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[Essan]

crepuscular ray, on 17 October 2010 - 01:02 , said:

Um, any update on how accurate the previous forecast for snow in Scotland in was? Was there any snow in Scotland in September, even in the Cairngorms? (not sure where he was predicting snowfall because the forecast was a bit woolly.)

There was one brief snowfall in the Cairngorms.

There had already been a previous brief snowfall there at the end of August.

[The watcher]

At the end of that article is that the MetO's October forecast?:
"It is predicting an "unsettled period" for October, with mild, wet and windy weather giving way mid-month to calmer conditions and near-normal temperatures - which will mean frosts for parts of the country - for the remainder."

Because so far, it'd still be wrong. 1st week was unsettled, 2nd and 3rd week dry and starting to cool, 4th and 5th week looking unsettled and cool/colder.

[keithlucky]

Same here in swales a 1000 tonnes bought and stored, a overeaction ,to last year because they ran out ,and had to add sand to the grit to salt to spread on the roads.