dryjoy

Wow, big flakes and lots of ‘em all of a sudden here in Winterborne Kingston.

Thanks. I’m very much hoping it’ll be as you say, it’d be great if we can enjoy the snow together tomorrow and then get away without too many problems on Monday.

I’d usually be dead excited about this, and to some extent I still am, but we’re supposed to be travelling off on holiday to Minehead from our village near blandford on Monday. Our daughter is going to have a very difficult time if we have to delay our trip. She is on the autism spectrum, and would find any delay very difficult to cope with.

OK, I take it back. The snow is covered in a layer of ice which is very hard to walk on (this is reported by my wife and daughter). I assumed we had not had the freezing rain, as our windows are ice free unlike may of the pictures I have seen in here.

Wow, take care all you folk who have had the freezing rain. I haven't been outside to investigate yet, but thankfully we appear to have missed the freezing rain here in Winterborne Kingston, but it seems this must only just be the case as I know that people not too far away (e.g. Wareham) have had it. Would it have been mainly a coastal phenomenon? It looks to me as though we may have had a bit more snow overnight as I can't see out footprints this morning, and all the snow is still there. It was a sort of sleet/ice pellets when I went to bed. I haven't seen any mention of it, but I think we did have freezing rain when I lived in Bournemouth, I think this would have been winter 2009/10. I don't recall seeing any news reports at the time (but probably wasn't looking for it), however one morning everything was coated in a thick, glass like ice. Our flat had outside steps, and the steps and rails were absolutely treacherous. Pavements and roads as well.

Ha ha. Too many meetings

@divadee - yes, thanks! Just got in. Though I will be working at home. At least I can follow the thread here alongside my work.

Neither am I. Oh well.

Hmmm... I work at the University too. They may not have made up their minds yet, often they don't decide whether to open until about 7:30 or so in this situation. I think we will be open though. Its a bit of a pain as I live between Blandford and Beer Regis, and the weather forecast has a lot more snow for us than B'mth so I am likely at some point to have to make a call on whether to head back home, based on my wife's advice. There is some snow here now but not enough to prevent travel last time I looked.

A little bit of light snow here in Winterborne Kingston, much to my daughters excitement.

Hmmm... updated Meto forecast for my location now has heavy snow for tomorrow lunchtime. That's a big change from earlier. Could easily change back to nothing again.

Well, what a fantastic day here in East Dorset. And I have to say, hats off to the Met Office, I think they've done a superb job over the last few days, considering the difficulty of forecasting this type of weather.

OK, thanks. Reckon I'll probably be braving the roads then. I'll be driving very very slowly, however, and let work know not to expect me to be on time.

I'm in Greenhill (near Colehill cricket pitch, so not too far from you). I hope there is enough snow in Poole/Bournemouth that work shuts, then any decisions are taken out of my hands, otherwise I'll be agonising over safety vs duty to work.

Yes, it's pretty decent snow. Wondered when it had started when I got up to have a peek about 5:30. Glad someone else was up to see it! Now I need to know what the situation is in & around Bournemouth/Poole, and specifically near the University campus. Am I going to be expected to try and get in to work today?