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It's getting late, but whereabouts in West Dorset are you?

Just starting to settle now. Good start. On the beer side.... Purity Brewing Co - UBU

Current conditions at home:

We're booked in Beaulieu way for lunch with the in-laws tomorrow. Come on the snow!

A few flakes in the wind here. Off into Salisbury now. Later comrades.

Ha! My first ever swear filter... and I didn't swear. Honest.

I'm not happy, in fact I'm quite sad...

It's still lovely now. Have opted for the cardy though.

In exactly 4 minutes time, I'll be sat in the garden with a beer; in the sunshine, with no need for a coat. Tomorrow, we're under a weather warning for snow and in 36 hours we'll be 20 miles East of an Amber. Bonkers.

This 'event' wouldn't be a certain Rugby match would it? If it is, I'm not really sure we can be of any assistance. There is another thread for the South East who'll have better local knowledge, but London area is under an Amber warning for both Saturday and Sunday. Check the HIRLAM model animation on the previous page, which shows the South East under heavier snow early on Sunday. Some of us were impressed with the Hirlam's handling of the snow distribution last time. Best of luck! For the trip... not the Rugby. Edit - Having said all that... the amber warning ends early doors on Sunday and the MO suggests the snow will have pushed through, with the heavier stuff falling later on Saturday.

Decent hail shower at the moment. Bouncy, bouncy.

The HIRLAM is going with.... ...which is nice.

I haven't got mine either, yet. I'm looking at one of these --> https://www.lcegroup.co.uk/New/manfrotto-befree-aluminium-travel-tripod_3087.html But will probably pop into the LCE shop at the weekend for a chat.

It feels like it's been a long one.

Looks very foggy

That's the spirit.

I was just about to say Karlos will be waiting for the HIRLAM to come into range. At the moment, this weekend looks like being more interesting than the early part of the last Easterly, but nowhere near as exciting as the Thursday/Friday. Some should luck out though and see a bit. Hopefully that'll then be it, so we can get out in the garden and finally feel the sun on our backs.

It's a bit like being on an all-dayer. You finally get to bed and think you're done. Next day, there's always one saying 'Right, let's get back on it'.

Warmed up after dark...now 10.3C. And Gardeners' World is back. Woohoo!!

Bit harsh .

My station is reading 6.8C, which I thought was a tad high. However, I've just checked with a hand held and that reads 6.7C. http://www.xcweather.co.uk/ is reporting between 6 and 7 across our area, so I'll go with it.

We had an epic trek up Clearbury early yesterday morning for our sledging. It was hard going in knee deep drifts at some points. At the top however, conditions were good and fast. Had to leave mid morning to get to the Saints match (wish I hadn't bothered). It was surprising how quickly the thaw was setting even in the three hours that we were out on the hill. The last few weeks has been great. Not just for the eventual cold and snow, but for the whole lead up on Netweather; especially in the S/SW Thread. Tracking it from the predicted SSW, to the main event felt like we had insider knowledge all the way. Thanks to all in here.

"Southampton Football Club is anticipating that tomorrow’s Premier League match with Stoke City will proceed as planned. The club has been in dialogue with Hampshire Police, Southampton City Council, the Premier League and Stoke about the game, after the heavy snowfall experienced in the region. Following continued consultation throughout the day, the club and authorities expect the game to go ahead at its scheduled 3pm GMT kick-off time." This will seriously curtail my sledging time.

Confirmed by the SW thread's favourite model. If the HIRLAM says it's gonna happen... it's gonna happen.

Do you reckon they'll call the game off tomorrow? Statement at 5pm apparently. I'm going to have to get the bus/train, but nothing's running today.