Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards

[Hairy Celt]

Perishing cold even in full sun and no wind. I was going to sit out for a while but my extremities rebelled after 10 minutes.

The damson tree is just about at bud burst so will get its 2nd oily wash today or tomorrow.  There's little showing in the ground yet - although close inspection shows tiny shoots of green in a few places.  Obvs daffodils well up now but nowhere near flowering and snowdrops still going strong. I checked the dustbins for forced rhubarb and was rather disappointed.

The forecast is relentlessly cloudy after today. Crap eh, come on, spring! 

[Cheggers]

Been a damp grey few days in Gateshead, now on way home and some blue sky appearing in Berwick on route home. Very cold in the breeze in Berwick. 

 

 

[Quinach]

Cloudy morning but cloud thinned in the afternoon to give good spells of hazy sunshine.  Bitterly cold with a max of just 4.0c.

Temperature plummeting at the moment as already -2.8c, coldest night for quite a while.

[Norrance]

Similar here. Cloud broke this morning and the sun came out but in the shade still felt cold. Car temp showing  -1C currently.

+0.7C on the w/s and falling.

[Ravelin]

Lovely sunny start to the day with a heavy frost, but now just confined to the shade.

[Hawesy]

Morning all,

First air frost in three weeks here with a low of -0.6c (-3.7c at Leuchars). 

A more unsettled week ahead but we’ll probably see more sun than the meagre 9 hours recorded at Leuchars since Monday.

Edited March 6, 2021 by Hawesy

[Glaswegianblizzard]

29 minutes ago, Hawesy said:

Morning all,

First air frost in three weeks here with a low of -0.6c (-3.7c at Leuchars). 

A more unsettled week ahead but we’ll probably see more sun than the meagre 9 hours recorded at Leuchars since Monday.

Just shows the difference in expectations. 9 hours of sun over the course of a week would be pretty decent in Glasgow just now.

[Puffy MacCloud]

Went for a walk between 09:00 and 10:00 this morning and, although there was not a hint of a breeze then, it was perishing cold. Both the breeze and the temperature are up a bit now and the cloud is breaking up nicely.

Temperature 5.3deg.C up from a minimum of 0.8deg.C at 02:49, humidity i 67%, wind 0 to 3mph southerly, pressure is 1036.1hPa steady, there's been no rain in the last 24 hours, cloud cover is 5/8 and the dew point is at -1deg.C.

[Hawesy]

6 hours ago, Glaswegianblizzard said:

Just shows the difference in expectations. 9 hours of sun over the course of a week would be pretty decent in Glasgow just now.

Why do you think I moved away?  (Actually my moving to coastal Fife was nothing to do with the weather but I do enjoy living in the driest and sunniest part of Scotland and it does make for higher expectations in terms of sunshine).

Plenty of sunshine on offer today in the East Neuk. Lovely walk up Largo Law.

[Quinach]

Grade A Permagloom all day, and a max of 4.1c.  What a contrast to last weekends glorious sunshine. 

Clear skies were here overnight though, allowing a frigid low of -6.8c - bucket of water outside still has a ice cap on it.

Roll on milder weather...

[shuggee]

Forty seventh air frost at - 2.4°C around dawn. Went up the hill behind the cottage with the dog this afternoon. Gorgeous and chilly, which suited as it was quite the climb but up to 4.6°C.

[Northernlights]

Cold start to the day at -2c. Cold and  cloudy most of the day with a  moderate SW wind.

A couple of closer views of Ben Wyvis taken from south of Dingwall yesterday as we were up for spares for the MF tractor.

 

Also a photo of a letter written by a farmer of my vintage in Benbecula who also feels like me that the weather and seasons have returned to a pattern we remember as kids. He also feels that lack of aircraft has something to do with it as do I.

 

Now the ground is much dryer we got  round to sorting a drain that had burst. This drain had been put in in deep snow at Easter 1968 in April when we had around a foot of snow for two weeks with almost nightly top ups which must have been troughs/polar lows in the flow.

Getting a cold spell in April  2021 would back up the letter above.

Edited March 6, 2021 by Northernlights

[SW Saltire]

Thankfully recent days have been dry but very chilly. I’m hoping it warms up soon.

