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Sunny Leith Community Regular

Sunny Leith

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  • Location: Leith
  • Weather Preferences: Anything outwith the mean.
  • Location: Leith
Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, lorenzo said:

The North Sea is absolutely loaded with Snow, and the flow is exceptional continuing to deliver convection west of the UK!

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5 minutes ago, Ross B said:

It's only 2 hours into the Amber warning which lasts until tomorrow night!! 

If I went on my roof (not a day for doing that !) then I could see the north sea. Proximity to it not exactly proving to be a bonanza in Leith I have to say. It's perverse really.

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ghoneym Community Regular

ghoneym

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  • Location: Methil, Fife
  • Weather Preferences: Baltic
  • Location: Methil, Fife
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-3 here, biting cold wind, never got my lightning cross on the radar gutted, wanted a screen grab, never mind ? not as much snaw as I would have hoped for waking up but still brilliant ?

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GraemeB Aficionado

GraemeB

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  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
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People are forgetting that the main action was always progged to be overnight tonight and tomorrow as the troughs move through.

Calm yer pants.

This is SR for 1200-1500

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TinyTim Enthusiast

TinyTim

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  • Location: Perth - Usually Snow Deprived!
  • Location: Perth - Usually Snow Deprived!
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14 minutes ago, Paul Martin said:

I will. Relative to conditions elsewhere, relative to the hype, relative to the forecast, and relative to 2010 or even 2013, locally this is an underperformer. We only need the sun to come out most of the day now to attack what we have to complete my morning grumpiness.:closedeyes:

Paul 

You're not alone... just been out to take measurements, and a grand total of 2.5 cm / 1 inch!  We've actually had more than this  during this winter already, believe it or not! 

The one redeeming factor in my eyes is the type of snow.. it's lovely and really starting to blow around a lot. 'If' and its a big IF we get a decent fall later it will be absolute chaos... so, the jury is still out, but certainly in the 'letdown' category so far!

Certainly not begrudging those with better snow ;) but when Broughty Ferry has more... well... :) 

Tim

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Ravelin Maestro

Ravelin

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  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill
  • Weather Preferences: Cold and snowy or warm and dry
  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill
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Braved the cold and measured between 4 & 6 cm in the back garden, depending on the exact spot. Should be more on the way in if the radar is right, but kind of hit or miss at them moment.

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Winter Cold

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  • Location: Maltby, Rotherham - 150m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and Cold! Winter :)
  • Location: Maltby, Rotherham - 150m ASL
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Morning guys!

About an inch so far just outside Strathyre. Nothing major yet,  but the amber warning has only just started hasn't it...

Current radar isn't looking brilliant for here at the moment,  heavy stuff seems to be to the north and south,  doh :)

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snowy owl Community Regular

snowy owl

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  • Location: East Lothian 88m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy winters, warm spring, hot summers - nae chance in Scottie though!
  • Location: East Lothian 88m asl
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Not bad here , probably around a couple of inches. Very blowy snow though. Showers seem to be passing to the north of us at times, think we’re missing the worst of it for now. Kids are off (they are mighty happy) and getting ready to go outside ! Great stuff !! 

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GrrClark Apprentice

GrrClark

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  • Location: Glenrothes, Fife 200m ASL
  • Location: Glenrothes, Fife 200m ASL
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I had hoped that the Tay/Forth basin would have been a bit like a funnel and we would have had a good dolloping flowing over the top of us, but it seems to be the opposite just now with a still slightly northern element to the wind.

All a little anticlimactic for now for snow at least.  The cold is living up to the hype.

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Sunny Leith

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  • Location: Leith
  • Weather Preferences: Anything outwith the mean.
  • Location: Leith
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Just now, TinyTim said:

Paul 

You're not alone... just been out to take measurements, and a grand total of 2.5 cm / 1 inch!  We've actually had more than before this winter already, believe it or not! 

The one redeeming factor in my eyes is the type of snow.. it's lovely and really starting to blow around a lot. 'If' and its a big IF we get a decent fall later it will be absolute chaos... so, the jury is still out, but certainly in the 'letdown' category so far!

