Alan White wrote:
I needn't worry then.

Metcheck reckon over 20 inches of snow could fall in Argyll, with
drifting increasing this substantially.
--
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:44:33 +0000, Steve Loft
wrote:

Metcheck reckon over 20 inches of snow could fall in Argyll, with
drifting increasing this substantially.

Thanks, Steve!

My point was that Western Scotland, where I thought we lived, wasn't
mentioned. The map that Alex pointed me towards shows that Scotland is
a lot simpler in the MO mind than in mine, but we had that thread a
couple of months ago.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow.
Overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
Web cam at http://www.ufcnet.net/~alanlesley1/kabcam.htm

"Malcolm" wrote in message
...

In article , Steve Loft
writes
Alan White wrote:
I needn't worry then.

Metcheck reckon over 20 inches of snow could fall in Argyll, with
drifting increasing this substantially.

Hmm, I see they say "in places". As Argyll ranges from sealevel to over
3,000 feet, I guess they're fairly safe in their forecast :-)

Indeed
I just wonder what a forecast of 'snow in NW Scotland' actually *means*.
For areas of the country with such a vast range of heights I would have
thought mention of 'snow above x metres' would be far more helpful than
merely mentioning the area.

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co....rPictures.html

Vis image this morning, shows impressive looking back-edge to the
weather-front, and a LOT of showers packing in behind
On Vis imagery alone...looking a bit nasty

Alan White wrote:

My point was that Western Scotland, where I thought we lived, wasn't
mentioned.

Yes, I understood perfectly!
--
Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/weather/
Free weather softwa http://cumulus.nybbles.co.uk/
Experimental webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/webcam.php

Malcolm wrote:

Hmm, I see they say "in places". As Argyll ranges from sealevel to over
3,000 feet, I guess they're fairly safe in their forecast :-)

So you think the MO figure of 5-10cm is greatly underestimated, then?
--
Steve Loft, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire. 1417ft ASL
http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/weather/
Free weather softwa http://cumulus.nybbles.co.uk/
Experimental webcam: http://www.wanlockhead.org.uk/webcam.php

In message , Malcolm
writes

In article , Steve Loft
writes
Malcolm wrote:

Hmm, I see they say "in places". As Argyll ranges from sealevel to
over 3,000 feet, I guess they're fairly safe in their forecast :-)

So you think the MO figure of 5-10cm is greatly underestimated, then?

No. Judging by this morning's forecast, there could be little or no
snow in Argyll. It's raining *very* hard at the moment.

Thunder, lightning and heavy rain here in Holywood, Northern Ireland, at
1300.
--
Michael Parry
'The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret'
(Terry Pratchett, The Truth)