Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Autumn 2020 onwards

[BurntFishTrousers]

Testing new DIY weather satellite receiving software. 

This is Infared overhead shot of the low pressure off Ireland currently. Think the equipment working. 

Getting ready for winter storms 

[Puffy MacCloud]

Just the sort of day to go out and dance in the rain or jump in puddles. That is, if you're the village idiot or a dog walker, which I'm not. Today I stayed in and read a book, a classic that I was forced to read at school and hated at the time. Age, experience and freedom of choice haven't changed my opinion of it.

The maximum temperature today was 11.6deg.C at 13:24 and it's still up at 10.6deg.C now, humidity is 96%, winds have remained below 10mph and have come mainly from the southeast, pressure is 1001.9hPa falling, and it's been raining more or less all day, although not heavily, and the total so far is 32.2mm.

[Quinach]

A damp start first thing but then the rest of the daylight hours were a lot better than forecast - dry, light winds and even a bit of sunshine at lunchtime.  Also feeling milder than of late with a max of 10c.

All change at dusk, fresh winds and steady light to moderate rain.

[mistyqueen]

Can't believe it's been so long since I posted here! Now rectified and I promise faithfully ( and annoyingly! ) to report here on a daily basis. Well, after a week of stunningly good weather here, we are surely back to normal. Lots of rain yesterday, more today and rather clammy along with it. Had a good few low level short walks last week and the old creaky hips certainly felt it afterwards. Thursday looks like an OK day so will get out for a stretch then. Must make the most of any dry days we get as I feel sure that Son of Lockdown is on his way. 

Still plenty of the dreaded camper vans arriving here and headed to Portree which has, so far as I'm aware, the only open camp site on the island. It's been a very strange summer that's for sure. Odd not to be able to drive down and catch up with family whenever I wanted to. However, the first weekend lockdown was lifted off I went and have been back down twice more since then. Hopefully manage another visit before the next set of rules apply.

Hope you are all keeping well, and now that Autumn is here and winter on the way we'll surely have plenty to moan about!

[Northernlights]

Yes lots of rain in the last week and we swapped places with Skye with easterly based winds for the past week or so driving rain onshore from the Firth very day but particularly at night Another very wet morning but mildish at 11c. Now starts the balancing act of when to take cows and calves in still mild enough to have outside and the humidity just now would lead to pneumonia if we took them in.  Will organise pnumonia vaccine for the end of the month.

[Puffy MacCloud]

Dull, damp, dreich, dismal; and the weather's no better.

Temperature currently 9.8deg.C up from a minimum of 8.8deg.C at 07:25, humidity 92%, wind varies between 0 and 8mph from the southwest, pressure is 994.7hPa falling, there's been 6mm of rain since midnight and 35mm in the last 24hrs.

[Mr Frost]

Morning all

Weather is a bit crap for us - summed up nicely by everyone above! 

It is that time of the year again at the home of Santa Claus! 

Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Not a bad outlook either:

 

Hopefully only a month or two until we are all enjoying those same scenes above! 

[BurntFishTrousers]

Current state of play. Impressive looking system. 

[Norrance]

Patchy rain here today with even a bit of brightness at lunchtime. Current and also max temp today 11.4C.

Nice Autumn colours here too and also from my daughters flat in Glasgow.

[Mair Snaw]

Pish is the word i wouldusefor the past 48 hours and its raining again.. lucky for me i have a few of these and my log burner...

[Sanserit]

A damp, dreich start to the day turned into a fairly decent middle before descending back to damp and dreich and finally decidedly wet end. The Aberdeenshire PermagloomTM b*ggered off towards Aberdeen city and the coast for a time meaning I was actually too warm on my lunchtime walk with the dogs. 

We reached a high of 16.8c and ending the day with a current temperature of 9.1c.

[mistyqueen]

A bit of a mixture yesterday, started off pish, improved at lunchtime so I was able to get out for a walk, lovely afternoon, then a return to pish which stuck with us overnight and also brought along his Big Brother Mega Pish who remains with us all day. Looks better for tomorrow but then guess who returns for the weekend and most of next week. Ach well, it's only weather and we all need something to moan about, eh? 

