Mr Bartlettazores

I think they had to stop running a few weeks ago for a time but not sure about this time round to be honest. Either way hopefully people won’t need to be travelling far on a snowy Sunday evening -it’s more tomorrow morning which could be messy.

Ha ha I know the area! Will be moving to Eastleigh soon...I’m not far from the Fulflood pub. I’m lucky my car has been in an MOT so will be training it to work tomorrow and won’t need to worry like some as quite hilly in my locality too. I see you have been missing out on the snow! Knowing what the bus drivers are like round here they probably will still be running if you still need a snow fix! ?

Hellooo! Fulflood Stormforce~beka. and you? Went for a nice walk after watching the radar just after 7pm and it was great to see a top up covering only take 10 minutes or so once things got going again! Going to be carnage in the morning I think and hear that some places such as Battery Hill are already seeing problems with one or two abandoned vehicles!

Snizzle now in Winchester (Fulflood) but it’s been a good few hours with a decent top up covering.

Exactly what I said in quoting a previous post although in hindsight now see it was part of some banter going on! I think we did well both a few weeks ago and certainly this time!

I’m in Winchester and can confirm it’s taken about 10 to 15 minutes for a dusting to settle from 7:15pm onward. We didn’t do that badly last night either at least 8cms. Yes there was a gap in the radar at one point in time (yesterday evening I think?) but negligible in the grand scheme of things really!

If this was to come off it would be exactly 10 years to the day after another deep low which passed over the country! Unusually deep for March from memory. Models do appear to be suggesting some sort of storm for next weekend but with finer details to be decided, including how deep it would be along with whether it would still have some remenants of the SSW effect with placement etc.

No idea why my message is quoting the above can’t seem to remove it? Anyhow heavy snow for the past 20 odd minutes in Winchester bucketing it down here.

Re freezing rain, I’m sure it happened at some point in December 2010 and the M27 near Southampton Airport was shut for a short time. Can anyone else remember this?

My usual work route that Dean E! Glad I’m not on that this afternoon. Coming back from London instead today to Winchester where I hear the snow has pepped up a bit.

That term has been around for ever. I certainly remember it used in February 1994 when we had a Scandi block and easterly for a few days then (interestingly back then the weather also broke from the south from memory). For me it’s no different to how Americans describe a Nor’Easterly or whatever it is. Granted it does sound more tabloid like however!

Hi all. Heading up to London this morning by train from Winchester. Any advice on the latest details and whether I should return eg say lunchtime rather than later afternoon say 4-5pm? Thanks in advance.

Hi Stormfirce~beka! I’m in Fulflood what about you? Just back home and the car was showing -4 here with light snow falling. Just wondered what people would think about travelling to London by train tomorrow? I have a work related event which for some bizarre reason is still going ahead whilst my manager has encouraged to go up if possible. My specific question is what progress is the snow expected to make over the course of tomorrow and would there be any anticipated issues weather related heading back to Winchester tomorrow mid afternoon? Appeciate is quite a specific question but some general advice (other than anything Met Office related) will help me to make a decision! Other than that bring on the blizzards please!

Haha indeed! I’m not too bothered as live in Winchester and there has been a few cms of snow there yesterday but it does seem that a snowshield has set up everywhere else in South Hampshire! The snow literally starts and finishes as you enter / leave Winchester off the M3!

Here’s what it’s like in Fareham, Hampshire looking south eastward towards Portsmouth Harbour. Mostly clear and a temperature of 0 degrees at 1.45pm but a much colder windchill!

Just thought I’d add some anecdotal comments to this thread re the potential for milder air to come in over the latter part of next week. I recall December 2010 when it was initially meant to get milder towards the end of the year but the cold block never actually shifted from north Scotland if anyone remembers that? I also recall another cold spell (perhaps 1997?) when the Atlantic did come back in but temperatures remained very low with ice days the following week despite fronts passing through. There my conclusion is that this frigid cold air / uppers once established will be very hard to shift thereafter for the immediate foreseeable. It certainly looks the real deal and surpassed my expectations of a slack easterly feed at best a week or so back. Also as another separate comment (on off lurker) I’ve appreciated the emotion with the ups and downs amongst the more serious model analysis. Granted one or two posts are a little OTT and no need for the arguing but overall it does provide some context to the thread for me personally even if some also like to cherrypick the most suitable charts to their personal circumstances. For me, my first memory of a memorable easterly other than 1991 is mid February 1994 which although relatively short, am surprised never gets a mention or referred to in the historical archives. At this juncture I’m very much looking forward to next week and the surprises (even let downs it could bring). Thank you to all for the informative posts - from a lurkers perspective.

Hi all, new to the forum! Been reading these forums on and off for years. This month in particular really has made me chuckle with the way the models have continually teased over the last 3 weeks or so. In some ways it’s a bit like chasing a rainbow or seeing a mirage, with the models continually hinting towards something much colder at the same F1 plus timeframe. A lot of straw clutching amongst the more informed balanced views too. If we do get any cold, I’m sure it won’t be as severe as some say and more likely ‘a little below average’ for February rather than anything severe. Rain down south and on the coasts with some lucky areas more inland or higher up seeing snow. Perhaps a slack flow from the north / east will bring this rather than a raging easterly? I think some are talking with their hearts over their heads a little too much when factoring the SSW. As my name suggests, I’d certainly be happy for something milder / warmer particularly as we are slowly moving towards spring. 18 degrees plus with a Fohn effect would certainly be a good ramp but equally wouldn’t mind something much colder, but I’m just not overly convinced it’s going to happen. There could be a rare situation of a Ferrari or other nice sports car parked outside my driveway but it doesn’t mean I’ll be lucky enough to drive it. Could equally apply this theory to the SSW. Cheers, Mr Bartlettazores.