Scotland/Alba Regional Weather Discussion - 16/01/2018 Onwards

[jamieson87]

Some of the clouds over Edinburgh just now look absolutely huge. 

[cscrim]

Amber alert just been updated to run through till midday on Thursday.

[GraemeB]

"Communities might be cut off for several days"

Amber updated for Wed and now Thurs.

edit - up to 40cm of snow in the Amber area.  Holy Moly.

Edited February 26, 2018 by GraemeB

[blitzen]

8 minutes ago, GraemeB said:

"Communities might be cut off for several days"

Amber updated for Wed and now Thurs.

edit - up to 40cm of snow in the Amber area.  Holy Moly.

Was that Meto or BBC  G?

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Blitzen said:

Was that Meto or BBC  G?

Met Office

(I'm not G - hope he doesn't mind LOL)

Edited February 26, 2018 by 101_North

[Cheggers]

[blitzen]

2 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Met Office

(I'm not G - hope he doesn't mind LOL)

Sorry!   Don't know what happened there!

[Stormeh]

Amber warning into central belt now  

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Blitzen said:

Sorry!   Don't know what happened there!

I just assumed you were shortening 'GraemeB' to 'G' LOL

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Stormeh said:

Amber warning into central belt now  

Streamer potential for sure 

[Penicuikblizzard]

20cm to 40cm ? starting to look quiet serious!

surely on the day that would be updated to a red as that’ll cause carnage on the roads 

[GraemeB]

Ha - I answer to "G" usually.

Also, bawbag, tw&t, and f&d.

 

 

Edited February 26, 2018 by GraemeB

[Rickoza]

That bottom amber line falls about 10 miles south of here, just hoping it's an exact science on that one!

[blitzen]

3 minutes ago, 101_North said:

I just assumed you were shortening 'GraemeB' to 'G' LOL

I was!    I thought I replied to his post.  I got you instead!

Edited February 26, 2018 by Blitzen

[GraemeB]

My other post was hidden (!)

I'm G usually, however I answer to most things

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Blitzen said:

I was!    I thought I replied to his post.

You did - I replied though

[Duncan McAlister]

The showers seem to be making their way further west than expected and today was supposed to be mainly dry #hopefulface

[blitzen]

Just now, 101_North said:

You did - I replied though

Will you just Swearing AGAIN off......I'm questioning my sanity here!

[Seraphim]

Wee question folks.  If you stay in a town on the south banks of the Forth but elevated up a hill, is that good positioning for a Forth streamer? Bo'ness can be a bit of a hit or a mis when it's coming from the West (big shout out to the Grangemouth snow shield ?) We were absolutely buried in 2010 and I am wondering if that was the cause.

 

 

[blitzen]

5 minutes ago, GraemeB said:

My other post was hidden (!)

I'm G usually, however I answer to most things

Take it up with that Brown hairy twit.......I'm too confused to argue!

[pdiddy]

3 minutes ago, Seraphim said:

Wee question folks.  If you stay in a town on the south banks of the Forth but elevated up a hill, is that good positioning for a Forth streamer? Bo'ness can be a bit of a hit or a mis when it's coming from the West (big shout out to the Grangemouth snow shield ?) We were absolutely buried in 2010 and I am wondering if that was the cause.

 

 

Much depends on the alignment of the streamers as, by definition, they follow a similar path.  As other have posted, this could be a significant event.  Last Red warning up here was Dec 10, I believe, and it turned out to be a damp squib, though we did already have 30cm of lying snow at the time.

[Serac]

3 minutes ago, Seraphim said:

Wee question folks.  If you stay in a town on the south banks of the Forth but elevated up a hill, is that good positioning for a Forth streamer? Bo'ness can be a bit of a hit or a mis when it's coming from the West (big shout out to the Grangemouth snow shield ?) We were absolutely buried in 2010 and I am wondering if that was the cause.

 

 

Seraphim yes as long as the wind direction is kind: both you and I are in the front line for streamers (that is what I have convinced myself anyway)

[JoeShmoe]

32 minutes ago, GraemeB said:

"Communities might be cut off for several days"

Amber updated for Wed and now Thurs.

edit - up to 40cm of snow in the Amber area.  Holy Moly.

blimey -- be into the weekend too if latest models are right ...

[Hairy Celt]

1 minute ago, JoeShmoe said:

blimey -- be into the weekend too if latest models are right ...

We'll be fine - Thatcher decided communities don't exist. 

 

[Sawel]

And... yellow warning upgraded to amber for Thursday.