South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion Jan 2021 Onward

[John88B]

Blimey just drove a mile now down to this! How accurate I don't know. 

[jethro]

Morning all, looking at hubby's car that he'd cleared all the snow off, we have had a sprinkling of snow overnight (he will be happy ). Very crisp out there and I really must get myself another thermometer so I can be more specific than my range of cold, f....ing cold and baltic. On that scale, I'd say it's mid way between cold and f.....ing cold this morning.

Yesterday was lovely but didn't even get to the appetiser stage of the feast we'd all like, but February will soon be here and around these parts, we never get anything worthwhile until at least late January and into February. I'm keeping everything crossed we'll get something like this before winter is done with us all. 

 

This taken from Wells & Mendip Museum:

Priddy snowfall in 1939. The village was completely cut off for three days. Snow fell continuously for 48 hours and many houses were practically hidden in the drifts.

One or two village stalwarts got through to Wells on foot and carried back sacks of bread and other necessities, but they were up to their waists in snow in many places and many farmers worked for hours to dig sheep out of the snow.

Photos: Wells and Mendip Museum Collection

 

[chris55]

A dusting from the returning band last night, a very pretty and cold morning. Beautiful.

[Evening thunder]

-3.9C this morning. Wish I could take a trip west on the A30 and go walking on the highest points of Dartmoor today  

[jtay]

Right on cue, in a sheltered spot by the river.

[Hampshire Hillbilly]

Beautiful morning to be shepherding today. 
Low of -4 overnight, probably lower in the valley as I live on the hill.
Still about 2 inches of cover. Dogs loving life. 

[SteveB]

Still nothing from this Winter, snow has been so close, but I must be in a microclimate as getting snow to settle has been impossible. Nice to see it falling from the sky, but still waiting for everything to turn white.

Kinda think it's not going to happen for me this Winter. 

[ARTDEMOLE]

Few Clouds. Sunny but  cold, 2.0c. Humidity 81%, 1012hPa. 

[Andy Bown]

Absolutely stunning day! I have childhood memories of bright sunshine the day after snow.

[MP-R]

3 hours ago, SteveB said:

Still nothing from this Winter, snow has been so close, but I must be in a microclimate as getting snow to settle has been impossible. Nice to see it falling from the sky, but still waiting for everything to turn white.

Kinda think it's not going to happen for me this Winter. 

Settling and lying snow in places like Weston are a marker of a good winter. As nice as the dusting yesterday here was, it's nothing out of the ordinary so the search goes on. Let's hope for a classic channel low or 2/3/4/5 come February WITH cold air in place. Recent model runs have come so close to showing these scenarios but knowing us, we'll steal defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

Meanwhile - a beautiful winters day. This is the kind of day I'd happily have on repeat until something more interesting turns up. A minimum of -3.5C last night to boot.

[Glenosnow]

A beautiful crisp day,currently 6.1°c after an overnight low of -3.2°c....... 66% rh.......might have to pop into the mad thread.....need my next fix of snow.....hopefully will be better than the pathetic dusting yesterday....onwards and upwards

[Kreftysoton]

6.6 degrees now,  clear blue sky and little breeze feels spring like in the sunshine....still zero snow here since Mar 2018....  

Time is running out!

[matt111]

Sunny all day so far. Better than yesterday as all I got here was rain, in fact it was so pathetic I didn’t even see a single flake. 6.6°C

Edited January 25, 2021 by matt111

[Leon1]

Snow still remaining the shade but almost all gone now. Let's hope for another one before the end of this winter that everyone down to the coasts can enjoy too 

Got to -3 last night and reached 5.4c today and was very sunny. 

Edited January 25, 2021 by Leon1

[Frosty_wsm]

1 hour ago, MP-R said:

Settling and lying snow in places like Weston are a marker of a good winter. As nice as the dusting yesterday here was, it's nothing out of the ordinary so the search goes on. Let's hope for a classic channel low or 2/3/4/5 come February WITH cold air in place. Recent model runs have come so close to showing these scenarios but knowing us, we'll steal defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

Meanwhile - a beautiful winters day. This is the kind of day I'd happily have on repeat until something more interesting turns up. A minimum of -3.5C last night to boot.

