BranMan

It all looks like 'kicking off' from midday ( ish ) tuesday according to the BBC but I think we'll see the start of some snow a lot earlier, perhaps around 0700 hrs ish....but I'm never right..always hoping I am The BBc did say that SOME coastal areas will receive rainn/sleet but I think you'll have to be pretty well on the coast in this instant as the temperatures are far too low however...like I said, I'm never right. Good luck to all those who want snow and shame on you if you don't..Only joking....

I'm gobsmacked at how the forecast has changed wthin the last 24 hours. This time last night I was drowning my sorrows because the snow event for friday and saturday had vanished....I'm amazed at how such weather can change so dramatically and causes problems to forecasters. Living in Cwmbran, SE Wales, if the snow that is forecast happens then we're in a for a dumping of about 12 - 15 inches...surerly that can't be right...in the space of 24 hours... It's -3.1C here now and hasn't got above freezing all day, in fact the warmest it was, was -0.2C and then the temp dropped rapidly, warmed up a little to -1.2 and then dropped again to -2.4C in the hour...I'm sure the cat was standing next to outside thermometer....seemed odd. If we get that type of snow tomorrow and into wednesday then it'll be 'NUTS' here....it has been bad enough recently with some few centimetres that have been dumped over the past 2 weeks and there's still drifts up the curbs where I live..... Time to enter 'the siege' and prepare for battle in case this does come off....it's been a long time waiting....and then to have below freezing temperatures digging in behind this snow is a dream.....camera at the ready...prepare for kids out of school...no work and all that... Apparently, the government are issueing Cold weather payments of £25 a week all over now as the cold has taken its grip...its going to cost me the tax payer a fortune....OMG....this is serious...

Noticed the weather for the week ahead on Country Tracks was very interesting this morning......firstly Tomas Schaffernaker was introducing it and someone spelt his name wrong....it said Tomas Shareaknacker...I think someone at the Beeb was have a bit of fun... anyway, Wales didn't seem to get much in the way of snow next week but neverltheless the temperatures are certainly going to plummet from Monday night and thats when all the fun beigns.....hopefully some snow for Wales into Tuesday and by saturday next week we could all be blanketted ......Tomas did say that some would get about 4 inches ( showed this in a hand gesture ) and other would get this much ( the hand gesture was about a foot and a half !!) Going to be a really interesting week...I cannot be more stocked up, got quadruple everything stocked up.... I love the winter.I love the snow and I love the excitement waiting for it to happen...shame its now a proper annual event...hey, maybe it will be one day Cwmbran, W Pontnewydd 150m asl Se Wales

It's 3C here in Cwmbran Se Wales and the sun is shining but it's a very cold wind. Looking at the charts and maps and everything else I've been looking at there's a chance of another Irish Sea streamer coming in later. Maybe I'm wrong but with amateur untrained experienced eye I can it coming off. Hope it does. If so, I think it may hit the coast around Newquay area and then head off in the direction of Monmouthshire.... Something to keep an eye on anyway.....you just don't know whats going to happen when the weather is like this...its a forecasting nightmare but the streamers are what interest me as they can quickly develop at such short notice and dump serious amounts of snow in such a short time leaving everyone dumbstruck !!....including the Met Office. Hope nyou all got what you want for Christmas and hope you all get what i wan for the New Year and thats SNOW ! Steve Cwmbran 150m asl Se Wales West Pontnewydd 5 miles east of Newport.

Nice to see/hear that the areas now getting the snow are the areas that missed out last time when everywhere else got a pile. The moon is out here in Cwmbran, -1.2C and very cold, wind picked up a little but don't think we'll see anything like a cm of snow overnight, possibly a slight dusting blowing about in the wind.... great to hear its snowing in Wales anyway Bullworker Cwmbran 150m asl ( west pontnewydd ) 5 miles east of Newport.

many places got that amount of snow....where have you been ? 2.4C here in Cwmbran 100m asl has been on and off drizzling all day. Took a drive up the mountain an hour ago and theres a big thaw on....water rapidly washing down the roads....trees dumping large wet lumps of snow.... looking at the snow levels up there I reckon 6 inches yesterday probably fell during yesterday. The previous snow had already melted so all in all a very good covering.....

