Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards

[edo]

2 minutes ago, asjmcguire said:

@101_North have you had a look at the predictive radar? The blob due over Edinburgh at 4:05am is massive!

which one the all look huge 

[LomondSnowstorm]

16 minutes ago, Spindrift2017 said:

I would like it to go a slight bit south, as it feels as we keep catching the very edge of these showers - at least there’ve been a few and the grass isn’t showing through any more.

It's quite something how consistent it's been at that, and I do feel for folk just a bit south who have had far lower totals. The next lot of showers look like they have some more southerly tracking elements again - it's a fascinating watch on the radar because you can actually see the showers converging at the mouth of the Forth, hence why so many of the blobs look somewhat patched together. 

I also see more opportunities tomorrow, especially afternoon/evening, for a bit further south. 

[Sunny Leith]

4 minutes ago, asjmcguire said:

@101_North have you had a look at the predictive radar? The blob due over Edinburgh at 4:05am is massive!

And someones got to watch it. Who better than 101? 

[edo]

and a lot have commented on the radar misleading, i just had heaviest shower of evening and the radar was showing light precip, the shower had not broken up how it was portrayed on the radar.

im actually considering a measure before i fall asleep

Edited February 9, 2021 by edo

[Stormeh]

3 minutes ago, Ross B said:

Woops... 

I am just back from the city centre, I took a wee detour on the way home from work to take some pics at George Square. The roads are bad but I was sensible enough not to go down the roads like what that idiot done 

[asjmcguire]

5 minutes ago, edo said:

which one the all look huge 

Haha, it's moved to 3:45am now....

[101_North]

2 minutes ago, Sunny Leith said:

And someones got to watch it. Who better than 101? 

If I'm still up at 4am the conversation may look something like this  

[asjmcguire]

2 minutes ago, 101_North said:

If I'm still up at 4am the conversation may look something like this  

I was going to suggest that Tesco is 24 hours.... but of course you can't buy alcohol in the middle of the night.....

Edited February 9, 2021 by asjmcguire

[LomondSnowstorm]

2 minutes ago, edo said:

and a lot have commented on the radar misleading, i just had heaviest shower of evening and the radar was showing light precip, the shower had not broken up how it was portrayed on the radar.

im actually considering a measure before i fall asleep

Agreed, seems to be more underestimating today, although could be that it's just blown a bit so you're effectively 'stealing' the upwind snow - I suspect that's what's happening here, since it looks like maybe an extra inch or so compared to what the radar shows but everywhere just a bit to the east/northeast is closer to what I reckon our depths are. 

 

Big blob delivering here, big flakes and no real sign of let up

[edo]

13cm now was 8 at 8pm and never really snowed properly till around 10.30 so 5cm in just over 3 hours from around 4 big showers. 

I don't think the 15cm ruler be big enough in morning and can't find the tape measure 

[edo]

2 minutes ago, LomondSnowstorm said:

Agreed, seems to be more underestimating today, although could be that it's just blown a bit so you're effectively 'stealing' the upwind snow - I suspect that's what's happening here, since it looks like maybe an extra inch or so compared to what the radar shows but everywhere just a bit to the east/northeast is closer to what I reckon our depths are. 

 

Big blob delivering here, big flakes and no real sign of let up

another great theory  makes sense.

[asjmcguire]

It's quite fascinating now. Watching showers arrive just south of Dunbar, and when they hit land, suddenly they really intensify. Oranges and reds showing on the radar. The same is happening right now just south of Berwick too.

[101_North]

Thumping down again. At almost -3c it's very fine snow but lovely to watch!

[LomondSnowstorm]

5 minutes ago, edo said:

another great theory  makes sense.

Cheers! I'd think especially with powdery snow, less dense etc. 

 

That shower over Edinburgh is a pretty incredible example of convergence, if you look back it's actually 3 showers that have come together! 

[Jambo Fowler]

Big shower about to smash Perth 

[edo]

Just now, Jambo Fowler said:

Big shower about to smash Perth 

im not even tired....i think i will be up all night at this rate......working from home in a cold spell is 

[Stormeh]

A wee drive to George Square on the way home from work. Absolutely amazing to see the city centre getting caked with snow  
 

[edo]

1 minute ago, CatchMyDrift said:

To my eye there are now three main streams, it may be coincidence @LomondSnowstorm but there's that one making landfall just south of Berwick just like 2018:

great spot, sooner LS writes a paper about this the better

[Swave Snow]

does it look like no Action for  Aviemore then enjoy guys looks lovely the Champagne Snaw

[metallikat34]

5 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Thumping down again. At almost -3c it's very fine snow but lovely to watch!

Just finished thumping here! Can’t sleep because I am too excited. Long night of watching the radar.

[edo]

1 minute ago, Stormeh said:

A wee drive to George Square on the way home from work. Absolutely amazing to see the city centre getting caked with snow  
 

you take brilliant photos, George square looks eastern european.

[101_North]

Just now, metallikat34 said:

Just finished thumping here! Can’t sleep because I am too excited. Long night of watching the radar.

I hope it's lives up to the expectations! Doesn't happen often!

[lorenzo]

Work later today ..

 

[edo]

1 minute ago, Swave Snow said:

does it look like no Action for  Aviemore then enjoy guys looks lovely the Champagne Snaw

Thursday looking good for you 

[101_North]

@edo You're about to get absolutely pasted!!