Scotland /Alba weather discussion 2020

[Ravelin]

Cleared another cm of wet stuff from driveway before bed. Still light flurries but that should be the bulk of it over now, so anyone up for guessing how long my piles (of snow) last? If it freezes overnight I suspect I could have remnants into the weekend or beyond. 

[edinburgh_1992]

Considering how bad December and January have been, it's been nice to see a few snowfalls over the last couple of weeks. The blizzardy showers from the west were quite exciting to watch too (10-12 February and again last Saturday)

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

wrf has snow for here and a few other places through the night but I dont know if I have the energy left to get my hopes up again  and @Mr Frost tomorrow looks a great day for you for taking cloud pics with lots of showers with sleet, snow and thunder all possible  This before it melts in the morning  current temps here 1.2 C / DP 0.7 C

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 

[Klippie]

7 hours ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

P*sh! All rain here I will definitely remember next time that when the dew points look even the slightest bit questionable DO NOT GET MY HOPES UP! and to help myself with that I came up with a handy little rhyme, if they ain't 0 or below you ain't getting snow  

Right then you still taking full responsibility aye? ALWAYS wait before taking the snaw shovel oot

Still nice to see some enjoying snow

Aye its all my fault...sorry everyone for the huge let down of the snaw event..

Looks like the Met Office was correct...unfortunately.

Around midday the ground temperature was 3.4deg/C zero chance of snaw lying on that for any length of time.

Before I left for work this morning I set up my action camera to capture any snowfall...this is as good as it got.

[Benvironment]

Wet snow froze overnight and left us with 3cm up here, but it disappears about 50m lower down the hill. We also dipped below freezing (-0.5C) last night, which really shouldn't be newsworthy, but this is a winter when we've only had FIVE air frosts!! Usually well into the 20s and 30s. Very odd.

[Hairy Celt]

Freezing and misty with half-frozen slush everywhere - very pale and eerie at first light.

[Ravelin]

-4 to -2C on this mornings commute, with mist lying in the valleys. Still plenty of now slightly frozen snow lying at home but very little in Inverurie. Car was vibrating at certain speeds this morning, hopefully just frozen snow stuck somewhere and nothing more sinister after yesterdays snow plough impression. 

[Coopsy]

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone could advise - I'm looking at getting my snow fix (just to see it on the hills this winter would be something for me)

I'm thinking of spending a long weekend in the Cairngorms. Cottage, log fire, wine - that kind of thing. Some places I've looked at are Ballater, Braemar, Tomintoul, Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey.

Would I go wrong getting an air bnb in any of these places and travelling around the area sightseeing? 

Appreciate any insight. Thanks :-) 

[Norrance]

40 minutes ago, Coopsy said:

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone could advise - I'm looking at getting my snow fix (just to see it on the hills this winter would be something for me)

I'm thinking of spending a long weekend in the Cairngorms. Cottage, log fire, wine - that kind of thing. Some places I've looked at are Ballater, Braemar, Tomintoul, Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey.

Would I go wrong getting an air bnb in any of these places and travelling around the area sightseeing? 

Appreciate any insight. Thanks

While all are great I think that if you are going to be driving about there are more options from Speyside, especially if you want to go West at all. If you have younger family there are also more things to do and see especially for kids. Having said that Upper Deeside is beautiful and is well worth a visit.

[ciel]

1 hour ago, Coopsy said:

Hi all,

I wondered if anyone could advise - I'm looking at getting my snow fix (just to see it on the hills this winter would be something for me)

I'm thinking of spending a long weekend in the Cairngorms. Cottage, log fire, wine - that kind of thing. Some places I've looked at are Ballater, Braemar, Tomintoul, Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey.

Would I go wrong getting an air bnb in any of these places and travelling around the area sightseeing? 

Appreciate any insight. Thanks

I would tend to agree with Norrance above.

I was in Ballater and Tomintoul last Thursday, albeit before the weekend snow event, and the snow cover around there was quite sparse. A peek at the Cairngorm webcams this morning indicates quite a snowy scene there at present, and so maybe the area between Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey would be worth considering, and as has been said, is a good starting point for exploring further west.

Edited February 25, 2020 by ciel

[tiff]

[Coopsy]

Thank you both for your insight. I’ll take that into account. Braemar has suddenly become a top pick based on those pics! Nice  

[Hairy Celt]

Turned out to be a cracking sunny day with just a little high cloud. Very pleasant to be out in as there's little to no wind.

[moffatross]

15 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

Turned out to be a cracking sunny day with just a little high cloud. Very pleasant to be out in as there's little to no wind.

It's cloudy now and intermittently pishing down with cold rain in Moffat, but in a break about an hour ago, the warmth from the sunlight falling on my hands, neck and face reminded me that Spring is just around the corner.

[mardatha]

Clinging desperately to that thought Ross!

[edo]

4 hours ago, Coopsy said:

Thank you both for your insight. I’ll take that into account. Braemar has suddenly become a top pick based on those pics! Nice  

Not too much to do though.... No offence tiff couldn't agree more re the guys, I have a timeshare in Aviemore which has a real buzz to it these days and plenty activities and a close drive to the cairngorm or Loch morlich and to a large city Inverness.... Really has a bit of everything. 

[Norrance]

A mostly sunny day here and quite cool with a max of just over 4C. A couple of unforecasted showers this afternoon which may have had a convective element as there was definitely a bit of heat in the sun.

Meanwhile a nice picture from up the Birks at Aberfeldy this morning from a old neighbour.

[Sceptical]

6 hours ago, Coopsy said:

Thank you both for your insight. I’ll take that into account. Braemar has suddenly become a top pick based on those pics! Nice  

Theres a good coffee shop in Braemar. Wood burning stove and great cakes. The perfect warm up if you've been up to Glenshee. 

As others have mentioned, upper Deeside is picture postcard stuff, especially during Autumn and Winter.

Consider driving the notorious Cockbridge to Tomintoul road. Stunning scenery

Enjoy your trip! 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Sceptical

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 

[Mr Frost]

Let’s see how this turns out. 

Had a wee light snow shower just before sunset earlier.

Edit: Stunning pictures below @Northern Strath - my personal favourites are the third, fourth and sixth one! Christmas card scenes! Glad to hear you did not get snowed in and got a perfect day for a walk about in it! 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Mr Frost

[shuggee]

First air frost since 12 Feb tonight. Currently 0.0°C and modest snow cover. Twenty sixth this season. 

[JamesM]

These showers to the west are just starting to catch my location, and they are snow. Lying on the grass, but not hard surfaces.

Edited February 25, 2020 by JamesM

[Northern Strath]

About 4 or 5 inches fell pretty widely yesterday so didn’t get snowed in @Mr Frost but that was a good thing as it was really glorious to be outside earlier, these from Tullochgrue this morning. Plenty people out enjoying the serene conditions. After so much harsh weather lately it was nice to see it take a wee breather and roll the sun out

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SMU]

Great photos ^^^