Polar Bear

Think we maybe clearing soon, as it moves up and slightly more west. Definitely seems to be a nice streamer setting up in the channel for some to the west. You are in for some heavy continuous snow. Just waiting now to hear about some power cuts. Won’t be long now?

Urm we’ve had a fair bit of snow.. more than the first beast from east maybe? I would say a good 6ins? But haven’t bothered to go outside. looking at the radar though think we are coming out of it. What was forecast for most of the day I think has got through. Wasn’t expecting that much. It is though I think quite wet so not sure how today’s temps will fair with it etc. It is quite beautiful and am tempted to get up and go for an earliesh walk . Don’t think the neddies will be ridden anyhow this morn. Enjoy those to the west of me. You’ve fun to come .

Not here they are.. down to 0 degrees. Yeee haaaaa.. got to be in it to win it. ???

Ah ok. Quite lucky then. ??Sorry meant fortunate. .. am tired.

How on earth did you manage to mow the lawn after all that rain? Ours is on a hill and drains well but is saturated. Do you have a special machine?

Wow selective chart .. it’s pretty much made a bee line for GB.!

Even the BBC weather man said chance of snow for south. Wow. I almost detected convinction in his tone.

I’m with you on that. It should be time for G&Ts in the garden soon not whisky by the fire. ? ... been a tad overworked this week with long days so have ignored this forum and forecasts. Driving home tonight was a bit of a surprise as didn’t realise so much rain was due. Had to take the back rural roads. Rutted from the snow and plenty of standing water..and flooding - oh and one point down to about 3metres visibility with fog. What was that all about? It is rural Berkshire hardly the height and remoteness of Dartmoor.. oh well good old British weather never ceasing to amaze us.

For @Jayfromcardiff https://www.facebook.com/groups/469757349806738/permalink/1604985282950600/ and anyone else on here from Wales . and all of us! Did make me smile. Hope all the gritter men across the country get some rest soon.. although most of those in the north and Scotland wont yet ?

People are trying to get to the Moors with sledges!!! Don’t!!!

Very much a dilemna but if you can’t physically get in. You can’t. You are under a warning . They have health and safety rules your work place will need to abide by and forcing your staff to come in because it is their shift, against national warnings and your safety will be breaking those rules. Stay safe. (They will have staff already on shift who can’t leave the care home! ) stay safe.

no it was earlier today - red was extended into tomorrow today too

Oh bless them - not surprised. Dam water freezing over. Make sure you be careful if you go tomorrow, but maybe call a local farmer or someone to go with or meet you there? Road outside my friends (main road) with the horses is blocked with traffic including a horse box stuck with horses on it. My friend has checked and all ok, they have hay and water etc. But what a night mare - pardon the pun.

cold I should image? Freezing even? maybe..

You are just awesome. Thank you for posting and especially for taking the time to post.

Good to hear you and Neddies are ok... Bless you. Well done. Bet they were pleased to see you?

whose from Poole - visibility looking not so great atm... https://www.fjbhotels.co.uk/liveview/?cam=2

I know and its the whole bare hands on metal frozen gate we casually do! Ha hab - tell you what has made poo picking outside easier! Come up in one go! ha ha. Ours at my friend's home as they are hers. School though is frozen, and no access to paddock but they have their "sun terraces" so to speak outside the stables so they can have some outside walk about..all has been plenty gritted and they have loads of haylage. Both were clipped a while ago and both like yours regulating temps well. Ps don't know if you do this or are doing it or can practically do it, but we gave ours a bucket of really warm water as well - drank that in seconds.. so maybe worth taking up some when you go as some tend to not drink so much water if it is too cold.

Think you will be very in demand MrNoo later - your neighbours must love you! Snow Plough tractor... respect.

Fabulous. Yes it is a worry I think not being able to get to them. Yes we were surprised the other morning when it went into the double minuses just how toasty they were - almost too warm. Think their natural body regulating temp thing is kicking in. Amazing really. Good luck and keep me posted! Us equines need to look out for each other :).. PS West Dartmoor where abouts are you - I have a horse friend in West Dartmoor too with a huuuge 4 x 4

If you go back shove a load more hay on the floor, we did on ours... Be safe going back and give the neddies a carrot from me

As long as they have plenty of hay, water (put a tennis ball in to help stop the freezing over) and shelter/rugged up they should be ok. Think sometimes we worry more than we need to. Ours were well toasty the other night with the 450g rugs on. Don't know about the Toyota Rav 4...is there anyone else nearby to go do the checks?

Interesting... did you know about the window application for checking the weather? Most houses have them but it does require looking up and away from the screen and out through the window application?

Didn't METO say midday to arrive on our shores? 10 mins to spare they were slightly out! ...... ...just kidding - bang on right METO

@*Stormforce~beka* here's an update on what this morning was all about and what is to come..