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Cold Spell 11th January onwards


Nick L

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

A thread for all discussion relating to the upcoming cold spell :)

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  • Location: Alvechurch 8 miles South West of Birmingham
  • Weather Preferences: Snow
  • Location: Alvechurch 8 miles South West of Birmingham

Thanks Nick , think there could be a few surprises coming from this relatively short lived spell 

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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

High ground in the west should do very well out of this with the Peak District and North Wales looking like sweet spots

i certainly have the altitude and am in a favoured region but think I am slightly to far northeast to be in the direct firing line but I've already had a couple of falls this winter so can't be greedy.

good luck everyone.

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  • Location: Cleeve, North Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Continental winters & summers.
  • Location: Cleeve, North Somerset

Any thoughts on the Brecon Beacons or Mendips/Exmoor? Looking for a day to go walking in it but also when the weather is nice enough to. Saturday would be ideal but it's looking possibly inclement again by then.

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  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003
  • Weather Preferences: Hot and thundery or Cold and snowy.
  • Location: Abbeymead ,Glos Member Since: July 16, 2003
10 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Any thoughts on the Brecon Beacons or Mendips/Exmoor? Looking for a day to go walking in it but also when the weather is nice enough to. Saturday would be ideal but it's looking possibly inclement again by then.

Based off current models of the 850 air mass, wind direction and precipitation, Id say anything a good few hundred feet above sea level and on the western side of the country could see some white stuff. Maybe a good covering. Anything say east of Bristol I think will likely not see much.

All showers appear to be coming from a NW direction and probably fizzle out over land.

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  • Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
  • Weather Preferences: Everything in small doses!
  • Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

just hoping the cold stays around long enough for us all to get a little of the white stuff. Thursdays offering appears to miss most of Central England but I guess these things change from day to day.

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  • Location: Cleeve, North Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Continental winters & summers.
  • Location: Cleeve, North Somerset
38 minutes ago, Lynxus said:

Based off current models of the 850 air mass, wind direction and precipitation, Id say anything a good few hundred feet above sea level and on the western side of the country could see some white stuff. Maybe a good covering. Anything say east of Bristol I think will likely not see much.

All showers appear to be coming from a NW direction and probably fizzle out over land.

Thanks! I'm always amazed how difficult it is for showers to penetrate a few tens of miles inland when they keep strength well inland over the continent.

The western hills sound like a good bet then!

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  • Location: NorthWest Central London, United Kingdom
  • Weather Preferences: Cold and Snowy Winters, Hot and Sunny Summers - Never Mild!
  • Location: NorthWest Central London, United Kingdom

BBC News already reporting on the upcoming cold spell! :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38555816

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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

 It's like they are ignoring NW England on purpose in that BBC article. Also I wish people would stop incorrectly using the term cold front. 

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  • Location: Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. 300 M ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Extremes, the very hot and the very cold.
  • Location: Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. 300 M ASL
1 hour ago, MP-R said:

Any thoughts on the Brecon Beacons or Mendips/Exmoor? Looking for a day to go walking in it but also when the weather is nice enough to. Saturday would be ideal but it's looking possibly inclement again by then.

If all goes to plan the Brecon Beacons should see snow - right height, right location. I live just north of Cheltenham and quite often Cotwolds (Cleeve Hill) and Malverns can be clear but look across to the black mountains they are often white. 

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  • Location: halifax 125m
  • Weather Preferences: extremes the unusual and interesting facts
  • Location: halifax 125m

A bit of a dusting from what I have seen,better dig out the snowchains !

 

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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
3 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

A bit of a dusting from what I have seen,better dig out the snowchains !

 

Why what have you seen hillbilly

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  • Location: halifax 125m
  • Weather Preferences: extremes the unusual and interesting facts
  • Location: halifax 125m
15 minutes ago, iand61 said:

Why what have you seen hillbilly

Sorry Ian figure of speech just what was on tonight's news

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  • Location: Isle Of Lewis
  • Weather Preferences: Wild!
  • Location: Isle Of Lewis

Maybe just an incy wins teeny weeny ramp. BUT. Tonight we have already bitterly cold strong winds here in the Western Isles. We have had gusts of 75kph, NW direction. that bodes well for snow in a few days time. Lots of weather preparation already happening with ferries warning of cancellation, as are flights. I suspect we will see our first proper temp blizzards here. Perhaps even thundersnow too.

Its been a while since we have had a proper winter arctic blast, albeit short.Ppersonally the warmup for something more juicy I imagine.

I will let you know how it turns out up here!

 

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  • Location: Ouse Valley, N. Bedfordshire. 48m asl.
  • Location: Ouse Valley, N. Bedfordshire. 48m asl.

I've already had 7 days this winter as cold as this cold snap is forecast to be................ 

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  • Location: Nr Malton, North Yorkshire 53m
  • Weather Preferences: Snow/Thunderstorms
  • Location: Nr Malton, North Yorkshire 53m

5c outside, no sign of a frosty bin lid yet, that is the best way to gauge a cold spell.

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  • Location: Porthmadog
  • Location: Porthmadog
9 hours ago, March said:

I've already had 7 days this winter as cold as this cold snap is forecast to be................ 

I'm sure I've had colder days than what's being forecast, so why's everyone getting so excited?

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  • Location: blackburn
  • Weather Preferences: heavy snow/ heatwaves
  • Location: blackburn

Calamity imminent...vast majority now removed from met office warnings...extreme coasts only now....you couldn't make it up.

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  • Location: Alvechurch 8 miles South West of Birmingham
  • Weather Preferences: Snow
  • Location: Alvechurch 8 miles South West of Birmingham
Just now, chicken soup said:

Calamity imminent...vast majority now removed from met office warnings...extreme coasts only now....you couldn't make it up.

You have to remember the warnings are for disruption potential, doesn't mean anywhere out side of these areas wont get snow.

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