http://www.winterhighland.info/cams/glencoe/summit.jpeg  The first UK webcam fresh snow of the winter? Perhaps a bit tool early to wax the skis but it puts thoughts like that a little closer to the forefront of my mind. [sn_bsmil]

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Is that earlier than normal ??

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love it.

Is that earlier than normal ??

Not really (or at least I don't think so). It is, and will be for a couple of days at least, colder than the September average and a bit more wintry but nothing especially unusual.

The Mountain Weather Information Service has highlighted the risk of whiteout conditions on the higher summits tomorrow (with snow showers combined with squally winds up to 100mph)

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So pleased you started this thread, adore Scotland and snow, visiting in February, hopeful that I will see snow even at lower levels then.

There was snow in the 'Gorms at the end of August last year and in 2011 it was (anecdotally) lying in places for a couple of weeks after a late August fall. 

Transient, lying, snow occurs most months - it's rare in July and early August, though not unknown.   Although only ~4,000ft, the Monadh Ruadh have a sub-arctic climate.

I did mention in my forecast on Thursday the risk of blizzards there for tomorrow....

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Even here you can feel the colder airmass digging in now so I'm guessing it may be quite wintry up there. Looks to also be a risk of snow showers on the highest peaks in the Lakes tonight/ tomorrow according to the North West forecast.

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I think snow could fall across the very highest tops in England, Great Dun Fell is at 1.2C and falling.

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When I climbed Ben Nevis in July 2007 there were large patches (half a football pitch size) of snow that had not melted and were significant enough, I would have thought, that they would not melt before the first winter snows arrived. This is a slight aside from the first snowfall issue, but links in with Essan's point about a sub-arctic climate. I am sure there will have been snow areas that survived this summer......

Anyway good to see the Scottish thread up and running, here's to a good season in the highlands 🙂

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I am sure there will have been snow areas that survived this summer......

 

http://www.winterhighland.info/forum/read.php?2,154638,page=24 

When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

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When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

 

In 2008, the first snow fell here in London on Halloween!! 

Just over a month to go................ 

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When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

 

In 2008, the first snow fell here in London on Halloween!! 

Just over a month to go................ 

It was even earlier last year for some. Snow fell quite widely for parts of N england on the 26th!

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26th October last year.

  

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/doctormog/image_zps03e21d99.jpg 

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When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

 

In 2008, the first snow fell here in London on Halloween!! 

Just over a month to go................ 

I remember that - amazing that was.

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I had to feign suprise so I could enjoy the 'lol wtf its snowing in october' with everyone else. One of the downsides of being a model watcher. 

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Must have been round that time that we had snow in Wiltshire and Bath had up to 3 inches in places (on the higher ground).

When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

 I was at University and I remember watching the weather forecast just before I left for the pub. They said "there might be a bit of sleetiness over the tops of the hills". It then snowed all night (at low level) and was about 6 inches deep by morning. Meanwhile, back in Harrow (north west London) just 17 miles away my family had no snow!

In 2008, the first snow fell here in London on Halloween!! 

Just over a month to go................ 

When you look at something like that from East Anglia - It's amazing really.

First snow on the ground here might not be for another 3 months. 

On the other hand - ln the case of 2010 - it was 10 days before the end of November.

 

 I was at University and I remember watching the weather forecast just before I left for the pub. They said "there might be a bit of sleetiness over the tops of the hills". It then snowed all night (at low level) and was about 6 inches deep by morning. Meanwhile, back in Harrow (north west London) just 17 miles away my family had no snow!

In 2008, the first snow fell here in London on Halloween!! 

Just over a month to go................ 

 

Well I live in Hayes not far from Harrow, and I worked in Kingston upon Thames, and both those places did have a dusting of snow that night! I drove home from work in falling snow, between 9-10pm! I am surprised that Harrow had none, being at a higher altitude, but maybe the cloud took a more southerly route?

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