Scotland/Alba Weather Discussion 2019

[NUT]

Cloudy here not raining very slight breeze all a bit blah really. Quite cold though that something

[Mair Snaw]

@Ravelin safe travels to you and your family. we all expect to see plenty of pics of the wonderful snaw that you will be enjoying.

[Serac]

All is calm

All is quiet

[mistyqueen]

Weather over last week or so has been so damned boring! Grey, grey and more grey! A wee blast of wind the other day, just strong enough to blow away some of my bird feeders. Temp has rarely gone below 5c overnight. More of the same over the next week. Dullsville! 

Edited December 21, 2019 by mistyqueen

[Zenarcher]

Mostly cloudy here today but there was some brief sunshine for a time in the afternoon after it rained in the morning. This evening it's turned cloudy with rain again. The temperature has been between 4c and 6c.

[Northernlights]

Just the merest hint of the ground begining to dry up today as shifting the fence for the cows neeps was not so sloppy. Fine day with  a  fresh southerly wind felt so much better to be out in.  And tonight we have clear skies no wind 1c and a ground frost, long may it continue.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Northernlights

[Klippie]

Just had a look at the forecast for the remainder of the month...so that will be a snowless December 2019 then.

And its not looking good well into January...I hope its not a repeat from last year when the cold appeared heading towards April.

I keep an eye on the US weather as it has some effect on what gets fired our direction across the atlantic, they appear to be mild as well which is unusual, so where is all the cold..???

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

On 19/12/2019 at 21:22, Ravelin said:

If Yr.no forecast is correct then it looks like I'll be seeing a White Xmas, pity I've got to drive all the way to Austria to get it though. Currently forecast to turn from rain to snow in Schladming (valley level) on Tuesday evening and continue at least through to Sat, with 15cm or so on Xmas day itself. Should be turning cold enough for snow at higher altitude Sat/Sun, so a nice freshen up for us arriving Mon (roads and weather permitting). 

Back here and it's currently mild(ish) and raining, although stayed dry most of the day. 

UPDATE: Just as I posted the forecast updated to the latest ECM run and all of the precipitation has dissappeared after Tuesday. Bright, cold and calm now, which is good skiing weather I suppose. It'll probably change again next run anyway, hopefully not to mild with gales. 

Hope you have a great time.

I've a sneaky wee week booked in Les Arcs late January.

It's peltin doon wi snaw there the now. Cannae stop looking at the webcam.

In the meantime, am aff tae ma folks in the highlands for christmas. Looking like a damp and squelchy yin sadly.

 

[mistyqueen]

I am sorely tempted to post this image in the Mad House! I wonder how many heads would explode on first viewing? I'm not daft enough to think that this will come off, after all, it's over two weeks away,but nevertheless, I daresay there will be someone, somewhere who will start stocking up on bread and pasta and maybe a wee bottle for medicinal purposes only! 

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

Naff all tae dae with the weather, but I thought some might be interested while sitting around looking oot the windae at dull grey skies.

Duolingo - a great wee app (free for phone or PC) for learning languages - have now added Scottish Gaelic. 

I've done my first few lessons and it's really good. Lots of words you may have seen on maps and signs will soon make sense!

You'll also find if that you are proficient in Scots, and can say Gaelic words like 'loch', you'll have no problems with sounding. After all, many words in Scots come from the Gàidhlig. 

Slàinte!

Edited December 22, 2019 by scottish skier

[Norrance]

1 hour ago, scottish skier said:

Naff all tae dae with the weather, but I thought some might be interested while sitting around looking oot the windae at dull grey skies.

Duolingo - a great wee app (free for phone or PC) for learning languages - have now added Scottish Gaelic. 

I've done my first few lessons and it's really good. Lots of words you may have seen on maps and signs will soon make sense!

You'll also find if that you are proficient in Scots, and can say Gaelic words like 'loch', you'll have no problems with sounding. After all, many words in Scots come from the Gàidhlig. 

Slàinte!

My wife and daughter are both using Duolingo to learn Gaelic. My daughter in particular is committed to learning as much as she can as her grandad was a native speaker and didn't learn English until he went to school. She is sending us all her messages in Gaelic from the USA at present. 
Despite being in Northern Indiana where the usual late Dec max is 0C they are expecting +13 to 14C this year so no white christmas much to her disappointment. Here pretty average to boring weather for the foreseeable.  Currently 2.7C and misty after a max of 4.5C.

Edited December 22, 2019 by Norrance

[Zenarcher]

Another cloudy day here with some rain and staying dull nothing really interesting. The temperature has been around 5c to 6c.

[Stormeh]

What a boring spell of weather and it looks set to continue as we head into the New Year. Hopefully we start seeing some changes in the models soon showing a much needed cold and snowy spell 

I hope everyone has a great Christmas 

[Hairy Celt]

That's a good spot re the Gaelic in Duolingo - I might be tempted to give that a shot, it's got to be easier than Swedish which was my last attempt and got almost nowhere with.

