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Coldies might like this...... the anomaly charts do not support the rapid breakdown some op runs are currently suggesting. And Atlantic breakdown doesnt look likely until later next week, if at all...might be fun watching them try though, the west could get a dumping.. But this chart suggests high pressure holds on until at least after next wednesday. So expect a cold, mainly dry, raw feel to the weather in the stronger breezes. But this chart is not a mild one and the extended chart isnt much different. With a strong block to our North, a re-load of the Beasterly is certainly a possibility, albeit low atm.

Mine would be for it to get in stall and then get pushed back west by the cold

Wee video from about an hour ago 20210209_185407(1).mp4

It wasn't a lot but it was enough for a dwarf snowman

Not sure if anyone has reported in from the Dundee area yet. We have 8 inches / 20 cms level and still snowing lightly. Just threw out some seeds for my resident male blackbird who was waiting at the door .

The NetWx mr Model is certainly showing the colder air winning out as the front coming in off the Atlantic during the weekend only makes it to Ireland then shifts North and fizzles out clearing the way for High Pressure to push North behind, The weekend looks to have some of the coldest temps of this cold spell so far with a bitting S/Ely wind chill. Yes Tim, The GFS is very good at finding long range patterns and near always the other models eventually follow suite bringing in the detail and by detail I mean a shift West or East 200ml of the High pushing North makes a massive difference to what we get at the surface..

Arthur’s seat ... at night !

I'd bank this and move on

This mornings Childrens Hospital Pics.... young Dr(s) No loved them as he can’t see anything from his room in PICU.

The Puppy speaks for me

Oh my, 21 pages of posts since last logging in. I think Easterlies have strong r with Scottish Regional posts. Great Effort, and easily the best selection of pictures and videos around to represent things.

The hills won. No way I'm trying to brute my way through that.

Been pretty constant here all afternoon apart from one 10/15 minute break. Went for a walk down to and round the Riverside Recreational Park replicating a walk I did on 1st March 2018 in similar conditions. If anything more snow now though none of the big drifts that were there in 2018. Not anything like as much as early Dec 2010 yet but getting there. Path by my car was cleared at lunchtime. Looking for the swans in the pond(they are away to open water is suspect) caught a car skidding off the road on Riverside Drive the main road into the town centre from the West.

Igloo progress ??

15 minutes higher up the hill. This is next to the forestry track. Unbelievable amounts if snow where its drifted.

This cold snap is far from over. today is only Tuesday. My side of the pond, our Met Office are far from convinced that this cold snap will or be over at the weekend, they are still talking about the possibility of the cold holding onto the East with snow until at least Sunday . If this mild weather does break through, it will be the very south west of the UK that will become mild briefly. More twist and turns to come before we see a clearer picture of what’s going to happen just because some models switch overnight doesn’t mean the cold or winter is over

Still no amber warning for here: Would be pretty difficult not to be aware of the snow at this point

impressive amounts of snow here the cars are going nowhere today

Bin photo. From window

Epic dog walk 30 mins ago 20210209_205737.mp4

A max of -4c, a dusting from a wee glancing shower around tea time but as ever it’s The Least from the East snow-wise here, hopeful something more will materialise. No heavy snow but it’s -8c and we do have the universe above us

Edo I just want to thank you... I was very sceptical about this one, due to the very many disappointments we've had over the past few years. This doesn't quite make up for all of those, but it's pretty much the best snowfall here since 2010 and I am kinda hoping we get a bit more overnight too I hope everyone is enjoying the snow if you have it and if you don't, I know exactly what that's like too!

Decoded live from my man shack Gotta say there's a whole load of snow showers still to come in which makes a mockery of the 9pm end time for amber warning. This capture is with infrared imagery to really show what's still out there over the North Sea.

Some cool pictures for you all

Igloo update

Snowy Garden in Shirley, Croydon ❄❄❄ Snowy Garden_Croydon 09.02.2021.mp4

Today's goal is looking increasingly doubtful, haven't made it above the tree line yet.

The sun came out so took the kids for a stroll in the snaw.. its gone very dark again and the odd flake floating about in the wind..

All wrapped up, snacks and drinks in the bag. Let’s go on an adventure

Worst snowfall and roads conditions in dundee I’ve ever seen, all bus services are cancelled. 20cm here. ( still in a yellow warning) no idea how that’s even possible, have more snow that from the 2018 beast.

Here are some photos.

Heavy again now. Getting nearer to our Dec 2010 total.

Went out a wee walk and timed it nice as sat and watched that "big" blob incoming. First picture shows this incoming. Came across outdoor art on my way home. Second photo is main road which gritter passed by 5mins before this photo Heavy Baltic oot there!

