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To be honest, we all need to face it. If our weather stations are recording temps of around 1.5 and above, in general (in general) we will see cold rain. To be honest if the temp isnt at freezing or below im always worried what will fall from the sky. In some conditions where very heavy ppn appears the temp can drop rapidly and big snow flakes can fall. But when 'wet' air slowly comes in contact with coldish air and temps above freezing it rains. Now im sure many of you will disagree, but in the last TWO events the temperature just hasnt been cold enough for snow or lying snow. Especially IMBY.

Sorry but METO was going for snow at lunchtime yesterday, 6 hrs from the start of the event, not 24 or 48.

The mistake is where the snow was forecast to fall. This snow forecast changed very much. The line of snow, and snow risk charts was a line from Glouc, Bristol, Weston, Exeter....it didnt take that path. It went Wiltshire, Dorest.

Think the forecast changed very much in a 6 hr period.

Morning. Still drizzle here looking outside. Everything wet, damp and murky. My weather station recorded a minimum temp of +1.3 during the night. This was obviously the problem IMBY with regards to snowfall. It just never got cold enough. After watching the radar loop, it seemed some PPN fell as maybe wet snow but with temperatures above freezing and ground wet that must be why there is no sign of any overnight snow on the ground....and also the temperture > Current temp now +2.0 So didn't turn into a reasonable event in the end, now to models. Lets see whats in store........!.

Ian just updated.

So the stuff to East was supposed to move SW, but now where is it going? London then into the Channel? Very different to the forecast.

PPN starting to turn more wintry towards Bristol. Interesting...NW Radar is a must!!

Dont be too negative Bristle boy you will get attacked here! Temp dropped to 2.6 PPN on Radar turning to sleet and snow especially towards Gloucester.

Rain turning to snow in Gloucester on the radar. Any updates?

snowing now

Add your location. Add your current conditions. Add to whats happening in the region. Im not moaning, just reporting whats happening IMBY, dont understand people.

Ummm? Just reporting on my local conditions.... How about yours???????? temp 3.1 If it was heavy snow here i would be saying........heavy snow....... ITS NOT EVEN FORECAST TO SNOW YET ANYWAY, IT WAS ALWAYS RAIN FIRST!!

Ground now soaked. This event finished for me. Any snow later will not settle.

Light rain. Temp 3.4

Spotting with rain, as per the forecast.

Got to admit I was very supprised to see 4.1 on my weather station when I got home at 2.30pm, after yesterdays coldest day of the winter (IMBY) of 1.1.

Rain close by to my area on the radar now. (just reporting what is showing)

3.9, temp dropping. Must admit the current GFS brings us snow from 15:00 tomorrow to 18:00, that is way off!!

Rain all the way. Ians update.

IAN> Called it OFF for Bristol and western areas of our region.

Theres patching rain heading into Glouc now.

Well..... BBC main forecast shows rain to start, rain snow sleet mix, then rain. No rush hour snow. No 10 cm. I think people in North Somerset will wake up to a damp morning, and Bristol. I would love to be wrong.

Temp 4.1 here way to warm for snow. I did post the latest NAE earlier showed hardly any PPN for Bristol. Ian seems to have seen it too. As I said not worth staying up for unless you live in South Wales.

Down to watching the radar I guess. This event isnt worth staying up for, will look out the window in the morning......but to what? lol