Think I may need to avoid this thread for a while given the number of ignorant childish rants about forecasts and warnings
(my apologies if they were all made in jest, but that's certainly not how they come over)
As a parting shot, we now have proper snow as opposed to a graupel blizzard in Evesham. And looks like lots more to come for some people through the day, but nothing at all for others - exactly as forecast
To be fair, there's a line of (mostly grauple) showers running across the country from Rugby, through Stratford, Evesham and now into the Forest of Dean, exactly as forecasts predicted. Just a matter of whether you are lucky enough to be under one
I don't think it's the BBC/MetO who have been ramping it It was never ever expected to be anything like 2018 - except on social media and in the tabloids.
Was quite hopeful when the temp here dropped to 0.6c earlier this evening ....... in the past few minutes, as the precipiataion approaches, it has shot up to 2.1c and rising
Not dense, but been foggy down here all morning too
btw I thought it ironic that as soon as a snow and ice warning was issued, the MetO not-a-forecast removed our snow symbols for tonight!
Worth noting though, with regards Sunday onwards: models always struggle with snow showers. All apps are computer generated from raw model output. Ergo: apps are as useful this week as a chocolate teapot on a motorbike.
Well the ground is definitely too wet here ..... ! Seriously, I am not expecting much if any snow. But am very worried about the effects of even more rain
Aye, the MetO not-a-forecast is even showing a snow risk for down here, both Sat morning (but turning to rain) and more especially Sunday night .... Will not doubt change as the models waver, but if it's shown for lowly Evesham then it bodes well for higher ground further north.
We had around 1cm in town, and that had almost all melted by midday
This first picture was the scene in my garden by mid afternoon yesterday. And a view of some of the fields on the edge of town this morning.
Over here, I got down to -5c with no snow cover. Nearer to you, Wittering dropped to -7.3c. Topcliffe looks to have been the coldest place in England with -9.2c I don't see why you shouldn't have record at least -8c over snow
Well, after the return of the front we now have approx 0.00mm of snow in Evesham ..... What a waste.
Just light, patchy, sleety snow, most of which quickly melted again.