It sure is slow but the end to winter is in sight but not before we see the old man throw his last dagger. It’s a tough call as to elevation but low pressure moving into Scotland today could present disruptive snow later today into tomorrow across Scotland!

Major high level roads arteries including M74, A9, A82, A96 could all be subject to disruption later as precip falls steady as snow, combined with increasing wind.

As for M8, M9 etc, difficult to say whether it’s rain or snow, will be a close call as this system originated within the same arctic air stream that’s kept us so chilly all week.

Today’s low will linger over the UK for the next couple of days and this marks the initial departure of arctic brand air. By the weekend the truly cold air will be pushed into the continent and we’ll be back in a more typical westerly Atlantic flow. Though less cold, it will remain cool by late April/early May standards. Through next week however, ahead of the next low in the series, we’ve a decent shot as seeing the first 21C of the year but we look to remain in an unsettled westerly pattern for a good week or so.

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ECMWF surface chart early tomorrow morning.

Like I say there is an end to all this in sight but it may take a while as milder doesn’t mean warmer than NORMAL. Keep in mind it’s soon to be May.

CFSv2 weeklies show the gradual pull out…

EPS Control 5 day means

GFS ensemble

See this morning’s video.

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