Overnight a period very wet snow / sleet was followed by a sudden drop in temperatures, freezing the wet sticky snow solid to the anemometers on our CairnGorm weather stations at the SSC Hut and the Sheiling.

The Weather Stations were de-iced on Friday afternoon and should remain spinning freely while the temperature remains well below freezing. Problems usually occur when temperature is just around freezing and precipitation falling followed by a drop in temperature.

Iced up Anemometer at the SSC Hut.

De-icing the Sheiling Tow AWS.

Unfortunately the Glencoe webcams are off-line this weekend. This is due to a recurring hardware problem affecting communications, replacement parts are due to arrive on 1st Feb and it is hoped to have the Access Cam and SSC Hut cams back online by the middle of next week, in plenty time for the following weekend.