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0.6C here with just over 2 inches of frozen crispy snow on the ground. I was working over in West Lothian all day and it was agonising watching the Traffic Scotland cams, seeing Fife getting a pasting cos all we were getting was torrential rain. So the first thing I did when I got home this evening was head out for a stroll over the Lomonds. Can't beat a bit of night hiking29 points
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Enjoying the pics peeps. Scenic drive home from Skye as always, saw a Sea Eagle soaring above us on the way (just visible in 1st pic) Colder picture back here. -2C, snowing heavily and about 10cm+ so far, so decent covering. Snow starting to blow about on local roads. Obligatory bin shot before it got dark20 points
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First real snowfall of the winter, here in Dundee, a wee video of the event !...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2apLr-822Y20 points
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Reliable timeframe roughly Friday, is very much more the same, a marked temp contrast in the atlantic is helping to fuel a very strong Jetstream, the north will see fluctuations between colder weather and milder, the south will remain locked in very mild air. A very marked contrast tomorrow night is forecast, could be a difference of 24 degrees between south coast and N Highlands (12 degree min and -10 degree min..), very noteworthy. Secondary low development is being forecast for mid week, which is likely to bring a spell of very heavy rain to the south. The last couple of days have seen the balance tip in favour of the atlantic winning out against any ridge development from the south... Longer term - always worth keeping an eye on the Jetstream forecasts, by mid month, the jet is shown to be weaker and considerably further south with the UK located on the cold side, so perhaps the models will start to show some colder output in the not too distant future. It is very plausible.. there does appear to be a battle taking place between the colder polar air and much milder tropical maritime air.. and signs that all that bottled up cold over the arctic is just waiting to flow outwards... the models were very late in showing the colder polar air descending on Scotland this weekend and into early next week, very late indeed..17 points
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Last (yesterday's) output continued the current mobile theme - in broad sense - on towards later Dec, but signals remain more mixed/indistinguishable by late in the month. For info, GloSea5's monthly suite runs once every day, as do the stratospheric diagnostics. The seasonal modelling runs once a week (but appears on public website once per month).15 points
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Always enjoy reading the Scotland winter discussion thread, conditions often a world away from the benign SE. It never fails to perplex me how many seem to tarnish the UK climate as a whole with what happens in the southern part of England, failing often to note what is happening north of the border and instead bemoaning lack of snow and cold etc. when on our doorstep..13 points
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And away from IMBY, Scotland will see heavy snow today at all levels and even NI early tomorrow. So Clondagh brings some fun and games to the UK it would seem...Gales, heavy snow, heavy rain...MetO warnings......great weather BFTP13 points
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Heeeyyyyy! Don't forget us Irish! There's a good few of us here!!!! ;-) I'm just playing a minority card for likes! :-)9 points
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Believe it or not some wet snow now here in Crail. Temp has dropped from 3.7c to 2.6c in the last hour.8 points
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Not sure we'll want the ECM to verify at t168. I've never been to the Outer Hebridies and I'd like it still to be there when I do get the chance to visit.7 points
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Hi all, Just wanted to take the time to thank you for putting together an excellent and fascinating read about the Stratosphere and its effects on us in the Troposphere. I am a long time weather enthusiast, but never fully understood the mechanisms behind what drives the Stratosphere and in turn our sensible weather at the surface. I came across your site from a Google search looking to learn more about the Stratosphere. I am glad it brought me here It seems most of you are from the UK. I am from the U.S. I'm not sure how often I will be posting but definitely wanted to take the time to just say thanks. Best, Frank7 points
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Mother nature at its Winter Best with moonlit snow covered fields. Incoming snow showers to the west lit up by the moon and to crown it all snow showers to the north across the Firth backlit by an aurora. Fabulous Snow surface sparkling in a frosty wind of -0.5c6 points
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Good to see Scotland at least is in full winter mode.. the Highlands much be seeing a very good early cover of snow, great news for the ski resorts. Despite a milder blip mid week, snow on highest ground should consolidate sufficiently thanks to freeze thaw cycle. Hoping somewhere can record -10 degrees tomorrow night, a nice welcome to winter 15/16.6 points
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I didn't like the idea initially but I'm warming to it now. Makes it easier to refer to past storms when they're named, rather than the [insert date here] storm.6 points
