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A bit less rain but the air temperature is absolutely dire and we have cloudy nothingness

GFS does well when it's default setting of deepening lows swirling across the Atlantic turns out to be accurate (which is often the case as its our default weather). It definitely picked up the path of the latest system much more accurately than UKMO/ECM though which were both miles out at T96

Fun event while it lasted - we ended up with alot more snow than expected but the thaw was already beginning by 3pm. Shame it was so short lived.

Another event where Sheffield is the sweet spot it seems. We've done well the past few years really even when the synoptics have only been marginal

Still time for settling snow - it started off as a complete slush fest here but a good covering now. I'm at elevation of 140m though which is definitely helping

March delivered over 30cm of snow to parts of Sheffield last March so it certainly feasible if you get the right synoptics. As for the current charts, it's not a horrendous zonal train of lows crossing the Atlantic - the pieces just aren't falling for us which is unfortunate but things can change quickly.

Settling nicely in south Sheffield now

Crisis in the main model thread this morning. I don't think the overall pattern is that bad really, it's not a typical zonal train of lows - the pieces just aren't falling kindly for us to make the most of it. With regards tomorrow, I think anybody with elevation will do quite well and those lower down will get a decent covering. Shame it's not hanging around but better than nothing.

GFS has the region largely on the right side of the cold air as the front stalls over us on Thursday. Could be a big dumping for those with elevation and decent accumulations lower down.

Looks like places with some elevation could do well on Thursday - marginal though as often is the case

Promising synoptics next week - as usual, it'll come down to exactly where the cold/mild boundary is. The model thread won't be a true representation of cold/snow chances as it looks like rain down south, at least initially.

Definitely seems a bit more vicious for our region compared to Isha which was a bit of a non event really

Bitterly cold few days followed by a storm over the weekend. Least it's interesting weather - nothing worse than grey nothingness for days on end. The next chase begins towards the end of next week. Looks promising despite the endless references to 'Iberian Heights' in the main model thread which is definitely this years phrase to wind up cold lovers and rolled out like a harbinger of doom.

Definitely looks like a trend to build heights over the UK from the 24th/25th. Whether that proves to be any use for sustained cold is another matter but at least it looks likely to bring the train of nasty looking lows to a halt.

Good time for a model break till after the weekend for those feeling fatigued by another chase! - This one hasn't been a bust, it's just that most of us just haven't had any luck with where the precipitation ended up falling. There's signs of potential from the 25th January with models showing a push of heights up through the UK and still plenty of time left in winter for another cold spell.