Matt12

The snowfall was a little disappointing here, I must admit. We managed a couple of inches. However, in the grand scheme of things that is still fairly impressive, especially with tomorrow's and next week's snow still to come.

Why do people seriously want snow? Isn't the Uk economy in a messed up state as it is? Another few days/week and things will be a lot worse! 1 cm here.

Whole event has been a massive disappointment. Just 1 centimetre of snow (most of my patio hasn't even been covered). Can't wait until all the snow goes away and we get milder conditions - at least then it will be easier to get to work and the UK economy won't be paralysed!

Only about a centimetre here. Can't wait until the mid-week when it all melts and the whole of England is back to normal!

It's worth noting that it's not the kind of snow that will be around for long though (the 2 inches we had about 2 or 3 hours ago has now completely vanished). It either will tend to turn to rain after just a few hours IMO, or become slushy and melt. Still, it was nice while it lasted. XD. Matt.

An inch of snow here - and still falling. I don't expect it to keep falling as snow for the rest of today, but it was a nice and unexpected surprise nevertheless. Matt.

Yes, I think I speak on behalf of all southerners in hoping that Northerners get a decent dumping of snow (as with other areas of the UK away from the South/South-East). I agree that the majority of posters probably are more interested in Southern areas though - simply because of the demographics of the UK (i.e. the population down south is much bigger than in Northern areas, particularly down here in the South-East). That doesn't mean that Southerners aren't interested in the weather further north though, nor does it mean that they don't want northerners to enjoy any snow.

Yeah, I second that. I hope Northern Britain does get loads of snow too. For us south-easterners, I'd rather have milder temps than cold rain (as seems most likely), but that doesn't mean I don't want snow for areas that are cold enough. XD

True, but if you remember me (and I think bluearmy too) said that Northern areas (particularly Northern England/Scotland) may be in for some snow events in the next week. When I talked about people having too high expectations for the probably reality, I explicitly stated that I was referring to the South-East/Southern England. Our best hope is probably tomorrow.

I see. Thanks. I saw the latest forecast on the tv and that seemed to suggest snow still falling in the South East tomorrow. I guess anything's possible still, especially if the models change to something more favourable. I hope I was wrong and we see loads of snow everywhere - just want to keep expectations low in case of massive disappointment.

Yeah, I agree. I just don't want anyone south of, say, Birmingham/the north Midlands thinking they will be buried in snow, or even see quite a bit of snow in the next week. I guess the hilliest parts of England/Wales might see something (as per usual) though.

Yeah, except now, it seems, it will only affect Wales and Northern England/the Northernmost part of the Midlands.

I've just noticed that Met O have removed the warnings over the threat of snow for Monday for the whole of the UK. I wonder if this is because of the change that has occurred in the outlook in the last day or so. I still think the Northernmost parts of England and the whole of Scotland may get quite a few snow events in the next week. I can't really understand at the moment why people in the South-East/southern England are getting excited though - our only hope is that things change! Matt.

Yeah, very true. I just hope it isn't on to a trend.

Extremely high, I'd say. Although I'm no weather expert (far from it!), the temps look favourable at the mo for Northern England and Scotland for some serious snowfall. Perhaps, someone much more knowledgeable than myself can help with a forecast more. XD

No, it's just that it now looks increasingly unlikely that most of Southern England/the Midlands will see temperatures conducive to snowfall IMO. I'm not saying that the MET O forecast was wrong when it was made (i.e. probably a few hours ago), just that conditions/things have changed since then. The temps look the wrong side of marginal IMO. True. I just hope (and it's still more than possible) that things change in the next 24/48 hours. I guess our main hope centres on the variability/unpredictability of the models from one output to the next, in recent days.

Shocked to find the updated Met O forecast still refers to there being snow over the weekend and Monday for the south east/east anglia. Just shows how out-of-date Met O's forecasts are to me. I wonder if that was because their warning was issued just before the change in output occurred? Either way, I guess things can change more favourably just as quickly - especially nearer the event.

Yeah, we didn't get snow in East Herts anyway - just flooding and persistent heavy rain (which was freezing). To be honest, I'd prefer milder temperatures (even with rain) than cold rain and temps of 2/3C.

Perhaps it's me, but I always find the Met O's updates a bit out-of-date, though? The change has, after all, only happened very suddenly - I was expecting colder weather and a lot of snow until the shocking change in output about 30 mins ago. Edit: I would agree with Scotland/the northern most parts of England still being at threat of snow in the next week though.

The GFS ensembles now seem to indicate loads of rain next week, instead of snow. With uppers between 0 and -2C, I can't see how it will even be marginal for large parts of England (especially away from higher ground). I think we need the charts to revert back to see this turn back into a wintry period.

I hate to say it, but the ensembles seem to currently be indicating rain next week (and plenty of it!) for most of England at least! I thought it was too good to be true when I say how much precip we are forecasted going to get in the next 7 days. Matt.

Anyone have any thoughts on whether East Herts will see any snow today? Thanks. Matt. Edit: It's just started raining here, near Stansted Airport, about 50 miles north of London.

Because if it is cold for 2 works or more, it is bound to snow at some point (even if the models don't forecast it way out in FI). It just sets the right conditions which are needed for snow, and then usually the rest follows (but not always).

It's severe compared to other winters in my life time (i.e. from 1982). It's worth remembering that most places had a lot more than 3 inches. In any winter spell some areas will inevitably get less than others, but most areas (and the UK as a whole) had their worst sustained winter spell in 30 years.

Well, I would agree that this has undoubtedly been the coldest and most severe winter I can remember (I am 27). I guess it just goes to show that severe cold weather is still possible in the UK.<_<