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light2.MTS.wmvwent up to crich stand, 6 others up there caught lighting over Nottingham

it hit, hail 1.5cm across, before heavy rain, lasted 5 to 8 mins.

I,m just north of the cell in top left, diect hit soon.

that's done it now, sky just gone down

plenty rumbles of thunder and now rain

try this link, as well. http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html good animation, hope it works for you

YEP slow to load but get there in end, keep trying, too many peeps trying to view me thinks.

well things starting to look up here, as others have said, grey murk, low cloud and temps of 16c at 8.30am but now upto 24c, milky skies, and its starting to feel uncomfortable if you know what I mean. taking camera out today, mainly Peak Distict area. should be in prime spot, as I speak the sun has fully broken through.

having checked sat 24 image, your spot on, here its been sun all the way from the start, just on the edge of the cloud, great sat image, temps 22 here, at least the cloud seems to be receding quickly.

congratulations, I will miss your posts and thoughts, a true unbiased opinon. I remember your eallier posts having been a member for many years, espaically when you used your knowledge in constantly predicting a milder pattern one winter, what a bummer, BUT hey it was true. go for it, and good luck.

moderate snow, good sized flakes, hit ground do not melt type, should provide a good covering this morning.

Hi PM , still looks bad on A515. Ive most places today, Grindleford, Hathersage, Bradwell, Tideswell, and onto A6 Taddington. All of those roads are ok, usually drifts upto 6 to 10 feet. at taddington there were some monster drifts, 10 to 20 feet and maybe 50 to 60 feet long. did,nt fanct trying to get to A515, might have a look tommorrow, due to visit Biggin, Pomeroy, and Parwich. BUT may put of for a while. like you say some of this snow is going to be around for some time.

great photos, and mega effort to grt there. i will have see what happens tommorow at work, i have calls in Gridlefors, Hathersage, Tideswell, and just about whole of Peak District, at least if i attempt to get there i get paid. will have fully charged camera to hand. some incredable vids and pics today.

thats great, Still have pinch myself to beleive its March, with more snow to come this week.

depends which way you approach, if you come in from Chesterfield via M1 then head out on A623 to Matlock, can get up to Southern slopes of Peaks, head up to Stanage and then turn right over to Beely moor. But as TM has said, you will reach blocked roads with drifts one side of road to other. Could head into Matlock, head out A6 to Cromford then up on Via Gella road to Newhaven. alternatively head to ashbounre, approach from A38 to Derby out on A52 to Ashbourne then up on A515, see how far you can get. but to be honest you could struggle to get out of town, steep hills everywhere just to get up to the peaks, as TM has said could be a long way to go to just pull up and look at a blocked road. good luck.

only had it two weeks, checked on net weather new what was coming in March, also new job involves driving around Peak District all day. susposed to be in Grindleford, Tideswell, Bradwell, and good old Chelmorton on monday and tuesday, fat chance of that (or matbe not)

some heavy breathing at the end, looked difficult, still if you need some liquid refreshment you just got go for it. you need a Panda for that.

Sure does Mr SM, been plenty of dramatic stuff here ove last 24hs, Peak District has been plastered so to speak.

carn,t see you driving down there for few days PM.

