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[Peter H]

My area got a total covering of an outstanding 0cm!

Yep, same here. We had a wee skiff last Thursday/Friday but that was about it. The west/Northwest of NI had quite a few good snow events last week but it never really filtered down to the greater Belfast area, which is unusual.The severe cold that was forecast never really materialised and it's just cloudy here tonight. Not even any frost on the ground.

Like you, can't see anything happening the rest of the winter in this part of the UK either. The charts for the next couple of weeks really are dire, despite Simon Keeling of Weatherweb.net getting all hyped up about the end of next week for some odd reason.

Roll on summer when we can look forward to winter 2015/2016. Thoroughly fed up with this one now.

Edited January 21, 2015 by Peter H

[Peter H]

P.S we had rain all day yesterday which really was miserable. From around 1pm until 11 pm. Yuk. Temperature hovered around 4-6C all day.

[Summer Sun]

beeb firming up on a colder start to February

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/30965802

Edited January 24, 2015 by Summer Sun

[Eugene]

Well i'm hoping that wind dies down early Feb, when it goes slack temps are much lower at night, friday started off wonderfully cold with no wind.

[Bobd29]

I'm glad I didn't get my hopes up. My area got a total covering of an outstanding 0cm!

I would not be surprised if no snow settles in the South of England for the rest of the winter. According to models, the weather will be boring for the next two weeks - mild, breezy and showery.

 

GFS (Mild, Not Windy & Showery)

 

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The GFS signifies mild air is going to take over, constantly pushing in from the west. Could even be some positive double figured temperatures by next week.

 

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The GFS signifies it won't be particularly windy, except for the very far north - which won't even be that windy.

 

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The GFS signifies it will be showery everywhere.

 

High pressure will dominate the weather from Friday onwards, for a week (probably).

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What a change a few days can make, talk about a proposed turnaround".....any comments?

[Barry12]

So it looks like there will be a cold spell as we start February.

 

ECM show this

 

 

Cold with any precipitation falling as snow...

 

Discuss!

[Summer Sun]

Snow warnings out for Wednesday and Thursday

 

Issued at: 1008 on Sun 25 Jan 2015

Valid from: 1500 on Wed 28 Jan 2015

Valid to: 2355 on Thu 29 Jan 2015

 

A cold and increasingly showery northwesterly flow is expected to develop during Wednesday and last through Thursday. Accumulating snow is likely away from windward coastal districts, especially overnight, with 2-5 cm locally at low levels. Higher ground, above about 150 m, could see in excess of 10 cm. Strong and gusty winds will likely accompany snow showers, and lead to significantly reduced visibility at times. The public should be aware of the potential for disruption to travel.

 

Chief Forecaster's assessment

 

An active cold front is expected to push southeast across the UK during Wednesday introducing an increasingly cold and unstable air mass. Showers will become frequent and heavy, increasingly falling as snow in the north and west, and driven well inland by strong to gale force northwesterly winds. Accumulating snow is likely, especially overnight. This warning will be updated on Monday.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1422403200&regionName=uk

[Summer Sun]

Cold weather alert issued from Wednesday to Sunday it covers all parts of England bar the south west, south east and London

 

Current alert level: Level 2 - Alert and Readiness

 

Issued at: 1045 on Mon 26 Jan 2015

 

There is a 80% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 1200 on Wednesday and 1200 on Sunday in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust's emergency plan for appropriate preventive action.

 

A cold front is expected to cross the U.K. during Wednesday, introducing much colder conditions to central and northern England in particular. Very strong winds will accentuate the cold. Snow showers are likely in most areas, but especially the north west where significant accumulations are likely to build up, especially in hilly areas.

 

An update will be issued when the alert level changes in any region. Alerts are issued once a day by 0900 if required and are not subject to amendment in between standard issue times. Note that the details of the forecast weather are valid at the time of issue but may change over the period that an alert remains in force. These details will not be updated here unless the alert level also changes, the latest forecast details can be obtained at the following link:

 

http://www.metoffice...ecast/#?tab=map

 

http://www.metoffice...oldWeatherAlert