Scotland/Alba Regional Weather Discussion 16/03/2018 Onwards

[101_North]

Getting heavier but no sign of it settling yet

[chemikal]

14 hours ago, mardatha said:

Husband ready to slit wrists here. He wants to get the bike on the road. I'm ready to slit mine because I have to listen to him moaning all day.. atmosphere so bad that cat has vanished to the cold bedroom to get peace

Managed to get out on the motorbike to work on Thursday via the Cathkin Braes. It was cold but not as cold or miserable as Friday when I went to pick up bike parts and tools from Braehead. I was getting moved by the wind while at traffic lights with a 200kg bike!

Went for a walk with the wife, sister & husband in Linn Park today with their mad dog Ripley. Before we went out our 'nutter' (the nickname given by the neighbours) cat decided to stop my wife from going to the post office. He loves going on top and inside cars, vans & motorbikes. We get a lot of deliveries at home so when a delivery driver turns up an leaves the van open I have to ask them to make sure a cat hasn't hitched a ride. Had to stop mid post to stop him polishing off my left over chicken pakora. Almost got the box open...bloody cat!

Finished resurrecting my old Cube Aim 2010 mountain bike which I'm passing onto my nephew. I think if I had went beyond Sunday using the living room as a workshop my wife might have killed me.

Edited March 31, 2018 by chemikal
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[101_North]

Been snowing for over an hour now, light but occasionally moderate, but has never looked like settling. Sleepy time!

[mardatha]

Our bike and workshop is the spare bedroom Chemikal

Here is our snow this morning, no sign of thawing.

 

[101_North]

Light dusting here this morning on the car, shed roof etc. Cold, sunny, blue sky. Vast improvement on yesterday

Pentlands looking great:

Edited April 1, 2018 by 101_North

[Northernlights]

Coldest night of April so far at -5c at 6.00am this morning and  clear. Currently -2c with blue skies and sunshine. 

[Cheggers]

Snow line here seems to have been around 150m, as hills behind Myothill are white. Blue sky and freezing here, getting ready to take the boy to work, and manage a day of screaming weans.

[shuggee]

Thick dusting here. Was nothing at 2am despite light steady snow, so temps/dew must have continued to drop.

Is measurement of a snow day at 9am GMT, i.e. currently 8am?

[Hairy Celt]

Warming up nicely this morning in full sun...

[Northernlights]

2 hours ago, Northernlights said:

Coldest night of April so far at -5c at 6.00am this morning and  clear. Currently -2c with blue skies and sunshine. 

Yes and a lot of the shrubs like buddlias ,even honeysuckle have had their buds blackened today nature has taken a big hit this spring and will take a while to recover.Grass fields are quite brown/yellow again this morning.

[Ravelin]

No snow here but blue skies and an early frost clearing in a warm sun. 

[snowidea]

We found some snow 

[Quinach]

Hard frost overnight (-4C) but clear blue skies in morning saw temperature get up to 9C.  Bit more cloud in afternoon but with light winds felt very nice indeed.

Hills all around very white this morning though noticeable thaw by this evening.  Snow level I would say is around 200-250m.

Plants are definitely well behind this year, didn't expect to find snowdrops still in full bloom at Pitmedden Garden.  Wild Garlic giving the snowdrops a run for their money in terms of world dominance - woods around Pitmedden were full of the smell of them.

[shuggee]

Apols for the blurring - zoom on from inside my kitchen!

 

 

 

[ghoneym]

Some heavy ass snow predicted on the WRF late tomorrow afternoon through into Tuesday. Mega slush fest?

[Hairy Celt]

43 minutes ago, ghoneym said:

Some heavy ass snow predicted on the WRF late tomorrow afternoon through into Tuesday. Mega slush fest?

Heavy ass snow? A bad case of anal dandruff, or a seasonal medication for piles?

[Northernlights]

Fine bright spring day with an arctic background with superb visibility.Moving some soil in garden this afternoon and it was still frozen

 

A few photos from today Ben Wyvis being engulfed by a snow shower this morning

 

Hills to the west still in winter coats.

 

Snow shower to the north across the Firth near Tarbet Ness lighthouse this afternoon.

 

Late pm probably not the last snow shower  this spring to the south over the Cairngorms.

 

This shower gave some  us some  grauple as it passed close by a real spring synoptic.As can be seen in the photos a field of winter rape is very backward and our garden is very barren too. I think the lack of any deep snow cover this winter combined with a number of severe frosts culminating with the strong -5 wind at the end of February has really taken the greeness out of the countryside. Its a long time since it has looked so barren.

Edited April 1, 2018 by Northernlights

[NUT]

Looks like this is going to be 1 intense band of.....................well whatever it will be when it hits. Doesn't seem to have weakened at all

[Hairy Celt]

@Northernlights Yep I can only agree with that. Despite lambs in a few fields, longer days, budburst (slow) on trees, there's no real warmth around yet. Our lawn, right by the sea, is as yellow as I can remember for the start of April, the rhubarb is only a few inches tall (some Easters we are close to pulling the first stems) and the snowdrops are still flowering. Not a good start to the year.

My friend in the French alps is getting a bit peeved at the continuing falling snow, so it's not just us.

[Northernlights]

Well well Easter and we have dusting this morning at 0c. A few photos .

 

No gardening this morning.

 

Another flurry fifteen minutes ago.

 

First time for a while we still have some neeps to lift in April but cows appreciate getting out every day for a fresh row.

A North Easterly  drift off the Firth and we get  snow  showers funnelled into us. Pity it took till spring to happen. There must be masses more fresh powder for the skiers today.Must be turning into one of the best ever Easters for all the ski resorts here in Scotland

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by Northernlights

[mardatha]

Wow - lookat the met office radar! Incoming something   - seems to be sat on me from 1pm today until tomorrow morning.

[SMU]

2 minutes ago, mardatha said:

Wow - lookat the met office radar! Incoming something   - seems to be sat on me from 1pm today until tomorrow morning.

Looks like a good few cms for Scotland ( South ) today - maybe up to 2-4 inches over >100/150 M

[Guest]

Looks like a Christmas card scene from my dining room window this morning, everything is covered white and looks like more to come later and tomorrow.

[Guest]

Whiteout conditions here massive fat flakes. wow 

[mardatha]

I'm waiting and watching...