Scotland/Alba weather discussion - Jan 2021 onwards

[Penicuikblizzard]

17 minutes ago, JoeShmoe said:

Yes as it’s not a 40 day freeze they think it’s a downgrade ... these cold spells are never that long and a 3 day easterly with the possibility of heavy snow showers - I’d take that any year 

what doesn’t look appetising here is the cold rain we’d get at the coast in any breakdown frontal event from the SW but higher areas could get a dumping from that .. 

I’ll just enjoy the next few days -as 101 says I’ll be happy to see some sun and blue sky as it’s been dreich since Monday !

Yeah it’s been a bit grim constant rain and sleet,,, to be honest I’m just looking at the next 72hrs and if I can achieve even a modest 10cm here happy days. We are on 8 snow events since the start of December which is pretty impressive, if we can achieve the magic 10 I’ll be delighted with that then will then look forward to spring lol  

[Penicuikblizzard]

17 minutes ago, shuggee said:

Imdeed. -2C maxes for me all week apparently. And the Thursday evening breakdown is being pushed back and reduced in intensity with each run....

Cold miserable day here. Was 3.9C early this morning. Now 1.9C and the last bursts of ppn were wet-snow big flakes. 12-18 hours earlier than I was expecting.

Some downgrade that lol

3 or 4 days of snow showers and cold temps will be delighted

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

 The reason it tries to show the streamer going to rain is less cold dew points but not worth worrying about currently, more positive that they are now starting to show up   that is a fantastic flow for here

[Dan B]

12 minutes ago, Glaswegianblizzard said:

@Dan B you don’t want to drop that on your foot! 

 

Been there, done that, bought steel toe caps

[snowy owl]

Absolutely perished ! That wind is just freezing !. Just been out to eldest daughters car (tyre pressure warning light on ) Mum can you check my tyres, all slightly under inflated , now topped up , blooming sensor not off even after a drive. Might go off on a longer drive or might just be faulty . Ah well let’s leave it , i doubt you’ll be going far next week !  
 

oh and it’s currently icy rain

Edited February 5, 2021 by snowy owl

[Northernlights]

9 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

 The reason it tries to show the streamer going to rain is less cold dew points but not worth worrying about currently, more positive that they are now starting to show up   that is a fantastic flow for here

Lamb from the east as far as I am concerned dry very frosty breezy but no snow and possibly no sunshine.  Well at least the frost will dry it up

[Hawesy]

See if I don’t get my first snowfall of the winter in the coming days after putting up with this relentless easterly p**h for the last five days, I won’t be happy!  Still persisting down, and 4.1c in the East Neuk. 

[LomondSnowstorm]

5 minutes ago, Hawesy said:

See if I don’t get my first snowfall of the winter in the coming days after putting up with this relentless easterly p**h for the last five days, I won’t be happy!  Still persisting down, and 4.1c in the East Neuk. 

I would say, regardless of the nuances of the flow for the rest of us, that you're very likely to see at least some snow from this setup - it would be really hard to imagine it missing you much as it normally tries

[Watsy]

23 minutes ago, snowy owl said:

Absolutely perished ! That wind is just freezing !. Just been out to eldest daughters car (tyre pressure warning light on ) Mum can you check my tyres, all slightly under inflated , now topped up , blooming sensor not off even after a drive. Might go off on a longer drive or might just be faulty . Ah well let’s leave it , i doubt you’ll be going far next week !  
 

oh and it’s currently icy rain

Nothing to do with the weather but are you sure she actually has a pressure sensor? My car puts a light on when it suspects a tyre is under inflated but I have to reset it manually in the settiings otherwise the light will just stay on forever. 

[edo]

49 minutes ago, Dan B said:

I'm in here having escaped the North West thread

 

My folks have property in Dunkeld and we were supposed to be heading that way tomorrow bright and early for a week; that's not happening  

 

So this is a polite request to those that live that way and Pitlochry/House Of Bruar way etc; get some pics up if you're lucky enough to have a good dumping  

 

This was Dalwhinne last Feb; I'm into stone lifting, so always try and get a few of the Manhood stones in whilst we're up there. This is the Dalwhinnie Stone; 102kg and like a block of slippery marble; dug it out myself to lift it

 

 

I have issues; I know 

 i live 10 min drive from Dunkeld, they are always more snowy than here typically although in this spell will be similar conditions as comes from the east. Visit there plenty and play golf there. If we get the snow there will be plenty pics .....cant belive peoplelift those stones for fun  

[Dan B]

12 minutes ago, edo said:

 i live 10 min drive from Dunkeld, they are always more snowy than here typically although in this spell will be similar conditions as comes from the east. Visit there plenty and play golf there. If we get the snow there will be plenty pics .....cant belive peoplelift those stones for fun  

 

Yeah. We've found Dunkeld to have no snow and if we head up to Moulin in Pitlochry for some lunch and a pint, or House of Bruar etc, they can be absolutely snowed under etc... 

 

Shows the the difference in elevation. 

