I was just wondering whether people were still interested in snow reports.

We had a centimetre here for most of the week until yesterday - the first day ironically the Met Office predicted to be shower-free - we had a decent shower in the morning and another couple overnight. Woke to a very wintry scene with the blackbirds queuing waiting for their sultanas.

The temperature dropped rapidly after 6 am, going from -1.9 C to -6.1 C at 8:59, and at 9:18 it is still falling (-6.4C).

Trevor
Newtyle
10 miles NW Dundee (elev. 85 m)

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:47:01 +0000, Will Hand
wrote:

A very good example of a razor sharp snow line.

Hardly razor sharp.

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Trevor Harley wrote:

I was just wondering whether people were still interested in snow
reports.

We had a centimetre here for most of the week until yesterday - the
first day ironically the Met Office predicted to be shower-free - we
had a decent shower in the morning and another couple overnight. Woke
to a very wintry scene with the blackbirds queuing waiting for their
sultanas.

The temperature dropped rapidly after 6 am, going from -1.9 C to -6.1
C at 8:59, and at 9:18 it is still falling (-6.4C).

Trevor
Newtyle
10 miles NW Dundee (elev. 85 m)

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On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:43:30 +0000
Alan White wrote:

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:47:01 +0000, Will Hand
wrote:

A very good example of a razor sharp snow line.

Hardly razor sharp.


Oh you know what I mean Alan. Newer (younger people) looking in here may not
have seen such a good example.

I have been struck for much of this winter by the persistence of snow cover in much of central and inland southern Scotland. Because of my job, my source is primarily the network of cameras at road weather sensors. Now that the official observing network provides only sparse observations of snow depth (usually automated), these visual records are very valuable. Obviously, after being blasted by the very heavy snow showers / downpours of the last week, South and North Lanarkshire show impressive and quite steady depths. The official network currently reports 33cm at Drumalbin in S Lanarks (245m) and 28cm further south at Eskdalemuir. 36cm at Tulloch Bridge.

As Trevor said, temps are falling in Scotland this morning - Dalwhinnie reporting -10.3C at 10h !

Hopefully I can get way with a word of praise for the gritter drivers and their staff - in Scotland, in particular, they are awaiting the milder weather next week with hope and anticipation after a very busy few weeks.

Julian

Julian Mayes
London / Surrey

Hasn't there been discussion of the names of Scottish gritters:

http://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/...a4cac0bd0b1aab

The one that usually does the A90 between Perth and Dundee is Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, but that's off the road tonight and Gritallica has moved south.

They do an amazing job. The small local ones even spread a bit of grit at the entrances of our drives.

Trevor

On 20/01/2018 18:43, Trevor Harley wrote:
Hasn't there been discussion of the names of Scottish gritters:

http://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/...a4cac0bd0b1aab

The one that usually does the A90 between Perth and Dundee is Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, but that's off the road tonight and Gritallica has moved south.

They do an amazing job. The small local ones even spread a bit of grit at the entrances of our drives.

Trevor


Trevor, we get our pavements gritted/ploughed several times a day in
wintry conditions. CEC says this is because we are in a 'higher
altitude' area. Certainly makes a big difference.
I agree that they do a good job. Pity that the the roads themselves are
so poor.

Snow cover persists. Over 5 hours of sun today. Untreated roads remain icy.

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