Scotland Weather discussion

[Puffy MacCloud]

Thank you @dryfie for your concern and advice; both are much appreciated. I’ve had a number of courses of steroids over the last two years or so and no adverse effects to this point. However as soon as the post-festive pink elephants and red-nosed unicorns disappear I’ll reassess the situation and take the appropriate action.

I got a warning on my phone at 09:00 saying it would snow at 10:00. This was surprising as there wasn’t a single cloud anywhere in the sky at the time. Come 10:00 and still no clouds, nor at 12:00, nor at 14:00, nor at 16:00 and not now. It’s been a beautiful sunny day throughout. Blooming Baltic though, and breezy all day.

High temperature for the day was 2.2⁰C at 12:38 up from a low of -2.4⁰C at 03:58 and now 0.1⁰C, humidity is 88%, wind 9 to 20mph northwesterly, pressure 1003.6hPa rising slowly, there’s been no rainfall in the last 24 hours and cloud cover is 0/8 with the dew point at -1⁰C.

[tiff]

Has anyone checked the Braemar snowgate cam? Looks cold enough to.... oh.

 

[101_North]

[mardatha]

On 04/01/2022 at 21:09, shuggee said:

Looking on jealously to our northern pals - here in the Borders it's been a stunning cold sunny day. Trip to the Fort above Innerleithen:

17th air frost at - 2.4°C and a maximum earlier of 0.4°C.

Shugee my son is oren up there with the dog, he's sent me many pics of that same view. Nice wee place Innerleithen.
We havent so much as seen a single flake of snaw doon here but it was a lovely sunny day.

[mardatha]

On 04/01/2022 at 22:46, Puffy MacCloud said:

Thank you @dryfie for your concern and advice; both are much appreciated. I’ve had a number of courses of steroids over the last two years or so and no adverse effects to this point. However as soon as the post-festive pink elephants and red-nosed unicorns disappear I’ll reassess the situation and take the appropriate action.

 

Puffy I'm another one on steriods, for me life long or I'm deid. I have Addisons Disease. I've been ok so far apart from having to watch the carbs and sugar or the weight can balloon. Just dinny eat anything but lettuce and yull be fine. Sob.

[Halfamilefromnowhere]

After yesterday afternoons somewhat disappointing slight thaw and sleety rain overnight brought another covering of snow so snowcover looks bit more healthy again,

 

Just back from the mad hound taking me for a walk and heavy snow has set in again, although brigher sky in the back ground.  Next week looks grotty though..

[Northernlights]

Coloer this morning at 1.5c although most of the snow has gone surrounding  hills  are very white

 Still a few snow showers to the north across the Firth

Ben Wyvis 

[Puffy MacCloud]

Sorry to hear of your condition @mardatha but glad that you’ve learned to cope with it. We’re beginning to sound like the weather ward in here. Keep taking the pills everyone.

Another beautiful day of cloudless blue sky, sunshine, and crisp, frosty atmosphere that I love. Well, except for the slippery ground conditions that had me doing my Bambi on speed impression as I tried to fill the bird feeders. And my lungs hurt in the cold now, which isn’t perfect. However, the breeze has dropped to nothing today, so for most people it’s a get out and exercise sort of day.

Temperature currently the high for the day at 3.8⁰C up from the low of -1.6⁰C at 09:55, humidity is 76%, wind is 0 to 2mph west-northwesterly with a maximum gust of 10mph at 00:35, pressure is 1014.9hPa rocketing upwards, there’s been no rainfall in the last 24 hours, cloud cover is 0/8 and the dew point is at 0⁰C.

 

[Sanserit]

‘Twas a nice start to the day but cloud is thickening and it’s beginning to look like we’ll have showers of something this afternoon. Currently 3.3c and much less windy than it was last night.

On the up side, I’ll get back to my office desk tomorrow as DS got a negative result on his pcr and my lateral flow was also negative this morning. Life is much easier when you have instant access to printers, scanners etc. No doubt it’ll be an interesting drive over the Slug road in the morning however.

[Quinach]

Useable day, more so with the kids back to school!

Mainly sunny with occasional sleet showers being driven through quickly thanks to the brisk northwest wind.

Temperature has stayed pretty constant over the last 18 hours or so, hovering around 2c.

Snow level seems to be around 200m going by the surrounding hills...

Back to mild mush by the end of the weekend going by the weather apps.

[Northernlights]

Cool afternoon with a maximum of 2.5c. Less windy and bright. 

