[Spring Model Discussion 18Z 9/3/13 onwards....]

Know what you mean Morris8a, welcome to the forum........I'm old enough to vividly remember 1963, historic snow! Just hoping this time around there is a norrherly adjustment to give us one last hoorah for the winter; then bring on the warmth and sun.

Thanks for the welcome. Been a member since since 2006 but always feel that my "knowledge" pales in significance to the "stars" that post on here. I'll lurk and lol cos it's great fun watching it all go on and off on here. And you never know, like a true white Xmas, one day we might all get that perfect moment that goes down in history.

[Spring Model Discussion 18Z 9/3/13 onwards....]

I'm not the only older one in here then.!

13th December 1981 was the date I think.Started snowing in Sussex around early afternoon by early evening their was close to a foot of snow with 10ft drifts over the downs with people trapped in their cars.However its then that the forecast went dramatically wrong as the centre of the low pressure system which was forecast to run along the channel suddenly veered North and the Snow turned to rain South of the centre of the low pressure system and by morning most of the snow had melted.

So a taste of what things could turn out like with Northern France getting Snow turning to rain and Southern Counties heavy snow if the centre of the low moves North!

For me I've waited since March 1970 for a repeat of the snowstorm that would mean (like most coldies wish) that you know the whole country's gonna get the day off work!