Yesterday saw the stormy, wicked side of Gertrude and today sees the wintry side as colder air flows across the Northern UK in it’s wake. Today will remain very windy, cold and snowy at times with frequent gusty showers rattling through.
Earlier radar.
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Many including myself woke up to a fresh covering of snow this morning.
Credit: Mark Vogan
This allowed myself and daughter Holly to go sledging.
Credit: Mark Vogan…
Credit: Mark Vogan
Challenging day for travel through the Highlands with spells of heavy snow combined with gale-force winds creating temporary blizzard conditions.
Not a great day for the drive to Inverness.
Credit: Traffic Scotland
Gritters were out in force throughout last night and today.
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Even the major Central Belt routes we’re no picnic earlier this morning.
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Heavy and blustery snow showers will continue to blow NW to SE across Scotland through the rest of today but a front drifting in from the SW will bring initially snow then rain with milder air behind during tomorrow.
Credit: Met Office
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Strongest Winds For Shetland In 16 Years
Shetland which was under a red wind warning yesterday as they experienced a gust of 105 mph at both Lerwick and Baltasound. Strongest gust for Shetland since Jan 3, 2000.
Check out these incredible images of the storm off Shetland.
Credit: Stewart Thomson @StewartThomson4
Back in the Central Belt and winds were strong enough yesterday to blown over these containers at the Grangemouth Docks.
Credit: Raymond Ogg
Amazing footage from the North Sea
Windy for many today but as per usual Cairngorm Summit is in a different league with gusts of 111 mph being recorded this morning.
Storm Henry Named And Just Leaving Canada En-Route To UK
A system currently departing Newfoundland is now catching a ride on a powerhouse 200kt jet and has been named Storm Henry, expected to be just north of Scotland by early Tuesday bringing more storm-force wind and rain.
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Looks like a very similar path with potentially the same intensity as Gertrude.
Our future storm Henry is currently bringing rough weather on the other side of the Atlantic.
See today’s video for more.
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