Scotland/Alba Weather Discussion 2019

[Quinach]

Back to the awful weather that marked the start of this month.

Heavy rain for the last couple of hours, driven in by a strong northerly wind.

Milder than of late at 5.5c though feels a heck of a lot colder than that outside.

Just imagine if this was mid-January and thus the Northerly wind that bit colder, the snowfall totals would be impressive considering how much rain has fallen in the last few hours.

[mountain shadow]

Flooding on the main Perth to Inverness railway near Carrbridge...

[Mr Frost]

Feels like I am living in a different Scotland from everyone else currently. 
Another glorious Autumn day here.

 

Good snow cover on the Arrochar Alps and it is not going anywhere as the outlook for the foreseeable is...baltic! 

Have a good day!

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

if anyone wants a snow fix 

over 30 inches of lake effect snow   

[Northernlights]

I think the last fortnight has been one of the wettest most disruptive spells of autumn weather on the farm.Last nights rain has put all the local rivers in full spate in less than 12 hours and all the fields have lochs in every hollow. We were very lucky to have  Saturday and Sunday dry above to allow us to take in cows and calves sort them out and dose them. Seeing them all lying on fresh straw inside this morning  was very gratifying after all the effort at the weekend. I wonder what else the weather will throw us this autumn  and winter after a very unusual start. Temperature has been going down all day and  now see sleet showers on the radar over the sea to the north of Scotland.Currently 4c

Edited November 12, 2019 by Northernlights

[mountain shadow]

15 minutes ago, Northernlights said:

I think the last fortnight has been one of the wettest most disruptive spells of autumn weather on the farm.Last nights rain has put all the local rivers in full spate in less than 12 hours and all the fields have lochs in every hollow. We were very lucky to have  Saturday and Sunday dry above to allow us to take in cows and calves sort them out and dose them. Seeing them all lying on fresh straw inside this morning  was very gratifying after all the effort at the weekend. I wonder what else the weather will throw us this autumn  and winter after a very unusual start. Temperature has been going down all day and  now see sleet showers on the radar over the sea to the north of Scotland.Currently 4c

Is that them in the house until Spring or do they stay in the field all Winter? What breed do you keep?

[Norrance]

Rather cool and showery here today with a fresh ENE breeze. Not anything like as cold as yesterday though with the max topping 7C at lunchtime. 
Showed this pic from my daughter's window in the US thread taken this morning. She had -12 C which is probably a date record for her location in Indiana.
Nice to hear that the first snow catches them out too with schools and colleges closed and cars off the road. Similar happened in Norway and Sweden a couple of days ago so it is not just us.

Edited November 12, 2019 by Norrance

[Sceptical]

Given the wintery conditions of late, I organised to have my winter alloys and tyres fitted early this year. Tyre guy arrived this afternoon and carried out the work in miserable conditions. Poor lad was soaked through.

[Mr Frost]

Sky was on fire earlier during sunset. (Especially in the second picture...top left)

An abundance of leaves also washing up on shore during low tide. (Seen them floating out on the water earlier)

[Northernlights]

2 hours ago, mountain shadow said:

Is that them in the house until Spring or do they stay in the field all Winter? What breed do you keep?

In now until the end of April except for a couple of hours  every day when cows go out for a drill of neeps behind an electric fence.Calves stay in to get creep feed and fold gets bedded as well although today it was bit of a struggle for them with all the mud in the field. Came back in very quickly as soon as they finished their neeps.

  We  have a mixture of Aberdeen Angus Simmental and Limousin crosses normally in calf to a Simmental bull but this year after 40 years we have used a Hereford bull and have had  a much less stressful calving with plenty of get up and go in the calves, to date no caesarians and cows that recover from calving very quickly

.Usually we are one of the driest areas in Scotland but with  all these NE winds in the last few weeks we are getting a lot of rain and hill snow next to the coast.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

3 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

We weren't a million miles away in Oban at sunset and it was quite a nice one too:

 

Ah the memories, Oban and Fort William both brilliant places for fishing, cant believe it was 10 years ago I was there I really must try and go back sometime. Thanks for the pics  

[mardatha]

Two Oban trees instead?  >>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Glaswegianblizzard]

6 hours ago, CatchMyDrift said:

Quick stop in a gloomy Glencoe:

And now in Fort William for lunch. Fort William reminds me of Port Glasgow.

Well that's certainly not a compliment... 

[mardatha]

I've never been in Port Glasgow - in fact never heard of it! but I really don't like Ft William at all.

[Sceptical]

After yesterday's miserable weather, a complete change today. A dry, clear and cold morning, with sunshine forecast until dusk.

Temp currently -3C which has resulted in the car doors being frozen solid.

 

[Hairy Celt]

Been back at work in Caithness for aa couple of weeks now, it's been frosty most mornings but today for the first time we woke up to a frozen splattering of overnight wet snow which looked nice from indoors but is lethal. Also I missed a photo opp of the moon peeping out from behind a cloud with snowy hills lit in the dawn light. Would have been special but work was pressing.

I'm guessing we're getting a cold November followed by a dreich rest of winter? Has anyone dared to issue a winter forecast yet?

[Northernlights]

-2c this morning bright sunshine and a bit easier to get about without the mud.Snow down to sea level near the cliffs at Dunbeath across the Firth.

[Sceptical]

Glenshee looks superb this morning.

 

 

Edited November 13, 2019 by Sceptical

[101_North]

1 hour ago, CatchMyDrift said:

It's a gorgeous, crisp, cold and colourful sunrise on the Bonnie Banks this morning:

(Loch Lomond with a snowy Ben Lomond centre right)

Ben Lomond - probably the highest peak I can see from my upstairs window on a clear day.

Lovely cycle to work this morning. -3 when I left. Path down by the Water of Leith was empty except for the sound of the water. Fantastic. 

Edited November 13, 2019 by 101_North

[Mr Frost]

It’s snowing!!!!!!! It’s the lightest shower I have ever seen in my life but it all counts!  (Not even picking up the snowflakes on my camera so won’t bother posting a picture)

[Mair Snaw]

Well after yesterdays monsoons and flooding this morning we woke to SNAW that left the lightest of dustings that melted the second the sun touch it. but its clinging on in the shade.. game on now and the real hunt starts now. 

[Mair Snaw]

@Mr Frost you best charge ya phone up pal.

[101_North]

12 minutes ago, bigsnow said:

@Mr Frost you best charge ya phone up pal.

He'll not listen! 

[Mair Snaw]

He wont see it coz his phone will be off...

[101_North]

He carries 2 chargers apparently! 2!