The issue with the event over the weekend for here was the precipitation just wasn't heavy enough & didn't last for long, all the heavy stuff was just to the north & south. The band of snow, or at least the part of it that hit here thinned out markedly as it approached the Bristol channel, you could clearly see that was happening when checking the radar. Whether that was just bad luck or what I dunno but the side roads were turning white & there was some on the ground in the garden. Would have been a much better event for here if the snow was heavier & fell for longer, simple as that really. 

[dec10snow]

Good satellite shot -

 

[chris55]

Had an afternoon walk up on Uley Barrow. Took a few snaps, It was a nice combination of the melt at lower levels vs the hills. The sun was going down and it was a gorgeous atmosphere out there.

 

 

[Shaftesburydelightski]

Hi everyone,

Long time lurked who has watched with interest over the years and now feel it's time to post. We have lived in a snowy part of West Yorkshire above holmfirth and between the peak district and the southern pennines for 25 years and saw some great snow events. Now living in shaftesbury and a lovely spot it is and it's high enough for snow! Buying a weather station as well as fed up sticking my finger in the water bucket to see if it's frozen!

Great site and once learnt how to upload photos will do. 

[MP-R]

3 hours ago, Smartie said:

The issue with the event over the weekend for here was the precipitation just wasn't heavy enough & didn't last for long, all the heavy stuff was just to the north & south. The band of snow, or at least the part of it that hit here thinned out markedly as it approached the Bristol channel, you could clearly see that was happening when checking the radar. Whether that was just bad luck or what I dunno but the side roads were turning white & there was some on the ground in the garden. Would have been a much better event for here if the snow was heavier & fell for longer, simple as that really. 

You can bet that wouldn't have happened if it were rain.

[Frosty_wsm]

4 minutes ago, MP-R said:

You can bet that wouldn't have happened if it were rain.

Probably not, I swear any heavy rain always makes a beeline for my house lol

[jtay]

54 minutes ago, robhoad said:

Hi everyone,

Long time lurked who has watched with interest over the years and now feel it's time to post. We have lived in a snowy part of West Yorkshire above holmfirth and between the peak district and the southern pennines for 25 years and saw some great snow events. Now living in shaftesbury and a lovely spot it is and it's high enough for snow! Buying a weather station as well as fed up sticking my finger in the water bucket to see if it's frozen!

Great site and once learnt how to upload photos will do. 

Welcome aboard.

Hard to beat the view from the terrace at The Mitre, with a pint. When it's open, of course. 

 

[warmintim]

Interesting that Ian f on bbc just highlighted Saturday as one they were watching carefully. Here’s hoping...

[BARRY]

3 minutes ago, warmintim said:

Interesting that Ian f on bbc just highlighted Saturday as one they were watching carefully. Here’s hoping...

Rain Rain Rain thats all we get

[Eagle Eye]

1 hour ago, robhoad said:

Hi everyone,

Long time lurked who has watched with interest over the years and now feel it's time to post. We have lived in a snowy part of West Yorkshire above holmfirth and between the peak district and the southern pennines for 25 years and saw some great snow events. Now living in shaftesbury and a lovely spot it is and it's high enough for snow! Buying a weather station as well as fed up sticking my finger in the water bucket to see if it's frozen!

Great site and once learnt how to upload photos will do. 

What device are you on? Because a phone should come up with all files at the bottom of the post and then files and then images for an image and the one you used. 

[Shaftesburydelightski]

2 minutes ago, Hurricane Squad said:

What device are you on? Because a phone should come up with all files at the bottom of the post and then files and then images for an image and the one you used. 

A fire hd tablet and I see what you mean now!

Must be my age and bad eyes