Scotland Weather discussion

[NUT]

Reached minus 3 probably as warm as we get freezing fog lifted a little 

[lorenzo]

Have never seen a Parhelion here before, also ice crystals in the atmosphere - totally surreal stuff!

[Norrance]

1 hour ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

0z GFS was beautiful 

The pattern we are looking for over the next few weeks is the high in the Pacific to move through the Arctic and most probably toward Greenland a la ^^ the things helping boost blocking development are quite a big +EAMT event which works in combination with MJO progressing through a number of phases 

Well there we go officially colder than the 2021 beast as lows overnight here dropped to -5.9C + DP -6.2C  

Last nights -6.5C up here near the river Tay was well short of the 11th Feb 2021 low of -11.2C which in turn was the lowest since Dec 2010.

Currently -2.7C here so another ice day beckons.

Edited December 13, 2022 by Norrance

[Mair Snaw]

As i suspected the cairngorms soaked up all that snaw...one tiny shower has got through but on the radar its passed to the north west of me by about 5 miles...

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, lorenzo said:

Have never seen a Parhelion here before, also ice crystals in the atmosphere - totally surreal stuff!

Only seen that once in this country, Christmas Day morning 2010, crossing the Avon valley in Warwickshire, think it was -19c

[NorthernSnow23]

Just got a surprise snow flurry in Glasgow, it's still going and has produced a small covering.

Nothing is showing on the radar, it's like it's just falling from the fog haha

[101_North]

Current view from the kitchen window  Probably time to get the heating on

Edited December 13, 2022 by 101_North

[Norrance]

Went for a walk down to and around the riverside reclaimed area thinking that I may avoid the ice up paths but wasn't wholly successful. The pond there is completely frozen solid so the winter resident swans must have headed off to open water. A few years ago when that pond froze local kids would skate and play ice hockey there safely. The start of ice floes appearing near the shore in Invergowrie Bay.

[Ravelin]

Back home early, they shut the school at 2pm and told us to go home. Not entirely sure why, yes it snowed moderately for half an hour but by the time we were leaving it was lovely and sunny. Roads home not too bad, brilliant views, temp -1C or thereabouts most of the way, down to around -5C as you dropped into the Vale of Alford. 

Maybe 2 or 3cm of nice new fluffy snow at home. 

[JamesM]

Boiler sorted. Frozen condensate outlet and that has never happened before in the 13 years we’ve been here. Saw no higher than -1 on the car today. Whilst the lack of snow in these parts is disappointing, it really has been an especially cold spell of weather and the view from the back window just felt like we were deep in a cold winter. 

[NUT]

18 minutes ago, JamesM said:

Boiler sorted. Frozen condensate outlet and that has never happened before in the 13 years we’ve been here. Saw no higher than -1 on the car today. Whilst the lack of snow in these parts is disappointing, it really has been an especially cold spell of weather and the view from the back window just felt like we were deep in a cold winter. 

Think what's made it more remarkable the fact considering mostly how warm it been all year now we have all of this ok not much snow here but been brilliant for cold few more days of it at least

Edited December 13, 2022 by NUT

[Hairy Celt]

We have another weak front approaching from the north... looks like it fizzling out a bit maybe.

[101_North]

Latest charts seem to be hinting at back to cold (just not as cold) after a very short milder blip Sunday into Monday. GFS 12Z has snow appearing again by Tuesday for here and ECM has sleet and cold temps. 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

1 hour ago, NorthernSnow23 said:

Just got a surprise snow flurry in Glasgow, it's still going and has produced a small covering.

Nothing is showing on the radar, it's like it's just falling from the fog haha

I find this super interesting as its making me think of something I've heard of very rarely probably only in the most severe cold spells like 2010 a mixture of snow and fog probably could call it "snog" 

I'm wondering if what you saw is a blend of Ice fog and freezing fog

"Ice fog is a type of fog consisting of fine ice crystals suspended in the air. It occurs only in cold areas of the world, as water droplets suspended in the air can remain liquid down to minus 40 degrees.

More common than an ice fog is a freezing fog. A freezing fog occurs when liquid fog droplets freeze to surfaces, forming white soft or hard rime. If there is a very light wind on a day with freezing fog, the wind can blow the droplets in one particular direction. As a result, small spikes of ice can grow into the wind on objects like trees and fences.The freezing fog can make roadways very slippery and dangerous. The danger is compounded by the poor visibility that accompanies the fog." 

