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  • Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
  • Location: Bracknell, Berkshire

Caught the train to London...may have been an error. But a good 3-5cm in places on the walk in and light snow at ascot. Hoping today people stay safe. Not sure how much to expect here yet. 5-10cm seems about the mark

 

 

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  • Location: Home near Sellindge, 80m/250feet, 5miles from Coast
  • Weather Preferences: Severe Storms and Snow
  • Location: Home near Sellindge, 80m/250feet, 5miles from Coast

Heavier snow now, gone dark

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  • Location: Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire
  • Weather Preferences: Cold Cold Cold
  • Location: Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire

Is this lot likely to get to us (The bit off the SW coast) ??

sorry for my rubbish meteorological terms!!! ?

 

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  • Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
  • Location: Bracknell, Berkshire
Just now, paget said:

Is this lot likely to get to us (The bit off the SW coast) ??

sorry for my rubbish meteorological terms!!! ?

 

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Nope

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  • Location: Reigate, Surrey 105 m (top floor 120m)
  • Location: Reigate, Surrey 105 m (top floor 120m)

Yes, as @Dipsy says above, fine, light snow in Reigate.  -4.4c, Dp -7c.  It's going to take a lot more intensity to build up anything meaningful.  I see the amber warning remains as yesterday, so hasn't been extended eastwards towards London and the south east.  Looking at the radar returns that's not really surprising.

West Country looks interesting.  My 83 year old father is in Bristol so I may get some reports later.  He's got enough tins and powdered milk to last about 6 months!

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  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in summer, thunderstorms, snow, fog, frost, squall lines
  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
11 minutes ago, CK1981 said:

Building up nicely considering we had nothing on the ground early yesterday evening:

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Nice one, finally! A couple of cm’s here too, nothing amazing but it’s snowing, it’s -4C and it’s the first day of Spring lol. Fingers crossed we get a decent covering before it all melts on Saturday :cold:

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  • Location: SE London
  • Location: SE London

Was hoping for a lot more today but can't complain. 

I'm expecting a partial thaw tonight as temperatures may struggle to fall below freezing in some parts

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  • Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
  • Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Have to say I’m quite disappointed with this cold spell in Haywards Heath, probably due to my unrealistic expectations to be fair. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been great to have genuine cold and some snow this late in the season, but this hasn’t come close to March 2013, let alone 2009/2010 down here. 2-3 inches on Tuesday morning which started to melt in the sun meaning roads were basically clear by the afternoon, some snow in sheltered spots still but not a lot. I was hoping for a good top up today but we have a few flakes in the wind and nothing else, and can’t see much else coming our way? 

It’s been more interesting than normal late February/early March weather but if we’re not going to get another decent covering I’m ready for it to warm up and for Spring to start! 

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  • Location: Bramley, Surrey
  • Location: Bramley, Surrey

Sky is starting to lighten up now and the radar is not showing much happening at the moment. Is this it for today?

 

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  • Location: Home near Sellindge, 80m/250feet, 5miles from Coast
  • Weather Preferences: Severe Storms and Snow
  • Location: Home near Sellindge, 80m/250feet, 5miles from Coast

Proper snow, not sure how long it will last though :(

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  • Location: Ashford Kent
  • Weather Preferences: 1. Clear skies 2. Cold 3. Snow 4. Hot
  • Location: Ashford Kent

Funny how long that PPN sat in the Channel between 4am - 7am this morning and then passed over so quickly!  

 

Ashford TN23 2/10

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  • Location: Horley, near Gatwick
  • Location: Horley, near Gatwick
7 minutes ago, abruzzi spur said:

Yes, as @Dipsy says above, fine, light snow in Reigate.  -4.4c, Dp -7c.  It's going to take a lot more intensity to build up anything meaningful.  I see the amber warning remains as yesterday, so hasn't been extended eastwards towards London and the south east.  Looking at the radar returns that's not really surprising.

West Country looks interesting.  My 83 year old father is in Bristol so I may get some reports later.  He's got enough tins and powdered milk to last about 6 months!

Fabulous FiveLive weather forecast just now for just about the entire country... except the south east. All focus currently north and east and later, south west, Ireland, Wales and central southern England. No doubt we’ll see some snow but as for the ‘event’ all the pointers suggest a near miss. Don’t see that changing, as it’s not a showery airstream. But I guess we’ll see. 

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  • Location: Waltham Abbey, West Essex 144ft a.s.l.
  • Weather Preferences: snow, thunderstorms
  • Location: Waltham Abbey, West Essex 144ft a.s.l.

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  • Location: Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex (11.8M ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, snow, and wind storms
  • Location: Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex (11.8M ASL)

Quick question, how long will the snow remain powdery? Will it still be this type tomorrow?

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  • Location: Croydon. South London. 161 ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, snow, warm sunny days.
  • Location: Croydon. South London. 161 ft asl

The radar showing its clear over London but it's still snowing:)

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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms,
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent

Red warning issued for parts of the South-West and Wales!

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  • Location: Deal, Kent
  • Location: Deal, Kent
6 minutes ago, A Wintry Mix said:

Not bad for the 1st March

Thanet -3 6c snow a bit heavier

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Think for this cold spell, this is the best East Kent has done so far. I'm still confident we may see a prolonged period of light snow this morning and today. Don't think the front will clear as quickly or as cleanly as it appears on radar. ?

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  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny and warm in summer, thunderstorms, snow, fog, frost, squall lines
  • Location: Nymburk, Czech Republic and Staines, UK
3 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

Red warning issued for parts of the South-West and Wales!

Yep! Also snow here all day, some tonight then all day tomorrow, wow.

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  • Location: Singleton, Kent
  • Location: Singleton, Kent
7 minutes ago, john mac said:

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I think Mr Fawkes is onto something. All hi-res models show snow in our region starting with the dusting just now, followed by a break and then a good dumping later. They also all agree that the next  band arrives overnight rather than late tomorrow morning. Arpege is the most bullish followed by HIRLAM. 

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Looks like the amber warning zone has been moved further west if anything :wallbash:Not necessarily a downgrade, just an increase in certainty regarding that heaviest snowfall. I'm sure a few could still get lucky throughout the day and evening, even if the worst of it will almost certainly be in the west.

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  • Location: Reigate, Surrey 105 m (top floor 120m)
  • Location: Reigate, Surrey 105 m (top floor 120m)
2 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

Red warning issued for parts of the South-West and Wales!

Indeed.  Real concern then.  Some very rural communities down there, up on the Mendips etc,  

Still only light snow here.

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