I'm in Rotherham as well, and have been stuck in all week as the snow was so bad on my street, the car wouldn't move an inch. However, I have got up this morning, and although the road is still covered, it is now slushy. All the snow that was covering the roof of the car has gone, and the kids toys in the garden are clear. Last night, you couldn't even see the slide, it was just a white shape! Now its just a slide again.
I don't understand the sciene part to all this, I just know that the snow is disappearing slowly.