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MetO have Nottingham/Derby heavy snow from 1200

Is it late morning yet?

NOTHING still in heanor

Started to pick up in Heanor then eased off again. We must be right on the edge of the front now. Will expect it to come down in the next hour or so.

Nothing of note in Heanor... so close but so far.

Don't think it'll be an issue as we get into the afternoon.

VERY fine snow just started in Heanor

Nothing in Heanor yet

What do the models show for this cold spell as things stand? Is it likely to continue, or even get worse giving Britain winter weather not seen for 30 years? Or is the end in sight appearing, and zonal SW'ly 10'C drizzle on the way for this time next week? Would be good if someone who knows their stuff offered an honest assessment.

Spitting snow in Heanor. Snizzling"??

Look we're only 20 miles east of the Amber area, well inside the yellow. Its a safe bet that Nottingham will still be getting a fair bit yes??

BBC weather this morning still shows constant light snow for Nottingham Friday Saturday and Sunday.

So is Nottingham missing out now?

Any idea on the scale of snow event?

Haven't got time to read through the thread too far, but whats the forecast as it stands for Nottingham in the coming days?

Alright not the capital but Poland's second largest city Krakow. Currently 0.3'C and covered in the stuff. http://www.unavitaverde.net/webcam-krakow-poland/

Indeed. It is currently clear and sunny, 22.9'C, with a breeze of 7 kmph. Absolutely fantastic down there at this time of year.

Good post. In order to get those shade temperatures in winter you have to be at those latitudes though right?

So it seems a study has been done which finds the Canaries are about as good as it gets? I'm not surprised. Although even in the Canaries the weather can vary. Northern Tenerife as you say is cloudier, cooler and wetter than the south and Lanzarote is sunny but extremely dry and windy. So Santa Cruz de Tenerife (northeast but sunny side of the mountain) or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have the most pleasant climates of any city in the world due to slightly more precipitation than southern Tenerife or Lanzarote/Fuerteventura. In Santa Cruz or Las Palmas January/February are their coldest months but have temperatures of around 22'C - pretty much like the UK in July/August, only winter in the Canaries are sunnier with less chance of rain than a UK summer. July/August the Canaries are usually around 28'C, so like the Mediterranean in July/August with sunshine almost guaranteed. What are other places in the world with a climate comparable? I'm guessing somewhere in Australia would be close...

Un Unlikely to get any on the East Midlands forum old chap.

25'C and sunny today in Los Cristianos, southern Tenerife, Canary Islands. Open and subjective question, does this place have the best/most pleasant all round climate in the world? Also, only very rarely does the temperature in southern Tenerife fall below 15'C at any time of year day or night. What is the lowest possible temperature you could have here in feasible weather conditions at this latitude and bearing in mind it has a huge mountain shielding it to the north.

Maybe but there's cloud edging over Heanor from the west as we speak.

Likely to arrive in Nottingham after dark when temperatures are heading back down?

Fairly moderate thaw underway in Heanor with temperature around 3'C and sun shining.

Sun coming out in Heanor now. Temp 1.9'C DP 0'C