benjj

Started snowing up here in the Dales now. Wasn't expecting anything until the small hours.

I thought I was going to be too far north for this (5 miles north of Skipton) but NW, BBC and Met Office all forecasting a LOT of snow here. We'll see I guess, 50/50 whether it fizzles out before it gets this far up.

Chucking it down with snow now in the Dales.

Are we expecting any more serious snow later? Met Office, netweather, accuweather all saying different things.

I think you must be quite near me. Sleety rain in Skipton at the moment. Just about to leave for shops then home (a few miles north of Bolton Abbey at 750ft) so might be a bit up there if I'm lucky.

The rain is turning to hail is turning to sleet is turning to snow up here in the Dales. Still very wet underfoot though so not really expecting to wake up to much. Friday looks like it could be interesting. I'm driving a race car on slicks at Donington too, should be entertaining!

It's out there if you're willing to get out there and look for it. I decided to take a bit of a spin earlier to try and find some of the white stuff. Mission accomplished. Ribblehead Viaduct Buttertubs Pass

Pretty much stopped here in the Dales. Quite pleased actually, our road has got (conservatively) 7 foot drifts, 4'' lying snow on the roads, up to 12-15'' in places, zero thaw, easterly wind constant at about 15-20mph. It was quite a spell of weather, that.

Ah got you. I live up above 700ft too, quite different up there I bet but not seen it since 7am. Pretty much nothing in Skipton now, wonder if we'll see any more later.

Where abouts are you? I'm in Skipton town centre at work right now, nothing more than very fine flakes falling. It has been going for most of the day though but no accumulations on roads/pavements to speak of.

Couldn't resist it so I just went out for a drive over the tops: Burnsall, Barden, Eastby, Embsay, Skipton. White roads all the way, including central Skipton which has a good 10cm on the roads and there are snowploughs out. Amazing to see. Deepest lying snow over by Barden reservoirs, it was about a foot deep. Great fun to drive in, like carving fresh tracks en piste. Tempted to go out again now. Wife thinks I'm mental!

No, not really. We've already got about 20cm of lying snow in garden and fields. I scientifically (!) cleared off a seat outside at 7.45pm so I could measure this fall accurately. Currently 11.5cm on it.

Conservatively 10cm in the last 90 minutes. Not seen it snow like this in the UK before and it is still coming just as strong.

It is really trying here 5 miles north of Skipton. One minute nothing, one minute rain, one minute snow the size of 50p pieces.

Where abouts are you, Cowdog? You sound like you could be out my way: between Embsay and Burnsall.