 

And yes, there are those nutters like me that love to travel around Scotland lifting the Manhood stones the Dalwhinnie is a little un, same with the Newtonmore stone. 

 

I've lifted the Menzies stone too at Castle Menzies, Aberfeldy. 

 

I've more on my to do list

[Quinach]

Constant moderate to heavy snow for a few hours now but its still not lying on hard surfaces, grass has a covering at best.  Suspect down to the temperature which continues to stick around 0.7c.  Further inland they must have a good covering now from this afternoons and evenings deluge.

[Sunny Leith]

1 hour ago, JoeShmoe said:

Yes as it’s not a 40 day freeze they think it’s a downgrade ... these cold spells are never that long and a 3 day easterly with the possibility of heavy snow showers - I’d take that any year 

what doesn’t look appetising here is the cold rain we’d get at the coast in any breakdown frontal event from the SW but higher areas could get a dumping from that .. 

I’ll just enjoy the next few days -as 101 says I’ll be happy to see some sun and blue sky as it’s been dreich since Monday !

Ditto. It might be the only "true easterly" we get this winter (we just never know). It looks nailed on now, and we know what it does here most of the time, so lets all just enjoy it as it unfolds. Looking forward to all the nowcasting on this thread, the incoming streamers and big blobs on the radar, the direct hits and annoying near misses ! 

[Stormeh]

6 minutes ago, Sunny Leith said:

annoying near misses ! 

[Sunny Leith]

Just now, Stormeh said:

Somebody will be stealing someone elses snaw over the coming days, its inevitable ! 

[LomondSnowstorm]

ECM looks fine, again if I'm being picky could do with maybe slightly lower heights but you can't really sniff at charts like this 72 hours out:

Or this 96 hours out:

 

[Gogoslo]

20 minutes ago, Dan B said:

 

Yeah. We've found Dunkeld to have no snow and if we head up to Moulin in Pitlochry for some lunch and a pint, or House of Bruar etc, they can be absolutely snowed under etc... 

 

Shows the the difference in elevation. 

 

And yes, there are those nutters like me that love to travel around Scotland lifting the Manhood stones the Dalwhinnie is a little un, same with the Newtonmore stone. 

 

I've lifted the Menzies stone too at Castle Menzies, Aberfeldy. 

 

I've more on my to do list

Ever tried the Dinnie Stones at Kincardine O’Neil Dan ?  
 

 

[blitzen]

Absolutely NO detail whatsoever on BBC 6pm forecast for Saturday and Sunday as far as Scotland is concerned.   Plenty detail for East Anglia though!   I shall console myself with the thought that they're feart that they get it wrong (again)!!

 

2.2c/1.8c which is down slightly. Still raining tho' Latest total for today is 19.2mm.

Edited February 5, 2021 by Blitzen

[LomondSnowstorm]

That's a slightly better looking hemispheric picture from the ECM long term too - if you can get a bit more undercutting  and a little more clearance over the Arctic to allow a linkup again with the Scandi high we could be in for a reload by the end of next week...

[Dan B]

7 minutes ago, Gogoslo said:

Ever tried the Dinnie Stones at Kincardine O’Neil Dan ?  
 

 

 

At Potarch do you mean? 

 

And no, my pals the world record holder on them for the times hold. 

 

Unfortunately due to neck (C5/C6 issues) I'm not great with heavy uneven loads through my shoulders, so haven't and probably won't attempt them as I've serious concerns what damage they could do haha... 

 

That weight on a trap bar for example, no probs at all, because its an even lift etc... 

 

Single stones to chest / shoulder don't cause me issues either, sods law really... 

Edited February 5, 2021 by Dan B

[Spindrift2017]

18 minutes ago, Stormeh said:

Is that a phone being thrown out of the pram along with the toys? Some life weans have nowadays!

[Penicuikblizzard]

1 hour ago, Northernlights said:

Lamb from the east as far as I am concerned dry very frosty breezy but no snow and possibly no sunshine.  Well at least the frost will dry it up

Yeah in the last 24hrs the flow has become a lot weaker,,,but that can still change again,,,,I think I’m going to stop looking at the charts over the next few days and just see what it brings hopefully lots of the white stuff

Edited February 5, 2021 by Penicuikblizzard

[lorenzo]

Cold Block = Models Fried - they hate them.

[Ravelin]

44 minutes ago, Quinach said:

Further inland they must have a good covering now from this afternoons and evenings deluge.

Need to be further inland/higher than me then. I've just been outside and although the driveway looks white, when you stand on it it squirts out from under your boots. 

Currently -0.7/-0.8C and snowing lightly in a stiff breeze. 

[Hairy Celt]

3 minutes ago, Ravelin said:

Need to be further inland/higher than me then. I've just been outside and although the driveway looks white, when you stand on it it squirts out from under your boots. 

Currently -0.7/-0.8C and snowing lightly in a stiff breeze. 

It's liquid yet your temp is -0.7C? Sounds (unlucky!) really odd! Or maybe the temp is on its way down quickly and the ground is yet to catch up?

Edited February 5, 2021 by Hairy Celt