South West England Cold Spell Discussion

[Bristawl Si]

i think it's sleety here in Stoke Gifford.

I just looked at the metoffice radar and there's a hell of a lot of precipitation about to hit our area. I should've bought the netweather radar subscription the other week.

[Jonesywilliteversnow]

dont worry Westerner's one fact is assured when the South or West come's up against a Low we get well and truly dumped..

Look over the years how much heavy snowfall as happened when warm LOWS have hit stagnant cold air..

Our time will come

rest assured

i sure hope so this would be my first major snow event in england ive never seen more than a few cms of snow since i moved to the UK in 1999........

b4 that i lived on St.Helena there was no snow there EVER p.s im only 19 aswell

Febuary was my first taste of proper snow best ive seen

[Evening thunder]

Please inform us when it starts because i am scared i might just miss it while eating breakfast or somthing like that.

Sorry i shouldnt be so down your right we should at least wait for the pub run to cheer us all up.

Ill try, but it may have passed you by the time it reaches me

Anyway In a way I wish I was where you are as you've certainly got the most chance of being cold enough at 290m!

Id like there to be a bit more snow shown, however I think there will be a bit around in places and the GFS does show showers over the weekend, and it usually underestimates precip in showery situations. Anyway I guess the only way is to wait and see and I wouldnt mind some nice cold frosty weather anyway

We can hope!

[Nights King]

I'll have to rely on people with the right radar for that but seeing as it's now 1.6C and is steadily dropping every ten minutes or so by 0.1-2C it ruddy well should be snowing later on. Here's hoping.

I can't do this too often or i might get told off but here it is -

[kumquat]

Hi Noggin,

Yep here in Sleety Winterbourne Could get some precipatitive drag bringing the colder air down although the temp doesn't seem to be going down much. I use the filton weather station temps but they seem a tad high at the moment at 4.4 and 3.9DP

[dogs32]

i think it's sleety here in Stoke Gifford.

I just looked at the metoffice radar and there's a hell of a lot of precipitation about to hit our area. I should've bought the netweather radar subscription the other week.

dont worry that will come in good use when we see some decent snowfall

That just made me laugh how you put it

[Bristawl Si]

dont worry Westerner's one fact is assured when the South or West come's up against a Low we get well and truly dumped..

Look over the years how much heavy snowfall as happened when warm LOWS have hit stagnant cold air..

Our time will come

rest assured

Best years for that though Dogs were many many years ago, like 79, 81, etc. And the difference then was that we had below freezing temps before, during and after snowfall (Not like last Feb, for example). I was hoping this cold spell was going to deliver colder temps to be fair, to give us a better chance if LPs approach from the SW.

[BristolBlizzard]

I'll have to rely on people with the right radar for that but seeing as it's now 1.6C and is steadily dropping every ten minutes or so by 0.1-2C it ruddy well should be snowing later on. Here's hoping.

yes the real cold air is coming , snow will follow . :lol:

[Jonesywilliteversnow]

OMG SNOWFLAKES YAYAYAYAYAYA

its turning to snow here in filton :lol:

[dogs32]

Best years for that though Dogs were many many years ago, like 79, 81, etc. And the difference then was that we had below freezing temps before, during and after snowfall (Not like last Feb, for example). I was hoping this cold spell was going to deliver colder temps to be fair, to give us a better chance if LPs approach from the SW.

yea your right...I think we are still in the 70's and 80's

I think maybe we have to except Global warming is here

snow fest is over...

na truthfully we dont get the cold extreme's we used to or snow..

Loved this Feb...BUT like you say nothing compared to the past :lol:

[Nights King]

OMG SNOWFLAKES YAYAYAYAYAYA

its turning to snow here in filton

You cannot be serious? do you know what the temperature is? maybe that cold is undercutting?

My temperature is quite high now 2.9c and just rain

Edited December 16, 2009 by mullender83

[BristolBlizzard]

OMG SNOWFLAKES YAYAYAYAYAYA

its turning to snow here in filton

:lol:

[fromey]

temps on the rise here 0.7 in the last hour, sleet now back to rain. 2.9c, winds picking up a little

[Jayfromcardiff]

OMG SNOWFLAKES YAYAYAYAYAYA

its turning to snow here in filton

WOW cool mate!

[fromey]

You cannot be serious? do you know what the temperature is? maybe that cold is undercutting?

My temperature is quite high now 2.9c and just rain

your having laugh, hes pulling our chains, (ihope not my heart missed abeat)

[dogs32]

yes there is wet sleet and rain here..

nothing speacial to warm to be pure snow I would think

[Jonesywilliteversnow]

no idea of dew im afraid but its definatly sleet with snowflakes in :lol:

[Wilxy]

Still sleet here.

[Nights King]

I am impressed! Tricky dicky miss fires again!

Is it just a heavy burst or is it increasingly turning to snow?

[Jonesywilliteversnow]

little flakes thats it :lol: about 90% sleet lol

christmas list -

weather station

[Wilxy]

Oh dear 4-5c no chance of snow now.

[Bristawl Si]

Well. i'm in the next area of BTL to Filton and there ain't no snow!

[noggin]

Yep here in Sleety Winterbourne

Sleety in Winterbourne and Stoke Gifford and Filton, then.

Cold rain here in Downend.

I tried to see some flakes in with the rain, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't see any!

I have given up hope now........... :lol:

[kumquat]

I'm confident we'll get snow from tomorrow night onwards.

[Nights King]

Oh dear the blow torch temperatures has reached me. 3.3c