Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Autumn 2020 onwards

[Quinach]

11 hours ago, Quinach said:

Costa del Aberdeenshire

Currently 14.1c and climbing, good going for November! Just a pesky wind spoiling things a bit.

Well, in the end it reached a max of 15.1c and the wind died down as well - gorgeous day.

[Puffy MacCloud]

Another Vitamin D day with total cloud cover and only a hint of brightness.

Temperature currently 9.8deg.C up from a minimum of 7.3deg.C at 01:24, humidity 91%, no wind to speak of, pressure 1031.8hPa falling, no rainfall today.

[Norrance]

Over this side wall to wall sunshine here today with not a cloud in sight. Just a hint of a contrail.

At 8C though it is about 5C colder than yesterday at the same time.

Edited November 6, 2020 by Norrance

[Sanserit]

Beautiful day here on Deeside too, but much cooler than yesterday.

 

 

[mistyqueen]

Lovely day in Portree, sunny, light breeze and pleasantly warm for the time of year. Clouding over now and skies clearing so might be a bit nippy tonight.  Nice day forecast for tomorrow, so I think a wee walk is on the cards. 

[Northernlights]

Another fabulous day so adding more neeps to the winter store. Eleven Whooper swans flew over the field this afternoon looking very good with their white plumage against a very blue sky.They came from the east and headed off in a westerly direction. Maximum of 14c, calm and unbroken sunshine.

Edited November 6, 2020 by Northernlights

[Puffy MacCloud]

I envy your clear sky @CatchMyDrift as there's still a bit of cloud to burn off here, although 'burn off' might be ambitious when the max temperature so far is only five degrees C.

Temperature currently 5.3deg.C up from a minimum of 0.6deg.C at 04:04, humidity is 85%, wind is around 2mph northeasterly, pressure is 1021.7hPa falling and there's been no rain today.

Oh, the sun's just come out. Get my walking boots Morag...

[Mair Snaw]

I see the first "i give up on winter" post has already appeared in the mad house... just checked and my calendar says 7th November... oh my its gonna be a long old 6 months on Netweather..

[shuggee]

Beauty of a day yesterday:

Which then led to my fifth air frost at - 1.1°C. 

 

[blitzen]

I must be living in a different universe with all the beautiful sunshine displayed in other posts!    Today and the day before, I copped this:-

Just as well I've had my face stuck in the American elections for the duration!

[Norrance]

23 minutes ago, Blitzen said:

I must be living in a different universe with all the beautiful sunshine displayed in other posts!    Today and the day before, I copped this:-

Just as well I've had my face stuck in the American elections for the duration!

Exactly the same here. The cloud, mist and fog hasn't even looked like shifting all day with the temp hovering between 4 and 5C. Going to be our coldest daytime max so far this season I think.

[Mair Snaw]

Anybody in here know anything about Dunphail and Regulas in Moray?? Its about 120 to 150m asl.. looks good to me just wondering if anybody local for advice.. im guess @Ravelin is closest to this area..

Edited November 7, 2020 by Mair Snaw

[Mair Snaw]

 sorry i know we are nit meant to do politics in here but couldnt help myself.

Edited November 7, 2020 by Mair Snaw

[Ravelin]

2 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:

Anybody in here know anything about Dunphail and Regulas in Moray?? Its about 120 to 150m asl.. looks good to me just wondering if anybody local for advice.. im guess @Ravelin is closest to this area..

Not really anywhere near me. I did used to drive past there frequently years ago when the base at Kinloss was still RAF, as I used to visit that for work. I'd say it would be OK for snow, and certainly only a short drive from places that definitely will get, and hold snow. Forres is only a short drive one way and is a nice enough little town, with Grantown the other direction. 

P. S. I wonder if a certain golf course in America has a few more divits missing than normal? 

Edited November 7, 2020 by Ravelin

[Mair Snaw]

@Ravelin thank you for the advice etc.. seems i may follow up on this property and see if it leads to anything..

