Scotland Weather discussion

[Kayemill]

Frost here this morning. Car said 1.5Deg. Can't tell what it was on the weather station as the outside part has run out of juice. Hopefully get it back up and running at the weekend.

[Glaswegianblizzard]

First frost of the season here this morning!

[Sceptical]

Decent frost to kick the day off. -1.5c at the house, a low of -3c on the commute into Aberdeen.

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by Sceptical

[shuggee]

Same here with my first air frost. Straight on here to report! -0.9C and the world was white.

[Norrance]

All white here too this morning but my more accurate w/s just had a minimum if of 1.1C so still no air frost. The Summer flowers seem to be ok too. Dahlias for example.

[Mair Snaw]

Finally a sub zero night... a beautiful sunrise over the white frost covering the world.. was still showing 0c at 8am.. a stunning day here.. almost finished unboxing.. a few bits to do over the weekend and then next week sort doctors etc and make all the phone calls to change address..

[Hairy Celt]

Hmm well it's been a bit of a week or so... I'll restrict comments to the weather tho!

Luxembourg and north-east France last Friday, the car thermometer got up to 27C. I arrived at my Alpine pied-a-terre Saturday in a sweaty t-shirt and it was still 22C at 1000m (yes almost exactly) asl. I acclimatised. Sunday and Monday were warm and sunny, with the weather lady on tv talking about record-breaking heat for France for October, the graphic showing way over the top temps for much of France for the latter half of October, not just scraping the record. Wednesday started with a knock at the door - you need to move your car before it gets flooded. Jeepers, thanks. Then yesterday it started to cool down somewhat. Today Guillestre is still just chilly and damp, but the mountains are white. This is what I came for, mainly.

Val d'Escreins which up till a few years ago would have been inaccessible at this time of year. 

 

A small lake at 2200m which would be frozen 

 

Then today there's this    and this    

Apparently the temps are soon due to go back up.

 

[Mair Snaw]

Not sure how i would describe the weather today... still day 5 in the new house and still yet to turn the heating on and the house is still sat at between 20c and 22c.. remarkable really..  looks like more miserable weather to come before a definite cool down mid month, will it lead to anything decent for us Snaw hunters who knows

[Hairy Celt]

Oh boy it was cold there yesterday. Went up through the trees and felt a cold sweat. Maybe I'm getting old.

[SW Saltire]

7 hours ago, Hairy Celt said:

Oh boy it was cold there yesterday. Went up through the trees and felt a cold sweat. Maybe I'm getting old.

Cracking photos HC, jealous of the snowy views.

 

Back in our temperate lands… A mild start to the month that is going to get even milder over the next few days.

Been very wet, local river breached its banks 2 nights ago. Today was supposed to be a nice afternoon however was very frequently wet.

Tomorrow looks a shocker, drier thereafter but I won’t hold my breath in the land of swamp. 13c.

Edited November 6, 2022 by SW Saltire

[JamesM]

A welcome break from the rain today, although still not totally dry. Got a bit of tidying up in the garden done this afternoon. Felt warm when the sun was out and and just had a T-shirt which seems nuts for early November. Looking even milder still as this week progresses. 

Some plants in the garden are still happily flowering as if it was still summer! Still even using lettuce from the garden. 
 

 

Edited November 6, 2022 by JamesM

[Mair Snaw]

Raining again... looks like its going to be very mild for the next 7 day period before something more seasonal appears, nothing looks cold though and from the mad house it looks like doom and gloom as we head toward the start of winter.. myself i just have a hunch that its going to be a sudden and dramatic switch to colder weather with plenty of snaw fun for us all..

[Sceptical]

53 minutes ago, Mair Snaw said:

Raining again... looks like its going to be very mild for the next 7 day period before something more seasonal appears, nothing looks cold though and from the mad house it looks like doom and gloom as we head toward the start of winter.. myself i just have a hunch that its going to be a sudden and dramatic switch to colder weather with plenty of snaw fun for us all..

Aberdeen 1908 would do.

