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Coming down heavy now with big flakes, probably about 2cm on the ground now!

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WOW Big proper flakes now! Whoooooooo!!! got a cm on the ground/cars etc which is now being added too!

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Hmm flakes are getting quite small now and glittery! please dont say thats it for us!!

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Where are you in dorset?

About 1cm now in Wimborne, East Dorset. Surely you must be getting some in Bournemouth??

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Wow just looked out of the window here in East Dorset and the Roads and pavements are going white despite the flakes arent as big as last week yet!

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Woohoo, can't be far from me now then.

Its blowing around like mad in the wind! - it keeps changing from medium to biggish flakes! hopefully it will turn to even better snow and start settling eventually!

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Moderate to heavy at times snow here now in East Dorset only just changed though from a rainy/sleety mix to snow!

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i was being nice to our snow starved south coasters

We're the ones who have had too much in Dorset! - We've had 1 inch out of this whole winter event and that 1 inch was just far too much for us, it was just getting out of control with snow depths so deep! :yahoo:

Looks like the heavy band is heading off into France!! thats that over with then! - another non event no doubt for Dorset! - Is there a record amount of non snow events at all? Dorset should win!

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Heavy something here in East Dorset but cant make out weather its rain or snow because the wind is blowing it past the lampost so fast! If its rain then surely it would be making a noise when it hits surfaces! but its silent! ah i duno!

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Flakes definately starting to fall here in East Dorset

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Metoffice article yesterday quotes ' The snow is likely to turn to rain across much of Cornwall and on the southern coasts of south-west England and South Wales on Tuesday evening.'

I thought the rain was ment to turn to snow Tuesday Evening and then possibly back to rain on Wednesday? well thats what the NetW article states anyway!

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the way i look at it is what ever happens tomorrow we have had a great couple of weeks more than we could ever have wished for at the start of the winter and with more to come by the looks of it beofre this winter is out im very contented with what ever i get im really happy we are finally seeing a proper winter makes up for all the crappy ones in recent years:rolleyes:

Lucky you!! you certainly can't complain if you don't see any snow then tomorrow - Us Dorsetiers have seen no more than 1 inch this winter!

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Looking slightly ahead of tomorrow for a moment (a little light relief) looks as if we might have another cold spell next week.

Not good news! getting a bit annoying now all this cold weather. Well with the ice etc anyway. Wouldnt mind if it was really cold but clear skies everyday! B)

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Really wouldn't take much to hit Dorset worse than last week :lol:

We only need 2cm to beat last weeks snow falls.

:lol: true, we had 1 inch in east dorset so 1cm will beat last weeks! we'll get 1.1 inch tomorrow!! :lol:

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Simon Parkin on ITV just said Snow arriving in Dorset from late afternoon onwards!

He said a good few inches!

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Bob on west country today says wiltshire, somerset and dorset to be hit worse than last week!!!

Thats what i like to hear believe it when i see it though

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Hi all ,just in from work,internet down at my work so what's the story, see met office have upgraded to 80% snow for us,Has stayed pretty darn cold in the Poole area today real miserable with very light sleet,temp at 1430 only 0.5deg so i guess cold easterly 1 - 0 warm westerly. Am I in for another late nighter glued to NW?

It still says 60% for Dorset. The 80% is for Devon and Somerset unfortunately!

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Its OK the warnings only for 6mins and now its past the time of the warning so stand down everyone..

That was one hell of an event! never seen anything like it before! 2 feet of snow just fallen in 6 minutes :drinks:

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EDIT: Its now back up again....what the hell is going there...we gonna get some today or not!

wow snow for 6 mins!! :yahoo: :drinks:

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Agree confused too, where is that coming from....thoughts anyone?

EDIT: its now been removed, they all getting excited at the met office..LMAO

They're just winding us up!!

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Im confused! the metoffice has just issued a new warning for heavy snow for us today for 1 Hour! Whats this all about

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Dont worry Cornwall and Devon - Uncle Dorset will do it's best to pinch all the rain so you get snow!

With there being a chance of rain involved - Dorset will no doubt get this! dont meen to be so negative but its what usualy happens here! We either get no snow at all or we get the rain !

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Drizzle here for the past 90 minutes in Wareham. Doesn't bode well for those on the south coast for tomorrow

Really? we've had light sleet here in East Dorset all morning!

A new update on the MET Office advisory for Tomorrow, pretty much in line with the 06Z NAE which they probably waited for, before releasing.

an increase to 80% certainty for Devon and Somerset (as regardless of how far east the band gets, it will at least get to these parts).

Also as per the 06Z, turning to rain in places.

South West England:

80% Devon

80% Somerset

60% Bath + NE Somerset

60% Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

60% Dorset

60% N Somerset

60% Plymouth

Heavy Snow 1200 Tue 12 0600 Wed 13

There is a high risk of a severe weather event affecting much of Southwest England along with southern and central Wales.

A band of heavy snow will move northeastwards during Tuesday afternoon and the first part of Wednesday before easing off. New snow accumulations of 5-10cm are expected widely with 10-20cm likely in places. This is more likely in parts of south Wales and on high ground of Southwest England. On high ground there is also a moderate risk of over 30cm. The strengthening southeasterly wind is likely to lead to drifting of snow.

This could cause disruption to travel networks and lead to problems with power lines.

The snow is likely to turn to rain across much of Cornwall and on south coasts of Southwest England on Tuesday evening as well as Southwest Wales.

This warning is likely to be superseded by Flash Messages.

Issued at: 1152 Mon 11 Jan

Excellent! Dorset still only 60% lol! - Dorset will most probs be removed and be a non event later! - im certainly not getting any hopes up for snow anymore after the large amount of non events for us Dorset people!

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MetO Orange Weather Warning = Be Prepared FOR A NON EVENT!

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I am grateful for the inch or so snow we had here in Poole on Wednesday. It was an unexpected suprise after the huge disappointment of Tuesday night. All the precipitation literally seemed to pivot around more or less the whole of Dorset!.

What does make me laugh is people on other threads moaning about the lack of snow yesterday. These being for areas who have had more than their fair share of the white stuff this winter.

So far, we've had two let downs this week so I fear our chances are now very slim indeed. Unfortunately, really cannot see us getting any snow on Tuesday/Wednesday. The temps and conditions simply don't support it unless the MetO are privvy to info we do not have access to.

In the mean time, I'm setting up a 24hr telephone counselling service for all snow-starved snow lovers in our county

Good idea, think we might need that service by the end of the week!

People who have had 4 inches or more of snow and still moan if they're not going to get anymore are greedy and taking the pee!!!

I expect the snow will fall to all the Dorset borders in the west, North and East of the county and we'll remain dry as per normal!!

Tuesday/Weds will be a non event for us in Dorset, this is just going by the fact that although we've had a whopping 1 inch, they've all been non events over the last couple of weeks!