Scotland /Alba weather discussion 2020

[Ross B]

Hailstorm with pea size hail and now heavy wet snow falling 

[Ross90]

Torrential hail shower with a few flashes of lightning now turning to heavy wet horizontal snow in Motherwell. 

Edited February 22, 2020 by Ross90

[Zak M]

Some heavy snow visible from some webcams over in Scotland

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[Ravelin]

Fairly frequent and heavy showers today so far. Lying during the showers but melting in the sunny spells between, just about holding on in the shade. 

[Hairy Celt]

The showers have eased off recently but the wind... crikey, not going further than the shed if it's going to be like this this afternoon.

[Zenarcher]

Very heavy showers with strong gusts last night around 60mph here. This morning at 10.30am and again at 11.30am we had some thunder followed by a very heavy hail shower.

[Scottish-Irish Skier]

The day in two photaes.

 

[shuggee]

Hail, graupel, snow grains, big flakes. The lot. 1.6/1.1°C. Haven't had a really sustained burst so still mainly green at my height but looking over the Tweed it's white at 300m+. Here we go again. 

[Ross B]

19 minutes ago, scottish skier said:

 

@CatchMyDrift's pheasant strikes again! 

[101_North]

Proper heavy snow here at the minute. Settling too!

Edit: Shame it wasn't on for very long

Edited February 22, 2020 by 101_North

[DR(S)NO]

BANK

If only it was this simple 

[Sceptical]

Just back from a few hours on the hills. Temperature 2C at the carpark but much colder in the wind and at elevation. Mixed conditions from heavy snow to bright sunshine with the wind ever present. Snow lying from top to bottom and remaining on the north facing sides.

The new jacket exceeded expectations, warm and windproof during heavy snow and 40mph gusts. Astonishing, given how paper thin it feels.

A few pictures from today's hike.

 

 

Edited February 22, 2020 by Sceptical

[rossco89]

Tiles off the roof this time round. First all winter, it's usually happened long before now. Pilot buddy said he had a 170 knot tailwind on his run back from Belfast. 

[shuggee]

Took the little fella out to our favourite spot and I think this is the moment the wet baws said yes! 

 

 

[Benvironment]

The town park in Glenrothes this afternoon. Never seen it like this, and our hill road is flooded in places I have never seen flood before either.

[Norrance]

Heavy shower here is starting to lie. 
 

Edited February 22, 2020 by Norrance

[Sceptical]

Winds from the East on Monday. Has this happened during winter so far?

 

[Mr Frost]

Some day for a bit of everything! That old favourite graupel/wet snow included. 

Wind was a nightmare - gusts hitting 50/55mph and giving a feels like temperature of -4C. (WSW/W wind whistling straight off my face!)

 

Cracking bit of lightning and rip roaring thunder from that wee beaut above.

 

Looking forward to my rain/sleety pish on Monday morning. 

 

Have a good weekend all!

[Sceptical]

3 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

It's just the position of the low as it scoots through?

That's a pity. This area can do very well, snow wise, out of a sustainaned easterly. May 2010 they were back using snowploughs locally after a freak snowstorm from the east kicked in. I had to phone work and try and explain that I couldn't get into work due to 2.5feet snowdridts blocking the road. Unsurprisingly, my work didnt believe me and I had to email photos by way of proof.

[Hairy Celt]

This morning's wet snow slowly turned to wet sleet and rain and the wind has now eased a little.  Kept busy and eventually warm* in the yard.

*ok, not frozen!

[shuggee]

1 hour ago, Benvironment said:

The town park in Glenrothes this afternoon. Never seen it like this, and our hill road is flooded in places I have never seen flood before either.

 

 

How cute is she! Looks right at home. 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Been a real wintry day with wet snow / sleet and that earlier shower which produced a 2nd big rumble of thunder and just want to mention how wild it was last night, certainly the most stormy winds for quite some time which made for a sleepless night at times. And not to jinx it but Monday morning

[Norrance]

Last shower here was lighter and of sleet and melted my lying skiff of snow

[Norrie]

Can anyone give a detailed view on Monday’s snow potential? Thanks

[shuggee]

Thundersnow. Marvellous. Two lightning strikes and cracks of thunder while snow was mental. Wondered what on earth was going on!