Scotland Weather discussion

[edo]

Just now, Mair Snaw said:

Unbelievable here... the entire cold spell ive dodged the showers apart from 2 really short ones right at the start... and now i have -1c and raining.. 

Im checking out until the next cold spell looks like its coming..

won't be too long I hope pal 

[101_North]

Getting on for a 'more than a dusting' cm or more. Enough to even get granny (visiting) out for the fight! 

[JamesM]

Clear sky here and everything now frozen and glistening. 

[Mr T]

Heavy snow here in Aboyne 15min ago. More to come looking at the radar. 

[Norrance]

Last shower was rain with just a bit of sleet when heavier. Temp up to 2.2C and a definite thaw of lying snow underway

[101_North]

Snow on here again but looking at the radar it's the last of this cold spell. 

[Northernlights]

-1c high  today so  third ice day in a row . Currently clear starry skies and -2c. Wonder if this is all the winter  we will get ?

My neighbour who has a contracting business took one of his diggers up to remove a couple of big stones off the fields this afternoon.  Soil is frozen to a depth of 2 to 3 inches   .One big stone digger could not lift was easily pushed out of the field on the hard icy  surface leaving hardly a mark so good day for the job compared to when fields were saturated a  week ago

Edited December 3, 2023 by Northernlights

[Hairy Celt]

5 minutes ago, Northernlights said:

-1c high  today so  third ice day in a row . Currently clear starry skies and -2c. Wonder if this is all the winter  we will get ?

Oh tut and tut ye pessimistic farmer 

[Northernlights]

1 minute ago, Hairy Celt said:

Oh tut and tut ye pessimistic farmer 

Reverse    psychology.!!!!!

 

[Hairy Celt]

Down to -3.5C now. Looks like we might make the ice day again. And we seem to be under some relic blob of colder upper air too which dwindling and drifting away...

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

On 01/12/2023 at 17:50, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

Eyes switch towards around Dec 4th

Snow flurry this afternoon. Messy sums up this system with dewpoints increasing plus dam value = mix of sleet and even freezing rain. 

Low trying to come in on the 6th is a classic \ alignment of a front but as upper temps are at between -4 &-2 and again the 528 dam shifting further out the scene it screams predominantly highest level snowy conditions of which significant falls are plausible even into the pennine route, chance of it starting as a wintry mix at low levels on the leading edge but I expect the transition to rain will be pretty swift

[Ravelin]

Well if the local weather station is to be believed, not quite an ice day as the temp got above freezing around 6pm and has been hovvering around 1C pretty much since then. Stuck my head out the back door and I'd say its currently raining lightly, but the thin covering of snow on the driveway and cars out front seems intact. Possibly as they are still very cold? Could be an interesting commute in the morning if it stays like this. 

Forecasts suggesting it still stays relatively cold here, if not as cold as the last few days, until late Wed. Then gets a bit milder, but still below average for Dec? 

Edited December 3, 2023 by Ravelin

[Hairy Celt]

Made it - -1.5C just now. Phew, I've achieved something this weekend 

Ms HC was out for a walk today and came back with photos of heavily frosted heather, trees, etc. Privacy embargo. 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Hairy Celt

[edo]

all turned to rain here now...... on to the next hunt 

[Sceptical]

Rain overnight has left the drive and road like an ice rinks. 4wd plus winter tyres and the car is sliding. Not going to attempt getting to work until daylight. Currently 3c and moderate rain.

North facing 'ice rink Monday' as freeze hits roads

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Several Met Office weather warnings are in place for large parts of the UK.

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Sceptical

[Ravelin]

2C here and very similar to the above, just thrown grit across a very icy driveway. Might catch out some of the "must get to work", couldn't get out of bed 5mins earlier, idiots on the A944

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Sleety wet pishy hail and 2 C. Dreich tae say the least.

Still, ski centres are steadily building up a base!

[101_North]

Sleety pish at 1c. Not nice 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Lecht right now. Fingers crossed for some decent Scottish Skiing this winter.

And Cairngorm.

Edited December 4, 2023 by Scottish-Irish Skier

[Norrance]

Cloudy with heavy rain showers on a fresh Easterly breeze. Snow mostly been washed away. 3.5C.

[Northernlights]

0c and patchy cloud.   Overnight hail and sleet have   covered every surface in rime. Very dangerous for us oldies  

[edo]

same as above

 

disgusting weather 

[shuggee]

Same as above.

[JamesM]

Light snow shower as I was going to bed last night. Must have then gone above freezing overnight before everything froze again  Car was caked in ice this morning. 

 

[Ross B]

Cold, icey underfoot where snow has been cleared and it was foggy until just a short while ago. Not much snow has melted but I'm guessing that's about to change as the sleety mess makes its way in. 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Ross B