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  1. Yeah I'm seeing some cloud breaks, the satellite shows extensive cloud breaks to the east of here, the sun was shining a few minutes ago, not forecast at all as it is supposed to stay cloudy all day. Guess we'll have to wait and see. It's moments like these that I remember why I never take any notice of the automated Met forecasts.

  2. Certainly cloud building in East Leeds from where I can see up here.

    Nothing on radar and may just be fair weather..!

    Aaron - anything happening over your way?

    Gotten a lot cloudier for sure in the past half hour. The sun is now hidden. Doubt it's anything of note other than typical fair weather cloud as you say. Hoping to get a dusting overnight though, could do with a top up.

  3. Exceptional that despite blaring sunshine for over an hour, there has been very little impact on the snow cover, everywhere is still white. Even the roofs have snow still and some icicles have not melted. Feels warm when the wind isn't blowing but that isn't often!

    Temple Newsam was pretty wild with blowing snow lowering visibility at times, one of the roads has seen more snow 'accumulate' from the nearby fields. Cars were even slowing down as they probably couldn't see very well. The snow drifts continue to grow.

  4. DO NOT PITY ME ANY LONGER BROTHERS. Yes, I am in my Cambridge location, but I have somehow defied all odds and acquired a barmy 19cms of level snow in the back garden. at sunset it was only about 6cms, so I have no idea how this has happened, but I shall investigate tomorrow. Photo proof on TWO snow report thread. #blessed

    Seems like drifting to me as I can't imagine you have accumulated that much snow in such a short period due to snow falling from the sky, unless you had snow that rivaled the snowfall we had in Leeds on 25 Jan. On TWO, you mentioned you have drifting from the nearby field in your garden, which would make sense.

  5. In York at the moment, got a few hours to kill, tempted to head up your way to the eastern side of Leeds to find my snowfix. Don't know the area too well, are there any hillier parts which could be a good spot to visit, or is it relatively flat on the east side?

    There are some decent drifts in Temple Newsam, but the area is generally flat and built up, unless you stick around Garforth and that area where there are plenty of open fields. Still rather impressive though for an urban area.

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  6. With unseasonably low temperatures forecast for the coming week, what can we expect the thaw rate to be like? I've got a feeling that this time next week we still be seeing lying snow at low levels badly affected.

    We had an ice day today, with overcast skies, but managed to record some snow melt in the gauge - the sun has enough energy to heat up certain surfaces resulting in snow melt, even with cloudy skies and subzero temperatures, but nothing significant, and no melt on the garden, just on the roof. If tomorrow has sunny spells like forecast then it will really damage our snow cover. The good thing is, we may have drifts until April even here at low elevation, and probably until May for very high routes - that would be great.

  7. You both want to get just up the road to where I live - only a couple of miles and we have at least 8" old + new snow with drifts of 1 - 2' near the village and 2-3' outside. Bleeding typical that I'm not there. I'm my own snow shield, I'm in Canada at the moment and although there's been snow it's only been fractions of an inch cray.gif

    Christ, you're in Canada and you're looking at the UK in snow envy?! You don't hear that very often.

  8. Impressive. Nothing remotely like that here. Will have to go out and measure.

    Alright, I've done a few measurements and there's between 7 and 9cm on the lawn, but barely a cm on my garden path. Some good drifting though. Certainly a lot of variation and in my immediate back yard the warning was definitely not justified, but a few miles can make all the difference.

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