Scotland /Alba weather discussion 2020

[Sanserit]

12 hours ago, chemikal said:

Playlist for rain & storms. Apologies if you don't use Spotify!

spotify:playlist:3K4qaAk4bxO78FNeEshqZa

Marie likes the challenge of being thrown a subject and forming a playlist. The most random one was 'Animal Husbandry'. It was delivered.

Thanks for sharing that playlist, some decent tracks on there. Fell asleep listening to it last night and will continue listening today.

Woke this morning to blue skies when I let the dogs out at 8am though it had obviously stopped raining not long before.  Fairly decent temperature on my window thermometer showing 19c but it's clouded over again and getting duller by the minute and according to the radar, a shower of rain is on the way. Glad I got the grass cut last night!

[Mair Snaw]

Oh I nearly forgot... pinch punch first day of the month. No returns back.

[Stormeh]

The models are looking even more promising this morning for a dry, warmer and brighter period from around Wednesday onwards 

[Mair Snaw]

Raining..

[mardatha]

Not rained here, although it's been dull for most of the day. Got the washing dried anyway.

[Mair Snaw]

@mardatha have you recovered from your 1 flash and a bang at midnight??

[Hawesy]

Afternoon all, I had a great day on the hills yesterday tackling a couple of Munros from Spittal of Glenshee. A few other walkers out but nice and quiet overall. A few photos below. It was pleasantly warm, even at 1,000m. Back to the weather grind today. Mostly cloudy and breezy with temperatures around average. 
 

[mardatha]

Well it was only one BigSnow.

Story of my life really.

Edited August 1, 2020 by mardatha

[Northernlights]

Got some nice hay made today after missing most of the showers last night.A bit of a breeze with some sunshine in the  morning but less sun in the afternoon. A high of 18c today.  Nice low humidities though so hay dried out well.  

Neeps doing well after the heat of yesterday.

 

Icecream and cherry sauce for tea MMMMMMM!

[Mair Snaw]

@mardatha 

[Sanserit]

@Northernlights I don't think any of my clients will have been out making hay today on Deeside, though yesterday's heat will have helped the spring barley get closer to being ready for spraying off.  It's been raining on and off all day and I don't think the forecast is much better for tomorrow.

I think seeing the crops growing is one of the few things I've really missed with not doing a daily commute since the end of March. However I have loved hearing the mowers/choppers going as farmers near by have been out taking a second cut of silage over the last couple of weeks.

[Northernlights]

2 hours ago, Sanserit said:

@Northernlights I don't think any of my clients will have been out making hay today on Deeside, though yesterday's heat will have helped the spring barley get closer to being ready for spraying off.  It's been raining on and off all day and I don't think the forecast is much better for tomorrow.

I think seeing the crops growing is one of the few things I've really missed with not doing a daily commute since the end of March. However I have loved hearing the mowers/choppers going as farmers near by have been out taking a second cut of silage over the last couple of weeks.

Don"t spray off barley for moral and physical reasons as being on the top of the hill we get any wind thats going(Great for making hay) and a strong wind at the point of harvest can be disastrous in  spring barley in our situation especially if you have  passed the ten days after spraying off. So far today the forecast here for tomorrow is for no rain so barley will continue ripening. Heard from agronomist yesterday that his first crops have been sprayed off in lower Morayshire and that some crops in Easter Ross are too.

Edited August 1, 2020 by Northernlights

[Mair Snaw]

What a rubbish day its been. 1 rumble of thunder ⛈  and then just rain followed by more rain and more rain.

[Northernlights]

Showery am followed by a bright afternoon with sunny intervels. Very cool autumnal sunset this evening at 12c .

Leaves turning fast on the trees really very early and fields rapidly going from green to yellow/gold so adding to the autumn look of the countryside.

Suspect its the huge sunshine totals of April/May and drought that have led to the leaves changing colour so early.Even the bracken is going yellow in places.

Edited August 2, 2020 by Northernlights

[Quinach]

Weather stuck in a rut.

Another overcast day with a few light showers, light winds and a max of 15c.

Keeping an eye on next weekend, looking promising for some warmth.

[Ravelin]

It's been a reasonable few days weather wise in Cannich but nothing fantastic. Temps in the mid to upper teens but a lot of cloud. Nothing much in terms of rain though so for that reason alone I won't complain. 

Went for a cycle with the youngest yesterday up past Tomich and the across the hill on forestry tracks to Loch Bienn a' Mheadhoin and back down Glen Affric via Dog Falls. 

A nice little 15 or so mile route but barely within my current fitness levels, especially the climb over the hill. 

[Mr Frost]

Morning all

Another taste of Autumn tomorrow - especially in the West. (Probably twenty four hours at least of continuous rainfall in my area )

 

Windy as well - coastal gales!

 

Lovely second half of the week (Thursday to Sunday) for many of us with temperatures in the low to mid twenties. 

This sums up July for me...

[Stormeh]

1 hour ago, Mr Frost said:

Another taste of Autumn tomorrow - especially in the West. (Probably twenty four hours at least of continuous rainfall in my area )

Yes it’s been very poor recently but it’s looking much better as we head towards Thursday and into the weekend. Temperatures around 19c-22c Is perfect. They can keep the 30c+ down south as that’s just far too hot and uncomfortable

[shuggee]

5 hours ago, Mr Frost said:

A proper negative temperature anomaly for July. You don't get many months like that these days! Thanks for posting Mr Frost.

[Northernlights]

7 minutes ago, shuggee said:

A proper negative temperature anomaly for July. You don't get many months like that these days! Thanks for posting Mr Frost.

Got as far north as Dingwall today after four months at home to pick up supplies for farm .The above will be the reason we could still see lots of patches of snow on the hills to the west and also still a couple visible from this side of the Firth on Ben Wyvis. Should be a  good season for snow patch survival to lasting snows.

[Ravelin]

2 hours ago, Northernlights said:

Got as far north as Dingwall today after four months at home to pick up supplies for farm .The above will be the reason we could still see lots of patches of snow on the hills to the west and also still a couple visible from this side of the Firth on Ben Wyvis. Should be a  good season for snow patch survival to lasting snows.

At least one patch of snow still surviving on the hills to the North of Loch Affric. Didn't notice any further west where I've seen them in previous years, but I wasn't really looking. 

A kind of drizzly, midge infested start to the day in Glen Affric turned into something much brighter by the afternoon. Still not warm as such, but warm enough to be down to two thin layers walking the dog this afternoon. 

Heading back home to Aberdeenshire tomorrow and given the forecast we'll pack as much as possible tonight to avoid getting too wet in the morning. 

[David Campbell]

2 hours ago, Daniel said:

Ecm for Southampton (where I live) if you would like one let me know your nearest official station 

 

Edinburgh/Edinburgh Gogarbank, if that’s possible Daniel?

[NUT]

Forecast been far too correct today. A complete drenching. No sign of it easing off to later either

[Norrance]

Steady rain. 13C.

[Northernlights]

3 minutes ago, Norrance said:

Steady rain. 13C.

Exactly the same here with a fresh southerly wind making it feel very autumnal. Some really wide swings in tempearature this past week. Feeding cows this morning as grass growth sporadic.See Norway is having its coldest summer for 60 years.