Been working away cleaning drain ends and digging up a drain clogged with tree roots with a neighbouring cntractor who had his mini dgger home for the holidays.He had lost  quite a few drain rods up the root blocked one and when he  shattered a tile  and roots there was great rush of water and the rods were expelled at the outlet . Very impressive to watch .Once cleared the pond in the field should disappear  in 24 hours and make it dryer for cows to get down to their neeps Having spent a bit of time on this job I guarantee the forecast high pressure will arrive and finish the job but it will  be  done for the future. Going to put in a few feet of large chips above new tiles to aid drainage when we fill it in  after its all drained away.

We cleared all the decorations this afternoon and most packed away for another year . Actually had some quite seasonal weather for Christmas /New Year this year . Darkness coming down as I type loking a bit frosty the sky out there now.

[Mair Snaw]

Heavy snaw is on here... heaviest so far by a long way...all of yesterdays has melted away but its sticking agsin instantly...wonderful..

[Norrance]

Been a nice day here in Crieff where we are relaxing for a couple of days. Felt warm in the sun but temps dropping away quickly now. Still looking more like sleet and cold rain tomorrow for here but just a degree or so down and it could be on.

Nice sunset earlier as we returned from a walk and then on to the log fire in the bar

 

Edited January 5, 2022 by Norrance

[Cheggers]

Another cold crisp evening, frost not shifted all day.

Currently isolating due to daughter, so took my dog walk earlier

And just back from another wander

 

 

[Ravelin]

Not much additional snow overnight so only had to clear a bit of half-refrozen stuff from the car this morning. Temp was 1C and started snowing with wet stuff as I decided to at least clear and salt the steeper bit of the driveway. I thought it might thaw during the day but didn't want to risk it refreezing before I got home if it didnt thaw completely. Good decision as the bits I left have survived the day, with a high of just 1.7C. Currently 0.3C and falling. 

Back in school today, 17% pupil absence was bad enough, but  a whopping 23% staff absence, both mainly due to Covid. Even with the relaxation in isolation rules it's going to be a challenging term. 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Meto have me a yellae warnin fir loadsae pish the morn.

I've worked oot that nae warnin means snaw.

Yellae means likely jist pish, and amber defo jist pish. 

Red = pish wi the wuids trashed again. 

[Mair Snaw]

Had a few heavy snaw showers come through in the last hour and radar seems to suggest North East Scotland is the only part of the UK with any precipitation..

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

The 12z I really loved the look of, 18z variation of the same theme and I just had a look on the fax chart troughs will be chomping at the bit out West its these that will be bringing really intense showers with snow hail and some thundery conditions thrown in too, wherever gets a persistent train of showers add in evaporative cooling and a good fall of snow isn't a tough thing to imagine obviously higher areas are best but should get wintry weather coming to low levels also    

Edited January 6, 2022 by Kirkcaldy Weather

[Ruzzi]

1 hour ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

The 12z I really loved the look of, 18z variation of the same theme and I just had a look on the fax chart troughs will be chomping at the bit out West its these that will be bringing really intense showers with snow hail and some thundery conditions thrown in too, wherever gets a persistent train of showers add in evaporative cooling and a good fall of snow isn't a tough thing to imagine obviously higher areas are best but should get wintry weather coming to low levels also    

If it doesn't deviate too much from that then I'll be happy. Higher parts of the central belt could do quite well by Friday morning, especially Harthill, Shotts, Salsburgh etc but sitting here at 188 ASL, I'll been checking the lamppost often. 

[Ross B]

Horizontal moderate sleet here, nice... hoping for some snow tonight/tomorrow morning but these set-ups are usually a bit dodgy coming in over a warm atlantic when the air isn't that cold and hidden warm sectors appear at short range!

[grifter]

I'm in Lanark this week, just cold rain here so far, thought as much when I seen all the frost thawing earlier this morning. Is it wrong to say I don't think I want snow now

[mistyqueen]

Morning all! I think I can best describe today's weather as utter, utter pish. Horizontal rain, blawin' a bit o' a hooley, dismal and dreich. A duvet day perhaps? An inside one definitely! Looking ahead for this month, things may, and I do stress, may, get a bit more interesting.  Yes, I know it's two weeks away and very likely to change, but that does look quite good now, doesn't it? 

[Quinach]

Slight frost overnight with some clear skies.

Clouding over quickly now, though not quick enough to stop a reasonably nice sunrise...

Overnight low of -1.1c; currently 3c with a brisk southerly wind.

[101_North]

Pish 

[Norrance]

Just a bit earlier a red sky off to the SE while to the SW a wintry looking sky. Question was would it be snow? 
Answer yes but only just. Wet baws playing up maybe? A slight grey cover on the grass and windscreens etc but already light and a bit sleety. Edit. This is in Crieff.

Edited January 6, 2022 by Norrance