a read wrt to NE flooding.

[Richard Taylor]

+01/+00 & mizzle. Like drizzle, but even smaller

[mistyqueen]

Afternoon Peeps! Nae snaw, nae rain, nice and cauld and fresh. Temp dropped to -2c last night, now up to 2c with light cloud cover. Give me this weather any day over a howling gale and horizontal rain and I'll be very happy!

 

[Methuselah]

11 minutes ago, Richard Taylor said:

+01/+00 & mizzle. Like drizzle, but even smaller

Sounds like Scotch Mist?

[Richard Taylor]

9 minutes ago, Ed Stone said:

Sounds like Scotch Mist?

Dunno Ed, ah canna see for the mizzle!

[lorenzo]

Midweek looking like fun as the Arctic spillage continues...

[peborant]

3 hours ago, snowidea said:

 

So what are our immediate chances of some snow from the next band of precipitation? It sure looks more beefy than the two gone but quite disappointed about not even getting some lying snow on top of the Ochils despite us being under 4C all day so not expecting a lot

[Richard Taylor]

Oh look, it's heavy rain again - at least there's no wind with it & hopefully won't last long. 

[Northern Strath]

Not managed above -2.6c today, it's been snowing for the last wee while, nothing mental but turning white

 

Edited January 9, 2016 by Northern Strath

[snawbaw]

Loads of hair ice around here today, looks good enough to eat...NOT. 

[snefnug]

Gosh, how lovely!

[NorthernRab]

Snowing lightly here with a light covering all over. Didn't get above freezing today.

[snawbaw]

literally the slowest, sparsest snow shower going on at the moment with the tiniest flakes possible.  It's a wee bit magical looking if I'm being honest - that's as flowery as I can force myself to make it, I can't do ramping/ talking up/ selling/ slavering pish

[Stuart]

4 minutes ago, NorthernRab said:

Snowing lightly here with a light covering all over. Didn't get above freezing today.

 

 

yes not got above  freezing here to but starting to come up now

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Latest MetO long term.

Quote

UK Outlook for Thursday 14 Jan 2016 to Saturday 23 Jan 2016:

A cold spell is expected to be underway at the start of this period which will most likely last through to the start of the following week. The weather will tend to vary day to day, with some dry and sunny periods, but also wintry showers which will occasionally merge to give longer spells of rain, sleet and snow. Snow will fall to low levels at times, this most likely in the north. Temperatures will be below average, with widespread overnight frosts as well as a risk of icy surfaces. Towards the end of the period it seems most probable that less cold weather will return as Atlantic weather systems try to move across the country bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain to many areas.

Better than a kick in the teeth. Actual normal winter weather.

Rain earlier melted most of my snaw. Currently T = 1.4 °C / DP = 0.7 °C.

Edited January 9, 2016 by scottish skier

[NorthernRab]

11 minutes ago, Stuart said:

 

 

yes not got above  freezing here to but starting to come up now

Aye likely rain tonight. Still, fair few degrees colder than forecast!

[moffatross]

A few pix from Scotland's highest villages on the Lowther Hills Ski Club nursery slopes at Leadhills near the South Lanarkshire/Dumfries & Galloway border this morning. Our annual membership costs less than 2 hours at Braehead XScape, and we saw lots of happy  faces today. Memberships still available for the season. Chucked down with snow early afternoon, raining now, but snow returning tomorrow  http://www.skiclub.lowtherhills.com/join

  

Edited January 9, 2016 by moffatross

[peborant]

We've just had a fairly heavy shower thanks to the northernmost band of precipitation of the 3rd band of this 'cold low'. Albeit it was water there was a wintry aspect, I could see ice crystals on my coat so definitely some evaporative cooling might happen in a bit when the most hearty bit is on top of us. It'd be nice to record the first falling snow of the year! 

Currently 4.3 academy, 3.2 sensor. 

[spindrift1980]

Had time for a walk round the Carmichael estate near Lanark this morning - to be honest the snow cover looked like it was probably a bit deeper on the other (west) side of the M74 but there was plenty of wintry scenery to enjoy - see photos below.  By lunchtime the trees were dripping but the temperature dropped back to about 0.5C on the way back up the M74 with sleet and wet snow when the showers intensified.  The shallow snow cover in Motherwell was nice and crisp this morning but is now decimated, soggy and on its last legs.