Scotland/Alba weather discussion - March 2021 onwards

[Puffy MacCloud]

It must have been a bit breezy overnight as the bird feeder stand was ripped out of the ground at some point, probably around 07:36 when the wind hit 22mph. Still windy enough for me to have to chase my hat down to the cafe when I went for lunch earlier.

Temperature 10.4deg.C, humidity 81%, wind 5 to 10 mph swinging from west of northerly to east of northerly, pressure is 993.2hPa and rising quickly, there's been 3.6mm of rain today and cloud cover is 8/8.

[Hawesy]

God awful weather for late May as others have noted. 8c and a strong NEly wind and driving rain.

After just 6% of the average monthly rainfall in April we’re now over 200% for May with plenty of time to add further to that! 

[Jo Farrow]

Absolutely filthy out there. I popped for community testing at the Mobile unit and was glad I didn't cycle. They won't be getting many non-vehicle punters today.

Heating and lights on at home.

[Quinach]

Says it all, that reading is respectable for February!

[Northernlights]

18 minutes ago, Quinach said:

Says it all, that reading is respectable for February!

And we are down to 5c as well.I see a lot of sleet and snow on the radar just inland from here.Hills look as though they will be white in the morning again!

[Ravelin]

1 hour ago, Quinach said:

Says it all, that reading is respectable for February!

Drove to Westhill in the rain this morning, drove back this afternoon in what can only be described as torrential drizzle. The icing on the cake was my car ice warning beeping as I approached Tillyfourie, meaning it was 3C outside. It did manage to climb back up to 4C through Alford, then dropped back to 3C as I headed up the hill. The rain even turned slightly sleety then too.

The last of the wood is currently being used on the stove.

Edited May 21, 2021 by Ravelin

[shuggee]

Max of 9.1C, now 5.0C. Very windy. Dog walking unpleasant. Snow forecast at dawn. As @mardathasays, 'the pits'! 

 

 

[Northernlights]

The sun came out for few brief minutes at 9.15pm just across the Firth to the NW.   Strange after such a cool day as it  was nearly a midsummer sunset

Edited May 21, 2021 by Northernlights

[Northernlights]

Right to almost the end of May we have had northerly winds and  wintry showers coming in off the Firth. Hail shower this morning. 

 

First thing this morning it was 4c . Currently 8c

 

Ben Wyvis showing snow drifts receding up the mountain but this morning it had a small fresh snow cap Most of rain/sleet /snow fell down the east coast so not a lot of fresh snow on Wyvis.

[Puffy MacCloud]

It's a nice day here, warm, calm, dry and occasionally sunny, which is just as well as my daughter has asked me to take the land rover up to the farm to haul some supposedly redundant pipework out of the ground in one of her fields. To be honest I'm approaching this task with some trepidation as I'm imagining the scene half a mile or so up the brae where some sorry individual will suddenly find themselves exiting their bathroom backwards though the external wall still sitting on the w.c. that's connected to the other end of said pipe. Alternatively, this same person will be idly going through the personal ads in the local paper and wondering what that loud but distant bang was as one of my half-shafts lets go in dramatic fashion. Either way I'll update you all later.

Temperature 13.4deg.C up from a minimum of 4.3deg.C at 05:57, humidity is 52%, wind is 1 to 5mph northerly, pressure is 1005.5hPa rising slowly, there's been no rain in the last 24 hours and cloud cover is 6/8.

[Wee County Exile]

15 hours ago, Northernlights said:

The sun came out for few brief minutes at 9.15pm just across the Firth to the NW.   Strange after such a cool day as it  was nearly a midsummer sunset

Saw some fantastic sunset pics from Nairn beach last night - remarkable turn around given the day we had.

[Norrance]

Mostly cloudy here but there have been some bright intervals. 11.5C

Looking like a being a good day in the South side of Glasgow️ so beers are being consumed as I write.

[Northernlights]

Couple more photos from this afternoon .Snow shower to the south over the Cairngorms.

 

Oil rig being towed out of the Firth.

 

 Can just about make out in the photo the cliffs at Dunbeath  in clear arctic air.

 

[shuggee]

Mainly cloudy with 7/8ths coverage most of the day and a high of 11.8C. But not at all unpleasant especially for a vigorous walk up by Talla into Borders Forest Trust territory...

 

[NUT]

Cloud's cleared actually been a nice afternoon suspect it won't be the same tomorrow

[Quinach]

Infinitely nicer day.

