South West England Cold Spell Discussion

[Dartmoor_Matt]

Pop over to our London & South East thread...Much more interesting....we have people commiting suicide

due to warmer sectors and thaws....You'll love it

Still snow here!

[Wilxy]

Still snowing here and its definatly not sleet.

[snowlight robbery]

I think I need councilling,It's blatantly obvious the current weather conditions are far too complex for ANYONE to properly predict along with the charts etc so I should just give up for a while and forget this forum but I can't aghhhhhhhhhhh

[SilverWolf]

Thaw not overly devastating today - melt from trees roofs etc, but I doubt much in the rural Stroud district. Fun ahead, poss some more tonight looking at radar. Probably light but temp is dropping (no evidence to support that, just a dog walk). Like the fact the Meto being blamed for the lack of snow and slightly higher temperatures today. I thought the especially chaotic nature of the cold weather was, but maybe there's a bloke at the Meto with various buttons to press which control the weather. lol.

Edited January 10, 2010 by SilverWolf

[kent]

Well after all the hype and promise we in Poole have an impressive total of one inch of snow from this so called memorable winter. Everything to our west north and east as usual. I could add even south as the isle of wight and certainly the channel islands have fared better. Being a snow lover and being a realist after so many years of disappointment I feel its time to hang up my netweather boots and find something more constructive to do after so much radar watching and lack of sleep only to end in abject misery. So goodbye my friends im off down the pub to drown my sorrows.

[yipikiaye]

still snowing here i would say its getting heavier but usually when i say that it stops

Think we might be in for a dumping tonight.Well maybe just to get what we shouldve got during sunday would be very much welcomed now after a day of sod all lol

Edited January 10, 2010 by yipikiaye

[Schmac]

Well, not had anything here all day!!!

Spent an hour earlier clearing sheet ice off the road outside my house (and putting some grit/salt down!)... Cars were sliding everywhere!!

I can also confirm that the "Trowbridge Anti-Snow Force-field" is still fully operational tonight!...

[BARRY]

Spotlight have now given a warning for heavy snow on tueday

[Bristawl Si]

latest radar .

Cheers. That raintoday radar must be cr#p. Just got out a nice hot bath, hence the delay in replying. No snow falling here.

[yipikiaye]

Well, not had anything here all day!!!

Spent an hour earlier clearing sheet ice off the road outside my house (and putting some grit/salt down!)... Cars were sliding everywhere!!

I can also confirm that the "Trowbridge Anti-Snow Force-field" is still fully operational tonight!...

shakes head yeah and they ll be sliding about even more when this freezes again.God some people.This is the silliest thing u can do in this weather.I almost come off me bike before the weekend cause of people doing this

Edited January 10, 2010 by yipikiaye

[snowlight robbery]

Well after all the hype and promise we in Poole have an impressive total of one inch of snow from this so called memorable winter. Everything to our west north and east as usual. I could add even south as the isle of wight and certainly the channel islands have fared better. Being a snow lover and being a realist after so many years of disappointment I feel its time to hang up my netweather boots and find something more constructive to do after so much radar watching and lack of sleep only to end in abject misery. So goodbye my friends im off down the pub to drown my sorrows.

Completely agree, let's start a No snow Dorset support group!!!!!

[noggin]

Pop over to our London & South East thread...Much more interesting....we have people commiting suicide

due to warmer sectors and thaws....You'll love it

It seems that lots of us here in the SW have LOTS of snow left! Can we go over and tell them and see what their reaction is?

Edited January 10, 2010 by noggin

[Dartmoor_Matt]

Spotlight have now given a warning for heavy snow on tueday

Nice one! What time was that on?

Did they give a clue as to how much and timings?

[SilverWolf]

It seems that lots of us here in the SW have LOTS of snow left! Can we go over and tell them and see what their reaction is?

I hope that's not SE bias...!!

[snowlight robbery]

Country file just begun, get ready to watch forecastor conducting most UNENVIABLE job in the world!

[dogs32]

Dan Corbett had a heavy snow sign for CARDIFF..LOL

someone is going to be very happy

[Rich_Clements]

Dan Corbett had a heavy snow sign for CARDIFF..LOL

someone is going to be very happy

Bless Him

[SilverWolf]

Dan Corbett had a heavy snow sign for CARDIFF..LOL

someone is going to be very happy

That'll be all of us!! Heavy clouds looming here, more on the way?

[Schmac]

shakes head yeah and they ll be sliding about even more when this freezes again.God some people.This is the silliest thing u can do in this weather.I almost come off me bike before the weekend cause of people doing this

Only if they don't put proper road salt/grit down after clearing it...

True, it's usually much better just to leave it as it is (no-ones touched it since Tuesday and it's been ok-ish) but there comes a point when it has to be done.

It had to be done today... It's absolutely trecherous... Decided it was time to do it when a neighbour took about 5 attempts to get into her driveway eariler... Her car couldn't even get up over the drop-kerb (was just skidding and sliding all over the road).

Most of what I salted/gritted earlier has already gone and unless it gets down below -7 tonight, there's little chance of it re-freezing.

Edited January 10, 2010 by Schmac

[dogs32]

yes that was for TUESDAY...

current temp here 1.4 and falling.

odd flake in the wind

Edited January 10, 2010 by dogs32

[Duane S.]

Completely agree, let's start a No snow Dorset support group!!!!!

Im in! Maybe a bit of reverse psychology might work for us?

On the plus side we have less to lose when the great thaw sets in!

[dogs32]

That'll be all of us!! Heavy clouds looming here, more on the way?

looks like we are in for some shower's later if they dont fizzle out

[Rich_Clements]

yes that was for TUESDAY...

current temp here 1.4 and falling.

odd flake in the wind

A nice large Pink blob to our north east on the Radar

[Bristawl Si]

looks like we are in for some shower's later if they dont fizzle out

Big blob just to the East of Cheltenham; should reach you, Dogs

[yipikiaye]

As for what i see on the radar i think the bbc got some answering to do the big hype they hyped up for today and upto now nothing and the radar doesnt seem to be showing a great deal .