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  • Location: Currie, SW Edinburgh, 140m asl
  • Location: Currie, SW Edinburgh, 140m asl
7 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

I suppose it depends if the wind stays SEly or creeps to a ESEly?

Spot on. Anything with more of a straight easterly element here and it's game over! Deffo got snow before from a SEly! Fingers crossed!

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  • Location: Alford, Aberdeenshire.
  • Location: Alford, Aberdeenshire.
1 hour ago, Ravelin said:

I was just going to post that, now showing heavy snow all the way from 11:00 through 19:00. First time this winter we've had anything like that appearing in the forecast, and with winds from the east there's no mountains in the way. 

Only one problem, its arriving to late to 'interfere' with my ability to get to work, but easily early enough to have time to give me problems getting home. 

Based on that forecast, I'm planning an early start tomorrow and aim to leave the Aberdeen office by 3pm. I'll let you know if there are any issues with travel around the local roads asap.

I've just noticed that theres a risk the snow could continue until 6am on Tuesday. 

Might manager to squeeze in a couple of hours on the hills, weather permitting, tomorrow afternoon.

 

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  • Location: Condorrat, Cumbernauld G67
  • Location: Condorrat, Cumbernauld G67

Gonna be a busy 48 hours on this thread I suspect this could be the main event of the winter for some of us

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  • Location: Gourock, Scotland
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms, Severe Gales, Hot & Sunny or Cold & Sunny!
  • Location: Gourock, Scotland

Good read @scottish skier

I remember reading an article from Andy Meldrum back in 2018 - mentioned that in the last decade West coast Winters have on average been stormier and snowier.

Also said that before 2010, Glencoe mountain had never opened before Christmas for snowboarding/skiing. (Since then the centre has opened six times before Christmas)
More days have been lost over the season due to high winds though. 

Screenshot below of story.

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I was also looking at the monthly mean temperatures since the start of the year 2010 through to the end of 2019. (All against the 1981-2010 Anomaly - Scotland months only)

Meteorological Winter months (December, January and February) since 2010:

Two below average for December

Five below average for January 

Four below average February

Interesting facts...six below average for November, July and August which you would expect for Scotland. 

March only had three below average. (Two of those classics...2013 and 2018. )
 

Met Office graphs below:

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November is a better Winter type weather month than December nowadays...time to move Christmas back a month early!  (More chance of a frosty scene!)

It’s all swings and roundabouts with regards to us getting actual snowfall in Winter - as ever ones location/height above sea level will determine which month delivers the best for you in Scotland.

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  • Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
  • Weather Preferences: Severe gales, thunderstorms, snow
  • Location: Barrhead, East Renfrewshire

Heavy snow shower passing through now. Looks like tomorrow’s rush hour could be a bit tricky for the usual areas. 

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.

Some 'significant' falls of snow expected in the warning areas over 300m tomorrow evening/night..

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  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill
  • Weather Preferences: Cold and snowy or warm and dry
  • Location: Tullynessle/Westhill
3 hours ago, Sceptical said:

Based on that forecast, I'm planning an early start tomorrow and aim to leave the Aberdeen office by 3pm. I'll let you know if there are any issues with travel around the local roads asap.

I've just noticed that theres a risk the snow could continue until 6am on Tuesday. 

Might manager to squeeze in a couple of hours on the hills, weather permitting, tomorrow afternoon.

 

Actually I forgot its tomorrow I'm up Banff way for a training course. Probably rain there, but journey back via Huntly could be fun.

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  • Location: Upper Tweeddale, Scottish Borders 240m ASL
  • Location: Upper Tweeddale, Scottish Borders 240m ASL

Lovely walk up by Tala this afternoon. 2.5C on the car themometer.

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Good luck @mardatha

And finally - that's one hell of a first day of spring:

 

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  • Location: Dunoon, Argyll Scotland
  • Location: Dunoon, Argyll Scotland

The showers have eased off today here in Dunoon but a few are still about at least the wind has finally gone down. In between the showers we had some nice sunshine and the snow still remains on the hills also saw a few rainbows appear today its still cold with a low of 2.6c at 10.57am currently at 5pm the temp is 4.5c.

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  • Location: East Renfrewshire 180m asl
  • Location: East Renfrewshire 180m asl

Yeah looking decent at the moment, meto forecasts mentioning it "may" be rain for the lowest areas of the central belt and it "might" turn back to rain... I'm optimistic but as ever we won't know until the morning. I suspect the meto are poised ready with the orange crayon if snow does start to fall in the busy commuting areas. We've all been here before though so the snow shovel is still in the garage 

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  • Location: Currie, SW Edinburgh, 140m asl
  • Location: Currie, SW Edinburgh, 140m asl
6 hours ago, JoeShmoe said:

be very very (pleasantly) surprised if Edinburgh sees anything (sure currie and Penicuik will) but we shall see !

Where have you been?

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  • Location: Nr Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, 100m ASL
  • Location: Nr Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, 100m ASL

Glorious day of unbroken sunshine.  Keen breeze made it clear to you that it's still winter but out of the wind felt very pleasant indeed with a max temperature recorded of 6.5c.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting one, the automated Met Office forecast keeps alternating between persistent sleet and snow so looks like 100m+ is what they consider the threshold to snowy heaven.

For sure, the roads are going to be chaos come teatime - just needs a cm or so of snow to cause carnage round here these days.

 

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  • Location: Luncarty (4 miles north of Perth 19m ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: Hot Summers Snowy Winters Stormy Autumns
  • Location: Luncarty (4 miles north of Perth 19m ASL)

Love an orange glow photo 

 

Right I need to go to work early if it snows to cover some transport update info..... Do I need to set my alarm or will it be a sleety mess in perth tomorrow morning.... Million dollar question 

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