Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[aggy]

7 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

Starting to see issues locally with drifting. The commute tomorrow might be chaos.

 

And it’s just start !

[Rickoza]

On 14/01/2024 at 19:10, Sceptical said:

Starting to see issues locally with drifting. The commute tomorrow might be chaos.

 

Had to zoom in on that thought for a sec that was a terrific looking funnel cloud.....

[johncam]

10 minutes ago, aggy said:

And it’s just start !

Wow , been a few years since I have seen that our way 

[Kayemill]

-3.6 and dew point of -5.9 Why can’t we have some precipitation

 

Made my night when I seen two young boys making a massive c*ck in the snow in the CoOp car park. I complemented them on their work. 

[Methuselah]

3 minutes ago, Kayemill said:

-3.6 and dew point of -5.9 Why can’t we have some precipitation

 

Made my night when I seen two young boys making a massive c*ck in the snow in the CoOp car park. I complemented them on their work. 

That scene wouldn't be out of place in a Stuart MacBride novel! 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Can you buy lampposts? 

It's nice being oot in the sticks, but ye cannae open the curtain tae see fits gan oan!

Aw a ken is it's snawin. 

 

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(attempting to work on my doric as when in Rome)

Edited January 14 by Scottish-Irish Skier

[jon_d1983]

Just back from Aberdeen and a90 bod to balmeddie white in a big heavy shower!! Aberdeen seems to have a good covering  but less out with me

[Gogoslo]

Light covering here on the coast.  Radar showing a few more showers to hit in the next couple of hours.  Will be interesting to see how much we get overnight.  

[Daniel Finch]

I'd be quite happy to be abandoned in North West Highlands right now. Fire blazing in a bothy with 49cm outside... the dream! 

Edited January 14 by Daniel Finch

[doctormog]

7 minutes ago, jon_d1983 said:

Just back from Aberdeen and a90 bod to balmeddie white in a big heavy shower!! Aberdeen seems to have a good covering  but less out with me

Yes the showers seem to be a bit more frequent now and everything is looking nice and white. Hopefully you will get some more soon.

[lorenzo]

Zero snow here - still,  out enjoying the cold air, definitely a night for watching a fire... and Aliens ( EasyJet Aliens).

( Nae Sna here ken, neen eva).

 

Edited January 14 by lorenzo

[jellybaby1969]

A few flurries have made it down to the Ayrshire coast....hopefully  Tues / wed will hold interest n any warm sectors get mixed out

[Penicuikblizzard]

No snow here but very cold at -2c

[NorthYorksWeather]

Just been out for a drive to Newtonmore as only gone and bloody forgot toothpaste. Some light flurries kicking about but mainly dry and cloudy. 
Back in Dalwhinnie it’s -1.3°C with a dew of -5.0°C, few showers about but not sure they will make it over the Monadhliath mountains before fizzling out. 
Fire is roaring, cans of Stella are flowing and feet up watching the Masters snooker, cracking start to holiday.  

 

[Hairy Celt]

We now have a fair sprinkling, no more, and sat at -1.5C with a bit more of a north-westerly breeze - feels raw out now.

Plenty of folk crossing their fingers to plenty more when they open the curtains in the morning but I fear that locally there will be some disappointment.

[Mair Snaw]

Snaw on snaw off snaw on snaw off.. big heavy showers when its on.. cracking stuff.. 

@Scottish-Irish Skier stick your security light on, works a treat.

[Sanserit]

11 minutes ago, Scottish-Irish Skier said:

Can you buy lampposts? 

It's nice being oot in the sticks, but ye cannae open the curtain tae see fits gan oan!

Aw a ken is it's snawin. 

 

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(attempting to work on my doric as when in Rome)

Yir deein nae bad wi the Doric spikkin, but yir addin in letters yi dinna need te..."yi canna open e curtain ti see fits gan on" and "A I ken is it's sna'in" Yi can thank me later  (My da wis born and brocht up in Buckie an tocht me the Doric fan I wis a bairn.)

[Hairy Celt]

Just now, Mair Snaw said:

Snaw on snaw off snaw on snaw off.. big heavy showers when its on.. cracking stuff.. 

@Scottish-Irish Skier stick your security light on, works a treat.

We have a security light but it only comes on when triggered by movement. The useless cat won't go out when it's like this. Unlike that hound above somewhere!!

[Ravelin]

51 minutes ago, Scottish-Irish Skier said:

Can you buy lampposts? 

It's nice being oot in the sticks, but ye cannae open the curtain tae see fits gan oan!

Aw a ken is it's snawin. 

 

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(attempting to work on my doric as when in Rome)

Aye, as above fit some outside/security lights if you don't have any, one of the first things I did when we moved in here. Mine have an override if you switch them off and on within 10 secs, but they are hard to source. Some new ones have a remote control. 

None of them  seem to last more than a couple of years though before failing. 

Edited January 14 by Ravelin

[jon_d1983]

Heavy shower has just made everything a bit more white  

[Sanserit]

Back to the matter in hand, temperature falling gradually, currently -0.5c and DP -1.3C.  In between showers at the moment, but hopefully won't be long before next one arrives.  Looking at the radar, Banchory definitely seems to be on the border of the current stream of showers coming in from the NW.

[NorthYorksWeather]

 

A light shower has made it across. 

[aggy]

I know when it gets to -3 here without looking at any apps as my car alarm goes off . Issue with door so need to go out and pad it with something then hey presto and always always temp is -3

Just now, NorthYorksWeather said:

 

A light shower has made it across. 

U might get snowed in by the time u leave

[Hairy Celt]

Bloody mountains.... Ben Wyvis especially! <shakes fist despairingly>

 

25 minutes ago, jon_d1983 said:

Heavy shower has just made everything a bit more white  

Or blue even?

[NorthYorksWeather]

Shower actually seems to of pepped up significantly since crossing the mountains. Footprints in front garden nearly covered now.