I guess its that time of year when snow forecasts are welcome....

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Massive warning at the start of this thread. I'm not a qualified meteorologist, just a very keen amateur. I do frequently get things wrong and sometimes I miss things when life gets very busy (which it is rather atm) But, I'll do my best to give people a heads up to snow forecasts as we get them, as long as you all promise not to sue/hate me when it all goes horribly wrong.

So first area to highlight is the western side of Scotland including the highlands and part of central Scotland. Met office have warnings Sunday/into Monday

Also very worth being aware that towards the end of this week, hilly parts of northern England including the Pennines (and perhaps welsh hills too?) may well get some snow by the end of the working week.

It's not gonna make Sussex is it

We have just had some sleet in the NW England.

Lots of hail & sleet on the M61 around Chorley & Bolton earlier. A really grim drive. Made worse by a lane closed due to a car fire, then 7wo DS waking and screaming for food, which woke DD who was crying about earache.

I'm east of Manchester yet just before you climb the Pennines. No snow here yet but it's turned very cold. The Snake Pass & Cat & Fiddle are closed due to ice.

My gmail seems to think it's thundering?

It's snowing here in Belfast and starting to lie.

Snow on my doorstep :(

Really running behind this morning so just time for updated warnings
looks like some sleet showers will hit the east coast today around EA and the NE
Conditions will settle down a little bit tomorrow afternoon and looking better for all wednesday before heavy rain (and perhaps snow for higher parts of Scotland) sweeps the much of the UK accompanied by strong winds on thursday.

more later.

HarrietJones Are you north or south Cumbria?

We are near the sea so no snow here yet.

A little snow on car windscreens this morning, but only squally hail and sleet since then.

Lots of snow for Kent, please!

Well we had a smattering of hail.

Which is bit pathetic after last year. Please try harder weather!

Well you were spot on! Went to bed about 10ish last night and woke up to about 4 inches of snow this morning in Lanarkshire.
Trains disrupted and roads in and out of our town were a nightmare.
Main roads in and around Glasgow seem OK.
The clouds are gathering again, so we might be in for another dumping of the white stuff.

We have had sleet here in Louth.

I'm all ready for Christmas, so I'll make an order for deep snow any time from now onwards, please.

Oh cripes Thighs - welcome to December!

'fraid the met office has warnings out now for the wind that I mentionedup thread on thursday and friday. updated warnings

We had another dump at pick-up time this afternoon, much to the DC's delight. Big fat flakes of snow. Just in from clearing the road in front of the house, and DC drinking hot choc with rosy faces. [motherly glow emoticon]. The main roads round here aren't too bad. The snow is lying, but it's quite wet, so if it freezes tonight it'll be worse tomorrow than today, I suspect. And I haven't seen as many gritters as usual out (in fact, I haven't seen any, though I think they must have been out) - no doubt summat to do with yer Austerity.

The blizzardy winds at the end of the week look rather less inviting though. Erk.

South Cumbria.

Had bits of snow all day. Good flurry at lunch time ( when I was putting a new bulb in the headlight [grr]

midnight, you have it spot on re blizzards. The models are at the moment showing genuine blizzards for Scotland (some may get heavy rain instead of snow) with severe gale force winds thursday night. Bloody nasty and I would advise anyone in the warning area to strongly consider not travelling thursday night/friday morning if the forecast doesnt change.

My DM travelled back from Manchester to Scotland on the train this afternoon - she said travelling through Dumfries and Galloway and Lanarkshire was like stepping into Narnia.

The streets in her hometown were lethal. It has to be really bad before snow lies where she lives (she is on the riverside), but it was lying enough to worry her and make her cautious when walking. (She has mobility issues)

Harriet me too. although I guess you are further inland as we have no snow here. They said on the local radio that it is on the higher ground and in the lake district.

I work inland but live nearer the coast.

We had snow overnight in Sheffield. Had to clear my windows and roof this morning. Three miles down the hill near work and there was pretty much no sign of any snow!

It has been snow/sleet/hail type snow/rain on and off near home all day but it is currently much lighter and wetter than earlier.

I work in Sheffield and haven't seen a flake.

Snow in Penrith yesterday, was lovely driving up the M6 and seeing the hills covered with snow. Bit sleety now though

Hula and BB just shows how fickle snow can be (and how on the edge the conditions are for it in some areas)
Plenty of warnings for ice today.

Calmer today in terms of snow - some still in Central and perhaps parts of Western Scotland. Rain moving east from Wales this afternoon but it will be patchy. Still got my eyes on the very nasty low pressure Thursday night.

No snow here in central Sheffield which sucks as I have an exam this morning and was hoping for a snow day, Bart Simpson style :(