Coventry Lee

I can echo what others have said in this thread. This winter has been brilliant for sow. Possibly my best ever. Late 2010 was better for deep cold but we missed out here on the best of the snow that winter. Back in early January I was thinking the season would be a write off. I do yearn for a bit of warmth now, if I'm honest. As much as I like the cold I hope this spell doesn't go on too much longer.

Probably another couple of inches here in Hinckley, although I haven't been out to measure. I'm meant to be having a driving lesson in a couple of hours. I suspect it might now be in doubt!

Definitely north west for me.

It's just beginning to settle now in Hinckley. If it carries on for as long as the local weather forecast suggested earlier we could have a good accumulation by tomorrow evening. I already have this down as a good winter for snow in Leicestershire thanks to the one outstanding event we had. Another even half as good as that would be brilliant. Then it's roll on some spring warmth for me.

It's snow in Hinckley, as far as I can tell. Not settling though.

I think some Leicestershire folk are forgetting the brilliant event we experienced a couple of months back. We did very well indeed. Anything at this time of the year is a bonus. But it's looking good anyway. The local news just painted a very white picture with the best of it coming through the early morning and tomorrow. It's very early days yet.

Coventry was barely hit last night. By the time I arrived at the office in Coventry there was only a bit of snow on the grass. None elsewhere. Back in south west Leicestershire it was much the same story at about 7am. I think tonight was always going to be the more promising event for thise central Midlands areas, though. I'm in no position to complain whatever happens. We had a brilliant snow event back in late January (I think - I might have the dates a bit wrong!). Certainly the best I've seen in getting on for twenty years and the snow stayed on the ground for a couple of weeks all told. Anything is a bonus at this time of the year although I can't pretend I'm not looking forward to the possibility of winter going out with a bang. That said, I'll be happy for the winter to disappear after this event. I'm craving a bit of warmth. The forecasts I've seen don't give the impression I'll be getting my way any time soon though.

Yep. We look set for a few hours more, I'd say. Like you my eye is untrained though!

We've had some really quite unbelievable luck today. It looks heavier than it did the last time I looked, a little while ago now.

The radar suggests that we've had our fun, at least for now, in the central Midlands. Absolutely no complaints from me, though. I can't see enough of what's out east to see whether any more is likely later this evening.

I'm content as it is now. I'll happily accept more but if it doesn't come, it doesn't come. We've done extremely well.

I not sure how reliable they are generally but they've been petty good over the last few days. There still looks to be quite a but coming down, it's just finer stuff. I'll take this as a lull.

The BBC are now going for heavy snow between 6 and 7 in Hinckley and have extended the snowfall from 5am until 9am. That suggests to me that this thing is behaving differently to how they expected and that they are having to do some serious thinking on their feet.

It has eased off a bit here but it is still coming down steadily. It's more difficult to see with it getting dark but it's still most certainly there.

Great, isn't it? I'm nottoo far from you, over the border in Hinckley, and we've been extremely lucky. As you say the radar shows the stuff being chucked at us from the east for some time yet.

The BBC has now expanded the heavy snow period in Hinckley to 4pm until 6pm instead of 5pm until 6pm.

It will mean a day off work, that's for sure.

This is certainly one to remember. And to think we could have hours more snowfall yet. I have photos on my iPad but no idea how to upload them.

It has got heavier again here.

It's with us until 5am before kicking off again for a couple of hours between 7am and 9am according to the BBC. If that's the case it's going to look interesting tomorrow morning. This weekend is already the best event I've seen in ten years in South West Leicestershire.

The BBC symbol for Hinckley has changed from light to heavy snow between 5pm and 6pm now.

It is definitely heavier now. Patches where cars were not very long ago are beginning to turn white quite quickly.

It has instensifed slightly here but the rest rings true for my bit of Hinckley. I can't say I've noticed any issues with it settling although I haven't been paying particularly close attention. It won't be too long befoe the temperature starts dropping, I should think, so it should cease to be a problem soon enough.

I'm not sure. It won't have to become particulalrly heavy if it persists until the early hours, which seems a possibility.

It seems to have got a bit windier here. Snow is blowing off rooftops like it did on Friday. The next three hours or so will see the heaviest snow if the BBC forecast is anything to go by.