Scotland/Alba Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/17 onwards

[Hawesy]

Morning all,

A clear start, +1c.

Good to see HC getting snow ‘on the ground’ , for us coasties it’s a pretty rare treat.

Good thing I enjoy blue skies and sunshine because that’s all I’ll be seeing over the next few days!

 

[101_North]

31 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

...and others who will just have to suck it all up with a big sad wiggly straw.

Straw bought, unwrapped and ready! It is a NW'ly / N'ly and despite me hoping and model watching was never going to deliver here

[101_North]

Still no joy from Sunday's slider either as it's still modelled too far south although Mr Catch might do OK on current position!

[Guest]

schools are closed so its snow fun with the little ones after breakfast. 

[101_North]

For those in the Central lowlands looking for a crumb of hope into next week - don't!!! This has cold rain or sleety pish written all over it!!

Beyond that it's looking like another pish N'ly plunge. Still......better than a mild December!!!!

 

Edited December 8, 2017 by 101_North

[101_North]

9 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

The latest GFS has me catching some backwash but at most a few cm. 

My heart bleeds for you LOL

Edited December 8, 2017 by 101_North

[mardatha]

I'm not giving up hope. You never know!

[Northern Strath]

Very tasty this morning folks, its dry, very powdery snow, so drifts around the house and the area. Really pretty wild when the showers come through, blizzard like at times. Scottish highlands has its proper December coat on  -3c

Local roads 

 

A pair of startled bins, caught in a head light

[over_the_rainbow]

0.2C, dew points well below, but yes clear skies of course here so pass us that big ol' straw 

[GraemeB]

Stirling TOORP squad reporting for duty.

[TinyTim]

Yep, the typical 'bright blazing sunshine' here, with absolutely no indication that we're going to get anything else for the next few days   Really is a little disappointing when most other areas have at least something.... oh well Just trying to stay positive and hope this isn't our only chance....

Tim

[Cheggers]

Baltic 

Managed about 4 flakes over night and a slight frost.

[Capt5212]

Snowing at moment, light but nice covering.

[mistyqueen]

Would you believe it? It's Blawin' a proper blizzard oot there! About 7 this morning there was the merest dusting of lying graupel and now it's a white out! I don't expect it to last though but it looks great! I hear kiddies squealing with delight somewhere so I guess the sledges are out! Will try and get some pictures later.

[snowy owl]

Bright sunshine and blue skies, tiny frost but all in all a nice fresh morning . 

Snow looks a bit iffy for here sadly , but you never know! 

[Hairy Celt]

Still trying to scrape myself off the bathroom floor from when I fell over in shock. We probably have around 5cm lying snow and another shower has just topped that up. Never seen this here in early December.

Can I borrow some children to take sledging, all mine have grown up and either aren't interested or moved away. Nah, you're ok, I don't mind

Will be out for photos soon enough.

[Guest]

just a quick picture... ive sent Mrs Snow out to take more.

[101_North]

Family in coastal NI have been taunting me with snow pics this morning! Nice morning here though - cold, slight frost, blue sky. Plenty to be thankful for.

Latest models all pretty much agree on Sundays 'slider' being of no consequence to most of Scotland sadly. 

Not much on the horizon next week either - the potential system on Wed looks to be a higher ground only affair:

Edited December 8, 2017 by 101_North

[101_North]

2 hours ago, CatchMyDrift said:

The latest GFS has me catching some backwash but at most a few cm. 

Catch's Sunday dusting potential nicely illustrated 

[Guest]

Whiteout conditions here at the moment. powder snow drifting in the strong gusting wind 

[snowidea]

I've found something to use my straw on 

[grifter]

Kinda suspected west central scotland snow shield wasny gonni let us down and how right i was, got hehaw apart from about 3 flakes overnight. Cold clear and no sign of any precip for immediate future, mind you at least it's not 5oC and pishin!

[mardatha]

You got 3 flakes more than I did!

[CoastRainbow]

A “smattering” of snow in Gourock overnight. Argyll Hills look like got a good covering 

[Hairy Celt]

I had to dig my way through 2" drifts and risk frostbite to take this...

Whiteout again now, power keeps flickering, shop shelves are bare, we're all gonna freeze / starve / die of alcohol poisoning. (Got to keep up with @More Snow and @snowidea)

Edited December 8, 2017 by Hairy Celt
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