Snow watch winter 2018/19 part 2

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

old thread

Disclaimer: Neither Gloria nor I are professionals, but we are enthusiastic amateurs. While we attempt to guide you through current forecasts, please don't rely on us for decisions that actually matter - refer to the met office for these.

[Stokey]

Very cold in East London this morning, -3 and frosty. Have just put some water & apple out for the birds, 4 Goldfinch on the feeder.

It doesn't look like we're going to get anything, hoping it gets pushed eastwards. At the moment seems to be even chance of snow or rain at 10 tonight.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Cloud that could be an interesting journey!!!

[OublietteBravo]

-7C when I arrived at work this morning (according to my car thermometer). Brrrrr.

Forecast seems to keep changing, so can’t work out whether we’ll get snow or not. I suspect not - it hardly ever snows in Bedford.

[LittleMissCwtch]

It's my first winter in the South Wales valleys and I'm hoping for some snow.

My eldests school is running buses home at lunchtime as it's due here this afternoon which is fair enough, I'd rather he be home safe.

The younger ones are in walking distance so that's easy enough.

I just hope we actually get some snow as we didn't get any on Tuesday!

A live snow map? Ooh where do I find that please?

And thank you for the updates, OYBBK have a good journey, the view sounds lovely!

[cloudberry]

OYBBK, I know . I’m tempted to go over early and get them home. We live half way up a steep hill so get snowed in very easily, tiny roads and main road is 2 and a half miles away!

[magimedi]

I have started a plea in Site Stuff for the weather topic to be better flagged up.

Please go & add your pennyworth!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/3495050-The-Weather-topic?msgid=84579934

[stabbybitch]

Its snowing here already!

[Oogle]

I'm right on the south coast in Hampshire - as in work right next to the water, and it's even forecasting snow here. I live a tiny bit inland on top of a hill. One of my guys lives near Bournemouth, another towards Guildford.

Whilst I'm not convinced we'll see snow where I am, and if we do we're forecast rain first so it might not settle, but I'm guessing there's a reasonable chance that staff might not make it in tomorrow?

I'm about a half hour drive from my DC in pre-school so I'm a little edgy today. I'm going to leave early just incase it does hit. I've been caught out before down here. One minute no warning, the next we were on an Amber alert and it just dumped down.

[oldsilver]

Morning

School are making contingency for a snow day tomorrow. Shall I pack my work bag or start planning my snowman? I keep seeing different forecasts for here - beautiful, glistening frost covered Bristol.

I'm so used to the snow not pitching here...

[stabbybitch]

Well that don't last long. It sounds like I'm close to you @Oogle.

[Bin85]

Thanks for these threads ,interesting and informative
Very cold in Surrey but no snow yet
Window cleaners came and before I realised their water had frozen on the North facing front of the house so I can't see out!Not the day for that

[Oogle]

@stabbybitch Ooh possibly! I'm between Southampton and Portsmouth. Beautiful morning here, lots of sun and everything is covered in a beautiful layer of frost.

Bloomin' freezing though!!

[GloriaSmud]

Like to echo OYBBK's comments with how beautiful it is out there this morning. Some pictures from my travels....

[GloriaSmud]

Netweather's weather radar so you can see where the band of rain/snow is (click on 'weather-type' to see where snow/rain is falling.)

[GloriaSmud]

Today's thoughts from Netweather and TheWeatherOutlook.

[GloriaSmud]

Updated weather warnings including an Amber warning for snow ~ parts of SW England and S Wales

[unicornsrule]

Looks like snow here in se starts 5 all through the night

[LadyFlumpalot]

My office has decided to shut at 15:00 today and all staff must be off site by 15:30.

[MorvahRising]

Fabulous morning here in south Surrey, although just starting to cloud over a little bit. Our three hours of heavy snow forecast this evening by the Met Office has changed to light snow.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Bin that made me laugh about your windows!
It's interesting that the amber warning is a little south of where I thought the worst will be.
I'll be back home in an hour or two and I'll take another look at the models.

[GloriaSmud]

I know the symbol part of the weather websites are automated but according to the metoffice, we've no chance of snow now (and I think their website is struggling as it's very slow.) BBC weather still think we're in with a chance of slight snow overnight though so we'll see which one is right.

[Perihelion]

No snow......but blue sky earlier with what looked like tiny glitter ( think it's called diamond dust ) sparkling in the air.
Then all sorts of ice halos formed around the sun

[VixenAbroad]

Had to take the tractor to rescue supermarket delivery man last night - stuck in the ice and had to walk down to find us (in his shorts! - also had to lend him some waterproof trousers...). Off out today to pick up my OH and packing the 4x4 on the basis we will be digging our way back in...

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Woah Peri!! Those are stunning photos.

[bellinisurge]

Love those photos. Dd was disappointed that her school was open today.