Beverley Lass

Hi, I'm 7 miles inland from Hornsea, we're getting a few light to moderate snow showers. Nothing much really so far. B.

Hiya, Well I hope my digi-thermometer is accurate ! I do see though that at very nearby Leconfield the MO had -10.5 C http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/yh/leconfield_latest_weather.html B.

Morning all, A very cold start, -9.7º C here. Just ventured out to give the poor garden birds their breakfast. *Glued to all the forecasts ! B.

Awww, I love hedgehogs and they get increasingly scarce in numbers., that is sad to hear. It's trouble for them when there's a mild interlude in winter and they wake to little food I believe. B.

Brrr, morning all. My outside digital thermometer reads -7.5 ºC at the mo'. Clear skies here. Everything white. Wonder if we'll get much more over Friday and the w/e. I do worry for outdoor pets and wildlife. I hope folks UK wide will take heed of the temps and snow forecast. Feeding/watering the garden birds well, and I shall keep an eye on elderly neighbours too. B.

Ooo.. It has been snowing quite heavily here the last 15mins or so .. B.

Morning all, A chilly start here at -3º C. I can see the merest dusting extra overnight on the paths I cleared. B.

After 4.5 hours of snow this afternoon, a couple of which was moderately heavy, we now have c. 4cm cover. Looks pretty clinging to all the bushes and trees. B.

Seems to be finishing here, I have about 4 cm. As Lincs Obs says above, I thought this would last longer. Nice, pretty covering anyway. B.

Just enjoyed a walk in the snow. Has been coming down quite heavily now for over an hour. Settling well too even on the side roads. B.

Snowfall pepping up a bit here now, but still not settling on the roads so far. B.

Same as many other posters here .. a slight covering of snow, road surfaces clear though. 0.1 º C as I type. Waiting with excitement to see what comes from lunchtime on. (How slow will the bus run be tonight I wonder !?) B.

Evening all, we have a fine white covering here. Graupel I'd say. It's a start ! B.

Wishing everyone here a Very Happy Christmas. B. x

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249312/Rare-rainbow-clouds-shimmer-night-sky-Scotland-astonishingly-beautiful-pictures.html Some super pics from Scotland from the link above. I was lucky enough to see Nacreous clouds over Yorkshire back in Feb. 1996. I started a thread about it here years ago. I'd love another chance as my photos were quite poor back then. B.

Aww, bless him. What a full and fascinating working life he had though. RIP Sir Patrick. B.

Just had the treat of watching between 40 and 50 Waxwings in the garden. They are enjoying the Rowan berries. Tried some photos but it's a bit hopeless in the wind and rain. B.

Type: Earthquake 44 minutes ago Magnitude: 7.3 DateTime: Friday December 7 2012, 08:18:24 UTC Region: off the east coast of Honshu, Japan Depth: 36.1 km Source: USGS Feed

Hi all, Just started snowing here, settling well too. B.

Just started snowing here and it's coming down quite heavily. Settling too. B.

Hi all, I have a memory of working on an archaeological dig in Northants in the early 1980's. I can't say I was aware of the forecast, but woke one January morning to find a level 9" of snow when there hadn't been any before. It was very exciting ! I made a valiant attempt to dig my car out of the cul de sac, but didn't get far as main roads were totally blocked. This from a Northants Met Office site .. "A notable example was the blizzard of 8/9 January 1982 when 36 hours of snow accompanied by easterly gales gave 30 to 50 cm of level snow and drifts that were locally over 1metre deep." Also, I'm afraid I haven't dates, but twice while I have lived here in E. Yorks we have sat down to Christmas lunch and the first flakes of snow have just started to fall. Amazing and magical it seemed. B.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225108/Hurricane-Sandy-2012-Superstorm-batters-US-coast-Manhattan-goes-dark-6m-power-14-dead.html Impressive set of photos from the online press here. B.

Type: Earthquake 51 minutes ago Magnitude: 7.1 DateTime: Sunday September 30 2012, 16:31:34 UTC Region: Colombia Depth: 150.4 km Source: USGS Feed

Unscientific .. but I've been blessed with wonderful weather on holidays taken in the UK each first week of Sept. for many years. B.