Scotland/Alba Weather Discussion 2019

[Mr Frost]

15 minutes ago, Ravelin said:

Another clear frosty start to the day, I've now lost count of how many that's been this month. Very different from what many of our more southerly cousins have been experiencing. 

It really has been an incredible spell of weather - going back to the second last week of October here.

Driest, least stormy (gales/severe gales) coldest and sunniest November (so far) in a long time for this location. (Be interesting to see the Metoffice stats at the end of the month)
Just keeps on going - cold and sunny today and then Monday and Tuesday are baltic yet again/well below average temperatures continue. 

 

Not even Winter yet...

@Benvironment absolutely stunning pictures! You are living the dream! 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Mr Frost

[snowidea]

10 hours ago, Hairy Celt said:

@CatchMyDrift

I was in the co-op earlier and there was father showing his toddler boy the xmas goodies. Nearly 20 years since I last had the fun of doing that - anyone out there who has wee children now, just enjoy the time cos it doesn't last.

 

I second this, my two youngest are 11 & 12 and I'm already reminiscing about Christmases past when they believed in Santa

[Mair Snaw]

What a stunning start to the day. and it finally looks like we may get a few dry days on the trot. over in the mad house still no real sign of winter roaring to life so i expect a major snaw event could be some time off but you never know in this game as things change very quickly.

[Northernlights]

Dull dreich and drizzly .Currently 2.5c. Whole of farm steading is wet  inside walls as well.

.Its been the whole of November so far  that has so been so humid. Really looking for some wind or hard frost now.

[NUT]

First fog of the season this morning. Cleared now still cold  (looks cold for next couple of nights at least)

[shuggee]

Incredibly foggy morning up here at 2.1C. No frost. A quiet week ahead so maybe more on the way.

[ciel]

12 hours ago, mardatha said:

Been a long time since I had fish & chips at the seaside... dad's family came from Ainster Kirkcaldy Weather, spent a lot of school hols in Fife.

Here's one from a family holiday in Fife - Elie. I think that I was just about reaching my third birthday, and don't have any memories at all of this paricular hol.

Apparently, so I'm told, I fell off a donkey and sustained a greenstick fracture of my left arm - just as well I can't recollect.

I've cropped out the older family members from respect, as one was very ill after being a Japanese POW and others apart from me and another two have passed on.

It's funny though, looking back at the pic, and how times have changed,  all the men were actually wearing white shirts, collars and ties with rolled up flannels amd bare feet in the sand.

 

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

3 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

 Fergus & Clyde waited patiently outside Greggs just in case anyone was going to drop a bit of sausage roll:

The one on the left has his eyes on the snow capped hills in the distance, you have him trained well to be on the lookout for snow at any given opportunity  

[edo]

7 seconds of plough dog is not enough...... I demand more plough dog

 

Loved that

[Mair Snaw]

Pub run special tonight..-11 850's into Scotland from the north.. I wouldn't moan about that as the opening shot of winter...

[101_North]

I'm calling the coldest morning so far here at -4c. Beautiful and frosty. Lovely stuff!

[Sceptical]

3 minutes ago, 101_North said:

I'm calling the coldest morning so far here at -4c. Beautiful and frosty. Lovely stuff!

Tomorrow looks colder, possible ice day for some.

Currently-3C here and not a cloud in the sky. Stunning morning!

[Mair Snaw]

Bloody freezing out this morning. Brass Monkeys even. lovely sunrise and just the odd bit of cloud around, i can feel the suns heat thru the windows so its curtains open and heating off. 

[Sceptical]

10 minutes ago, bigsnow said:

Bloody freezing out this morning. Brass Monkeys even. lovely sunrise and just the odd bit of cloud around, i can feel the suns heat thru the windows so its curtains open and heating off. 

Sun peaking over the local hills, its going to be a cracking day!

[Mair Snaw]

@Sceptical asking questions in the mad house without saying pretty please... naughty very naughty. 

