Scotland /Alba weather discussion 2020

[Hairy Celt 11,781]

17 minutes ago, 101_North said:

All eyes to the weekend then?

Oh will yer no get tae *#@$ wi yer nonsense...  

[101_North 9,265]

26 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

Oh will yer no get tae *#@$ wi yer nonsense...  

True ?? GFS is generally a load of baws ??

 

 

Edited February 24, 2020 by 101_North

[Hairy Celt 11,781]

2 minutes ago, 101_North said:

True ??GFS is generally a load of baws ??

HOT baws at that.

How do I change this crappy little dull chink noise for NW notifications to something cheerier?

[BurntFishTrousers 3,332]

If it's snow and ice you're after, then I managed to capture Greenland and Baffin Island earlier on MN-2 satellite pass. Looks like hefty dose of sea ice, icebergs dotted around. 

[CatchMyDrift 16,718]

2 hours ago, 101_North said:

All eyes to the weekend then?

Don't start yer pish again ?

[Ravelin 10,205]

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 912]

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 12,257]

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 12,257]

 

[Klippie 627]

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 4,937]

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 11,781]

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

[CatchMyDrift 16,718]

Icy as anything with some crusty snow left:

Squint closely at Harden's Hill in the background, a decent looking cover remains:

[Ravelin 10,205]

-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 2,472]

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 6,120]

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 6,907]

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 496]

[Coopsy 2,472]

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 11,781]

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 970]

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 4,623]

Clinging desperately to that thought Ross!

[edo 5,730]

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 6,120]

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 3,306]

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