Scotland Weather discussion

[Mair Snaw]

I've never seen snaw flakes so big.. like golf balls falling from the sky..❄❄❄

[Norrance]

Just after I posted it has gone back to moderate snowfall. Wee robins are coping but I hope no-one steps on them.

Edited December 16, 2022 by Norrance

[Hawesy]

Trying hard to turn back to snow here but it's just a touch too warm (1.1/0.2c). Still snowing just inland and to the north of me. So close and yet so far!

Good to see fellow Fifers as well as the Perth and Dundee contingent join in on the fun!

[Kayemill]

34 minutes ago, Jo Farrow said:

No snow here at sea level but icy, lots of kids falling over on way to school today. 

Funny you say that, my daughter phoned from the school earlier. She was sitting in her car watching kids come off the buses and immediately falling.

Just a mess here this morning. A slight frozen dusting as was expected.

[ghoneym]

Inch n a half of snaw, turning quite wet now as well, think that will be the lot for levenmouth this time. Summerhouse thermometer showing 1 degree. 

[Fiona Robertson]

Someone may have already mentioned this, I'm not going back through all of the replies to find out cos I'm just home after the drive from hell. Upgrading the warning from yellow to amber almost an hour AFTER the snow had begun to accumulate in the Central Belt doesn't really help many people... cos they're sound asleep! I was lucky, I was still awake and watching the rainfall radar long before the snow started and I could see for myself how bad it was going to get. That's why I was able to change our alarm clock to ensure I could get hubby to his chemo appointment on time. I'm no meteorologist so if I could see it coming, why was the Met Office upgrade to amber so late? 

[Dundeeguy]

M90 closed southbound, this is a lot worse than most expected 

[Mair Snaw]

Slight lull... but the radar looks like some really intense snaw on its way into perth soon...❄❄

[Mair Snaw]

Places just south of Perth must be getting hammered right now and plenty more out west heading in..

[Dundeeguy]

6 minutes ago, Mair Snaw said:

Places just south of Perth must be getting hammered right now and plenty more out west heading in..

After a lull Almost looks like a 2nd recharged band of precip heading east  

[Eastern Scotland WX]

16 minutes ago, Mair Snaw said:

Places just south of Perth must be getting hammered right now and plenty more out west heading in..

Yep! I’m about 6 miles SE of Perth near sea level and been getting hammered since 5am with rounds of ridiculously heavy snow. Final total measured is 11cm or so. 

[Cheggers]

Made the amusing trip up the Matey to Bannockburn. Best snaw for a few years here.

[Northernlights]

-6c start to the day 

[101_North]

Meanwhile my local Met Office station is reading 3c! Thankfully the rain has stopped  

[DG1]

9.5 inches here at 150m asl on the edge ofthe Ochils.

[101_North]

2 minutes ago, DG1 said:

9.5 inches here at 150m asl on the edge ofthe Ochils.

I can see the Ochills from my windows. Hard to believe the difference out that direction at a similar altitude! Cracking photos

[Quinach]

A dry and quite sunny day so far here (so much for the heavy snow the Met Office app showed for here from 8-10am).

A frigid overnight low of -10.1c, currently -5.2c with calm conditions.

The subtle melt in the snow yesterday has frozen to give a hard crust - resulting in a very satisfying crunch sound wherever you walk 

 

 

[Mair Snaw]

Well I've taken the kids out for some family time and some fun running through the snaw and snaw ball fights and screams of delight.. for me this is what snaw is all about.. kids and dad having fun and the pure joy it brings.. memories for ever..

[Huntforsnow]

An absolute bust here snow at 3am that then turned to rain and now just icey as hell

nice to see all your snow pics and vids though  

hard to believe we will get snow Sunday if it turned to rain that quick here today? 

[Mair Snaw]

Big gap on the radar... but some really heavy stuff out west looks like it could give us another spell of heavy precipitation... will it be snaw??

[scottishandy]

Just got up and wow, didn't expect that! Sweet spot?

[Frozen Britain]

This weather reminds me of that song from Frozen.

The snow has turned to rain but it is not melting the snow very much 

So what are the models saying about the weather over the next week? 

Last night I heard it was pretty much a full house from the computer models that the weather next week would be mild - is this still the case this morning? 

[Mair Snaw]

Some really heavy returns on the radar heading my way.. no sign of any dripping or melting so will assume it will be snaw..❄❄

[Mair Snaw]

@Polar Gael you must be getting a right hammering today??

And thats the snaw back on as i type.. sure i need something from the shop. Bread or milk...

[scottishandy]

23 minutes ago, Frozen Britain said:

This weather reminds me of that song from Frozen.

The snow has turned to rain but it is not melting the snow very much 

So what are the models saying about the weather over the next week? 

Last night I heard it was pretty much a full house from the computer models that the weather next week would be mild - is this still the case this morning? 

Quick glance says 2 days of warmer then cool to cold again afterwards. Model thread will generally say warm but that's  the famed Southern bias. ECM looking cold for us and a very interesting Christmas day!