Scotland Weather Discussion - 20th November 2015 and Onwards...

[Hairy Celt]

Still -1C here, everyone's noticed how cold it is this morning and dark talk of bedsocks... If Ms HC gets bedsocks, I'll know I'm past it...

Aye, we looked for Geminids last night for about 15 mins around midnight - later read we should have been looking soon after dusk.

Edited December 13, 2015 by Hairy Celt

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

More of this please!

Clear, calm and frosty. Still -1.2 C in the gairden.

 

[NUT]

Still really frosty here too

[peborant]

So finally -3,7 recorded by the weather station and -6 by the sensor. Everything is ice-coated. Find a few pics of my walk yesterday to Whitewisp Hill in the Ochils and this morning's frost. 

1. Saddle Hill / Whitewisp Hill

2. Burn of Sorrow and the King's Seat from Saddle Hill

3. Freezing level at some 600m. (Saddle Hill at 560 was at 0.4, the top of Whitewisp at 640, -0.4)

4. My back garden and Bank Hill. 

[Hairy Celt]

Would anyone like to offer a forecast for the likelihood of lying snow through the Highlands tomorrow, and at what altitude we might see it lying through the day?  (Just wondering about having a duvet day...)

[peborant]

Same question applied to the Ochil Hills please?

Still negative values at -0.4 Academy and -1.2 sensor garden. Praying for precipitation to come asap, it would lie so nicely right now!!!

[NorthYorksWeather]

20 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

Would anyone like to offer a forecast for the likelihood of lying snow through the Highlands tomorrow, and at what altitude we might see it lying through the day?  (Just wondering about having a duvet day...)

Looking pretty good for the Highlands, especially with elevation above 200m, same would apply for the Ochills I guess maybe a tad more elevation need due to being slighter further South. Drove back from Braemar yesterday and the snow covered hills of Scotland (Ochills/Trossachs etc) really are stunning!

[mistyqueen]

Minimum temp last night was -0.8c. There was a crystal clear sky at 10.30 last night, didn't see any Geminids though. Perhaps if I'd stayed out longer I may have been lucky, but it was too cauld! Temp currently 2.1c, light cloud, pressure 1004. I'd love this weather to continue....fat chance!

[Hairy Celt]

1 hour ago, vizzy2004 said:

Looking pretty good for the Highlands, especially with elevation above 200m, same would apply for the Ochills I guess maybe a tad more elevation need due to being slighter further South. Drove back from Braemar yesterday and the snow covered hills of Scotland (Ochills/Trossachs etc) really are stunning!

Sounds about what I'd have said too, although GFS has the height of the 0C contour rising quickly everywhere through the day...

Ennyway, temps just krept abuv 0C heeur.  Fiurwood wurk haz kept mee worm.

[snowidea]

Still freezing here, -2 according to car temp gauge, campervan still covered in frost. According to met o we're meant to get sleet at 8.00 followed by heavy rain. Any chance the sleet/rain might actually be snow I wonder?

[Blizzardo]

11 minutes ago, snowidea said:

Still freezing here, -2 according to car temp gauge, campervan still covered in frost. According to met o we're meant to get sleet at 8.00 followed by heavy rain. Any chance the sleet/rain might actually be snow I wonder?

The temperature across the central belt is about 1-2c down on what was forecast - I've only reached a max of 0.3c - so there may be a better chance of a bit of snow for some for a while but given that the upper temps are due to rise as we move towards midnight any snow is likely to turn back to rain.

[peborant]

Sensor says we have maxed at -0.6º, school says 0.8º. Now back down to -2.1 sensor and 0.4º Academy. 

Academy weather station can eff off, I know we've had a lovely ice day! Hurry up front, hurry up! 

[Ross Andrew Hemphill]

First ICE DAY of the winter, managed a high of -1.4C a lot lower than what I was expecting!!

[peborant]

5 minutes ago, Ross Andrew Hemphill said:

First ICE DAY of the winter, managed a high of -1.4C a lot lower than what I was expecting!!

Hey Ross any snaw down by the West Coast yet?

[Northernlights]

High cloud all day with only weak sunshine and  frosty all day with a maximum of 0c  Ben Wyvis and the hills out to the west wearing a full midwinter coat of snow.   Winter is here at least for today.

Edited December 13, 2015 by Northernlights

[Hairy Celt]

26 minutes ago, peborant said:

Hey Ross any snaw down by the West Coast yet?

Nowt on the radar yet.  This could be a non-event again.

[NorthernRab]

As above, ice day here! Freezing fog and low cloud meant the frost hanged around all day with a max of -0.8'C currently down to -3'C and Met Office going for five hours of heavy snow tonight with a day time max of 2'C and fog. I'll sneak my winter in somehow! 

 

 

I see the general consensus in the Model Output thread (which is incredibly quiet this year?) is that we should wait until January for any cold now - do they ever learn? 

[CoastRainbow]

Well a beautiful winters day , down here I Gourock . My son and spotted this Christmas tree is at the local nature reserve

[lorenzo]

A grab from the 500m radar, hopefully no snow shields around this evening and everyone gets a cheeky flurry before the warmer air piles through..

[strathearn snow]

Mountain weather forecast says mild next week then colder weather may well develop! Here's hoping it'll be in time for Xmas day!

[Ross B]

Just at Loch lomond and there is a few flakes of snow falling  still frosty as well.

[biggreyface]

Light snaw on here as well.Its been a perfect winters day max -1c after a low of -5.6c 

[Ravelin]

Not sure what the max hit here today as my sensor reads high when it is sunny due to poor positioning by me. I can say though that it was 'bracing' when I went for a run about 11am.

Let's hope for a cheeky snow flurry tonight before the current -2C gets pushed away. 

[Ross B]

Moderate snow falling now with some big flakes. Still can't post pics from phone on the new software though  (Loch lomond) 

[NUT]

Here we have.......................Rain. Still cold though but most of the frost has lifted