 

[SW Saltire]

That’s the inevitable weather warning out down here for the rain. Bit late really given the fact all the fields are flooded and smaller rivers have burst their banks in several places with another 12 hours of rain forecast but anyway.

A day to forget

Although not quite the scenes from 53 weeks ago:

Edited November 7, 2022 by SW Saltire

[Hairy Celt]

9 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:

Raining again... looks like its going to be very mild for the next 7 day period before something more seasonal appears, nothing looks cold though and from the mad house it looks like doom and gloom as we head toward the start of winter.. myself i just have a hunch that its going to be a sudden and dramatic switch to colder weather with plenty of snaw fun for us all..

Have you moved to Perth?  And you expect snow at 30m asl  Oh well.  Hope your children are enjoying their peripatetic education 

[Mair Snaw]

1 hour ago, Hairy Celt said:

Have you moved to Perth?  And you expect snow at 30m asl  Oh well.  Hope your children are enjoying their peripatetic education 

They are indeed and infact thriving off of it... my eldest just passed her nat 5's with all A's and B's... not bad for a kid that was home educated for over 2 years due to horrific bullying that almost pushed her to take her own life... and yes Perth  at 30m asl is fine with me, ive made peace with my inner snaw demons...

[Quinach]

A very soggy few days - and the pathetic dim coming out of the solar security light speaks volumes about the lack of sunshine recently.

Saying that, a bright start today with some blue sky visible towards the east.

Windy and wet overnight with a overnight high of 11c; the clearing skies have allowed temperatures to drop, currently 7.9c with light winds.

After the rain on Saturday, a brief period of late afternoon sunshine, combined with drizzly showers, allowed for some exquisite rainbows...

Completely calm conditions for the Banchory Fireworks on Saturday evening.  Entertaining driving afterwards as the smoke combined with valley fog to give the worst driving conditions I have ever encountered in this country - literally could not see the edge of the road.  Thankfully very localised but shows how dangerous fog can be.

[Coopsy]

Does anyone know if CatchMyDrift is OK? Haven’t seen him post on here for a long time and can’t find him on the site (if he’s blocked me fair enough lol but thought I’d ask) 

(I’ve not seen some of my family for years but will check in on people on here - shows the power of the net weather community) 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Coopsy

[Mair Snaw]

@Coopsy he name doesn't come up when trying to tag him in a post and recently when i was viewing older threads he was shown as a guest maybe all the Canadian snaw..

[Hairy Celt]

22 minutes ago, Coopsy said:

Does anyone know if CatchMyDrift is OK? Haven’t seen him post on here for a long time and can’t find him on the site (if he’s blocked me fair enough lol but thought I’d ask) 

(I’ve not seen some of my family for years but will check in on people on here - shows the power of the net weather community) 

I think he's left the community, but I've no idea why. Lots of us miss his knowledge and humanity.

[Coopsy]

3 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:

@Coopsy he name doesn't come up when trying to tag him in a post and recently when i was viewing older threads he was shown as a guest maybe all the Canadian snaw 

That’s a shame - Maybe the cold and snow got to him

2 hours ago, Hairy Celt said:

I think he's left the community, but I've no idea why. Lots of us miss his knowledge and humanity.

it’s definitely a shame as I agree - enjoyed his banter, great pics and weather insight 

[Hairy Celt]

One for @Northernlights - cows brought close to home at 2000m as winter starts 

 

And a more general view... top end of the valley and the high ground behind me will be mainly sheep in summer, with cows rather lower down where the ground's a bit easier and the grass more lush. Kind of jealous of the cows - I had a look in one of the sheds and they look pretty snug with lots of bedding.  And the farmers are used to tourists here and don't just spit as you pass.

They certainly use wood for fuel here but I don't know how much comes from the woods in the photo - there are more accessible woods lower down and big processing yards.

[Northernlights]

Cows basking in sun here this afternoon while a small store turnips lifted for store cattle inside . Even cats sleeping in sun this afternoon 

[Northernlights]

Main holly tree on farm has been more or less stripped by birds . A massive crop of berries too. What do the birds know?

[Northernlights]

Very wild night with howling wind. Outside today putting up electric fence not pleasant in this strong wind