Had about 2 - 3 inches of snow here and its been drizzling now for a few hours. It aint shifting it because its only 0.9C still. it was good to hear the weather warnings....basically for those less able than many of us ie the elderly, at least they can stay in and not get caught out, slip outside, end up with a broken hip, spend 6 weeks in hospital, 4 weeks in respite and the rest of their life with more arthritis and worry. Ebbw Vale has had 6 inches of snow....Powys, it' still snowing, and there's a good possibilty that some of the places which had snow today and now raining or drizzling will have another 2 or 3 hour spell of snow tomorrow as the front turns around and comes back south. Well done to the Met Office for putting out warnings this time, they have failed recently but they've certainly given the councils a chance to grit the roads just in case. All our major routes here are passabke with careful driving and its only because the gritters were warned..... The bsuses and the taxis in Cwmbran did come to a halt today as they were all called off again but it was pretty bad about 3pm. I ended up taking the local doctor home because she couldn't get her car out of the surgery car park. The weather warnings are to warn us of weather and not to guarantee us snowbees a snowfest and this time they've done a good job. Unfortunately, not everyone has got the snow they wanted, but it's always hit and miss with this type of weather set up so warnings should really go out anyway...don't you think ? anyway, thats my take on it all....looking forward to more snow tomorrow and next sunday night. If there are weather warnings out again, I'll make sure that people who live in my unaccesable street get some contact before hand to let them know and also help out if they need anything, like clearing a path, buying some groceries etc..... Well done the Met Office and the gritters Bullworker Cwmbran Se Wales 100m asl ( 5 miles east of Newport - higher ground )

Had about 2 inches of snow now in Cwmbran. Settled loverly, still very wet snow. Looking at the radar, expecting it to stop very soon seeing the precipitation band is coming to and end, bu the bbc forecast showing precitpitation all day....fingers crossed this end...perhaps the mmet office rainfall radar not showing lighter snow... who knows...its still snowing here and its lurvlee !! cwmbran se wales ( 5 miles east of newport ) higher ground 110m asl

still snowing heavy here in Cwmbran, kids out sledging now 1.C strong easterly - biting outside....roads now starting to get a bit tricky, side roads, some very treacherous

very heavy snow here in Cwmbran Had about 5 cm's now on top of the earlier snow which started to turn to slush but all now covered up well...temp is 1.0C wind is picking up and its bitterly cold. If this stays snowing like this then the whole of Cwmbran will be yet again at another standstill this afternoon, all the new year shoppers and all the workers piling out trying to get home.

heavy snow now in cwmbran woohoo

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temp dropped to 0.9C wind blowing snow eased a little, a good covering however lots of footprints outside shows its close to thawing...looking at the radar it seems as though it will stop here soon and another band to come later...but there are reports the front has not halted and may intensify whole it hangs around...lets hope it hangs around for about 5 days...a foot of snow is whats needed...not a centimetre Cwmbran 100m asl SE Wales ( 5 miles east of newport, - higher ground )

These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours. Local areas affectedWarning typeValid fromValid toWales: Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Powys Rhondda Cynon Taff Swansea TorfaenHeavy Snow0900 Tue 291800 Tue 29Outbreaks of sleet and snow are expected become heavy at times, particularly over high ground, with accumulations of 5 to 10 cm, and with locally 20 to 30 cm on hills. Strong winds will also cause drifting of the snow. The public are advised to take extra care and refer to Traffic Wales for further advice regarding traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads. Issued at: 0540 Tue 29 Dec

Just woke up, the missus said it was raining earlier but started to turn to snow about 645am..moderate and blowing. Temperature 1.4C Seen the BBC forecast on 1 and it was snowing in Cardiff. The snow area seems a lot more widespread on their grpahics however it showed it turning to rain then snow then rain then snow....what sort of gunk is this going to turn into then... The ground is starting to sludge up now and the gardens showing a whiteness so the ground temp has dropped and hopefully will settle. Lamp post watching like never before...still very dark here and going to be a very dark overcast snowy rainy windy day... Bullworker Cwmbran 100m asl SE Wales ( 5 miles from Newport to my East )

It's 1.8C here and lets hope it doesn't get any milder...finishing my last ciggy now and off we go.. good luck all see you on here tomorrow morning wet or frozen Bullworker Cwmbran ( west pontnewydd ) SE wales 100m asl 5 milkes east of Newport higher ground

Shouldn't have put traffic lights by the new VUE leisure complex because it's caused chaos but when it snowed the other day everyone was in a mad panic to get out a flee the town because the snow was very heavy, very quick and very settling. It caused mayhen around the town. The roads didn't clear until 1845 hrs...but now it has all gone.....chaotic weather to the extreme. If this happens again...we should be prepared but something tells me we're not... rain or snow.... am going to bed now to dream of waking up to a wet landscape or a winter wonderland... i think it'll be a bit of a mix and a very messy day. The panic will set in later on again on Tuesday when it starts to turn very cold and snow starts settling in.....or will it... who knows... West pontnewydd this end by the way, where are you Nevesy?