What is an ice fog? | The Weather Guys

WXGUYS.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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Each year about 700 fatalities occur in the United States as a result of traffic accidents during fog. A combination of high speed and low visibility is often to blame. A small patch of fog contributed to a fatal multi-car …...

 

[Hairy Celt]

Snog indeed! How about 'wet snog'? <slap> ok, ok

[Norrance]

14 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Latest charts seem to be hinting at back to cold (just not as cold) after a very short milder blip Sunday into Monday. GFS 12Z has snow appearing again by Tuesday for here and ECM has sleet and cold temps. 

Yes, North of the Central belt the highest temps look to be around 5C on Monday with colder air returning in the evening with any precipitation on Sunday at least starting off as snow away from the coasts. Things seem to be firming up a bit about this.

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, NorthernSnow23 said:

Just got a surprise snow flurry in Glasgow, it's still going and has produced a small covering.

Nothing is showing on the radar, it's like it's just falling from the fog haha

Other half has just left Glasgow International, over an hour late due to de-icing operations struggling a bit. Last time I saw this was in Russia!!!!

[drm]

Good chance of more frequent snow showers later this evening and overnight, especially the north and north east I'd not be surprised if a few make it further south over the mountains. 

[jamieson87]

Coming down again in Kelso. 

[lorenzo]

Here is what 'Snog' looks like up close after drifting down to surface. 

[Northern Strath]

If there are any snow starved looking at the N/NE posts and swearing, my apologies as here are more bast**ding snow scenes for you in an unnecessarily  long fashion

A pasting earlier as we headed to a hospital appointment, 15cms fell over a wide area it seems. Around 25cm+ cover in areas now

Daviot A9

Inverness

Culloden battlefield dog walk

On way home. There’s a wee Loch under here

 

-9.2c. Some spell of winter weather this 

[NorthernSnow23]

1 hour ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

I find this super interesting as its making me think of something I've heard of very rarely probably only in the most severe cold spells like 2010 a mixture of snow and fog probably could call it "snog" 

I'm wondering if what you saw is a blend of Ice fog and freezing fog

"Ice fog is a type of fog consisting of fine ice crystals suspended in the air. It occurs only in cold areas of the world, as water droplets suspended in the air can remain liquid down to minus 40 degrees.

More common than an ice fog is a freezing fog. A freezing fog occurs when liquid fog droplets freeze to surfaces, forming white soft or hard rime. If there is a very light wind on a day with freezing fog, the wind can blow the droplets in one particular direction. As a result, small spikes of ice can grow into the wind on objects like trees and fences.The freezing fog can make roadways very slippery and dangerous. The danger is compounded by the poor visibility that accompanies the fog." 

What is an ice fog? | The Weather Guys

WXGUYS.SSEC.WISC.EDU

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Each year about 700 fatalities occur in the United States as a result of traffic accidents during fog. A combination of high speed and low visibility is often to blame. A small patch of fog contributed to a fatal multi-car …...

 

That's really interesting, thank you. It was definitely quite bizarre, I was out for a walk an hour before this and when I came back my hair was soaked lol, so there's definitely a lot of moisture in the air.

It hasn't got above -3C all day here.

Edited December 13, 2022 by NorthernSnow23

[shuggee]

That -17.4C in West Linton isn't a surprise as the car said -16C in nearby Rommano Bridge/Lamancha. A measly -11.8C for me and my Guinea Fowl who have take to living in the tree above the lawn now in the cold, rather than on the satellite dish.  

Frida - Sunday and Tuesday now all look interesting. Monday - pffft, a blip!

[Spindrift2017]

Well, this is a bit more interesting than most recent starts to winter, isn't it?

In the absence of anything to say that you don't already know, I thought I'd post from photos I took on Sunday, from a walk near Lesmahagow, of the famous Lanarkshire alpenglow. 

 

3 minutes ago, shuggee said:

Frida - Sunday and Tuesday now all look interesting. Monday - pffft, a blip!

Who's Frida? Another one of these named storms? A visitor from Scandinavia?

[shuggee]

She's a lady caller who pops in ocassionally on skis to check in on my cats. She's married to Fred Flintsnow