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Temp down to 3.1c and still heavy wet snow.

I can't see this settling on ground below 250m to be honest.

Turned to heavy wet snow now, temp 3.4c but DP still at 2.0c

Still sleeting here, temp down to 3.9c but DP up to 1c.

Sleeting here with a temp of 4.1c, not expecting bugger all so I won't be disappointed then!

The story of this winter really, once mid Feb has been breached I lose interest as the chances of lying snow and deep cold plummet. Just watch those Greenland heights get themselves organised thereafter, just in time for spring and summer.

That one was better for snow here, it's been a strange winter really, cold and snow has been there but it as been a very localised affair in the NW.

Another no show here makes this the worst winter for cold and snow since 1998.

Your on the snow list also, hopefully.

Looking fantastic for this part of the world, sod the South of the region they had there snow last month.

Indeed Frosty, I'm still waiting those height rises too our NW which Matt had been tweeting. Cracking outlook for my neck of the woods this coming week, thereafter it's a bit up in the air but after the way the GFS handled the last cold spell with a similar scenario, then I'll be edging my bets with the ECM for now.

A cracking day temp maxed out at 4.4c, currently 0.5c.

Lovely start to the day , sunny and frosty with a current temp of 1.8c.

And I'll be more than happy to eat a large slice of humble pie if it does come off RP, frozen humble pie preferably.

Just remember BT, all good things come to those who wait. Your soulmate will appear out of the blue my friend.

I was being cruel to be kind Backtrack, I know what it's like to have a broken heart and also know that every cloud has a silver lining. Chin up and just remember, you were too good for her anyway.

I did see a little snow, but it's not that though more a case of hoping for heights to our NW becoming established, everything pointed to this happening, but sods law dictated otherwise. Anyhow next week I could see a little more snow from a brisk W/NW direction, it looks a rather cold and unsettled week IMBY and these sort of setups can deliver a surprise or two normally.

It wasn't a dig at yourself and I do apologise if it came across as such, a lot of my angst is borne out of frustration at how a synoptic pattern which should have been conductive of cold has failed to deliver. I retract my earlier post Chion and hopefully we can draw a line under this and move on.

Point taken, sometimes I can be a little brutal with my assessments. Apologies all round.

I've been married for over 20 years, I've been, seen and done it and wore the t shirt. My advice on love is, man up and move on plenty more love out there for everyone.

I wasn't the one promising that deep cold was coming, when it was as plain as the nose on your face it wasn't. Low heights to our NW have been constant throughout this winter and not once have they looked like receding, a point I have often made.

Not just the ECM 32 dayer's either, all the teleconnections and strat updates have been just as bad.

Is this an agony aunt column or the NW regional forum?

You've had your fill this winter it's my turn now.An interesting set up next week for all of us in the NW, one which reminds me of January 1984 although this won't be as prolonged or as severe.

Another day and another nail, still the output suggest much as it as done in the last few days, brief RPM in between any warm sectors. The Azores high appears to make an half hearted push towards Greenland but this quickly gets flattened by any residual energy left from the PV lobe. I think if we don't start seeing a change in the upstream pattern by the start of next week then that would be half of February in the bag. The outlook remains poor for sustained cold and looks likely to continue that way for some time yet,