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7 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:
Hope the roads are clear by then! They should be as I think the gritters will be working overtime on Sunday night into Monday. It looks like the worst of it will be over by Monday anyway and the temp picks up a bit too.
I worked for 4 years as a learning disabilities support worker so I completely understand your situation!
Thanks. I’m very much hoping it’ll be as you say, it’d be great if we can enjoy the snow together tomorrow and then get away without too many problems on Monday.
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I’d usually be dead excited about this, and to some extent I still am, but we’re supposed to be travelling off on holiday to Minehead from our village near blandford on Monday. Our daughter is going to have a very difficult time if we have to delay our trip. She is on the autism spectrum, and would find any delay very difficult to cope with.
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OK, I take it back. The snow is covered in a layer of ice which is very hard to walk on (this is reported by my wife and daughter). I assumed we had not had the freezing rain, as our windows are ice free unlike may of the pictures I have seen in here.
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Wow, take care all you folk who have had the freezing rain.
I haven't been outside to investigate yet, but thankfully we appear to have missed the freezing rain here in Winterborne Kingston, but it seems this must only just be the case as I know that people not too far away (e.g. Wareham) have had it. Would it have been mainly a coastal phenomenon? It looks to me as though we may have had a bit more snow overnight as I can't see out footprints this morning, and all the snow is still there. It was a sort of sleet/ice pellets when I went to bed.
I haven't seen any mention of it, but I think we did have freezing rain when I lived in Bournemouth, I think this would have been winter 2009/10. I don't recall seeing any news reports at the time (but probably wasn't looking for it), however one morning everything was coated in a thick, glass like ice. Our flat had outside steps, and the steps and rails were absolutely treacherous. Pavements and roads as well.
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19 minutes ago, divadee said:
You mean you didn't have the forum open behind emails or spreadsheets???? ? I have all week at the college.
Ha ha. Too many meetings
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1 hour ago, divadee said:
@dryjoy the uni is closing. Hope you get back safely.
@divadee - yes, thanks! Just got in. Though I will be working at home. At least I can follow the thread here alongside my work.
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5 minutes ago, divadee said:
@dryjoy they have just posted this. Himself is not happy.
Neither am I. Oh well.
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5 minutes ago, divadee said:
Let's hope it continues till at least 22.16 on Monday. ?
Looks like my work might of made the right call. Himself who works at the uni still has to go in ?
Hmmm... I work at the University too. They may not have made up their minds yet, often they don't decide whether to open until about 7:30 or so in this situation. I think we will be open though. Its a bit of a pain as I live between Blandford and Beer Regis, and the weather forecast has a lot more snow for us than B'mth so I am likely at some point to have to make a call on whether to head back home, based on my wife's advice. There is some snow here now but not enough to prevent travel last time I looked.
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A little bit of light snow here in Winterborne Kingston, much to my daughters excitement.
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Hmmm... updated Meto forecast for my location now has heavy snow for tomorrow lunchtime. That's a big change from earlier. Could easily change back to nothing again.
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Well, what a fantastic day here in East Dorset. And I have to say, hats off to the Met Office, I think they've done a superb job over the last few days, considering the difficulty of forecasting this type of weather.
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I am at work having travelled in from Poole to Bournemouth, it's almost clear down here in town.
Agreed there is more in Poole than down here in Bournemouth
OK, thanks. Reckon I'll probably be braving the roads then. I'll be driving very very slowly, however, and let work know not to expect me to be on time.
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Not sure where you are in Wimborne, but here in Cutlers Place the roads havn't been gritted - no cars even driven past as yet. If we are set for this to fall for another few hours how are you going to get home if you get into work? Mind you - not sure when this is all supposed to turn to rain (?)
I'm in Greenhill (near Colehill cricket pitch, so not too far from you). I hope there is enough snow in Poole/Bournemouth that work shuts, then any decisions are taken out of my hands, otherwise I'll be agonising over safety vs duty to work.
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Blizzard conditions here since 4.10am. We have about 1 inch of snow and its still falling. The Net Weather Radar insists that we have sleet but we most definitely havn't! Queen Elizabeth school closed and I am sure many more around here. I am now getting my snow boots on and getting out there before it turns to rain ...........whooopyyyyyyy!!!!
