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Very very windy in Nottingham multiple reports of trees down street near the station sealed off due to scaffolding at risk of collapsing

I think we can all be fairly confident given the models , the various media outlets and just the understanding of how stable the pattern that is about to develop is that the last week of December plus the first 10-15 days of January will be mild , drier and a bit boring!

Wow- this week looks diabolical . The latest GFS has serious rainfall across areas that don't always get a huge amount. It has a 2007 look to it with similar amounts to the event that caused massive flooding across the Sheffield / Hull area but perhaps a focus further south. Obviously we have had a drier period prior to this than in 2007 but not sure it makes a huge difference if you end up with 100+ MM over 48-72 hours

Well for my location, Nottingham, this winter is up there as one of the most snowless I can remember. No lying snow, barely a flake has fallen - even in the run of mild winters of a few years back we had some decent snow at various points ( Boxing Day night in 2014 for example ) The model runs look quite incredible for the next week to 10 days with some exceptionally mild weather forecasted. I don't understand why this is so horrific- if it isn't going to snow then we may as well have balmy weather to enjoy and get out and about. However, the weather often likes to surprise and even in a relatively snowless location like central Nottingham ( we often seem to miss rain let alone snow) March 2013 and March 2018 ( twice) offered more snow than any winter month I can remember ( apart from November / December 2010) One area that needs watching is rainfall IMO. It's not been an exceptionally dry winter but I doubt it will be an average winter rainfall wise - another dry and warm summer may cause significant problems.

Much like Supacell, to get decent snow in Nottingham there needs to be an easterly element These sliding fronts seem to grind to halt somewhere over the central midlands- it has happened multiple times in the last decade whereas an easterly aligned correctly can push a snow streamer broadly along the A52 ( a la February 28th- March 1st last year )

Yes. The ECM does get snow quite a way north this morning but my memory still returns to : January 2013 and December 2017 where southerly corrections happened very last minute . To me the Herefordshire area might end up doing very well or somewhere like Shropshire .

Living in Nottingham, countless snow events, which seemed centred on the area, have trended south at quite short notice ( sometimes even as little as 12-18 hrs out) Therefore I won’t be getting too excited / pessimistic until nearer the time!

Well those ECM snow depth charts suggest the ECM was a snow event for much of England around Wednesday . Purples in the south west and Midlands

Becoming quite interesting in Nottingham now Definite trend to Banding the snow together now Its not a patch on the Wednesday evening a couple of weeks ago but it seems to be causing more problems on the roads and buses

Becoming quite interesting in Nottingham now Definite trend to Banding the snow together now Its not a patch on the Wednesday evening a couple of weeks ago but it seems to be causing more problems on the roads and buses

Wow Nottingham had just been hit by a full on blizzard. Frustrating that it will probably melt at this stage but crazy snow and winds combining to lead to very low visibility in the city centre!

Essentially we are seeing big swings in outputs as this must be a very finely balanced situation As the Met Office extended does sound quite wintery ( and they were on the money previously ) perhaps the colder operationals deserve more emphasis

The current pattern is very flabby with lots of low pressures meandering around The story of the next couple of weeks could be a very wet first half of march with an associated flood risk down in the south west and Midlands!

My gut feeling is that there will be another disruptive snowfall in England before the end of the month though it will be the marginal heavy wet type. There is so much cold air up to our north and northeast that it could pounce at anytime with a meandering and weak jet. I hope I am wrong as I am now looking forward to some spring warmth and the first occasion to get the shorts out !

WIB is totally wrong. If the public choose to make journeys that aren't essential then that's their fault The media has been going on about this for what seems like forever. I think the MO have done a good job in challenging circumstances Amber warnings were issued days ahead for SW England- these tell people to be prepared Perhaps the red for SW England could have been issued a few hours earlier so people could have not left their homes for work but that would be my only criticism

This low pressure looks 100s of miles away from where it was meant to be

No offence to any specific posters but Nottingham hadn't done all that well the rest of the winter but I didn't clutter up the thread with posts claiming how rubbish the December cold spell was !

I think the wind direction is clearly in the perfect direction for Notts to pick up moisture from the wash area.

The best thing to do is just look at the radar! Things look like they are closing in in Nottingham again

Blowing and drifting snow- not in a hilly area but urban Nottingham ! I think it will lighten soon but mesmerising to watch!

Heavy heavy snow still pouring down- well blowing around might be a better description! This is quite an exceptional event in my opinion for many parts of the country!

Still heavy heavy snow in Nottingham- this is now my favourite snow event in my 20 years in the city!

It's a very poor situation - they must have access to a radar! In Nottingham we have 6 inches or so. Surely an amber warning should be in force for here?!?

The BBC forecast looks detached from the real time situation- no mention of the fact there is significant snow in the East Midlands!

The forecasts are all over the place! The models are all over the place!