Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Autumn 2020 onwards

[CoastRainbow]

If a days weather could sum up 2020 .. today   Is definition .. started cold and frosty at -2 A band of precipitation heading my way ,, looking like snow .. the dew point looking great !! Then 30 mins later it’s 1 degree and it’s raining 

Ah well, here is to a better 2021 , and to lots of snaw and an amazing sunshine in the spring 

happy Hogmanay 

[101_North]

Snow picking up again here after a lull. Temp is still below freezing but on the rise at -0.3c / -2.2c. 

[Norrie Tolson]

Snow to rain back to light snow here in Irvine . Huge flakes at one point too

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

1 hour ago, 101_North said:

Is this the Mediterranean easterly the Met waffled about in the 10 day trends video?

We are likely to be best positioned up here as I have tried to show in this mean chart from GEFS  the flow is more slack due to it being a mean chart in reality will look better than that but less chances for us of the air being sourced from southern regions of Europe and that’s a nigh on excellent flow for North Sea convection along with the mean of around -6 850s (still room for it to be a little bit colder than that) as I said in the mod thread yesterday I would be happy to say there’s zero chance it would be a “dry easterly” with any troughs in the flow enhancing shower development.  that’s the pattern I’m on the lookout for FLOW GOES ENE > E THEN HIGH GRADUALLY GOES TOWARD GREENLAND THEN LOOK NORTH. 

[Penicuikblizzard]

Back to Snow in Edinburgh, all be it wet snow

[Cheggers]

Rain here albeit very light, ground still frozen solid

[DogToffee]

47 minutes ago, Jo Farrow said:

It's the one at Easter Broomhouse near Spott, not the one at the NB turn off

Ah nice one, cheers. I may go hunt that one!

[shuggee]

Moderate snow here at -1.5°C. Ground is like rock and there's 8cm from previous days. 

Overnight was my eighteenth air frost at -3.0°C and yesterday was an ice day. Marv. 

[Ross B]

The M77 has been down to 1 Lane in East Ayrshire due to snow. Kilmarnock /Stewarton areas seem to be getting a decent covering with the front remaining as snow there. 

 

Just saw this on the traffic cam that highlights the treacherous conditions..  Looks like the driver is out safe. 

Edited December 31, 2020 by Ross B

[edo]

Wife just called to say took her 10mins to negotiate 200m across incredibly icy car park and pavements to the chiropractor. Sounds like frozen rain been an issue in Perth. 

[Kayemill]

My upsicles overnight progression. 

snow a bit heavier again. 

[101_North]

Temp hanging on below freezing for now at -0.2c / -2.1°C. Still got light snow falling and a cm or 2 on the ground so far this morning. Better than expected. 

[Northernlights]

Very wet first thing  this morning with a north wind driving the rain into us but has stopped since 9.30am .Currently dry dull and 4c down from 6c earlier.Still icy with ponds everywhere and patches of snow in the usual shaded cold areas.

[AFC Snow]

Heavy rain showers here all morning and 5C. Managed one shower yesterday afternoon which left a very thin dusting of snow however that was soon washed away.

[Puffy MacCloud]

14 minutes ago, Ross B said:

The M77 has been down to 1 Lane in East Ayrshire due to snow. Kilmarnock /Stewarton areas seem to be getting a decent covering with the front remaining as snow there. 

We are. It's snawing now.

Temperature 0.4deg.C up from -3.9deg.C at 07:20, humidity is 95%, wind 0 to 4mph east-southeasterly, no rainfall recorded but about 2.5cm of snaw clearly visible and the dew point is -1deg.C.

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Have been informed there was a small amount of lying snow here around 8 this morning ... I was busy sleeping  

[Ruzzi]

Well I got my wish, remained as snow through-out, got 7cm lying in the garden now in Cruix, with 3-4cm on the roads that were clear this morning. 

 

Not as much snow when I got to Airdrie/Coatbridge as expected but still enough to cause some hassle on the main roads. 

 

 

[edo]

@Kayemillyou must never get that tap fixed, but may need to move it higher to cope with the big freeze when it comes.... New Scottish thread measurement of a cold spell.... Upsicle height 

[Kayemill]

Probably just needs tightened but I can’t bring myself to do it. It’s part of the family now. 

[101_North]

Turning to sleety rain here now 

[Kayemill]

Still snow here for now. Up to 0.1 though with dew still down at -0.6. 

[Ross90]

Another half inch so far in Motherwell, light to moderate snow on and off.

[Daniel*]

Reading this thread *cries* 

[mistyqueen]

Was going to go for a walk but since I now have horizontal rain I've changed my mind! Tomorrow looks better, so the first stretch of the legs of 2021 looks on the cards! 

[Sunny Leith]

Snow earlier this morning but just a snizzly wet mess here now, more cold rain/drizzle than anything else. To be fair that's exactly what I'd expect here in this situation. Inland/upland I don't doubt others will do OK from it though. 

Edited December 31, 2020 by Sunny Leith