Yes, it's pretty decent snow. Wondered when it had started when I got up to have a peek about 5:30. Glad someone else was up to see it! Now I need to know what the situation is in & around Bournemouth/Poole, and specifically near the University campus. Am I going to be expected to try and get in to work today?
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MO saying heavy snow turning to heavy rain in the afternoon in bournemouth allways does that here!
Yes, I know. I live in Wimborne, work in Bournemouth. In Wimborne, being 10 miles inland can make a difference, however Wimborne is more often than not JUST on the wrong side of that coastal line. Another 5 miles north is often better. It can be very frustrating, although it was awesome when we were RIGHT under a MO red warning in December '10. We did great then. Just hoping for tomorrow but living where we do, you just cannot get your hopes up to much.
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Here we go again, posts congratulating a model on getting it right when we are still a long way away from any agreement or consensus.
It can be a totally maddening experience on here to be honest and this morning is a low point.
Hear, hear. I only read this thread, do not normally post as I do not have enough knowledge to make a constructive contribution. But as somebody that very much values the high quality analysis and discussion that takes place here, reading this is a very frustrating experience this morning, as a layperson it is very difficult to pick out the meaningful posts. The impression I have is that a lot of people that don't know what they're talking about are making inappropriate sweeping statements.
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The thing is, we all know that it is not possible to predict the weather accurately every time. Every time the Met Office stick their necks out, there is the chance they could get it wrong. But if they don't stick their necks out, then they might as well not bother. They have to take a risk.
I was gutted about that 'barbecue summer' incident a few years ago. Not because they got it wrong, but because of the ridiculous press reaction and the Met Office's subsequent withdrawal of their seasonal forecast. I wish they had been a bit more bold and continued with those, and I wish the press hadn't been so stupid.
They do seem to have an impressive track record with their 30 day outlook lately. I hope this might lead them to consider bringing back the seasonal forecasts.
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I think the Mods have told so many people off for going off topic, that no-one dare post in here any more!
Ha ha! Probably true. While on one hand I do understand the need for mods to keep a thread broadly on topic, people do seem a bit uptight on this forum at times. Enforcing the thread topic too rigidly can stifle the natural flow of ideas and debate a little. I suppose we are all different in terms of the range of digression we can tolerate. Perhaps those who can tolerate or even value some digression need to be tolerant of those who can't!
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Everyone has their own interests, you only preach what you know and learnt. Physics doesn't tell you anything about the weather, however Meteorology has physics within it.
I think I disagree with that, I think Physics can tell us an awful lot about the weather. Pretty much all the processes that make up the weather can be understood in terms of Physics and maybe some Chemistry as well. I must admit we didn't cover any Meteorology in my A-Level Physics, but I would say that Physics is the fundamental science underpinning Meteorology.
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Thanks for the replies! Makes sense.
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I was just wondering, I live on a small hill. We're at 67m above sea level. Down in the town (about a mile away), they're about 20m ASL. Would the small difference in altitude make any noticeable difference to our weather?
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18th Dec, I got it as well, but only the standard 3 inches
Actually, it can't have been 18th December, that was a Saturday. I remember that Saturday... we missed out, as usual. A few flakes but nothing substantial. It was a few days after that, maybe the Monday or Tuesday. I remember because we had a snow day from work, I don't work weekends, and I also remember that it made up for disappointment of seeing other places that had just had decent snow on the 18th.
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Which winter would you like a repeat of if you had to choose - 2008/09, 2009/10 or 2010/11?
I'm in Wimborne, Dorset, and quite frankly, December 2010 can't be beat for us. We often miss out on significant snow, even when areas not far to the North and West of us are getting it, but in December 2010 (I can't remember the exact date, but probably not much more than a week or so before Xmas day) heavy snow descended on us. We were smack under a red Met Office warning. That's never happened to us before, that I remember.
Amazing by the standards of these parts. I doubt we'll see the like of it again for a long, long time, but you never know. Here's hoping.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE:
All this ramping, very frustrating. I love cold and snow, but we are month and a half away from real deep winter. We've been here before....
I know all the signals are there, but please please, let's wait until mid November at least before we start getting all excited!!! I have a bad feeling about how this will all pan out!
There's nothing wrong with getting excited about the upcoming winter! Just ignore the comments you find overly ramp-y. Where's Ian Brown?
South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 03/03/2018 Onwards
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Wow, big flakes and lots of ‘em all of a sudden here in Winterborne Kingston.