[Puffy MacCloud]

I received a text message from my cleaner last night to warn me, as I was shielding earlier this year, that she has tested positive for Covid19. I have therefore spent the morning trying to arrange a test, which I now have. Meanwhile, in weather world:-

Temperature is currently 11.4deg.C up from a minimum (?) of 10.7 at 08:48, humidity is 95%, wind has been between 2 and 10mph south to southwesterly, pressure is 992.3hPa steady, and there's been 1.4mm of rain today and 3.0mm in the last 24 hours.

[mardatha]

Hope it's negative Puffy xx

[Puffy MacCloud]

Thank you @mardatha I've had my test at the hospital and they say I'll get the results later today or in the morning.

[Mair Snaw]

@Puffy MacCloud fingers crossed.. did your cleaner forget to clean her hands??

[Northernlights]

Still very wet here no hope of mechanical lifting of neeps and stiil a few fields of tatties to lift in the area. Agronomist sent me their latest soil temperature charts  and they are falling steadily from 10c to 8c in a week so on course to help the snow to ly when winter starts. Currently overcast a bit of drizzle and 10c.

[Quinach]

Last few days have actually been pretty child friendly with the daylight hours being dry and relatively mild.  No valid excuse then for being inside on the computer/tablet/TV 

Today no exception, with calm conditions and very mild with a max of 14c.  Even some sunshine around in the late morning so feeling very pleasant...

Plenty rain overnight the last few days though, ground conditions now getting very boggy in places.

Thick fog outside this evening which is unusual, lots of geese around as well making a heck of a racket, looks like they've roosted for the night in one of the neighbouring fields.  Now to see if the resident badgers and foxes decide to try their luck....

[snowidea]

On 19/10/2020 at 22:33, Puffy MacCloud said:

Today I stayed in and read a book, a classic that I was forced to read at school and hated at the time. Age, experience and freedom of choice haven't changed my opinion of it.

Ooh I love a classic (unless it's Dickens) what did you read? Also I hope the covid test was negative. 

Very Autumnal here just now, love the colours and crunching through the leaves (praying there are no hidden doggy landmines). 

New member of the Snowidea family arriving end of November, a border terrier puppy called whose name is still to be decided. Current forerunners are Fergus, Sorley or Cormac. Photos will follow. 

[mardatha]

I haven't poked my nose outside for days, too dull and miserable. Much nicer to stay inside reading a good book. Or ten.

Or maybe I'm just a lazy mess

[Sanserit]

Only one word for today...pish 

Over 27mm of rain since 2am according to my weather station with most of that falling since 5.30am. Not only that, while I've enjoyed working at home since the start of lockdown, I'm not rating having to pay to have my lights on during the day.

[Mair Snaw]

Flooding in Ellon. Apparently families had to be rescued overnight and the ythan looks ready to burst... 

[Ravelin]

When it's not jaffa cakesing it down like it is currently there are certainly some great autumnal colours around. Took this photo on yesterday's dog walk, in the somewhat abandoned looking caravan site in Alford. 

 

[Puffy MacCloud]

21 hours ago, mardatha said:

Hope it's negative Puffy xx

 

18 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:

@Puffy MacCloud fingers crossed.. did your cleaner forget to clean her hands??

 

1 hour ago, snowidea said:

Ooh I love a classic (unless it's Dickens) what did you read? Also I hope the covid test was negative. 

Test result negative, which is nice. thank you for your concern. @snowidea Great Expectations! My problem, which I accept is down to me, is that I just don't care what happens to Pip, I am not interested in the side stories and I can't abide the over-engineered happy ending. It's not as bad as Prester John though, and I say that as someone who normally likes John Buchan's books.

Temperature currently 9.2deg.C up 1deg.C from minimum at 05:17, humidity is 98%, no wind, no rain since midnight, pressure is 1001.0hPa rising, and there is 8/8 cloud cover. A dull, damp day.

Edited October 22, 2020 by Puffy MacCloud

[Mair Snaw]

Good news @Puffy MacCloud