
snow1975
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LEVEN, Fife
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weather observing, gardening, greenhouse
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snow, thunderstorms and extremes
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Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards
snow1975 replied to LomondSnowstorm's topic in Regional Discussions
Have you reported the dead buzzard to the SSPCA? -
Anyone on Cairngorm summit?
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Steady 26 knots outside from the SSE
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Indeed and the Met Office did not issue a wind warning on Tuesday for the Central Belt of the Scotland. The A1 must have been affected by the SW wind bouncing over the Lammermuirs under certain (stable?) atmospheric conditions.
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Winter 2019/20 | Moans, Ramps & Chat
snow1975 replied to Summer Sun's topic in Weather Discussion - Spring
A stiff southerly wind producing the Foehn effect in the Achfary area. The temperature over the open Sea is nearer to 10C. -
Recommendations for a good anemometer?
snow1975 replied to Rabbit's topic in Weather stations and equipment
Hi there, You have several options. https://munroinstruments.com/product/im147-in-line-cup-anemometer-wind-direction-vane/ I love the analogue dials. They are £390 each and the IM 147 will cost you £6000. Manufactured in the UK. http://www.youngusa.com/products/7/5.html http://www.youngusa.com/products/4/28.html https://novalynx.com/store/pc/200-2201-200-2206-NovaVane-Wind-Sensor-19p323.htm https://novalynx.com/store/pc/200-2218-Analog-Indicating-Wind-System-19p324.htm -
Tracking the potential Polar Low - Thursday into Friday
snow1975 replied to Met4Cast's topic in Weather Discussion - Spring
A PL weakens rapidly once it makes landfall. -
Tracking the potential Polar Low - Thursday into Friday
snow1975 replied to Met4Cast's topic in Weather Discussion - Spring
Can't argue with that. This 'Polar Low' has warmer uppers than the ones that struck the Shetland Isles in Feb 2001 and Dec 1995. The latter dumped 1ft of snow on Xmas Eve. -
Tracking the potential Polar Low - Thursday into Friday
snow1975 replied to Met4Cast's topic in Weather Discussion - Spring
In the summer it would be rain, not snow. What are the wind speeds around this so-called Polar Low? -
Tracking the potential Polar Low - Thursday into Friday
snow1975 replied to Met4Cast's topic in Weather Discussion - Spring
I don't think it is a true Polar Low. A polar Low is a sub-synoptic feature which will not show up on a synoptic chart. I remember reading an article in Weather magazine about the Shetland Polar Low in February 2001. 500Hpa temperatures need to be below -52C. Forms in a strong baroclinic flow. Warm cored like it's tropical cousin. Centre filled with Nimbostratus producing heavy snow with gale force 8+ force winds at the surface. -
scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 27/01/14
snow1975 replied to Angelici Magiovinium's topic in Regional Discussions
Moderate to heavy driving, horizontal sleet. Edit: can see wet flakes at times. -
scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 27/01/14
snow1975 replied to Angelici Magiovinium's topic in Regional Discussions
We have 2cm snow cover here now. Started about 4pm, just light snowpellets. Heavy snow/snowpellets since then. Thundersnow at 4.49pm....loud thunder accom;panied by snowflakes and pellets about 5-7mm across.....hail. Can see next Cb coming in from WNW. I can confirm thundersnow at 4.49pm. Remarkable, especially when showers are coming from the west. -
scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 27/01/14
snow1975 replied to Angelici Magiovinium's topic in Regional Discussions
Light rain in Leven at 10am. Light showers of snowpellets here and up hill at 200masl, 11am-12pm. 1-2mm size, conical, falling fae Stratocumulus. Wind 130deg, 2 metre speed, 10mph. Dry-bulb 3C, wet-bulb 1.3C, dewpoint -2C. -
scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 07/01/14
snow1975 replied to Angelici Magiovinium's topic in Regional Discussions
Ls, where were you living in Feb 2001? I was working in London at the time and missed that event. It started as rain on Saturday and turned to settling snow Saturday evening and it continued to snow for the next day or so then turned back to sleet. However, my folks tell me the snow was fairly deep in Baintown. Levenmouth and the coastal strip was snowless, as usual. When I returned home for a few days about 1 week later, there was still snowdrifts lying around the edges of the fiields. On the higher ground at 200masl, just to the north, there was still a full, deep cover with huge snowdrifts. -
scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 07/01/14
snow1975 replied to Angelici Magiovinium's topic in Regional Discussions
If anyone is interested in getting there own 'standard' manual instruments/equipment, here is a list of suppliers. Stevenson screen http://www.metspec.net/ liquid-in-glass thermometers, including grass/concrete min http://www.russell-scientific.co.uk/meteorological-thermometers-43-c.asp soil thermometers http://www.russell-scientific.co.uk/soil-thermometers-25-c.asp 5'' rain gauge http://www.russell-scientific.co.uk/1252-splay-based-rain-gauge-86-p.asp http://www.fairmountweather.com/product.php?shopprodid=15 CoCoRAHS 4'' plastic gauge http://www.cocorahs.org/ http://www.weatheryourw