Bring your ruler - Snow chat part 2

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As requested by our snow guru OYBBK heres the new thread as the other one is almost full.

And I have no idea why I'm still getting involved as we had no snow

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We do live in a close so maybe some drifting .DD measured and ds2 checked om in London with poorly ds3 but looked out window and theres quite a bit of white stuff

Loads in london last night, just a smattering and slush in north hamphire.

I did get stuck in London overnight but not due to the weather, due to drinking, carousing, fun time having.

SO lengthy trips on a few night buses before snatching 3 hrs sleep on my sisters boyfriends couch lol

14cm in our garden in Cambridge

Around about 15cm in Cambridge area - city almost ground to stand still last night. We had a 10 mile (plus change to normal route) drive home to our village as the main roads were blocking up with cars (rear wheel drive) that couldn't manage any inclines. I think we got into 3rd gear a couple of times!
No sign of a thaw here yet.

4 inches in N.Surrey

The kids have a snowman, an igloo and soggy socks.

marking spot

we had 4-5cm last night (posted on old thread) after it stopped in E Lancs - misty this morning & a very gradual thaw

About seven inches in deepest darkest Kent

Half a centimetre, if that, which rapidly melted about 20 minutes after it had fallen- south Hants. Bah.

kitten, I have to go from Lancs to see DS2 in Sheffield on Tuesday - my preferred route is via Woodhead Pass (it's generally beautiful) but would I be safer going M62 & down via Huddersfield do you think?

It's further, & very boring, but takes similar amount of time & is possibly less risky?

I think it would be a sensible option ponders. Fog looks rather likely on Tuesday, so I wouldn't worry about the view too much. although I don't expect further snow in that area, temps will be going low over night so ice could be a problem.

Really melting fast now in +2c. Bum.

About 1cm yesterday (Gloucestershire) which melted overnight :( (Think we had rain) So this morning we had frozen slush, ice & freezing fog!

My mum is in Cambridgeshire & has about 10-12cm & can't get her car off her driveway!

I have a trip round the M25 and the South, decided not to go last night as the snow forecast looked bad. I am hoping it will be fairly clear by now. Any bad spots known?

Ours does not seem to be melting yet. (west Sussex) We are off sledging this afternoon.

We have six inches (15cm) here in Surrey, but we are quite high up, near Epsom Downs, so always get more than surrounding areas. I have just got back from a sledging trip with the DCs and am defrosting with a cappuchino.

The roads are slushy, but I think we'll all be back at work/school tomorrow - boo.

PigletJohn - M25 running fine through Surrey.

5.5 inches in Stevenage.

Kids have had a good play and we had an exciting walk to sainsburys cafe, kids now had enough so its inside with dvds for rest of day. I shovelled our paths but think it could be a waste of time as its all going to melt. Hopefully school will be open tomorrow.

Ponders - am pretty sure the Woodhead will be closed - I am atthe Glossop end and our roads are stuffed with snow, tho' very slowly melting.

Does look like sleet or snow showers likely in the early hours for EA, and the far SE. Maybe London too. Cheeky little low.

5 inches here in NE London! DS1 and DD loving it, DS2 not impressed!

thanks, kitten - I will go on the M62 then

I remember in a recent bout of poor weather the road was open, but a lorry jackknifed; if that happened I'd be really stuck!

oh thanks, panfried - hadn't seen yours!

that confirms it then

Leavesden, Abbots Langley just outisde Watford 10cm

The sky still looks very heavy, here in SE London. Not convinced that it's over.

DD's school has just text to say they might have a delayed start tomorrow.