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We have 23cm of snow here, which for this area can only be beaten by the epic December 2010 which delivered 30cm, so this has been a pretty special snow event for us! It looks as though we have had a decent bit of snow overnight too. Good to see so many of us have done well.

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Run complete in near whiteout conditions at times, with that beautiful orange glow in the sky. Loved every second of it!  

Weather report - heavy snow showers passing by fairly regularly at the moment, covering of a cm or two so far. 

Hope everyone gets their share over the next few days. 

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First shower for a few hours here and we now have a covering on all surfaces... just in time for me going out for a run! This could be fun!

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1 hour ago, LomondSnowstorm said:

I do think you guys should do pretty well, theres no particular reason the showers would avoid East Lothian, certainly compared to the issues Edinburgh faces where we need a bit more of a northerly tilt, and you'll still be getting heavy stuff well into Wednesday as well even if it's not quite as good today for whatever reasons 

Sounds promising, hopefully your right! We’ve had a couple of showers so far today, but nothing that’s lasted longer than a few minutes so still little on the ground. 

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4 minutes ago, Serac said:

Hhhhmmm : both BBC and Metoffice show near enough 24 hours of heavy snow here starting late afternoon / evening. That’s a ramp from them 

Similar here, but we aren’t in the amber warning area, interesting one. 

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3 minutes ago, LomondSnowstorm said:

Me too - Freuchie makes it in (not quite as far as @Hawesy sadly!) but we must be a mile at most from it at this end of Coatbridge because Gartcosh is covered by it Can't argue too much about the placement (not that far from what I sent last night if I remember correctly albeit a little later?), I'd think Edinburgh on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning could end up with one, we could see this one extended a little north/south depending on changes and still time for a red warning within the area somewhere. 

How’s it looking to the east of Edinburgh @LomondSnowstorm? Are we likely to be in the firing line at some stage in my neck of the woods? 
 

MetOffice app showing heavy snow/heavy snow showers here from this evening and most of tomorrow, but we aren’t in the amber warning area so not expecting too much. 

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No snow here overnight. Still the same patchy dusting we had last night. 

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22 minutes ago, Blitzen said:

Was thinking that the showers off east central were looking pretty sparse at the moment, compared to the beefier ones in the north east.  Hope those do indeed creep south.

Stats for here certainly not deteriorating though.   Thankful for small mercies!

 

Certainly look to be creeping south so hopefully they will arrive later on. Last couple of showers have started lying more widely, road looking white now whereas earlier it was just melting. Good sign for later. 

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Weather station reading 0.7C now, been sat at 1.3C most of the day. Been snow grains most of the day but not amounting to more than some mini drifts in corners of the garden and some on the grass. Keeping an eye on those heavier showers in the North Sea, slowly creeping south...  

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2010 was epic for us in East Lothian, this picture was taken close to the Forth, at sea level. The snow was over a foot deep and lying on the beach. Incredible stuff for this neck of the woods!

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Temperature creeping down slowly here. Weather station was reading 3.1C earlier but has crept down to 2.6C. Still rain showers for now. 

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Interesting article on the potential in the upcoming period, good read!

Finally: Beast from the East set to release extreme cold and snow over Europe next week

WWW.SEVERE-WEATHER.EU

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A cold outbreak is setting up for next week as a so-called Beast from the East will push extreme cold and also some snow towards the central-west Europe.

 

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Nothing but occasional cold rain here. Assuming the strong easterly wind is ruining our snow chances today, not that I thought they were high to begin with.

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6 hours ago, mountain shadow said:

If it's a direct Easterly I think you'll be ok as your a good 10 miles or so from the East coast, if it's more Nor Easterly then it's a shorter distance from the sea.

It's probably nigh on impossible to say exactly, you'll just have to wait and see!

Yes, ill expect rain or sleet and if it snows it’ll be a pleasant surprise. We had a few showers this afternoon which were all of snow, albeit of the wet variety. Hopefully bodes well.

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These MetOffice warnings where they warn of snow “away from eastern coastal districts” always has me wondering if I’m included in that area!? Technically we aren’t on the East Coast, we are further inland but we are still fairly close to the Forth and only at 50m. 

This warning for midweek warns of snow away from eastern coastal districts, yet our text warning mentions rain and sleet with snow on high ground. Confusing. 

We are a couple of miles outside of the yellow warning so expecting rain or sleet, but it was only a few weeks ago we got three inches of snow from a frontal event while areas further east got a lot less.

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Three inches of snow here! Easily the most I’ve seen here for a few years. Can’t remember the last time we had this amount of snow from anything other than a BFTE, decent accumulations from any other direction are very rare here given our modest elevation and proximity to the sea. Looking beautiful outside, shame I’ve got to work! Glad to see so many of us enjoying some snow. 

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Snowing quite heavily here now and lying on all surfaces! Happy days!

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Great to see many of us getting some snow overnight. In the end we just had a light covering here, no more than a cm. Still, even that was an unexpected bonus. 

Given we got snow last night, interested to see what tonight brings, but as usual here, best to expect nothing and anything else is a bonus!

Currently 1C, with light rain and mist. 
 

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Snowing here now. Nice surprise! 

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Been enjoying reading this great forum for a few years now without posting but thought I ought to get involved. 

Currently 3 degrees and rain here, we are only at 50m so not expecting any snow here over the next few days given my lack of elevation. Would be more than happy with a couple of cm’s, but fully expect to be looking out at rain/sleet while places like Cousland a few miles up the road are digging themselves out!  

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Interesting to see the Amber warning extended from 6pm today to 10am tomorrow morning. Clearly potential for further decent accumulations for many of us! ? 

 

Great seeing everyone’s snow pictures. Easily the best snow since 2010 here. 

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4 minutes ago, richardc1983 said:

Hey everyone,

I am from Leeds and you guys look to have it bad. My partner is due to travel down from East Lothian (Prestonpans to be exact) down the A1 or the A68 route to Leeds either tonight or tmrw.

Can anyone say what the roads will be like and if likely ploughed or gritted. I can see the A1 seems clear from Newcastle downwards.

Hoping everyone stays safe wherever you are.

Thank you.

Fair bit of snow in Prestonpans, I’d say somewhere around 15-20cm. Roads are bad but passable with care here. Unsure what it’s like on the A1 though. 

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Hope your all looking forward to our upcoming Snowy spell!

I don’t often post in here but I’m a long time lurker and love reading the forum! Great to see the majority of us should see some of the white stuff this week. 

Can echo @Paul Martin comments earlier about missing the showers, didn’t snow here in Prestonpans for 3 hours or so. However I’m assuming there must have been a subtle change in wind direction as we have been hit with two heavy snow showers in the last hour that’s left a beautiful covering of a few cm’s on all surfaces! Winter Wonderland and this is only just the start! ?

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1 hour ago, CatchMyDrift said:

Woke up to a snow accumulation forecast of this imby by midnight tomorrow:

Big pink spot almost centred on my house! 

I'd rather have actual snow than a promise of snow  

Definitely looks good for you!  

TV forecast looks good for us here on the coast too, showing snow but BBC weather app adamant it's going to be rain. 

Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised and it does actually snow. 

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Wind really picking up here now. Really gusty out there. We're in a top floor flat so should be fun. Gertrude was the worst we've had this winter, wonder if Henry will top it.