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Following on from this morning we have had several moderate snow showers. Some more photos from round the Firth Currently -1c As said yesterday a really good 3xample of a snowy arctic northerly. To answer Hairy Celt I was washing a trailer last Sunday morning Big shower came in off the Firth tuned instantly to snow and its never really got above freezing since . Of note is the snow lying right to the edge of the sea shore right round the Firth
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The intensity of the showers bright blue skies between them and the strong stormy looking clouds along with vivid greys and yellows do take me back to some of the snowy northerlies of the sixties and seventies . The low humidity of the Arctic air is impressive too. Some icicles forming on steading roof too. A lovely old school snowy northerly and it's happening in January as it should
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Showers to the north have arrived with another inch added in the last hour What a fabulous winter week and I am sure it won't be the last snow of winter/early spring I am beginning to think Honga Tonga Volcano has a lot to answer for with the exceptional humidity and wet of last autumn/ early winter and the really good ice growth in the Arctic even on the Danish and Swedish coasts as alluded to by MIA on here. Looking to the north seems to be a lot of snow heading in our direction for this evening.
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Just looking at extended forecast for next week on here for our area and it did not seem very mild with ground frosts at least at night, Just read John Holmes post on model thread there he was saying we would have cold westerlies next week. Linked to that the cold of this week will be helping to cool seas to their lowest levels in winter so less moderation for these cool westerlies On that basis ground over a thousand feet will keep any fresh snow we get this week. Old fashioned mid winter period with only low ground thawing a bit.
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Ben Wyvis takes most of our showers on a NW wind so we only have a couple of centimetres. penetrating frost with a strong wind and -2c. Real arctic sky with all the intense colours. Much dryer air too so steading dry and cattle and me breathing easier . A lot of sublimation going on with this very cold drying wind. Another load of wood barrowed over so we can keep the log burner going Most of the neighbours lighting theirs just now judging by the smoke from chimmines
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Slight powdery snow shower on just now. Looking more stormy to the north.Wintering sheep on last shift of fresh grass. Not been any fresh growth since early December's two nights of -8c so will need to get hay supplement now and neeps if it stays cool or cold. By cool I mean under 6c as that's roughly where plants start to grow. Wind seems to be getting up a bit making it feel even colder so in stoking stove. Cattle comfy on fresh straw.