I've had 8 weeks in Caithness now and I reckon there have been as many frosty mornings as not in that time, although the closest we got to snow was an afternoon with a couple of horrible spells of horizontal sleet. So no snow at all yet on the flatlands up there but many times I've looked west to see Ben Loyal and neighbours looking white. (One day I'm just going to nick off work and explore Ben Loyal in the snow, it's a really interesting hill even in summer.)  We've also had several ice days, although that's based on the frost not lifting in the shade rather than having a thermometer (apart from the car).  Three times the ground has got pretty hard and then stayed so for a couple of days after the air temperature's gone up.

I got my first frost of the season on the 30st August near Reykjavik, and it's been on and off ever since in various places. On the flip side I've heard first and second hand accounts of the Australian bush fires which fill me with dread. And then a friend who keeps up with climate science has been talking about the acceleration on Antarctic melt and how that could impact sea levels in a way that could change the world within a generation.... Happy times.

[edinburgh_1992]

9 degrees tomorrow, into double figures by next weekend. And no real change on the horizon as we head into January. High jet stream, strong polar vortex and nao+. Looking colder in southern Greece than in Scotland 

Seasonal forecasts are always spot on when they predict mild weather, yet always wrong when cold conditions are expected  

 

[Sceptical]

A different day.

Hard frost, cloudy with the odd light snow shower.

-2C.

[Mr Frost]

Morning all!

Last post of the year for me as I finish off the Christmas preparations for my twenty two months old son. (Cried once again when visiting Santa - be nice when he is a bit older to visit the Cairngorm reindeer centre and that sort of stuff...he could not be less interested currently. )

Weather wise as others have already said...gloomy, dull and very boring the past five days or so. (Much better in the Highlands as usual with frosts I see!)

Outlook for the rest of the year from a snowy point of view...less said the better!  

Latest ECM

Christmas Eve Midnight: Chance of frost with a few showers about.

 

Christmas Day Midnight: Chance of frost with a few showers about.

 

Boxing Day Midnight: Frost for many parts and dry.

December 27th Midnight: Chilly in the North but wet and windy for many parts.

 

December for this location gets the following scores:

Lowland snow 0/10   High ground snow 8/10   Frosts 6/10

Hopefully from a cold/snow lover point of view we start to see some wintry charts making it into a reliable timeframe to deliver the goods to lowland.

I am clinging onto the Met Office outlook for some cold North West winds to deliver wintry showers here. 

 

On a side note this year has been one of my favourites for seasons. (Favourite pictures I have taken from each below)

Spring: March 16th

 

Summer: August 5th

Autumn: October 26th

Winter so far: December 1st

 

I have really enjoyed looking at all the pictures posted from everyone this year - best thread for weather pictures due to the scenery and the fact we have members from all over different parts of Scotland.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year when it comes - have a wonderful time!

Edited December 23, 2019 by Mr Frost

[Hawesy]

Enjoyed a great walk from Leven to Pittenweem along the Fife Coastal path yesterday. No wind and decent spells of sun made for pleasant conditions!

Pleasant again today in St Andrews, currently 8c/6c in a westerly breeze.

 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Hawesy

[Spindrift2017]

^^

Great photos.

Largo Law in the background of the bottom photo there - a pleasant short (and steep) hillwalk from Upper Largo, with great views along the Fife coast on a clear day.

 

[Ravelin]

Arrived in Schladming this afternoon, after a long and often very wet drive. Drove through rain most of the way from Southern England yesterday, through France Belgium and Luxembourg into Germany, then down into Austria today. Still raining even now in Schladming, which looks OK on the slopes higher up, but certainly thin white streak through the trees and meadows lower down. Will hopefully get up onto the slopes tomorrow for a better look but think I'll be downloading on the gondola rather than skiing down. 

Photos will of course follow. 

[howham]

Frosty start here again.  At least it feels reasonably seasonal here for now.

[mistyqueen]

Well, it's a dull but dry Christmas Eve up here and looks to stay that way for the next few days. Hope you all have a great Christmas wherever you are! ❄❄

 

 

 

 

 

[edinburgh_1992]

+5 in Edinburgh, patchy drizzle and miserable. Got up to 9 degrees yesterday

[Hawesy]

Morning all,

Not as bright as yesterday here, mostly cloudy and currently 4c in St Andrews.

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and (hopefully) a snowy New Year!  Some very tentative indications of things turning colder into New Year - worth keeping an eye on!

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, has been another brilliant year of weather and some great photos, videos and discussions in here as usual this year, heres to another year of all weather types again in 2020     

Edited December 24, 2019 by Kirkcaldy Weather