gloucesterlad

Yep - real exciting times ahead for sure.. though the threat would appear to be further north (or is it further south ? ) Here in Quedgeley, Gloucester we still have some lying snow from Thursdays battering ! Certainly some beefy showers heading our way overnight and if they hit us in the early hours then a covering for sure ? As for the rest of the week.. a tough call.. chopping and changing all the time ! But... what a winter !!! Enjoy all John p.s. Only just discovered where the regional discussion thread had disappeared too ! A good idea though

Remarkable snow event here. Non stop last few hours, huge flakes and a white out ! John in Gloucester p.s. More local reports please. Must be bad up in the Forest of Dean and Cotswolds !

...hmmm the Akashic field theory that Ervin Laszlo lays claim to.. which of course lead to the discovery of the Universal Information Fields. One must not ignore the work of Edgar Cayce who frequently accessed the Akashic Records of course... Interesting.... very interesting John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

..Here we go again.. a week of tortuous model watching ! :unsure: John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Yep - absolutely chucking it down here ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester p.s. Mods can we have a new thread ie. "Wednesday snow event" ?

Huge flakes of wet snow here ! Just perked up ! Doubt it will last judging from radar but... John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Which means when it arrives it'll stall over us for the next 24 hours ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester p.s. Looking at the meto radar there appears no moving in our direction from 7pm to 7.30. Dont worry it's just tantalising us ! p.p.s. Lamp post watch report.. odd grains here and there..

After a great dump of heavy snow then followed a period of sleet but now ....back to steady snow.. but looks like the best has past through now. Still a great surprise ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Without doubt the heaviest snow this winter ! Still hammering it down ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

..seriously heavy here now !!! I'm serious ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Snowing steady here last 10 mins and everywhere getting white again ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

.. and two miles west of you so am I ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester p.s. Looks quite active on leading edge !

As expected.. fuel taken on board in the Cotswolds. Arrival imminent.. John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ The 8 pm Thames streamer departing Chelmsford will stop at Luton for refueling. Estimated time of arrival for Cheltenham and Gloucester stations approx 22.30. Further fuel may be taken on board in the Cotswolds. John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

We've had Humber streamer, a Wash streamer and judging from.. http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ we may be on for a Thames streamer... well... we may get a few dregs out of it ! As for the attack from the South West Wed/Thurs I think I may just resort to nowcasts... John in Quedgeley, Gloucester p.s. Can't recall a Bristol Channel streamer this period.. but I will probably stand corrected

Yep - pretty persistent for over an hour now but only settling on existing snow cover. Still.. its a Brucie bonus ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

The weather will do what it will do and we should all know by now how 'unpredicable' it can be. Yes a downgrade on the weekend snow (though I thought most was coming this evening and overnight...). Its not the mid of Jan and most of us have seen lying snow for 5 days or more and certainly more to come. When and where ? Well isn't that the fun part of it ! Yes the meto do get it wrong occasionally and those in the southeast will be whinging more than some .. heck they have enuf snow there anyway ! Will there be a battle royal as we get invaded from the south west mid week ? Or will the high hold ? Answers on a postcard to...... Great drama ! Cheers ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Nice suprise, again, heavy snow flurries here ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester. p.s. What an outlook to look forward too ! Battle grounds being drawn up for mid week ! (attack from the south west). And then we have the front from the east/south east to keep us occupied with beforehand !

Well here in Gloucester a couple more cm's from the 'Humber streamer' ... (a rare thing here..) and now its heads up for the 'Wash streamers' ! And then its all about what comes our way Sun/Mon. Hope you're all as lucky ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Well its continuous fluffy snow all the way here.. can't believe theres any rain at these temps. Current temp down the road at Longlevens (Severntales weather) is - 3.4. Correction - 3.9 John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Been quite heavy for around 20 mins now so a lovely fresh covering all over ! Something to tide us over to the main event Sun/Mon ! (er.. if it comes off that is) What a winter ! Painswick Beacon with the toboggans tomorrow wahay ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

And just reached here ! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester p.s. Its weather.. always expect the unexpected !

Looks promising on here ! http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Lamp post watch !!!! John in Quedgeley, Gloucester

Two carloads of us went up to Painswick Beacon in the Cotswolds to toboggan and the scenery was quite amazing. As you can see from the pic the snow was pretty darn deep with some of the drifts upto my waist. And my daughter and friend experiencing tobogganning for the first time ! A winter wonderland and a great day out for the kids (including myself !) John in Quedgeley, Gloucester. p.s. And I may just get up there again this weekend