Another rare day of sunshine and snow showers in the East Neuk (and St Andrews). Now have 8cm on the ground in Pittenweem which is very respectable and has only been surpassed three times in the last 15 years (and not by much!). Showers look like they are starting to peter out to my east but might sneak another one or two! Max temperature today was 2c and minimum -0.7c.

A picture paints a thousand words. Great video showing current conditions in Braemar.

Cracking snow shower just now.

Finally got chance to pop out for photos, should really have done this in daylight.... Oh look it's snowing again

First pic is dundee city centre , second is dundee to Perth dual carriageway, cars are stuck on that road

Good grief, I don't know what to say. Measured just over a foot of snow...

My grandchildren enjoying the snow in Croydon ❄❄❄

This was this mornings view looking over to Fife.

@Hawesy yep heavy here VID_20210209_112102.mp4

A very complicated breakdown on the GFS 06 hrs run. Really this is a high wire act , the upstream troughing becomes more elongated and it throws just enough shortwave energy through the Channel to keep enough cold at the surface , you can see that kink in the isobars and because of that there’s just enough se element to the flow ahead . So there are two frontal events with a mix of snow, freezing rain and rain . The first one runs ne and weakens and the second is what finally lifts out the surface cold . Its very messy but you can see how because of the embedded cold at the surface and the lower dew points to the east and se there’s still a chance of some interest during the breakdown. Hard to call this one as it’s very finely balanced !

Couldnt find a ruler so had to use a stick then measure. 20 cms so about same or even slightly more than the 2018 Beast though there was far more drifting that time. edit. News just saud -18C last night for Ballater so a new low and lower than for some time I think

This ECM is the exact reason why sometimes chasing snow and cold in an easterly away from the most favourable areas is very frustrating. What happens is we get a couple of convective days and the models originally show the block being underestimated with the Atlantic pushing it away. The block nearly always fights back across the next couple of days extending 'surface cold' and keeping areas where snow has fallen colder for longer. Everybody then cries 'upgrade', the cold is fighting back!!!!!!! etc. We celebrate upgrades far too easily in the UK. However, what has happened in this particular scenario and is more often than the case, is the block is remaining just strong enough to keep the Atlantic at bay, whilst dropping the convection and leaving most areas dry but cold. Because the block is then weakening and the disruption is poor, what we are left with from a cold spell is - a couple of favourable days of streamers for the east, most of the central/west remaining dry. This is then followed by a dry/cold spell with harsh frosts for most of the country and then as the block finally weakens enough to let the Atlantic in the block pulls away taking it's cold uppers/surface cold with it and as a front finally makes it across the UK - it either brings mild sectors, delivers snow to rain or in what is looking most likely is just ushering the Atlantic and milder weather in with it. In other words, most areas of the country end up looking east enviously and then misses any sort of snow event. I tried mentioning last week that it's no use/is NOT an upgrade for the block to hang around and 'fight back' if it's not going to let the Atlantic in far enough, or just into that jackpot territory where sliders make it to roughly Manchester north and Lincolnshire east before fizzling out into the block (see March 2013, modest set up - snowiest month in decades). 3 or 4 days of bone dry and frosty weather isn't what we should be aiming for in an 'upgrade' - it would be better for the block to relent, allow the Atlantic in a bit quicker and then see if we can favourably align a fresh block a week or so later. As it is, this week will just go down as another wasted week of winter for most areas of the country and the extra 5 days or so of 'nothingness' is more time eaten away towards the silent mod thread chore of spring/summer. I'm pretty sure @Catacol spoke words of truth a few days back when he said Macro scale patterns had been very good for the UK this year, but micro scale and the complete lack of a genuinely widespread snow event (note, not streamer or localised slider event) has been so dismal for us. At no turn have we 'scraped' something out of nothing this year. It feels like such a waste of what may end up being the opportunity of the winter to get something notably snowy for the large majority in. Still, there's 6 week or so to go IMO - we really need to nail down a couple of snow events for this winter to not go down as the largest 'what could have been' winter in living UK memory. (Think how much has been in our favour this year).

That table was cleared last night and the path at lunchtime today. Current shower as heavy as any yet and prolongued.

There are an awful lot of Scots getting 'plastered' today!

Today's theme is cornices. And my snow hole from the other day has vanished! Tried to get to it but crotch deep powder. Anyone tap me some snow shoes?

Impressive @Norrance A more modest 6cm here but still a great outcome for me and one of the heaviest snowfalls of the last 15 years.