Scottish weather discussion - Spring 2023/24

[jy]

Anyone old enough to remember Bullseye on the telly might understand. Looking at some of the snowscenes on here(not everywhere) from a bone dry New Forest see Jim Bowens words...and this is what you could have won....spring to mind lol

[Dundeeguy]

Whiteout in Dundee at the moment, seriously heavy snow

Edited January 16 by Dundeeguy

[Mandy Langlands]

Even managed a wee dusting here in Carnoustie!

[NUT]

Absolute non event here too meh 

[Norrance]

3 minutes ago, jon_d1983 said:

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 

I see Met long range now mentioning a likelihood of winds from the East into February. Until recently had said possibility of winds from North or East.

[Snoozi]

Just now, jon_d1983 said:

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 

I would love to hear too, . but if the winds shift even remotely N/Ne/E it could be that mythical "beast".. it's not often it happens on oor eastern side. but when it does it does, and this from west today, the other, side is just weird/extra.. I don't follow the models I just look at the radar and out my window, now casting so to speak?

[Russsty]

14 minutes ago, Sanserit said:

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.

 

Be shocked if you get across the Slugger tonight.

[Methuselah]

19 minutes ago, Snoozi said:

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 I raked the cupbords and found my son's energy drink powder (now out of date) contains nuts and seeds in a powdered form!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

 

And you fed it all to your hubby? 

 

Edited January 16 by Methuselah

[jellybaby1969]

Well, turned out to be a damp squib here in coastal Ayrshire.....4c and grey skies.  Onto the next chase for cold

[Snoozi]

8 minutes ago, Methuselah said:

And you fed it all to your hubby? 

 

might slip some into his Cocoa

Edited January 16 by Snoozi

[Russsty]

Starting to ease now. Pity, i was hoping it would stall for another 6 hours, lol.

[edo]

32 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

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

 

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[Scottish-Irish Skier]

32 minutes ago, Norrance said:

I see Met long range now mentioning a likelihood of winds from the East into February. Until recently had said possibility of winds from North or East.

I'll take NW, N, NE, E and SE. All good at the new hoose it seems. Was surprised by the NW, but it seems the Moray Firth is a bit ae a snaw machine. 

[Hairy Celt]

We're on our third band of epic heavy light snow now, enough to add a bit more than a dusting. Everything looks pretty though as the temp's been hovering around 0C most of the day.

Inverness was at 1C and pretty messy earlier.

The council have been assiduously gritting every square metre of tarmac so I've no idea whether my fancy new Conti Vikings are as good as the hype. Maybe tomorrow!

[lorenzo]

Well hello there..

 

[NorthYorksWeather]

Just got back and we have 6-7 inches of snow in Dalwhinnie. 
Current temp: -4.0°C

[drm]

3 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

Well hello there..

 

Good to see, this was the thinking of a few members with regards background drivers without aid of assistance from an SSW of any type,if I recall

[edo]

6 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

Well hello there..

 

oooh just as predicted by @Scott InghamIngham in the MT the other day.... not been in for a few days due to the gnashing of teeth. Fair play if this comes to fruition and from my back yard I'm liking the east chatter from met.

[drm]

Just now, NorthYorksWeather said:

Just got back and we have 6-7 inches of snow in Dalwhinnie. 
Current temp: -4.0°C

 

You go out and look what happens have fun 

[drm]

Just now, edo said:

oooh just as predicted by @Scott InghamIngham in the MT the other day.... not been in for a few days due to the gnashing of teeth. Fair play if this comes to fruition and from my back yard I'm liking the east chatter from met.

Scott took a bit of a bashing(totally undeserved) because it failed to deliver down south, I'm not sure what they were expecting. This has a far better building foundation than the feeble greeny high which rarely delivers the goods 

[lorenzo]

Just now, drm said:

Good to see, this was the thinking of a few members with regards background drivers without aid of assistance from an SSW of any type,if I recall

It is technically a SSW as the u wind has reversed, but also it really isn't a SSW in terms of after-effects, as the reversal to easterly happens so briefly - returning to Westerly within 24 hrs or so.

  

In terms of the super dynamic effects of a decent SSW, and the much hyped impacts rightly or wrongly thereafter -  I think the Scandi development could be better teleconnected to AAM changes and MJO

(The troposphere taking the lead this season vs the stratosphere leading the dance as it were..).

[Mair Snaw]

Heavy snaw on here now.. this must be the heavy shower the met were talking about earlier...

[drm]

3 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

It is technically a SSW as the u wind has reversed, but also it really isn't a SSW in terms of after-effects, as the reversal to easterly happens so briefly - returning to Westerly within 24 hrs or so.

  

In terms of the super dynamic effects of a decent SSW, and the much hyped impacts rightly or wrongly thereafter -  I think the Scandi development could be better teleconnected to AAM changes and MJO

(The troposphere taking the lead this season vs the stratosphere leading the dance as it were..).

Is it such a brief reversal that impacts down here are slight if any? I'd rather get a cold spell through teleconnections than gamble on what happens above

[drm]

8 minutes ago, Mair Snaw said:

Heavy snaw on here now.. this must be the heavy shower the met were talking about earlier...

More to come for you by the looks of it, winds are more nw now 

[Big Gally]

 

 Could this happen fairly quickly with all the back ground signals going on? Thanks.