[South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion]

First snow flakes for two years has confused the cat…

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"5-10cm in Devon above 150m"...WhaHoo!!!

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Up to 1.8C here after a low of -5.3C, but that should be good for snow as long as it doesn't creep up much further

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Can confirm heavy wet snow at my house and proper snow on the top of the hills in Blackdowns.

Chances of settling...zero

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I think this is as good as it gets here...

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A few photos from mid Devon this afternoon ...

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Work up to about two inches this morning and been snowing non stop since 10am here. Very heavy around lunch time. Hard to get a level as it is blowing around in drifts, but best estimate 15-20cm. Max temp -0.7, so the third ice day in two and a bit weeks...crazy!

Hopefully a bit more to come tonight as well to ensure a snow day tmw...Yay!

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Horizontal snow means no accumulation to speak of yet.

I wonder where it's all getting blown to...?

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5 minutes ago, Nights King said:

Lady I know works for first buses she was adamant. 

Maybe just ring your insurance to check..

Grade A Baloney...

Might be a thing on their commercial policy re liability, but this is not a general thing for all car insurance

So feel free to go out and stick your car in a ditch if you like...

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The question is will we better this by the end of next week?

"By the 14th March, the strong winds had abated and a thaw of the snow began. Reports from the time spoke of up to 4 feet of snow in parts of the south-west and the deep ravine, Tavy Cleave by Dartmoor, had apparently filled with snow to depths of 300 feet as snow was driven in by the gales."

Now that's a lot of snowmen...

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1 hour ago, khodds said:

OMG!!! Amazing!!!!!!!!

Having lived in Kent until 2012 I have first hand experience of Steve Murr's giddiness when it comes to predicting snow depths, which never come even close to happening.

If he was right even half the time then we would all be living in igloos...

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Wet snow in Devon!!!

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Down from 5.1 to 3.7 in an hour here...at this rate will turn to snow around half four...

Just as the precipitation stops

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Looking at the radar there is a big lump of rain which needs to push through first, behind this there is some less well organised precipitation, this is what we need to look out for as this is the area which may get undercut by the cold air and turn to the white stuff...

 

Behind this there seem to be a lot of heavy showers pushing across Ireland, which if they stay intact should be snow by the time they reach the south west, but it would be hit and miss if you got one.

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Long time member....

Infrequent poster...

I spy something beginning with R...

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Re the 'Monday Event' don't get too hung up on the GFS precipitation models...this is going to the wire in our location and will probably chop and change right up to the time it arrives. Elevation is likely to be key though...

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Incoming shower of.........................................rain.

Dagnabbit!

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As more learned members of the forum always say...'Lets get the cold in first and then worry about the snow'...

 

Is it cold? No, not really, therefore chances of snow at the moment are low to zero

 

OK...so now the cold is actually here.

 

Now we just need some precipitation...lets just check the models.

 

Oh...

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That Ian bloke talks a lot of sense..he should do this professionally

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I think if we get let down this time then I shall just stick to my seaweed and nowcast

 

Where's Bill Farkin when you need him...I wonder how his grebes are?

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As more learned members of the forum always say...'Lets get the cold in first and then worry about the snow'...

 

Is it cold? No, not really, therefore chances of snow at the moment are low to zero

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Internet moles...go outside and enjoy the sunshine today. I think a few people are suffering from a lack of vitamin D....

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As last night showed us snow opportunities can crop up almost out of nowhere at short notice...in these situations it's probably best to move away from model watching and just watch the bbc forecast on the bbc every night...