Temperature has climbed here to 1.8C. Still icy pavements and calm outside. There is a cold breeze. A bit unsure what we're going to get tomorrow, rain, sleet or snow....but I remember the days when it starts snowing here I've never seen it return to rain. The ground temps peg it right back if there's lying snow and it just carries on coming ( hopefully ) The last time I remember snow here in Cwmbran was 95/96 january and it snowed for 3 days solid...i think that year was correct. We've already had two quite good snow evets here in Cwmbran this December 2009 and the last one last week practically gridlocked Cwmbran and left hundreds of people stranded in their cars only to abandon them and walk home. In fact, the Cwmbran car parks were unable to empty as the traffic was that chaotic around the town people couldn't get out onto the roads from the car parks for approx 45 minutes....it was mayhem... let's hope if we do get snbow again then people are mnore prepared this time around watching the radar now and keeping in touch with the temps... will it or wont it wait until daylight ! Cwmbran Se Wales 100m asl 5 miles east of newport on higher ground. Free parking in the town.....lol....

temperature here 0.9C and the paths have all iced up and a heavy frost has developed since about 3pm. If it rains here then it's going to freeze like an ice rink and I'm going to do the Bolero outside my house instead of building a snowman with the kids. All jokes aside...if you have snow, think of anyone close by that might need your help ok. Bullworker Cwmbran SAE Wales 100m asl 2 heavy falls of snow already this December

Wales: 60%Blaenau Gwent60%Caerphilly60%Merthyr Tydfil60%Monmouthshire60%Powys60%Rhondda Cynon Taff60%TorfaenHeavy Snow0600 Tue 291800 Wed 30There is a high risk of severe weather affecting parts of Wales and central England. Periods of sleet and snow will spread from the south during Tuesday and are likely to persist well into Wednesday. The snow will be heavy at times with drifting likely in strong easterly winds, leading to blizzard conditions over hills. 10-15cm of snow is likely widely with 25cm or more possible over high ground of Wales. Disruption to transport and power supplies is likely. This warning will be updated on Tuesday morning unless superseded by Flash Messages. Issued at: 1105 Mon 28 Dec

Living in Cwmbran, I think I'm going to see some fun and games later on tonight....hopefully snow lasting about 48 hours...a foot or two will do...at least the models have now sorted themselves out. All this chopping and changing has been eating into my finger nail storage... good luck for everyone tonight and the rest of the week. Bullworker from Cwmbran 100m asl ( S E Wales ) 5 miles east of Nwport, Torfaen.

It's all been great reading. I'm new here. We've had 2 unforecast snow event shere in Cwmbran Sotuh East Wales and both have caused traffic chaos. the snow is till on the gorund, about 2 inches and the temp is 0.2C with lots of fog. A merry merry christmas to everyone and please keep up the good work during the festivities as I will be at least one reading....and many more no doubt... Thanks steve

I've just been out and resued 3 more people who live in upper cwmbran....all the roads are gridlocked still, the gritters did go to work on them earlier before it snowed ( did they know something then ? ) The roads are now very slushy around the town centre....all buses and taxis were stopped but now seem to have limited service. Upper cwmbran and thornhill area treacherous and if theres any more snow tonight then fun fun fun on christmas eve... going to pop down asda seeing as its 24 hrs a bit later this evening for some port to warm me up temp now 0.7 C thats all...thought it was suppose to be milder !!

Cwmbran is gridlocked ! just went out in my 4x4 and rescued the police attending an accident in Pontnewydd they abandoned the panda car in pontewydd and i chauffered them around....eventually because of the mayhem and traffic chaos around Cwmbran, then decided to head back to Cwmbran police station and get a 4x4 themselves....a bluie light was needed on my truck !!...the officer kept getting out asking people to move over for me as was attending emergency.. absolute mayhem and chaos around here tonight...cars abandoned on hills everywhere...retails parks gridlocked..shoppers and workers pamnciking to get home.!! and its started snowing again,,,had about 2 inches in places now...and the grit has alkl gone

heavy snow still here...well covered...cwmbran is gridlocked with panicking traffic and xmas shoppers trying to get out.....amazing weather.....temp now 0.4C and snowing very heavy cwmbran se wales