Snowmageddon - is it coming?

[AngryFeet]

Keep seeing stuff in the papers and saw a cold weather warning on met office www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/coldweatheralert/.

Is it true? Where? When? How?

Hmmmm might do a bit of a shop tomorrow!

The met office think its is likely to be a colder than average winter, but whether it will be a snowy one is anyone's guess. At the moment GFS is showing some good snow potential for next Thursday and Friday, for first the north then maybe further south. However, that is a long way in forecasting land and its only one model.

Btw, early next week looks verrrrry cold.

UnderArmour under the schooliform then!

Cripes, better get that coal order in!

Im soooo feed up of waiting for a snow day :(

Last year i got the kids snow gear in September but we had no snow untill March.

This year i waited til first December and still no snow.

I think its all a fairy tale and we will be living on pasta, rice and beans for the next four months for no reason!

Anyone know a snow dance?

And dont even get me started on snowboots

should snow now i have ranted

Thursday looks possibly interesting if GFS is correct. However any snow would at the moment be a temporary affair as it looks like it will now warm up after.

I just dont think it will be as bad as 09/10 to be fair and i miss all the snow.

I want snow

We were teased last week by a dusting and I keep obsessively checking the snow radar and charts but its not looking hopeful

I liked 09/10 - think the dcs made it into school for a total of 4 1/2 days that Jan

I liked it too I had my first child in Feb 09 and it was snowing and that xmas we went to Loch Earn and its was sooo scaery getting up there its was a real adventure and it was so fun.

My dh was driving and he did a fab job but he freaked out that we would not make it home for months and we came back early.

I miss snowball fights and then a hotshower and hot choc with cream and marshmellows.

I miss how excited it makes my children

And I am actually organised this year - plenty of food stores in, snow suits for the dcs and me snow boots, sledges etc etc and loads of hot chocolate. Just need to get my mother off the plane from Belfast on the 18th and then it can dump as much snow as it likes!

Its due to be a full moon round about Christmas as well and I really fancy walking to Midnight Mass across snowy moonlit fields hipflask in hand

^ that means it won't snow doesn't it?

We have had snow lying for a week. It's warm tonight though so hopefully will clear most of it.

well, the warm up has been postponed in this round of models until the weekend! (apart for perhaps the SW) Met office are now showing peak temps of -2C in parts of central England on wednesday. Maybe some snow showers down the eastern coast on tuesday and some flurries about through the week. Maybe more generalised snow on Friday, but dont pay too much attention to timings at the moment as the models push the breakdown back.

So, what is all this 'Beast from the East' prediction on Sky news all about then. East anglia could be 'obliterated' so they say!

I have no idea which models they are looking at! Yes, this week it is going to get very cold and yes, EA may get some snow showers coming in off the coast but all of the models currently show a breakdown in the cold occurring, with the main question being when?

OhYouMerry is there a chance of snow in the South East (near the coast) Met Office says not on the 5 day forecast but weather warning says maybe

I need to get across the pennines on the 20th. Is this realistic? Then DH needs to catch the train across on the 22nd.

I will cry if I am away from my parents, sisters and nana for Christmas :-(

Kitten is there supposed to be some kind of meteor shower this week 13th maybe? I'm sure I read that on one of your threads in the summer?

The Geminids will be on the 14th/15th :) Look towards orion and then up and left past the left 'shoulder' of Orion at around 11pm onwards. Very sadly its when the weather is due to come in.

Fancypuffin, yes there is.
Britta, I'm really sorry, but I cant give you any idea that far ahead as it depends on what happens after this breakdown happens, if it happens.

OYMLK are you excited about this week's weather? I don't get excited until you do!
Hope you are feeling better

Thanks kitten

I'm pricking my ears up over Fridays potential though if it comes off it will be shortlived.

Lots of pain today. hey ho.

fancypuffin, you are very welcome :)