Coldest minima 2021-2022 predictions and recordings

[damianslaw]

38 minutes ago, Freeze said:

Someone posted a link for temperatures in another thread I think -10.3c was recorded somewhere in Lancashire.

Gosh that is notable. Lancashire not renowned for recording coldest temps. 

[Aleman]

I believe the figure at Shap was -8.7C. The wife's cousin, in hills SW of Edinburgh, told us they hit -10C but I don't know how or where it was recorded.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Aleman

[James M]

We had -8.1C yesterday morning, pretty good for November!

[Sawel]

Officially, it's Shap with -8.7C according to the Met Office.

I see Sweden has recorded its coldest November temperature in 30 years with -37.4C recorded at the weekend.

Edited November 30, 2021 by Sawel

[damianslaw]

Ok not -9 degrees. Cold one tonight bug not especially so. Widespread air frost for many. 

[damianslaw]

Think this thread will come alive before the year is out!

[Sawel]

Braemar recorded -8.9C this morning, so that's the coldest temperature of the winter so far.

 

[Sawel]

Braemar colder again at -9.1C so that's the coldest temperature now to beat.

 

[damianslaw]

Good to see some activity in this thread again. Good chance somewhere in Highlands will see double digit minus figure before month is out under a cold slack airstream. 

[Aleman]

wow network showing -9.1C near Ballater already and -5.9C near Aboyne. -7.4C near Tomintoul and -7.2C near Carrbridge. I'm not sure what altitude these are at and I presume lying snow is at play. In England, there's a -3.6C half way along the M4.

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[Sceptical]

8 minutes ago, Aleman said:

wow network showing -9.1C near Ballater already and -5.9C near Aboyne. -7.4C near Tomintoul and -7.2C near Carrbridge. I'm not sure what altitude these are at and I presume lying snow is at play. In England, there's a -3.6C half way along the M4.

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 Tomintoul sits at 340 meters asl, Braemar is around 330 meters asl. Ballater and Aboyne are both lower.

There may well be lying snow after todays falls.

Edited December 21, 2021 by Sceptical

[Sawel]

33 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

 Tomintoul sits at 340 meters asl, Braemar is around 330 meters asl. Ballater and Aboyne are both lower.

There may well be lying snow after todays falls.

Braemar's lowest point is around 330 metres and maxes out at 375 metres. Tomintoul's lowest point is around 330 metres and maxes out around 355 metres from what I can see. I remember spending hours checking out the elevation of various highland villages last year, purely out of curiosity.

Satellite technology is pretty accurate - 

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[Sceptical]

15 minutes ago, Sawel said:

Braemar's lowest point is around 330 metres and maxes out at 375 metres. Tomintoul's lowest point is around 330 metres and maxes out around 355 metres from what I can see. I remember spending hours checking out the elevation of various highland villages last year, purely out of curiosity.

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Suspect the 375m asl is at the back of Braemar, caravan park?

[Sawel]

5 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

Suspect the 375m asl is at the back of Braemar, caravan park?

Chapel Brae, just off Mar Road - If you click on the link and select 'free text' and type in Braemar, Chapel Brae on the western part of Braemar is the highest part and there's quite a few houses up that brae. Looks like there's approximately 20+ houses that are over 360 metres and maxes out at 375. 

Edited December 21, 2021 by Sawel

[Sawel]

Couple of quick snap shots...

The highest building or house in Tomintoul is 358 metres asl. Braemar has quite a few houses higher than this.

 

[Aleman]

Ok. So they are high and snowy then. The more traditional, lower-level flagbearer, Aboyne (140m), is headed for the new seasonal low then. After a high of -1.3C this afternoon, it had -8.4C at 8pm.  There should be plenty of interesting figures to assess in the morning.

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[Sawel]

12 hours ago, Aleman said:

Ok. So they are high and snowy then. The more traditional, lower-level flagbearer, Aboyne (140m), is headed for the new seasonal low then. After a high of -1.3C this afternoon, it had -8.4C at 8pm.  There should be plenty of interesting figures to assess in the morning.

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Braemar with -10.2C is now the temperature to beat.

[damianslaw]

Resurrecting after 2 weeks of inactivity..  always do when chance of lowest min on horizon. Possibility somewhere in the Highlands might go lower than -10.2 degrees in the early hours of Thursday. We shall see..

[damianslaw]

Thoughts on overnight lows tonight/tomorrow morning...

[Freeze]

Well my location right on the south coast is forecast -5c tonight, so somewhere in Scotland should surely get lower than -10c

[TanHillWeather]

3 hours ago, damianslaw said:

Thoughts on overnight lows tonight/tomorrow morning...

I reckon sub -10c tonight, one local station already at -5c.

Deep snow covered glens of Scotland will get low providing cloud and wind stay away.

Edited January 5, 2022 by TanHillWeather

[NorthYorksWeather]

16 hours ago, damianslaw said:

Thoughts on overnight lows tonight/tomorrow morning...

My stations at Keld and Ravenseat both fell to -9.0°C this morning, the coldest readings across the UK this morning. (Amateur)

[damianslaw]

2 hours ago, vizzy2004 said:

My stations at Keld and Ravenseat both fell to -9.0°C this morning, the coldest readings across the UK this morning. (Amateur)

Thanks for stats. Wonder if anywhere in Scotland went lower.

[NorthYorksWeather]

51 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Thanks for stats. Wonder if anywhere in Scotland went lower.

Just spoke to Lee over at Highland Weather and there was too much cloud overnight, not even close to the expected -12° that the Met Office were quoting. Here are the National minimums not including Met O stations.

[Aleman]

Met Stations:

Minimum Temperature Last 24h - 01/06/2022 at 10:00 UTC

No.LocationStation IDAmount

1Cairngorm (United Kingdom)03065 -8.2°C

2Topcliffe (United Kingdom)03265 -8°C

3Redesdale (United Kingdom)03230 -7.8°C

4Benson (United Kingdom)03658 -7.4°C

5Eskdalemuir (United Kingdom)03162 -7.2°C

6Aonach Mor (United Kingdom)03041 -6.5°C

7Bournemouth Airport (United Kingdom)03862 -5.9°C

8Farnborough (United Kingdom)03768 -5.9°C

9Pershore (United Kingdom)03529 -5.7°C

10Shap (United Kingdom)03225 -5.7°C

11Cairnwell (United Kingdom)03072 -5.6°C

12Coningsby Royal Air Force Base (United Kingdom)03391 -5.6°C

13Charlwood (United Kingdom)03769 -5.5°C

14Northolt (United Kingdom)03672 -5.5°C

15Scampton (United Kingdom)03373 -5.3°C

Script courtesy of  Michael Holden of Relay Weather. Data courtesy of Ogimet

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Edited January 6, 2022 by Aleman