Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards

[asjmcguire]

Quick question, Max today was 0C (now -0.7C) - do I get an ice day or does it need to be a minus figure?

[101_North]

Decent snow shower here 

[pdiddy]

i would call it a niceday and an iceday

 

[johnholmes]

2 minutes ago, asjmcguire said:

Quick question, Max today was 0C (now -0.7C) - do I get an ice day or does it need to be a minus figure?

needs to be a minus figure I'm afraid

[Sunny Leith]

2 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Decent snow shower here 

Wasn't even looking at the radar ! (Ha I'm so relaxed now I have decent snaw). Looks like this one and the one behind it are moving east to west (again).

[101_North]

3 minutes ago, Sunny Leith said:

Wasn't even looking at the radar ! (Ha I'm so relaxed now I have decent snaw). Looks like this one and the one behind it are moving east to west (again).

Pretty heavy but short. Sure you'd never get bored watching snow falling in these conditions anyway 

[ECOSSE1650]

Moderate flakes falling at a steady rate here in Barnton, Edinburgh at 1455.

[The4Seasons]

Hey guys in the Scotland thread I thought that I would pop in to say hi and admire your snow or snaw photos . You wouldnt think it was winter down here in South Wales. Its like a spring day with dafs, crocus and snowdrops popping out with just a nip in the air and the odd passing flurry. I hope you enjoy your snow. Send some our way before winter is over

[Quinach]

Interesting update from the Met, the mild spell turning into a interlude perhaps?

EDIT - Hmm, the current UTC time is 15:14 so we now have documented evidence of time travel, or just someone overly eager to post the update!

Edited February 10, 2021 by Quinach

[shuggee]

19 minutes ago, johnholmes said:

needs to be a minus figure I'm afraid

Of course it helps if your monitoring equipment goes to several decimal places.

So @asjmcguire if you can find it in the data that it was actually -0.01C (or even -0.04C!) then dancer!

[asjmcguire]

4 minutes ago, shuggee said:

Of course it helps if your monitoring equipment goes to several decimal places.

So @asjmcguire if you can find it in the data that it was actually -0.01C then dancer!

Sadly, my monitoring equipment is definitely to 1dp, and it's in a reasonably good DIY stevenson shield since it's south facing. 

[Penicuikblizzard]

15 minutes ago, 101_North said:

Pretty heavy but short. Sure you'd never get bored watching snow falling in these conditions anyway 

Looks like one more shower following that one then I think the beast will be signing off for now

[johnholmes]

9 minutes ago, shuggee said:

Of course it helps if your monitoring equipment goes to several decimal places.

So @asjmcguire if you can find it in the data that it was actually -0.01C (or even -0.04C!) then dancer!

Nope it would need to be -0.1, sorry lad!

[Norrance]

31 minutes ago, asjmcguire said:

Quick question, Max today was 0C (now -0.7C) - do I get an ice day or does it need to be a minus figure?

Technically I think that it should be minus but as I had the same yesterday go for it.

Here the showers have died away since lunchtime though there is still cloud to the East and the temp has crept up to +0.5C. Radar shows some light activity nearby.
Still a bit short of our depths at end Nov to early December 2010 when we had 5 to 6 days of convection beginning with the night and day of thundersnow and far more disruption but definitely the second best event here this century and probably some time before that by a mile.

[Sunny Leith]

I'm in one of my occasional "at work to take abuse from members of the public" days. Spotted this on the walk to work in Pilrig Park earlier.

I don't think I need to say anything more.

 

 

[shuggee]

18 minutes ago, johnholmes said:

Nope it would need to be -0.1, sorry lad!

Pah - you and your rules.

Thanks John. Every day is a school day.

[Stockaree]

Incoming to Edinburgh soon 

[mardatha]

Pics taken yesterday, pinched from the village fb page. Got a lot more snow today.

Edited February 10, 2021 by mardatha

[Norrance]

45 minutes ago, Quinach said:

Interesting update from the Met, the mild spell turning into a interlude perhaps?

EDIT - Hmm, the current UTC time is 15:14 so we now have documented evidence of time travel, or just someone overly eager to post the update!

Summer Sun and others do seem to get the afternoon updates ahead of time and before it shows up on the actual site. I have looked overnight sometimes and found the 04.00hrs out early. Here just a light shower incoming though not much on the radar after that.

 

[Stockaree]

Starting now Edinburgh 

[Zenarcher]

An overnight low of -1.7c our coldest night since the 24th of January. We had some snow over night leaving a light cover this morning on the lower levels but it's melted away now. I took these photos just after 3pm today looking North.

   

[Stockaree]

Friends five year old says there’s a tornado , interesting cloud formation 

[Sunny Leith]

3 minutes ago, johndunnhawthorn said:

Starting now Edinburgh 

Well it's taken about an hour to get here from Dunbar on the radar ... slow moving but might hang about a bit and pack a wee punch.

[Stockaree]

Just now, Sunny Leith said:

Well it's taken about an hour to get here from Dunbar on the radar ... slow moving but might hang about a bit and pack a wee punch.

Hope so , the last hurrah , good timing as well as sun sets 

[101_North]

1 minute ago, Sunny Leith said:

Well it's taken about an hour to get here from Dunbar on the radar ... slow moving but might hang about a bit and pack a wee punch.

 Looks like no more than a passing blow here! Bye bye beast