Certainly not begrudging those with better snow ;) but when Broughty Ferry has more... well... :) 

Tim

Aye. I don't grudge it to anyone here either. Frustration on my part, and part of that is my inability to understand why there's a (relatively) effective snow shield here so close to the north sea action, whilst areas far west of here get hammered. I understand some of why that happens but the basic recipe of uppers, dew-points, convection, flow appears to be in place here so I'm not getting my head around whats going on. And hey someone's got to be the grump on here right ! :pardon:

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mistyqueen Experienced

mistyqueen

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  • Location: Isle of Skye, 14m/49ft above sea level
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, wild! wild! wild! Frost, a wee bit o' sun....
  • Location: Isle of Skye, 14m/49ft above sea level
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Snawshields Absolutimus Intactimus! Not that I was expecting anything else. But the wind and cauld are not welcome and we have to head out later this morning to check out the empty shelves at the local Co-op. Himself has also promised to buy me lunch so I'm not passing up that chance! Keep the piccies coming, they're brilliant! Currently -3.7c, and wind chill -7c. Whaur's  ma thermals? :cold:

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GraemeB Aficionado

GraemeB

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  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
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Looking ahead to Sunday (i know!) as the milder air pushed north, we could be caught by a nice little event as it fights against the colder air

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I fear for the bench.

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Sunny Leith

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  • Location: Leith
  • Weather Preferences: Anything outwith the mean.
  • Location: Leith
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2 minutes ago, Penicuikblizzard said:

I think the media circus have over hyped this cold spell,,,Ive seen more snow in Edinburgh from a Westerly ?

That memory must put your age at 93. :D

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moffatross Enthusiast

moffatross

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  • Location: Moffat - D&G
  • Location: Moffat - D&G
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It's nuking it here and Moffat Academy is closed today too. I was supposed to be working at Chesser in Edinburgh but despite winter tyres on the van, I'm giving it a miss. Bashing through snowdrifts on the way out or the way back anywhere in the 20 miles without mobile phone signal between the Beeftub and Broughton is probably not a great idea.

I'm actually really surprised by the snowfall totals here so far because the hills to our east normally suck up most of the moisture when it comes from that direction, generally leaving us with bright but braw days. Radar suggests more to come :)

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Stormeh Accomplished

Stormeh

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  • Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
  • Weather Preferences: Severe gales, thunderstorms, snow
  • Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
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Beautiful morning here :)

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blitzen Veteran

blitzen

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  • Location: Lochgelly - Highest town in Fife at 150m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and cold. Enjoy all extremes though.
  • Location: Lochgelly - Highest town in Fife at 150m ASL.
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5 minutes ago, Paul Martin said:

Aye. I don't grudge it to anyone here either. Frustration on my part, and part of that is my inability to understand why there's a (relatively) effective snow shield here so close to the north sea action, whilst areas far west of here get hammered. I understand some of why that happens but the basic recipe of uppers, dew-points, convection, flow appears to be in place here so I'm not getting my head around whats going on. And hey someone's got to be the grump on here right ! :pardon:

I'm sure it's to do with the northerly element in the wind?   You can see the thinning of the showers in the sea opposite Fife on the radar.  Until that shifts round a bit to full easterly,  then what we've got is what we'll continue to get.   (and I'm never wrong):laugh:

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blitzen

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  • Location: Lochgelly - Highest town in Fife at 150m ASL.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and cold. Enjoy all extremes though.
  • Location: Lochgelly - Highest town in Fife at 150m ASL.
Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, GraemeB said:

Streamer....

 

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YOU CAN STREAMER OFF!   Lochgelly is shining like a beacon there!:laugh:

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Scottish-Irish Skier

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  • Location: Premnay, Insch, Aberdeenshire, 184 m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snaw
  • Location: Premnay, Insch, Aberdeenshire, 184 m asl
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Must have around 12 cm here. It's really difficult to tell as drifting is getting serious.

Looks like I'm aboot tae be streamed!

If you don't hear from me; come with avalanche search poles.

Edit.  Quick gairdin shot while I can still get oot the door.

 

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GraemeB

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  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
  • Location: Glasgow Day - Stirling Night
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3 minutes ago, Blitzen said:

yOU CAN STREAMER OFF!   Lochgelly is shining like a beacon there!:laugh:

It's missed me anaw.

:nonono:

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Ruzzi Experienced

Ruzzi

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  • Location: Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire - 188m asl
  • Location: Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire - 188m asl
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4 minutes ago, GraemeB said:

Streamer....

 

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The full band is moving due west by the looks of it rather than in the direction the 'streamer' is pointing. Really intense looking on the radar 

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