scotland Scotland Regional Weather Discussion 27/01/14

[Buriedundersnow]

 

Amazing to read really.

 

Snow overview for Scotland

Monday 10 February 2014

The snow just won’t stop falling in Scotland and most of the resorts now claim to have more snow than their recent record season of 2009-10.

The snow at Glencoe (180/370cm) is fast approaching four metres deep now and many of the lifts are having to be dug out after each snowfall. Consistently cold weather has prevented the snow from melting much and it keeps piling up. Conditions are superb on and off piste so now is the perfect time to head to Scotland.

It’s very similar at Cairngorm (120/250cm). While the base depth isn’t as great as Glencoe, the snow coverage is fantastic and powder can be enjoyed from top to bottom. Four of their 12 lifts were running on Monday 10th February, with heavy snow showers and squally winds preventing the running of some of the more exposed lifts.

 

Cairngorm 300cm 130cm 11 Feb (5cm) 11cm 25cm Closed Windblown 0 out of 12 Glencoe 400cm 190cm 11 Feb (12cm) 32cm 23cm Excellent Windblown 3 out of 7 Glenshee 160cm 80cm 11 Feb (5cm) 7cm 25cm Fresh Windblown 12 out of 22 Lecht Ski and Activity Centre 80cm 20cm 04 Feb (2cm) 0cm 19cm Good Varied 6 out of 13 Nevis Range 350cm 160cm 11 Feb (10cm) 40cm 21cm Closed Windblown 0 out of 11

 

 

 

now they are some totals but looking at that is pretty scary if we don't manage to see some drier weather whether it be from something colder from the east or a big high pressure sitting slap bang over the top of us cos if ground water levels stay the same as we are seeing just now then we get a big warm up that's going to be a lot of extra water working down off the hills and could cause some pretty bad flooding along any path it takes to the sea.

[101_North]

After a wee sunny spell it's turned showery here. Rain/Sleet now so the milder air making an appearance. 

[Highland Snow]

Radio 2 Traffic Reports - avoid Tyndrum as vehicles stuck in the snow, no access to Spittal of Glenshee which means there will be many stuck up there going on earlier pictures of overflowing car parks.

[Northernlights]

Rain came on about half an hour ago at 3.5c now 1.5c and sleet falling.Can see snow falling to the south of me at 600 feet so its not far away. MFR reporting HGV  accidents at Drummochter and A9 closed.Webcam shows traffic queuing in snow.

[Stormy]

Raining, 3c and very windy. No white stuff to be seen.

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

Currently Heavy Snow again!! Great stuff!

[DR(S)NO]

Oooo..heavy wet snow currently falling Helensburgh area..

Will it amount to anything? Probably not!!

But who the heck cares.

ITS SNOW!!!!!!

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

 

Snow after 40mins!!

[101_North]

Absolutely lashing it down with sleety rain! Horrible! 

[Zenarcher]

Some snow on the hills around here and a light dusting in places. Just recently had another snow shower giving another light dusting of snow.

[Blizzardo]

An interesting set up across West Central parts of Scotland just now. Upper temps are slowly dropping as the low pulls away North East. More rain is moving in from the South West and with a light Easterly wind I wonder if more parts could start seeing snow.

Edited February 12, 2014 by Blizzardo

[NorthernRab]

-1'C and icy, feeling a bit more like winter finally! 

[BurntFishTrousers]

955mb, 3c, calm, boring really.

Edited February 12, 2014 by BurntFishTrousers

[jon_d1983]

After a disappointing day with wet snow, then sleet then heavy rain washing away what snow was on the ground I gave up on seeing snow. We were sat watching TV at my parents' (in Kilmacolm), then went to let the dog out and realised.....it's snowing heavily and it's all white outside. Quite remarkable given how wet it was earlier, it must have been snowing for quite a while. The lesson here is that a wee bit of altitude is good, and don't watch the weather cos it'll never do what you want it to

Cmd get some pics up for me to drool at lolRainy and windy here

[P-M]

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Snow after 40mins!!

 

 

Soooooooooo Jealous!!!  Enjoy mate :-))

[Cheggers]

For those that haven't ventured over to the Winterhighland website, here is the last picture from the Ptarmigan Bowl...

[Blizzardo]

Heavy wet snow has now turned more to sleet although my temperature has continued to drop. 1.7c/0.8c.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Snaw problem.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-26155943

 

Crashes and weather shut A9 and A82 in the Highlands

 

Edited February 12, 2014 by scottish skier

[Benvironment]

Temperature picked up this afternoon to 3C, snow turned to rain......but now 0.9C and snowing again.  All too wet out there just now but I'm sure the paps will be turning white.

[West Highland Storm]

Here in Nevis Area mountains have an unbelievable amount of snow on them, a sudden and pronounced rise in temp and resultant thaw will cause floodmageddon downstream.

[Highland Snow]

Sleet showers here this morning at 2.7C/+1.7C.

[Ravelin]

Here in Nevis Area mountains have an unbelievable amount of snow on them, a sudden and pronounced rise in temp and resultant thaw will cause floodmageddon downstream.

 

This mornings temperature was around 2C at 8am under grey skies with an element of drizzle/light rain and a bit of a breeze. No frost in evidence but the rain/drizzle looked like it might be falling as something wintry on the hills to the West.

 

Plenty of snow higher up on the Cairngorms too, and probably most Scottish hills over 2000ft. In that respect a cool spring might be more welcome than a warm one, not only to avoid flooding but to let the ski centres benefit.

[Snowlover2]

Snowing lightly at the moment. Ground is soaking though so obviously not laying. Temp 3.1/dp 2.8

[NUT]

Huge hail shower here made the ground all white again (either hail or snaw) I know it started as hail for sure

[Hawesy]

Sun's just made a welcome appearance in St Andrews. 4c/1c, wind has died down but still blowy at 31mph mean WSWly.