Snow Watch Part 3 - The weather continues!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

For when this one gets full up :)

Did anyone else see the 1963 documentary they showed on Winterwatch last night? It was about the "big freeze" of 1963.

The A39 in Devon was blocked by snow for 50 days, one village on Exmoor was only reached after 100 Royal Marines dug for two days, a train from Manchester to Brighton was snowbound for 48 hours and they had avalanches in the Lake District.

Kind of puts Snowmageddon into perspective...

Thats sounds more like an ice age!

Just sledged to the shop for essential supplies of wine and chocolate.

Had about another inch so far. Not seen any buses today.

Did anyone else see the 1963 documentary they showed on Winterwatch last night? It was about the "big freeze" of 1963.

Yes - and I remember 1963!

Did you see the credits at the end?

Designer: Ridley Scott !!!!!!!!!!

Why do 3 different weather sites give me 3 different forecasts?

BBC says its going to snow pretty much from now until Wed
Netweather says a bit of snow tonight and then sleet tomorrow from early on
Met Check says snow tonight and tomorrow morning, then sleet tomorrow aft onwards.

Who do I go with? Im in North Yorkshire.

I want snow! It's just not fair! That last batch of snow actually came from the west and still missed Manchester.
If it doesn't snow soon, and decently, I shall pout, and you don't want to see me pout.

Snowing here at the moment, very fine light flakes, not expecting more than that.

Weather says snow in sheffield-but there's no snow at the moment

Except I have to go somewhere on Thursday so don't want bad snow then!!

I spotted that too Magimed!!

Incredible!

Been snowing all morning here on the Herts/Beds border. I'm hoping for snow bad enough to stop the trains tomorrow morning so I get a day off work! (I'd have to take holiday but even so...)

I' m in Kent and after waiting all week, we finally have snow and by gum is it heavy! It doesn't normally lay in my area

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one putting off lesson planning

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your DD Gloria! Hope you manage to get out sledging.

We have very fine, like icing sugar or dandruff, falling here. It's so fine it seems to be floating around a lot before remembering which way is down and falling. It is settling.

We have a mix of rain and snow forecast for Tuesday, but depending on where I look it seems to be different forecasts. Very confusing really. This is the best and most accurate place I think.

Kitten, there is talk of it warming up towards the end of this coming week? Do you think this will be the last of the snowy cold for us? Or will we be in the freezer for longer?

Can I ask about wellies? Both my dc had wellies on on Friday and we walked home from DD's school. But both their feet were frozen and since then they have both got runny noses and keep sneezing. . So what do your dc wear on their feet to keep them warm?

Thanks in advance.

Also, what do you all have by your front door to step onto when coming in from the snow or wet? We used to have a rug that DP walked fox poo onto and it won't clean off, so at the moment we have nothing. We have a laminate floor so I don't think water is good for it. Just wondering really. Thanks.

Weve got a mat outside the back door to stand on whilst taking boots off and then an old towel next to it to put boots on

lilleth - none of them -you go with the met office.
Remember metcheck and netweather just use the GFS model. The Met office use a range of their models and also add in some human common sense into the mix.

mumat, it looks like it may warm up at the end of the week but its far from certain as to whether that is it for winter.

dd wears walking boots with waterproof trousers for this weather.

I think of netweather as The Sun of weather forecasting. I have signed up for their emails and they are very alarmist a lot of the time.

I am officially ditching BBC weather as of today.

awaywego1 I'm in Sheffield too and I think we are getting it this evening and overnight

Nothing on Norfolk/Suffolk borders yet, despite promises of constant snow from nine last night. Damn cold, white, high cloud, but that's it, so far.

Mumat39-
We have a big coir doormat right by the door but In Wet/Snowy weather I put a big old towel down on the floor and we stand on that to remove boots etc. It then soaks up the melting snow from the boots. I have one at the back door too.
Not the most stylish but its only for a few days max.

re boots- I have previously bought DD's snow boots. The girls have outgrown theirs but couldnt find any in the right sizes in the shops. Was going to order some online but found these wellie liners instead.
www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+polarfleece-wellie-liners-in-winter-hats-scarves-and-mittens+B8309

They are great. They keep the girls feet really warm and look great with their wellies. Makes more use of their wellies instead of another pair of boots that will only get worn a few times.

We have a rubber bath mat as in one you put in the bath to stop slipping, it can then just be wiped off

Link fail!

www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+polarfleece-wellie-liners-in-winter-hats-scarves-and-mittens+B8309

mumat39

How about wellies big enough for two pair of socks - one ordinary cotton layer, then thicker woollen/thermals socks on top. Also I have fleecy liners on the inside bottom that insulates from cold.

How about a large plastic tray or two three on the floor to place the melting wellies on? You can buy biggish ones at garden centres for plotting plants on.

Thanks both.

Ok. Two problems solved. Thank you.

I don't know why, but it feels really really good not only to have snow but also to have some cold weather. It was so wet the last year that it's good to have a proper season, if that makes sense. DP asks whys think that and I haven't got a clue.