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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 03/03/2018 Onwards

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    1 hour ago, Andy Bown said:

    I went for a walk with my boy in anticipation of finding some snow up Elm Hill in Warminster but the nearest we came was a bunch of snowdrops! Really amazing how quickly it has gone!

    There are some drifts higher than we could go and good views of the Plain to the S/SE (see picture).

    A very pleasant Spring day developing now, 8.2c and sunny spells.

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    Still some good drifts along the A36 on the way to Bath - amazing how they hang on, when everything else has melted away.

    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 03/03/2018 Onwards

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    11 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

    Was the dog basing it's information on the model thread, if so I bet he was confused...

    As were we all... No she took a bit of time to get to grips with the whole thing (she's originally Spanish). by sunday morning, with the snow rapidly thawing she was playing the remaining drifts. Complete contrast from the horrified look on Thursday trying go for a comfort stop in the garden with 6 inches of snow... At least she's a big dog, our cats were NOT amused by snow up to their bellies...

    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 03/03/2018 Onwards

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    2 minutes ago, Andy Bown said:

    Tim, you'll be pleased to know I don't recognise you ! Fantastic scenes up Cradle Hill.

    What time were you out on Wednesday night? We walked back from a meal in town at about 9pm and it felt surreal!

    I think it was between 9 and 10 pm - very strange to see the snow blowing like dust, not a hint of melting. Bitterly cold. I hadn't realised how snow covered I was (first picture) until my wife posted it on facebook. I don't think the photos really do the drifting justice - at one point we were up to waist level with the drift all across the lane going up to the barn - the dog was very confused...

    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 03/03/2018 Onwards

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    Driven in to the Uni (Bath) this morning along the A36 and I am amazed at how big the drifts still are. On Brassknocker hill there is one point where only 1 car can go at a time as there is a huge drift still there.

    Amazing spell of weather for me - I loved the long run in - model run tension, including the mini wobble about 5 days out from the arrival of the easterly (as in -'it's all going south to France...'), and the beautiful days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (sunny with the odd shower making it across. Then walking the dog on Wednesday night with the streamer just reaching us and watching very fine powder snow blowing in the wind at -5.9 deg C. Waking on Thursday to see snow already arrived and still snowing, deciding to work from home, before work actually closed at 1pm. Then the main event hitting, slowly at first, but gradually getting heavier during a 2 hour walk, and then just watching as it never stopped until 11 pm. Fantastic day Friday - temps below freezing all day, so no melting at all, no-one moving anywhere (if they had any sense). A little top up in the afternoon (not as much as some, but who's complaining?). A walk on Saturday through some superb snowdrifts on Cradle Hill (no ufo's were seen...). Scenes just like the 80's.

    And now its mostly gone, and spring on its way (hopefully!)

     

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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 22/02/2018 Onwards

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    3 minutes ago, MidnightSnow said:

    But the snow is one of the main factors of the disruption? Basically the same thing.

     

    I don't really agree - 1 cm of snow will not be disruptive. I think a chart of likelihood to snow would be 'very likely', its the disruptiveness that is the question. It's probably a moot point - a red warning would equate to a snowfest, which I guess most of us want.

    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 22/02/2018 Onwards

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    3 minutes ago, MidnightSnow said:

    Good to see snow starved places having a starter before the main event. :cold:

    Less than 48 hours away now. :yahoo:  I'll rest a lot easier if they move the tick up a box (or two) tomorrow.

     

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    We need to remember that the warning is not for snow, its for the disruption. I am pretty certain that most in the region of the warning will see snow on Thurs and Fri, its the amounts, and the wind, etc that will dictate the level of warning involved.

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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 22/02/2018 Onwards

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    8 minutes ago, Jayfromcardiff said:

    Anyone know what's going on with Thursdays snow? Not much is being said as I don't see the next couple of days giving us much.

    Still not certain. Best for us (I'm including Cardiff with Warminster...) looks to the Meto and Icon, with ECM not too bad. Even GFS is a only a few changes away from being all snow for you/me, and potentially from Thurs until Saturday, with colder uppers moving south again. I think we still won't be certain until Tues eve or even Wed to be honest. I don't think (here comes the jinx) that many of us will see NO snow, its more the case of wether its a lot, or some then freezing rain etc.

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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

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    3 minutes ago, Mr Frost said:

    This is it South West and Central Southern England members! Your time has come! :yahoo:

    Serious cold spell on the horizon - charts/Metoffice update must make great reading for you! I am extremely jealous but glad you are all in the firing line for some proper snowfall! About bloody time! 

    I hope every single one of you get a fantastic snow fix and I look forward to popping into this thread next week to see scenes like these below! (Taken yesterday on my hike up the Arrochar Alps, Scotland)

    All the best! 

    Cheers. :cold::cold-emoji:

     

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    Might need an earthquake to get scenes like that in Wilts...We think Cley hill's a big one... :rofl:

    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

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    8 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

    Dorset to Sussex everyday for me....

    RE: Cars, if it';s cold in the morning, let the car engine warm up a bit before driving off. That's good practice anyway, prevents you cracking a seal etc.

    I think we should tone down the ramping a notch, the 12z are fast approaching..... :ninja:

    "think we should tone down the ramping a notch" - heresy. Leave this forum immediately! I haven't seen this level of ramping in years and it's brilliant.

    As ever with snow this will be down to short term forecasts and small features, and there must be a chance of a decent event. Points West had the memories of 1978 last night, and I have the barest memories of snow drifts so deep my village was cut off. Could it happen again? As for the stocking up - I made sure of getting heating oil in, but that does depend on electricity too... Many years ago we experienced a weekend long powercut (Shrewton, on the Plain), and it led my parents to have a fireplace and chimney installed as there had been no way of heating the house. No idea yet if this will be a let down in snow terms for us snow starved west country folk, but I'd love a day or too off next week! 

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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

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    59 minutes ago, Zephyr said:

    Is there any runners on here? I'm currently in training for the Bristol 10K in May, and was wondering how people cope with running in the snow? That's if we get any, I'm fine running in freezing weather, but running with snow underfoot seems like it might be a recipe for a broke leg

    Genuinely one of my favourite ever experiences was running in Dec 2010 just before Christmas. I ran in the woods near Longleat and it was amazing. About 3-4 inches of soft, virgin, snow, no-one around. I ran with shorts, T-shirt, but had a hat and gloves too. I find in snow its best to avoid compressed areas where it is more prone to have gone solid and turned icy, so heading off-road is probably the best bet.

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    South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

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    2 hours ago, offerman said:

    Great post Steve,

    I often wondered that myself too.

    A definite warming has taken place over the years weather its natural global warming or man made but warming has happened. This has had a huge affect on our winters imho and by the amount you mentioned in your post.

    I'm not as sure - I've loved snow all my life and I remember many, many winters from the end of the 80's on that failed to deliver (mainly thinking south, specifically Wiltshire). It's very tempting to link warmed temperatures to making now more marginal, but the rise is dwarfed by the variation within a day. I also tend to think our memories deceive us.

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