Scotland /Alba weather discussion 2020

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Where art thou @Mr Frost has all this weather somehow missed Gourock hope you didn't get carried away trying to get stormy / snowy pics.

[Penicuikblizzard]

Still sleety showers in South Edinburgh,,,I’ve given up on the snow chase this time round,,,,this cold shot had so much promise too,,,,I need to move back to Penicuik

[tiff]

Still heavy snow in braemar.  5 foot drifts on the site, wind is blowing from the southwest, which is the way the shed faces.....where the snow plough and shovels are....

[101_North]

OK. Giving up this cold snap. Heavy snow outside again as there has been all day but it's not sticking. Frustrating day as the charts looked much better for today. Thankful to have at least got yesterdays fun with the kids. 

[shuggee]

Total at end of amber warning is 7cm on grass and 1cm icy smattering on concrete/hard surfaces. Roof maybe 3cm.

Hakf way up the hill behind the house at say 50m higher the dark trees are christmas-like covered in icing sugar. It's that marginal. Marvellous. 

[Sceptical]

Road up to Glenshee, Perth side:

 

[Quinach]

Sunny day today with a max of 5.5c, but feeling bitter in the wind.

Really gusty winds this evening - going by the completely subjective criteria of rattling roof tiles its actually stormier this evening compared to Storm Ciara over the weekend.

Still dry though, the West Aberdeenshire snowshield is impressively powerful.

[Norrance]

7 minutes ago, Sceptical said:

Road up to Glenshee, Perth side:

 

Yes it seems that a bit of altitude needed. The Spittal is just over 1000 feet. Here is the A826 at a similar height a bit further West

Edited February 11, 2020 by Norrance

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

39 minutes ago, 101_North said:

OK. Giving up this cold snap. Heavy snow outside again as there has been all day but it's not sticking. Frustrating day as the charts looked much better for today. Thankful to have at least got yesterdays fun with the kids. 

Dont worry we still have the will it / wont it to come on Thursday with lower pressure moving up from the south ...  Has been good to get some snow this winter though many of us could have had some decent lying snow if everything had went right but you win some you lose some, still might catch a few showers tomorrow.

[Ravelin]

9 minutes ago, Quinach said:

Sunny day today with a max of 5.5c, but feeling bitter in the wind.

Really gusty winds this evening - going by the completely subjective criteria of rattling roof tiles its actually stormier this evening compared to Storm Ciara over the weekend.

Still dry though, the West Aberdeenshire snowshield is impressively powerful.

Just been out to Insch and back to pick up youngest from a club and it's wild out there. Snow showers definitely making it this far, with moderate snow being blown horizontally. Even with temps of 1-2C it's not really lying though, even on the higher parts of the road. Trees have really taken a battering this winter with plenty of evidence of broken branches on the road, but nothing too large. 

Any snow that was lying this morning had gone by the time I got home from work too. Even Bennachie looked depressingly brown. Can't think that I've seen it white at all this winter, which in the >10 years I've lived in this area is a first. 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

17 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

One remarkable feature of this cold spell here is that the temperature has sat at between 1.3C-1.6C for a couple of days while the sleet has lashed down on and off but far more on than off. Close but no rollie let alone a cigar.

Here is my temperature graph since Sunday night and a good example of being just the wrong side of marginal 

[101_North]

30 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

Aye, @101_North is right in the middle of the great Thursday morning snow riddle coming up

Literally on my doorstep

 

[Northern Strath]

Power was off a few times this evening, partner had that many candles on the go it was beginning to look like a seance. Exposed local roads looking wild, these from early evening, was thumping down for a good while

 

 

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

5 minutes ago, Northern Strath said:

Power was off a few times this evening, partner had that many candles on the go it was beginning to look like a seance. 

 

Didn't make any contact with the spirit of @bigsnow then?

[Northern Strath]

12 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

Didn't make any contact with the spirit of @bigsnow then?

Haha. If my partner’s eyes roll back in her head and she shouts  “BRING ME MY SNAW!!” we’ll know he’s been summoned 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

2 minutes ago, Northern Strath said:

Haha. If my partner’s eyes roll back in her head and she shouts  “BRING ME MY SNAW!!” we’ll know he’s been summoned 

I imagine he is currently cursing at the radar as the Aberdeenshire snow shield holds firm

[101_North]

35 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

I imagine he is currently cursing at the radar as the Aberdeenshire snow shield holds firm

He'll be going through usernames for next year! Moresnow? Crap. Used it Bigsnow? Oh baws! Used it Mairsnow? Bigsnaw? Lotsofsnaw? Naesnaw? Ahhh stained glass window.....

Edited February 11, 2020 by 101_North

[Norrance]

43 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

I imagine he is currently cursing at the radar as the Aberdeenshire snow shield holds firm

As the wind turns a bit North of West some showers are likely get through to parts of Aberdeenshire. Unfortunately it also means they are less likely to get to my area 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

1 minute ago, Norrance said:

As the wind turns a bit North of West some showers are likely get through to parts of Aberdeenshire. Unfortunately it also means they are less likely to get to my area 

But will they be of snaw 

 

15 minutes ago, 101_North said:

He'll be going through usernames for next year! Moresnow? Crap. Used it Bigsnow? Oh baws! Used it Mairsnow? Bigsnaw? Lotsofsnaw? Naesnaw? Ahhh stained glass window.....

He should go through the list of 421 words  just noticed this one which is the opposite of what we have had over the last few days  "Lying-storm A fall of snow which does not melt away quickly but lies long on the ground." 

421 Words For Snow Appear In New Scottish Thesaurus

WWW.INQUISITR.COM

 

 

[Klippie]

Great pictures from the last couple of days and good to see most have had some snaw...some have had a lot (not jealous much) 

Around the Fife area it would seem yet again we have the winds against us the heaviest of the showers haven't penetrated this far east the hils to the west have mopped up the snaw, but we have had a bit of a dusting so not all bad, as has already been said the temps are teetering around either side of the snaw lying or not its bloody frustrating seeing what little we have melting away.

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Yesterday I installed an outside thermometer when I say installed the probe is wrapped around the outside tap but its working OK and currently reading 0.9 deg/C...if I run the tap will that make it a wet bulb for more accurate readings..???

 

 

[snowidea]

Wakes up, excitedly looks out of window, slowly closes curtains, starts getting ready for work in a big sulk

[Hawesy]

Morning all,

I finally saw some lying snow in the East Neuk! Spotted some above 250m on Largo Law this morning 

To be fair the majority of winters I’ve had in the East Neuk have been without lying snow and I did at least see some flakes falling from the sky on Monday!

Edited February 12, 2020 by Hawesy

[mistyqueen]

Dry and breezy here and all is remarkably green! A few big thunder rumbles last night with a couple more mini power cuts. I see Dennis will be coming to tea over the weekend. I wonder if he'll be as wild ( NOT! ) as his wee buddy Ciara. I gave up trying to keep the stove going in the kitchen yesterday. More smoke blew down the chimney than went up it. Had to open the windows to let the smoke out, as well as any heat! So a pointless task really. Back to using wee fan heater in kitchen until wind drops, which may be a long way away!

[Hairy Celt]

Settled snow above about 150m inland in Caithness. I'm at 100m. Temp about 1C, much less wind and the showers are fizzling out. Well they would, wouldn't they, now the temp's forecast to drop?

edit: the radar lies!

Edited February 12, 2020 by Hairy Celt

[Northernlights]

As above settled snow all round me but just very wet here although last couple of showers have been of snow and in the usual cold areas it has settled.Currently overcast , moderate breeze and 2c