Can’t help but feeling increasingly optimistic though. Warmer weather is coming, covid is retreating and 55 is in the bag ️

The main reason I want warmer weather is so my hands don’t get so cold sculpting my statue of Steven Gerrard  

[Glaswegianblizzard]

Where is the dislike button?

[shuggee]

Forty eighth air frost at -0.4°C. The cold feel has subsided this morning with positive dew point 7.8/2.0°C.

[Hairy Celt]

4 hours ago, Glaswegianblizzard said:

Where is the dislike button?

Here's one (functionality disabled)

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

We really have been due windy weather for ages which will arrive next week and usually I would get a bit of a breather from looking for snow / thunder in March then I normally begin the convective and thunderstorm hunt from April but could be something next week looks great for hail showers ⛈  

[Puffy MacCloud]

Well, according to Tam the Hun on the BBC lunchtime broadcast, this is the end of the good spell for dry, bright and coolish weather. Shame, I was enjoying it.

Temperature 7.6deg.C up from a minimum of -0.9deg.C at 07:00, humidity is 74%, wind 1 to 3mph southerly, pressure is 1027.5hPa dropping slowly, there's been no rain in the last 24 hours and cloud cover is 8/8 but thin enough to allow some brightness through.

Not a bad day at all. Dumfries House beckons for a bit of a wander.

[SW Saltire]

Gorgeous day today, sunny and reached 11c.

The sun managed to clear the local hill which gives several hours more sunshine compared to a month ago.

Beautiful day, also a very nice day in Glasgow I believe... 

[Quinach]

Horrid day of persistent light to moderate rain.  Only redeeming quality is that the max temperature got up to 7.0c, warmest its been for a few days.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

Get the oot straight westerly flow   Soundings for Callander, Thursday & Friday those are fantastic CAPE values especially for this time of year   

[Puffy MacCloud]

My word for today is damp. It's not particularly cold or windy and it's not raining right now but it is still damp from the rain earlier.

Temperature is 7.8deg.C up from a minimum of 5.9deg.C at 00:01, humidity is 90%, wind is 1 to 5mph south-southeasterly, pressure is 1022.0hPa steady, there's been 4.6mm of rain since midnight and 5.0mm in the last 24 hours and cloud cover is 8/8 but you couldn't describe the day as either bright or dull, just in between.

[shuggee]

26 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

Get the oot straight westerly flow   Soundings for Callander, Thursday & Friday those are fantastic CAPE values especially for this time of year   

 

It's going to be an interesting couple of days! 

[Mr Frost]

On 07/03/2021 at 13:24, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

We really have been due windy weather for ages which will arrive next week and usually I would get a bit of a breather from looking for snow / thunder in March then I normally begin the convective and thunderstorm hunt from April but could be something next week looks great for hail showers ⛈  

Spot on - April the search usually begins but it is looking great for Thursday/Friday.

Should be interesting viewing nearer the time!

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Will be keeping an eye on the hills/mountains across the water - freezing level will be roughly 400/500 meters at times over there but obviously other snow parameters to consider. (Wintry showers at least on the higher hills)
Should be some cracking Cumulonimbus clouds at times - great wind direction here with these setups.

Weather boredom the last three weeks with sunshine, showers and temperatures hovering in the high single digits most of the time IMBY.
Expecting 50mph gusts here Tuesday night - well overdue of course after a very quiet Winter! 

Speaking of Winter - January really was a cold one! 

Mean temperature against 1981-2010:

 

One for the older members on here but even against 1961-1990 it still looks quite impressive.

 

Overall charts for Winter 2020/21 against 1981-2010:

Mean temperature:

 

Rainfall amount:

 

Sunshine duration:

 

Not bad at all for most - especially that period from Christmas through to mid February. 

Sunset pictures season begins here April to June - looking forward to it! Warmth, heat, sunshine and plenty of convective weather hopefully during those months and through the rest of Summer for us all! (If you are a fan of those weather types of course) 

Oh and not forgetting Noctilucent clouds season ahead as well - lots to look forward to.

All the best to you all.

Edited March 8, 2021 by Mr Frost

[Northernlights]

Big change this afternoon with blue skies sun calm humid and mild at 10c after a wet night. Weekend was very cold with no sun. Still a high chance of snowy spells for the next 6 to 8 weeks here especially if we carry on experiencing old fashioned seasons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 8, 2021 by Northernlights