this was on buxtonweather.co.uk hope they don,t mind me posting it here, fascinating read, just aout some sums up North Derbyshire today. - 16.10 Saturday - Snowing heavily again and it is still blowing it around right now in Buxton - more than 23 cm (9 inches) on the ground - Any road reports please to mh@22mh.com - - All higher level routes are severely affected - currently reporting CLOSED are the A 6 North, the A 537 Cat & Fiddle, the A5270 Chelmorton, the A54 Congleton, A57 Snake Pass, A515 Ashbourne, and the A53 Leek roads - ROAD REPORTS IN TODAY (newest first) A 515 Road still closed ay Parsley Hay - Worse than yesterday after the overnight heavy snow. Snow ploughs are still busy but fighting a losing battle with the strong wind replacing the drifts as soon as they are cleared. Unless conditions improve it is unlikely the road will reopen anytime soon" Thank you Christine @ 15.40 AND "The A515 Asbourne Road is blocked by vehicles stuck in drifts near Buxton Rugby club - 4 x 4's are turning round and returning to Buxton - Ploughs go through and within 15 mins the road is covered by drifting snow" Thank you Adam Evans @ 15.15 And "A515 Buxton to Ashbourne road between Buxton and Brierlow Bar is impassable due to drifting snow. Have just been towed out !!" Thank you David Butler @ 14.30 AND "The road from Youlgreave towards, Long Rake / Derbyshire Aggregates and Arbor Low / Parsley Hay only passable in 4wd. Also roads from Youlgrave and Middleton by Youlgrave towards Friden and Newhaven subject to drifting and only passable in 4wd" Thank you Andrew Wood @ 14.05 AND "Have just tried driving North through Dove Holes on A6, on way to Buxton. Had to turn round, met snow plough, driver said no way through to Buxton. - Does anyone know what Long hill is like ?" Thank you Jane @13.55 AND "I've just attempted A6 North, across Fairfield common - Buxton to Whaley, massive drifts, long queue's. Digger trying to clear but fighting a loosing battle, winds to much. I've turned round and come back home" Thank you Ben Harris @ 13.00 AND " All roads in and out of Wormhill blocked except for tractors. Abandoned cars at Millers Dale, blizzard conditions on the Flatt and Bull End with huge drifts. Large snowdrift at Hargate Corner only passable on Tractor" Thank you Angie Taylor @ 11.45 AND "All of the main roads in Whaley are fine but the road to Macclesfield is closed" Thank you Dave Dusgate @ 11.35 AND "On my way back from Matlock to Buxton - A6 - the A6 is blocked at Topley Pike by a jackknifed lorry. Road clear between the drifts" Thank you Simon Lowe @11.00 AND "A515 at Parsley Hay still blocked with snow. Snow ploughs have been through but they are not attempting to clear this section of the road yet (except perhaps for emergency vehicles) as blizzard conditions continue. We spoke on the telephone to a driver who tried to drive to Parsley Hay from Buxton this morning in a 4x4, to recover the van he abandoned here last night, but had to turn back at Tagg Lane/Monyash turnoff" Thank you Chrine Orchard @ 10.30 AND "Tried driving up the A6 North - from Buxton about 30 mins ago. Couldn't get through because of broken down lorries and two lorries further up stuck side by side. All cars turning back" Thank you David Smith @ 10.00 AND "A6 from Dove Holes to Buxton is closed. We were told to turn around, not even landrovers were let through" Thank you Olivia Avouris @ 09.40 AND "Just travelled A6 south from Buxton to Matlock at 6:45am. Took me about an hour. Road is passable with great care. Some big drifts at Topley Pike with the road being down to 1 lane only. Still snowing and still drifting. A5270 across to Brierlow Bar has a road closed sign on the end with a lorry that looks like it is stuck just passed Calton Farm" Thank you Simon Lowe @ 07.55 AND "A lot more snow in Glossop today - main roads and side roads not gritted - main roads are passable with extreme care" Thank you eric Hilton @ 08.20 AND "A515 Ashbourne Road blocked at Parsley Hay with road completely covered in snow - good for skiing but not much else. Snow ploughs kept the road open last night but no sign of them yet this morning. We have trucks and cars parked up here waiting for the road to clear" Thank you Christine Orchard @ 07.20 AND "Road blocked on B6049 -Tideswell to Bradwell road at Benstor House, at the junction to Great Hucklow, with abandoned cars at 6.05am on side roads - impassable even with 4 x 4." Thank you Pauline Salt @ 06.55 AND "Batham Gate to Peak Forest road is impassable except to tractors" Thank you David Westwood @ 06.15.

now that would be epic.

they sure did, warnings for 20 to 40cm over high ground correct, winchill, temps correct, lengh of snowfall correct. weel done.

great pic, would love to get up there, need a four track or helicopter.

Just like artic tundra conditions, junction is up near Darwin Forest, the olny road passable was Synope Hill believe or not, but we did pass 5 JCBS clearing thje road, A632 should be OK has be hundreds of tons salt and snowplough every 25mins on that road, but all high level routes blocked. So couple of buried cars, god knows what happened to large white van up there yesterday ay 5.30pm, on its side with 6 feet drifts then, will there every find it for week.

hopefully vid has up loaded.