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itsnowjoke Veteran

itsnowjoke

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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2 minutes ago, Frost HoIIow said:

Just had pea sized hail here, covered everything!

I can't even manage that lol

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  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
  • Weather Preferences: very cold frosty days, blizzards, very hot weather, floods, storms
  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
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It is sad to say today is groundhog day. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then the spring season will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks. :(:(

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  • Location: Rotherhithe, 5.8M ASL
  • Location: Rotherhithe, 5.8M ASL
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2 hours ago, northwestsnow said:

Well nothing is certain in life dodger but id put money on you being correct.

Sholver etch might see a couple of cm as they are 300m asl.

Me and you probs just not quite high enough.

Ah you will be...200m not high enough how could you say such....On a side note 50m seems quite steep for me being 6m ASL wanna swap? :) 

 

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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7 minutes ago, pip22 said:

It is sad to say today is groundhog day. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then the spring season will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks. :(:(

I've never heard that before interesting seeing as it was cloudy this morning.

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  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
  • Weather Preferences: very cold frosty days, blizzards, very hot weather, floods, storms
  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
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Heavy Hail here too. It stopped now atm.

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  • Location: Bacup Lancashire, 1000ft up in the South Pennines
  • Weather Preferences: Summer heat and winter cold, and a bit of snow when on offer
  • Location: Bacup Lancashire, 1000ft up in the South Pennines
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Had a heavy hail shower on the way home from work which made the roads white for a brief period but nothing when I got home.

It's nice to see another chance of snow tonight and maybe altitude is on my side but not expecting more than a slight covering at best and I wouldn't be that bothered if I missed out completely.

current temperature is 4c.

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  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
  • Weather Preferences: very cold frosty days, blizzards, very hot weather, floods, storms
  • Location: Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley 59m asl.
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The hail is covering the roads and pavements here now.

Stopped again.

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  • Location: Haute Vienne, Limousin, France (404m ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: Warm and sunny with night time t-storms
  • Location: Haute Vienne, Limousin, France (404m ASL)
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16 minutes ago, itsnowjoke said:

I've never heard that before interesting seeing as it was cloudy this morning.

It's an American custom. And it was made into a movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

Today's result if not posted elsewhere (just cooking so no time to look!)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/02/02/groundhog-day-2016-punxsutawney-phil-sees-no-shadow-predicts-early-spring/

 

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  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67
  • Weather Preferences: Winter - snow, Irish sea convection. Summer - thunderstorms, hot sunny days
  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67
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31 minutes ago, pip22 said:

It is sad to say today is groundhog day. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then the spring season will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks. :(:(

 Known as Candlemas in Britain  with a similar  proverb. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemas

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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7 minutes ago, moochops said:

I'm now lamppost watching for hail.  Help me.....

Me too but I have to keep getting up as I can't see one where I sit lol

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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8 minutes ago, Spikecollie said:

It's an American custom. And it was made into a movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

Today's result if not posted elsewhere (just cooking so no time to look!)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/02/02/groundhog-day-2016-punxsutawney-phil-sees-no-shadow-predicts-early-spring/

 

Yes I've seen the film lol

i just didn't know about it being season related

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  • Location: Burnage, Manchester
  • Location: Burnage, Manchester
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7 minutes ago, itsnowjoke said:

Me too but I have to keep getting up as I can't see one where I sit lol

Lol. How low have we sunk?  I wish lampposts had never been invented.

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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14 minutes ago, moochops said:

Lol. How low have we sunk?  I wish lampposts had never been invented.

You got that right lol and must be low to do it nothing else better to do lol

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  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67
  • Weather Preferences: Winter - snow, Irish sea convection. Summer - thunderstorms, hot sunny days
  • Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67
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Sferic  somewhere 

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  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
  • Weather Preferences: severe storms,snow wind and ice
  • Location: Hoyland,barnsley,south yorkshire(134m asl)
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17 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Sferic  somewhere 

A few just north of Mancherter

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

 

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  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
  • Location: North west England/East Lancashire/Burnley
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Just now, Mokidugway said:

Tis cold pizza and beer time:drunk-emoji:

Liking your style 

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  • Location: Glossop Derbyshire 300m asl
  • Location: Glossop Derbyshire 300m asl
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Layer of hailstones n slush here.... Huge flash but not sure if it was lightening or something else.... No boom.... Cant see out as was tipping it down with hail..... Maybe cloud to cloud? 

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