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They were gritting this aft, there was that much that the road looked orange but i've seen them loads of times not spreading when they leave the depo, especially in 2010. All they seem to do is drop a big pile at the junction coming out of the depo then spread it elsewhere. For once i was organised and went to Tesco yesterday and essentials were getting low then, apart from £6 snow shovels, the robbers cashing in. If it keeps on like this the OH could have fun in the morning, although i saw the first plough gritter since 2010 go past earlier so if it gets too bad then the big guns will be on it. Just nipping out to Penny's, i may be some time.

Its going to be a good night by the looks of things. How you enjoying the conditions Gumbo? Horizontal snow in the face, i've lost count of the gritters that have been down sheff road today and they still cant shift it, hoping it stays like this all night, or heavier would be better.

So you're saying that a 5day forecast for Penistone shows a warning for the E Yorks coast, if we're under a yellow warning then why put an amber next to it, surely the yellow would be in place. Theres both amber and yellow warnings for Yorkshire.So is the Heavy snow on the localized 5 dayer only for the Eyorks coast also but they just added that to Penistone? On the main regional map it shows my area on the edge of the amber/yellow area, the second amber area is the E Yorks coast all the rest is yellow clearly marked with the yellow warning symbol. The overall Yorkshire and Humber warning has the Amber warning symbol as thats the highest but on the local Penistone why would they put amber if it was clearly in the yellow zone. It really should be an amber warning for up here as its been heavy for hours now and conditions are serious, the main road through the village is covered with gritters constantly passing but cant clear it, the snow is horizontal from the wind and the METO have heavy snow forecast for 9pm even though its been heavy since this afternoon.

Go on the regionals, type in barnsley and you'll see the amber warning, same for sheffield. Its due too their forecast heavy snow for 9pm tonight and 9am in the morning. I wouldn't of made the comment if there was no amber warning.

Just had a look for Barnsley, and the same amber for snow.

On the METO 5dayer for Penistone, yellow for icy roads and amber for snow, its only just gone on as it wasn't there an hour ago.

Amber warning now from the Meto from 9pm to 9am

Ha, i'll join you, sounds good enough to me. Whats it like in Tarn? Its really picked up here since it got dark.

Judging by how heavy it is here, then looking at the radar, the East coast and N/E must be taking a serious hammering.

Yep, its too laggy, its like going back 10yrs to the days of dial-up. Try this http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/

Dont the BBC get all their info from the METO? BBC weather never get it right for up here, never have done, their area forecasts are ok but localized are poor for winter, for here anyway.

This is EPIC the street light comes on and the snow gets heavier with bigger flakes. -3.0C. The cars are going past very cautiously now, the gritters just cant clear the road. A plough gritter has gone past, we dont see them often, 2010 was the last time. Probably going to attempt the impossible task of keeping the Woodhead open.

Still heavy horizontal snow up here although small flakes, the gusty wind keeps blowing it at the window which looks amazing. The gritters keep passing but the busy main road through the village is covered in icy slush with snow settling between the tyre tracks. We seem to be surfing the wave of luck again with the darker radar patches constantly hitting us.

I like Adam, he's ace.

Its not the regional s/yorks forecast, i've been looking at the 5 day for Penistone when you click on the public tab and type in the location. It seems to be more accurate than the area forecast and updates frequently. I dont know if it takes elevation etc into account but it gives different results to Barnsley, Sheff, Huddersfield etc, even Denby Dale which is the next train stop from here a few miles away, it gives us heavy snow at 9pm and Denby Dale light snow. It seems to be more localized.

Still heavy here, finer flakes that just seem to be blowing around everywhere, looks like thick smoke in the gusts. Dark grey sky that looks full of it. -2.6C

METO changed our forecast for the 4th time today, now showing heavy snow at18:00 and 21:00, light snow through the night and heavy snow at 06:00 and 09:00 Sat morning with a wind direction change to straight easterly.

Look at those real dark blues emerging on the radar just coming into Chesterfield, they have Penistown written allover them.

In Penistone mate, 7 miles south/west of Barnsley

Its still coming down so its not just a quick heavy burst, amazing too with the gusting wind. Its covering the gritted main road.

Its hammering it down in Penistone and its heading your way.

WoWzers, i hope it keeps this up, horizontal heavy snow thats even settling on the main road thats turned orange from over gritting last night. Now the flakes are getting chunkier, GET IN. Good call Snow Blizzard, although you were 3 minutes off.

Its coming down nicely here now, temps dropped to -2.4C and looking blizzard like with the wind gusts. All we need now is 50p sized flakes and game on.

That fronts falling apart faster than Charlie Sheen.