[Mr Frost]

Morning all

Another bitter/well below freezing morning currently and cold day ahead!
Starting to wonder if anyone at the MetOffice proof reads these text summaries...check out the one below for tonight...spot the error. )

Wee morning walk earlier...think I prefer days like this to having snow on low ground.  (I will see myself out)


 

Fog in the distance covering a huge area.

Have a good day! 

Edited November 18, 2019 by Mr Frost

[Bullseye]

21 minutes ago, Mr Frost said:

Morning all

Another bitter/well below freezing morning currently and cold day ahead!
Starting to wonder if anyone at the MetOffice proof reads these text summaries...check out the one below for tonight...spot the error. )

Wee morning walk earlier...starting to think I prefer days like this to having snow on low ground.  (I will see myself out)


 

Fog in the distance covering a huge area.

Have a good day! 

Great spell of weather at the moment - well for past 3/4 weeks! Quite a contrast to some areas doon south. Figures at end of month will interesting. Cracking photos there, what did you use to take these photos - not much of a tech guy so unsure if the phones would capture clear photos especially one with the hawf moon! 

 

Ta

[shuggee]

Tenth air frost at -5.6C. Coldest night for me since winter 2017/18. Was thick thick fog until dawn - so everything covered in ice.

Quick walk around the garden to feed the chickens at 10am and still -3.1C:

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Nice looking sky here 

[Sceptical]

An enjoyable day spent hiking around the Coreen hills. Picture, I think, is from Black Hill looking west towards the eastern cairngorms. A chilly day with temperatures around 0C, although noticeably warmer at the peaks.

 

[101_North]

Just landed in Luxembourg for work and the weather is several shades of pish! Grey, cold and lashing sleet! I want my frost and blue sky back

Edited November 18, 2019 by 101_North

[Zenarcher]

Got down to -1.7c earlier this morning the temperature this afternoon so far has only reach 0.2c its still frosty outside.

[Coopsy]

Just now, Zenarcher said:

Got down to -1.7c earlier this morning the temperature this afternoon so far has only reach 0.2c its still frosty outside.

That frost is so thick I thought it was snow at first.

I'm getting my winter fix through you guys in here - loving the pics. My brother lives in Killearn and has sent some great pics down. 

From a very wet and fed up southerner lol

[ciel]

1 hour ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

Nice looking sky here 

I have noticed over the past few days that clouds have seemed  to form in well defined 'lines' ( some of CMD's pics show that too) and then spread out. I thought they were contrails initially.

1 hour ago, Sceptical said:

An enjoyable day spent hiking around the Coreen hills. Picture, I think, is from Black Hill looking west towards the eastern cairngorms. A chilly day with temperatures around 0C, although noticeably warmer at the peaks.

 

The Coreen Hills is a new name/location for me. Looks nice.

Back to weather, while a sunny day with little wind, it feels bitterly cold. -1C on leaving home earlier around 8am, then -3C at Montrose Station. 

Oddly enough, the temp in Aberdeen was +5C, according to the taxi sensor - I was ripped off by the driver, however. . Having confirmed that he accepted card payment, and some minutes into the journey he announced there would be a minimum charge of £7.50. I could have walked the short distance but was running late-ish - and it's uphill. 

Edited November 18, 2019 by ciel

[Sceptical]

5 minutes ago, ciel said:

I have noticed over the past few days that clouds have seemed  to form in well defined 'lines' ( some of CMD's pics show that too) and then spread out. I thought they were contrails initially.

The Coreen Hills is a new name/location for me. Looks nice.

Back to weather, while a sunny day with little wind,, it feels bitterly cold. -1C on leaving home earlier around 8am, then -3C at Montrose Station. 

Oddly enough, the temp in Aberdeen was +5C, according to the taxi sensor - I was ripped off by the driver, however. . Having confirmed that he accepted card payment, and some minutes into the journey he announced there would be a minimum charge of £7.50. I could have walked the short distance but was running late-ish - and it's uphill. 

I'm not sure Taxis can enforce a minimum charge if paying by card. I know shops can no longer demand a minimum spend if paying by debit card.