Typical early spring day of sunshine and occasional short sharp showers.

Feeling pleasant in the sunshine, cold in the shade as temperature max was only 8.9c.

Light winds throughout.

[Halfamilefromnowhere]

On 21/05/2021 at 09:41, Northernlights said:

Cool wet start at 7c with a fresh NE wind.Real springlike!!

Have attached an article on climate plus other subjects from a former agronomist of mine .Used to look forward to his Xmas meetings where you always came away with thought provoking stuff.He was always good at looking at subjects from a different angle.Now a manager of a vast farming operation in the Ukraine. His take on global warming has always been unique56627907-1e6e-49dd-b6ad-70e6853a0e3e.pdf

Very interesting article, beginning to think there is something very interesting/worrying about the sunspots grand minimum.  I have been reading several articles on electro verse.net I may need to buy a skido for future winters!

[Halfamilefromnowhere]

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Three photos from yesterday morning showing snow cover on Ben Hee and a snow shower skirting across.  This morning early doors showed frost on the grass at minimum of -0.1

 

[Northernlights]

Ground still to wet to sow neeps in the field but at least its warmer at 14c .Garden sown about a month ago is showing mixed results carrots germinated ,peas and lettuce and just through but no beetroot as yet  or parsnips but parsnips do need real heat to germinate so looks as though will have to resow.Strawberries will  be well into June at this rate but one plant I have under glass  has green fruit now.

[NUT]

Most of the rain has stayed away (so far) but got a feeling it's not far away

[Norrance]

Not a bad day here. Been mostly cloudy but only one or two very light showers and some brief bright intervals so fine for a walk to clear the cobwebs after a celebratory drink or two last night .  
Cloud beginning to build up now a bit from the SW as seen over NW Fife and towards West Lomond. 11.9C

[Quinach]

The change in wind direction today to a Southerly (veering now to the SE) reflected in the temperature as up to a max of 12c, so feeling warmer than of late.

Generally cloudy bar a short period in the late afternoon when the sun managed to broach the cloud shield.

Dry and light winds, currently strengthening to moderate.

This picture of the lawn shows how far behind everything is, still not needing cut 5 weeks after it got its first (and so far only) light cut of the year.  I get the feeling the lawn fertilizer that was put on has done no good whatsoever, washed out thanks to the deluge over the last few weeks.

The exception is shown here - this shows the power of natural Guano!   The position of the bird feeder here is changed each year (otherwise you get a massive mound of seed husks).  Those rotting combined with the aforementioned guano make a powerful fertilizer even 2 years later (the enhanced growth on the far left).  The lush central one is from last year.  And so ends the lesson  

[Puffy MacCloud]

Today was a bit pants, really. Wet pants.

Temperature went from 2.1deg.C at 00:04 to 10.7deg.C at 14:26, humidity 88% at 02:22 to 66% at 09:18 and currently 87%, wind 0 to 16mph swinging ENE to NNW, pressure has dropped from 1007.1hPa at 00:22 to 997.5hPa at 20:25 currently 997.8hPa steady, there's been 4.8mm of rain today and cloud cover has remained 8/8 throughout.

Yesterday, on the other hand, stayed dry and sunny all day, which allowed the land rover assisted tidy up to be completed without any weather interruptions, and more importantly, without interruptions from angry agricultural types with their dungarees round their wellies as the removed pipes were indeed redundant. There was a surprising amount of 'urban' rubbish found in the field though, so I think there will be further such outings.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Puffy MacCloud

[chemikal]

My favourite months are May & September. May 2021 however can do one. September please be nice! 

Had some potentially life changing events on both sides of our family in the past few weeks. Thankfully it will be all ok. 

Sorry for going political... but last week I went down to Pollockshields, in Glasgow to peacefully protest that people were being forcibly removed from their homes. I’ll be honest and say I didn’t know who they were or where they had come from. I passionately hate the way the Home Office conduct their policies. Rant over. 
 

Back to weather and nature. Any one idea what this moth/butterfly this is? Almost squished it as I was chopping wood and thought was debris. It stayed with me for half an hour after I sat in the sun. 
 

Saturday morning walk my wife in the Clarkston countryside. Ben Lomond photo for @Mr Frost 

Looking forward to temperatures nudging mid teens this week!
 

 

 

[Glaswegianblizzard]

Is that one of the wee roads that goes out towards Waterfoot?