Scotland Weather discussion

[Kayemill]

Bit of snow here too. 
Power has just gone off. 

[Ross B]

Traffic chaos around many parts of Glasgow and surrounding areas at the moment. Thought the met may have upgraded to Amber when I saw the radar this morning but I guess it wouldn't have made much difference really. Still snowing here but not adding too much to the totals since its wet and heavy and melting as fast as its falling. I hink we have 2-3 inches on the grass but hard to tell from the first floor flat.

[A Winter's Tale]

Nice snowfall this morning with about 4-5cm causing some travel disruption. Polar westerlies can be a reliable source for decent snowfalls in the Glasgow area. 

[A Winter's Tale]

A better snowfall than the 4cm in early January last year - making this the best snowfall here in the first half of January for some time. I was expecting maybe a cm or two at best so quite pleased to have up to 2 inches. Some photos:

[Stormeh]

16 minutes ago, Ross B said:

Traffic chaos around many parts of Glasgow and surrounding areas at the moment. Thought the met may have upgraded to Amber when I saw the radar this morning but I guess it wouldn't have made much difference really. Still snowing here but not adding too much to the totals since its wet and heavy and melting as fast as its falling. I hink we have 2-3 inches on the grass but hard to tell from the first floor flat.

If this was the London area then red warnings would probably be in place. It’s always the same, I think it’s very poor the way the met office handle their warnings for Scotland.

[Cheggers]

Well this snaw is unexpected here, but very welcome

[Ross B]

3 minutes ago, Stormeh said:

If this was the London area then red warnings would probably be in place. It’s always the same, I think it’s very poor the way the met office handle their warnings for Scotland.

Yep, the traffic Scotland website is struggling which is a good indication that a lot of people are having problems this morning! 

[Norrance]

Some showers have made it through to here and there is a slight covering. Looks like here in Crieff we are on the edge of where they got to as looking East is clear. Sky to the SW looks full of cloud.

Edited January 7, 2022 by Norrance

[A Winter's Tale]

10 minutes ago, Stormeh said:

If this was the London area then red warnings would probably be in place. It’s always the same, I think it’s very poor the way the met office handle their warnings for Scotland.

If the line of the snow showers currently south of Glasgow was a little further north then I’d think an amber warning would be a possibility with the potential for more than 10cm of snow. I’ve got to say I’m surprised by this event given how brief this cold interlude is and how wet the ground was after the rain of yesterday. It just goes to show what a polar westerly can deliver and ironically a mobile westerly has delivered more this morning than any of the failed blocking opportunities since late November. 

[Huntforsnow]

My boy in a very snowy Beith this morning! Roads here are chaotic!

[Falkirk Snow]

Woke up to this earlier, road to Falkirk was pretty bad Coming down from Caldercruix. Nothing lying at work in Falkirk though.

[Ruzzi]

Well the tape measure says a nice 9cm of crunchy snow

 

[Ruzzi]

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Edited January 7, 2022 by Ruzzi

[Puffy MacCloud]

Still snowing, although Diablo, he in denial. He say, “No snow todayyyy!” But there is.

Temperature currently 0.4⁰C up from a low of 0.2⁰C at 07:17, humidity is 93%, wind is showing as zero but that’s because the anemometer is under three inches of snow, pressure is 999.4hPa rising slowly, and it’s snowing to the tune of around 7cm beneath 8/8 cloud cover.

[Glaswegianblizzard]

In fairness I don’t think massive amounts of snow have fallen and I don’t think there’s anything warranting any more than a yellow met office warning. Traffic problems are down to local authorities having not prepared for it adequately meaning main roads are left slushy and slippery.

[A Winter's Tale]

Lots of travel disruption including reports of abandoned vehicles in East Dunbartonshire. Almost reminiscent of 6 Dec 2010 with surprise snow during rush hour. At least 5cm falling between 5-8am is bound to cause disruption. 

Cars stuck on motorway as snow causes disruption across Scotland

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Motorists are facing treacherous driving conditions with heavy snow falling across many parts of Scotland.

 

Edited January 7, 2022 by A Winter's Tale

[Poots]

Heavy snaw here now, temp is hovering around 0c. Sky is dark and heavy 

[JamesM]

School open but local roads chaos. Added a cm since my last post.  Now up to 11cms. 
 

[Ross B]

9 minutes ago, Glaswegianblizzard said:

In fairness I don’t think massive amounts of snow have fallen and I don’t think there’s anything warranting any more than a yellow met office warning. Traffic problems are down to local authorities having not prepared for it adequately meaning main roads are left slushy and slippery.

I think its more that the snow came down quickly during peak travel time and has trained in on the same areas than due to total amounts. There's nothing the councils can do about that, roads were well treated around here last night and cleared between showers. People don't buy appropriate cars (e.g. There's a lot of RWD mercs stuck ) or go all season/winter tyres when they do so I think its more to do with that and the education around it, many on social media seem to think grit is like lava for example. 

[Gogoslo]

Loving the snow pics.  Hope everyone stays safe and enjoy the snow.  It’s like a different country over here on the east coast.  Blue sky and not even a frost.  

[Northernlights]

Frosty, dry, 0c , sunny, blue sky and a bit of a west wind Can see the showers out to the west and Ben Wyvis is coated top to bottom.

[mardatha]

Wondered why nobody was talking to me then realised I was logged oot. Not so much as a single FLAKE here, am jealous!

[Kayemill]

Some more pics. 

[shuggee]

4cm snow, 0.2°C, no black A road:

Lovely jubbly. 

 

[grifter]

5" deep snow here in Lanark