Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[Hawesy]

9 minutes ago, NorthYorksWeather said:

About to leave Aviemore after hell of a view from the bar stool. 
 

Would say there’s roughly 6cm so far, radar suggesting a lot more back in Dalwhinnie so will report back total amounts when I’m back at holiday cottage. 

I do like the Old Bridge. Jealous!

Back home, it's raining lightly at the moment, 2.8c/0.5c. Colder dew points just to my north (-0.8c at Leuchars).

[johncam]

Looks like the precipitation to our north going to miss us completely now . I give up. If other professions done their work as bad as the Met their would be repercussions. 

[Norrance]

Dew point still around -1C here and we have light snow falling and covering the ground. Will still take a long time to get a decent covering. 
I do like the Auld Bridge too. My cousin used to live just along the road from it and was a handy baby sitter when we went out there for a meal and drink or too on hols back in the day.

[dryfie]

Radiosonde measurements updates:

Lerwick

15/2300   Nil

16/1200   Surface  -2.3     850mb  -10.9 and dew point -12.0

Stornoway

Neither received

Albemarle (on border near Corbridge)

15/2300   Surface  -2.7    850mb  -9.3 and dew point  -19.3

16/1100   Surface   0.6    850mb  -5.9 and dew point  -6.5

All of these missing soundings could be having an effect on quality of forecasts?

 

 

[Ross B]

10 minutes ago, johncam said:

Looks like the precipitation to our north going to miss us completely now . I give up. If other professions done their work as bad as the Met their would be repercussions. 

Yep, models show that moving way east/south east, just the chance of a shower or 2 really so nothing to get excited about.

 

The models have been all over the place with this one over the last few days, I think Icon probably handled it best initially (I think) and one other model had the snow going south or north of the central belt and splitting.  

 

Hope those in the snow zone are enjoying it!

Edited January 16 by Ross B

[Wee County Exile]

Moderate snow in westhill now - wasn’t expecting this today. Everything getting a fresh white overcoat

The met and bbc saying another possible 3 hours of this so if it continues in this manner there will be a decent top up for sure. That said - both these organisations have not exactly covered themselves in glory with their forecasts for the central belt going by the comments on here.

[Cheggers]

@edo We have snow at the airport.

[101_North]

Light sleety pish on here now. Total fail from the Met as it was clear from many of the charts yesterday evening that things had changed for the Central Belt 

[Snowandrocks]

Flat calm with moderate snow on for the last few hours - pretty tame snowfall rate compared to the showers last few days but still slowly accumulating. Perhaps getting on for an inch of fresh. 

[Big Gally]

[edo]

16 minutes ago, Cheggers said:

@edo We have snow at the airport.

oooft yes i came out from a teams meeting and looked outside to discover absolute scenes

[101_North]

Just now, edo said:

oooft yes i came out from a teams meeting and looked outside to discover absolute scenes

At least one of us saw some snow from this non-event

[Russsty]

Just keeps falling, rush hour is going to be a nightmare.

 

I'd get some pics, but god know what my password is to log into my phone, for an easy upload. 

 

But this has been impressive.

 

7.2cm on top of what was a clear wheely bin lid this morning.

Edited January 16 by Russsty

[edo]

4 minutes ago, 101_North said:

At least one of us saw some snow from this non-event

I do not accept that this picture actually deserves to be called snow.... this is not a win

[Sanserit]

Daughter said they’d had a shower of large flakes in Livingston but it didn’t last long. My car has a decent covering outside the office in Stoney from having had nothing at all at 1pm.

[thebigyin]

Hi all, London day trip and flying back in couple hours hopefully. Aberdeen not too bad? Selfish question!

Looks like it has all been a bit hit/miss!

Chilly and dry down here.

[Sanserit]

Just now, thebigyin said:

Hi all, London day trip and flying back in couple hours hopefully. Aberdeen not too bad? Selfish question!

Looks like it has all been a bit hit/miss!

Chilly and dry down here.

Photo on Fubar taken by someone flying in to Dyce, guessing it’s worse than that now tho

[101_North]

7 minutes ago, edo said:

I do not accept that this picture actually deserves to be called snow.... this is not a win

[Snoozi]

So after my hubby taking all the credit for My earllier snow digging (not an unusual occurence, lol!)  he decides the birdies need fed.. no oatmeal in the house and he can't find  the birdseed in the garage. I raked the cupbords and found my son's energy drink powder (now out of date) contains nuts and seeds in a powdered form! mixed it up with some (cooked) lentils and bread to thicken it..
we are going to have some of the beefiest wee birds around LOL

still snowing here

 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Well, wis snaw socks tae the rescue there.

Local lady that does dug walking was stuck on the back road to our house. Lucky I had some snaw socks in the 4 x 4 that fit her transit wheels. She was well stuck. Seems to have not had enough pace to get up a rise, and slid back down into a dip at the side of the road that was all drifts. Could not go back or forwards.

With a bit of rocking back and forth, got the socks on. With some digging, managed to reverse her van back out back on to the level. Then ease up on the clutch to get it rolling with the socks, touch on the accelerator to get the momentum, and wahey, up and over the rise, then largely doohill all the way to the main road!

She's taken my socks and is buying me a new set.

Job done. 

[Big Gally]

Exeter have changed their wording. Extending version have dropped the winds from the north. Now says from the east.

[aggy]

1 minute ago, Big Gally said:

Exeter have changed their wording. Extending version have dropped the winds from the north. Now says from the east.

Interesting I seen your post earlier also

[jon_d1983]

Hopefully the more seasoned posters like @Kirkcaldy Weather might make comment on the implications for us if winds have shifted to easterly flow up high 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Basically whiteout in Montrose, not something they see too often there I bet 

 

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[Norrance]

Slightly heavier here now but for how long?