So whats with thia snow forecast for early next week then?

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I thought it was spring now. OYBBK what do you think?

I think it's said on weather message boards that snow's possible anytime 'til April/May time!
I've just been on Netweather and they're giving us in the Midlands a 60%+ chance of it on Tuesday. This will probably be a light covering over the Pennines and nowhere near where I am! (Leicester)

(I hope OYBBK's OK ~ not 'seen' her here for a week or so.)

Netweather's thoughts on the coming cold snap.

Was just thinking that too - hope she is ok.

I saw OYBBK on another thread last night so presume she is all right :)

Am going away for a long weekend and am considering how many layers of clothes I need to take :)

What?

not very well still, so I'm afraid I've not had the energy/inclination to look at the weather. I have been playing with daffodils though :) Monday does look quite interesting for those in northern england/southern Scotland. Models are varying quite a lot where the precipitation will be and hence the risk.

could be thunderstorms tomorrow.

Still not feeling 100%, OYBBK?
Can I send some , (with squirty cream, of course!) and some nice 's to aid recovery?

Think for us in the south, we're going to have some much needed rain on Sunday night/Monday. Good for those low reservoirs and daffodils!

fraid not Gloria - been shifted onto some horrible medication and the consultant is sending me an appt to talk about surgery. Not the best state of affairs.
Thank you for all the pressies :)

you are right, it does look like useful amounts of rain tomorrow. Will be quite a novelty! More tomorrow though - Monday looks rather lovely, if feeling rather colder.

Yellow warnings out for snow in SE on met office website

I looked at the potential this morning - tbh I'm not entirely convinced! if the rain gets heavy enough, then perhaps.... mind you one of the models is quite bullish about the prospects for heavy snow.....

yay !!! SNOW !!!! Fingers arms, legs, eyes crossed

Any chance we might get some Kitten?

South Downs, outskirts of Brighton

theres some chance Pesto, but not a high one.

There is a met office warning (yellow) for heavy rain turning to snow, for SE Pesto!

Pesto is outside of the warnings wednesday.

[stubborn emoticon]

New term for some of you for the scenario that may happen - evaporative cooling. When heavy rain falls into dry air it evaporates. This takes energy and so cools the air. The heavier the rain, the more the cooling and the more chance there is for snow.

Ooh, yellow snow! I do wonder why the Met Office chose that colour for their warnings. I'm in North Yorkshire and our snow has been pitiful this year. Only one sledge day.

Endoplasmic that's one more day than we've had......didn't even get the cold snap that you had down South.

Oh no, OYBBK. 'Tis awful when the stuff you're given to make you better, makes you feel worse! More , and nice 's available when needed!

That's interesting about 'evaporative cooling'. Watching the forecast, I was wondering how the metoffice could be forecasting rain, with the chance of snow on the back edge, when it wasn't that cold. That all explains it!

Metofffice weather warnings for those that haven't seen them.

OYBBK - sorry to hear you are still/again feel dreadful :(

I was surprised when they mentioned snow again as I sat outside in the sun with my coffee - however, it's not looking like such a far fetched idea today, but I think you and I are too far SE aren't we?

Just yell if you feel like company this Monday or Friday - I can come to you or we can meet somewhere for coffee/lunch. PM me if you want to - no worries if you CBA :) x

Thanks for your thoughts oybbk hope the docs can help you out asap.

Love the explanation of evap cooking thanks

No snow in our area chipping :) just some rather helpful rain.

thank you JKS - it will be nice when I'm better!

some snow mixed in with the rain - down to 3C. It wont do anything but it is good for amusement.