Still not a great deal of certainty where we are heading post +144, potential N/NW before heights build over and cut off the cold feed and bring a mildish S/SW flow or the potential of heights retrogressing to our NE, I favour this outcome less at this moment in time.

Salivating pics. 😁

On that subject...

(The joys of cold zonality!)

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One problem is the days are lengthening quite quickly now. Therefore the impacts of high pressure blocking become increasingly dependent on its positioning. You could say Rex marks the spot.

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On that subject...

(The joys of cold zonality!)

🤤🤤🤤

 

On that subject...

(The joys of cold zonality!)

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On that subject...

(The joys of cold zonality!)

Looks fantastic. Shame only 0.2% of the population can enjoy it 😉

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On that subject...

(The joys of cold zonality!)

Talk about near perfect skiing conditions.

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Actually Neil being a ski centre it is designed for people to go there to enjoy as 0% of the population actually live on Glencoe. That was not my point though and you know it. My point is it looks like wintry perfection, the low level snow was also mightily impressive in places. Just not here. 

Sunday’s warnings have been extended a bit further south this morning (with uncertainty noted) so it will be worth watching the higher resolution models closely in the next couple of runs. 

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Actually Neil being a ski centre it is designed for people to go there to enjoy as 0% of the population actually live on Glencoe. That was not my point though and you know it. My point is it looks like wintry perfection, the low level snow was also mightily impressive in places. Just not here. 

Sunday’s warnings have been extended a bit further south this morning (with uncertainty noted) so it will be worth watching the higher resolution models closely in the next couple of runs. 

The range of timings and amounts is really extremely varied across the output.  GFS has sleet here from about 11am. ICON has snow reaching us at closer to 5pm!

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Just looked at Glenshee webcam....Cairnwell looks perfect .....The carpark has more cars in it than my local retail park in Leicester..!!....Trying to find Scottish mountain thread in here but seems to have disappeared..

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Actually Neil being a ski centre it is designed for people to go there to enjoy as 0% of the population actually live on Glencoe. That was not my point though and you know it. My point is it looks like wintry perfection, the low level snow was also mightily impressive in places. Just not here. 

Sunday’s warnings have been extended a bit further south this morning (with uncertainty noted) so it will be worth watching the higher resolution models closely in the next couple of runs. 

Yes it was tongue in cheek. I was just filling the thread as I felt sorry for it.

I’ve walked that range in Summer but never had the pleasure of skiing - the conditions look great but I fear all but the highest elevations may lose quite a volume next week.

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Sounds like chaos at Glencoe. Cars abandoned, A82 tailbacks and police advising those travelling towards to turn back. Not sure why anyone would be surprised. We dont do winter logistics very well...

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12z UKMO !!
Not a very mild outlook

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I think they must have had an old run up briefly on meteociel...excitement over!!

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I think they must have had an old run up briefly on meteociel...excitement over!!

To be fair, it’s not that consistently mild either http://www.wetterzentrale.de/maps/UKMOPEU12_120_1.png 

It would be a bit milder on either side other this though.

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Looks fantastic. Shame only 0.2% of the population can enjoy it 😉

 

Suits me. The car park is full anyway  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42760394

Just because this looks good - JFF:

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Oh god, you know the outlook is bad when people start posting GEFS members beyond 240 hours.

 

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One problem is the days are lengthening quite quickly now. Therefore the impacts of high pressure blocking become increasingly dependent on its positioning. You could say Rex marks the spot.

Thats right Brian. February historically produces more Scandy & Siberian highs than other winter month, however any lying snow melts quicker than a chocolate fire guard with the sun hitting up and the afternoons get longer again.

 

Thats right Brian. February historically produces more Scandy & Siberian highs than other winter month, however any lying snow melts quicker than a chocolate fire guard with the sun hitting up and the afternoons get longer again.

February, despite its 28 days compared to January's 31, produces more days of snowcover in some areas of the British isles, on the LTA.

  So, when we look at these facts, we see that upper air temperature, actual snow falling and then laying, assisted by colder air-masses, tends to outweigh the sun strength argument, which, frankly, is a non starter for me.

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