If this is any consolation, I can tell you that the dew point was below freezing at 3pm this afternoon at both Edinburgh Airport (-2°C) and Edinburgh Gogarbank (-2.5°C). I don't know about the botanic gardens though because there hasn't been any update for there since 1pm this afternoon although the dew point was below freezing at that time as well at -0.2°C.
That at least, gives us a chance of seeing some snow depending on what the upper air temperatures are like. However, we have been in this situation so many times before, only to then see the dew points jump up to above freezing again at the crucial time just before any precipitation arrives.
At 3pm, the actual temperature at Edinburgh Gogarbank was 2.6°C and at Edinburgh Airport at that time, it was 3°C at that time. Since the temperature at Edinburgh Airport is only ever measured to the nearest 1°C, that could be anywhere between 2.5°C and 3.4°C. This makes thinks things a bit more marginal, but my guess is that what we get under the current circumstances, will probably be more of a sleety mixture with the majority of that in the north of Edinburgh in particular, consisting of rain.
Originally Posted by: johncs2016