[Quinach]

5 hours ago, Mair Snaw said:

Anybody in here know anything about Dunphail and Regulas in Moray?? Its about 120 to 150m asl.. looks good to me just wondering if anybody local for advice.. im guess @Ravelin is closest to this area..

It's a nice area and not far from Dava Moor, which is one heck of a bleak place in the winter - the road over that is not one to be thinking of when a blizzard or the like is forecast (for snow lovers, always a good sign to see a road with snowpoles marking the road boundary).  When the railway was open, it was a challenge to keep in open in the winter - mind you, there were proper winters then....

http://www.braemoray.scot/railway1.htm

Getting back to here, no chance of snow. 

A day of three parts - sunny first thing then unusually fog/low cloud rolled in from the west from the Vale of Alford.  This lingered on until late afternoon before clearing to sunny skies.  Fog returning at the moment.

Calm conditions and a max of 8c.

 

Edited November 7, 2020 by Quinach

[Hawesy]

Morning all, grey misty and cool yesterday and much the same this morning although it’s several degrees milder at 10c.

Was out for a local walk on Friday when the sunny skies were replaced by North Sea murk....as the photos show...

[Puffy MacCloud]

There was some low lying fog here earlier, apparently, but I mist it. (sorry) I'm now looking forward to the cloud clearing, the sun to come out and for the garden thermometer to hit 30deg.C. I'm also looking forward to a recently unemployed American to come out with an erudite, conciliatory and magnanimous concession speech. I find myself living mostly in hope rather than expectation.

Temperature currently 6.7deg.C up from a minimum of 5.1deg.C at 01:25, humidity is 95%, there's a very light breeze from the north, pressure is 1018.9hPa steady and it's currently raining with 1.0mm having fallen since midnight.

[Methuselah]

2 minutes ago, Puffy MacCloud said:

There was some low lying fog here earlier, apparently, but I mist it. (sorry) I'm now looking forward to the cloud clearing, the sun to come out and for the garden thermometer to hit 30deg.C. I'm also looking forward to a recently unemployed American to come out with an erudite, conciliatory and magnanimous concession speech. I find myself living mostly in hope rather than expectation.

Temperature currently 6.7deg.C up from a minimum of 5.1deg.C at 01:25, humidity is 95%, there's a very light breeze from the north, pressure is 1018.9hPa steady and it's currently raining with 1.0mm having fallen since midnight.

We could always clone Lee Harvey Oswald... I mean the 'man on the grassy knoll'!

[blitzen]

Well,  it's another cut and paste job ... queue crickets ... the end!

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Edited November 8, 2020 by Blitzen

[Puffy MacCloud]

@General Cluster I was thinking we could get Agent Orange in to defoliate him.

Congratulations on hitting 54,000 posts. I'm assuming there's not much to do in Beccles...

[Methuselah]

9 minutes ago, Puffy MacCloud said:

@General Cluster I was thinking we could get Agent Orange in to defoliate him.

Congratulations on hitting 54,000 posts. I'm assuming there's not much to do in Beccles...

You're right enough, Puffy... there isn't. But, way back when I was posting from Shore Street, Inverness, there was sod-all to do there, either!

Edit: Do you mean to say that Donald J. Trump and Agent Orange are two distinct individuals?

Edited November 8, 2020 by General Cluster

[Puffy MacCloud]

@General Cluster No, merely two manifestations of a schizophrenic, dystopian nightmare.

[Ravelin]

Aberdeenshire permagloom, the thick variety, is well ensconced here and by the looks of the forecast it will be a theme this week. There's only one unwanted thing in the world harder to shift than Aberdeenshire permagloom, and he has a golf course in Aberdeenshire.

Just as well we decided to take the dog out for a long walk around the Correen Hills yesterday and not today. It wasn't great at the start yesterday, but even then it was better than this and cleared up a bit after a while.

[blitzen]

I couldn't resist either!

Erm... cloudy there too I see!

Edited November 8, 2020 by Blitzen