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The charts continue with a mobile Atlantic but it's not without interest with the UK right on the boundary beteween the polar and tropical airmasses for the next week at least and probably longer. The snow over parts of Scotland today and some for tomorrow underline the cold regime up there currently. We can see this reflected in the 850 charts over the coming days as first the cold comes south then it's pushed away north and then comes back again later in the week. Looking at the wider NH picture shows the jet across our latitude and this image looks typical for the coming week or so as it wavers north and south bringing further spells of wind and rain,with some snow again further north,especially in upland locations . the 2 main features that Greenland vortex and the high pressure to the south. No real sign the Euro high establishing over the UK other than brief ridges so this changeable weather looks like continuing in week 2 .6 points
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Oh well looks like I am keeping this thread alive this evening.. not sure where everyone is.. and no word on the GFS 18Z output which I'm surprised as it shows a much colder theme as we approach mid month with jet taking a nosedive to the south and height development to the NW. Yes its the 18z GFS, and yes we are talking 12 days + so take with a pinch of salt, but worth a comment.5 points
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Heavy blowing snow piling up against the windows with huge flakes "snow crazy persons heaven" Currently 0c Took last of late calving cows and heifers in at lunch time.Bet they are glad they are in.5 points
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Hey Scotland! Loving the snow reports and pics, just been reading and looking through the thread Im very very jealous haha, but enjoy the snow! :cold:5 points
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Innuendo alert on Mucka's last post When it comes to the longer-term model output over the past few days, GFS remains keen to mess with the polar vortex, while ECM can't seem to make its mind up. Before then, the first 5-7 days of December are looking exceptionally mild across the south, just mild to very mild across the middle third and considerably chillier than that for the northern third. One thing ECM is being more consistent about is a violent windstorm next weekend, though the track is still varying quite a bit. There's then a second bout that could hit the SW hardest the following Monday - but that's into highly unreliable territory.4 points
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My personal thoughts are that the last third of December is looking increasingly uncertain and I think the Meto monthly forecasts will reflect this over the next few days. The "indistinguishable" pattern he alluded to earlier with regards to late December (Glosea model) reinforces my belief that a pattern change to cold is pending last third of December.4 points
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^^^ Stunning Scenery,was up in Scotland in July,stayed near Glencoe went walking and had a great time,the hospitality of The Scottish folk was excellent,Hopefully be back next year. C.S4 points
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Nice last few days to the GFS 12z run. Setting us up for a cold final third of December4 points
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Well that was unexpected! About half past 3 I thought I'd better move and get the dog out before it got dark. Sky was beginning to look ominous so stuck on my waterproof on the expectation of getting wet. Oh no, just walked out the door as the wind got up and the heavy snow started. Proper big flakes of snow, on the wet side but not sleety, travelling virtually horizontally. Both the dog and I had one side or other completely white depending on which direction we were walking. In an act of perfect timing it stopped just as we got home, but not before turning everything white. I'd been out earlier and it hadn't felt cold enough to snow, around 3C when I checked early afternoon. Was down to 1.2C after the dog walk. Don't know what they are complaining about in the model threads, that's me had snow the last 2 weekends and it's not even officially winter yet.4 points
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Just been looking at the GEFS anomaly at the end of the run, I know completely pointless but I did it anyway, and it continues the trend of late of shifting the Greenland vortex central Siberia way, even to the extent of having slight ridging over Greenland with the trough over the UK. A glance at the 250mb chart and hey ho said Rowley. Faint possibilities here of sneaking a cold interlude from the north over the UK.4 points
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Meant to say it, saw a fabulous falling meteor last night in clear cold skies out in West Dublin, left a trail like a halloween firework! Was at about 4 this morning while I was driving in work! Fairly stunning I must say!3 points
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A few charts looking at Clodagh currently the way out west in the Atlantic. From this evening on the Eumetrain site, the MSL and Jet, tricky to read, it is at 80ms or 178 mph! Looking at the white stuff from tomorrow morning here are a few comparisons between Euro 4 and the NetWx 4Km model 0600 1200 1800 The coldest of the air entrenched later in the day. 850hPa temps look borderline in places so will be down to watching the radar and lamp posts. At mid-day - huge range on the 0 isotherm, and fairly breezy further south. Fingers crossed for folks, hope you get a wee blast of snow tomorrow, let's hope the advance of cold pool initiates earlier in the day.3 points
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Hey Frank, glad to have you aboard. Yes, most people in here are either from UK or USA. Personally, I am an "outlier" in that aspect, like a failed ensemble perturbation, being from Slovenia in central Europe. To Lorenzo: Here are some graphics from that NASA model, showing basically what those graphics are showing, a strengthening vortex, temperature and height wise in the core, but as the core of the vortex strengthens, so does the angular momentum of the vortex itself, which is evident on the stronger PNJ in the "surf zone". The NASA suite by Recretos :3 points
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