Gord

I've had an interesting couple of days. We went to London yesterday. We decided to go and stay at my in-laws on Monday night in Woodford Halse in Northamptonshire to break the journey. So we set off on Monday evening knowing it was snowing heavily around London but knowing we should get away with reaching Northamptonshire ok. As we set off, looked like the south side of Stourbridge and Hagley had recieved a little more snow. As we headed along the M42 and onto the M40 everything was just green and it was then i realised that it could have been a lot worse in Stourbridge. As we got past Warwick services a few flakes of snow started to fall and it was fairly moderate by the time we turned off at Banbury. (although it always appears heavier than it is when you're driving through it.) Arrived at Woodfood Halse where it was snowing lightly and there was already a few cm on the ground there. Next morning, we set off back to the M40 to get to London and we were treated with a beautiful journey. Bright blue skies and there must have been several inches of snow around the High Wycombe turn off. Where we parked at East Finchley there was a lot of snow too. The drive home last night was a bit dodgy. Very thick freezing fog in north west London and the M40 was quite scary in parts. Then past Banbury, the fog simply went away. Then it was back through the green patch of south M42 and back to a very icy and still snow covered Stourbridge. So i'm pleased to have finally seen a decent amount of snow! I am expecting rain tonight, but its back to Woodford Halse again tomorrow and i know those who live in the M42 corridor will disagree with me...but i would like a trouble free journey!

There we go, lastest radar frame has fizzled out the Welsh stuff that was getting close to the border. Same old same then!

I expect this one to do the same to be honest....but admit you can't help keeping an eye on them! If they did get further they would still have to cross the Shropshire hills before getting to here anyway.

Well the stuff over Ireland I was expecting to either fizzle out of pivot round into Northwest England. I've been mentioning the stuff over Wales. I doubt it will get to us...possibly a bit to you in Shrewsbury. I can't help watching it though...it does seem to be holding a bit stronger than stuff earlier today.

Nope...scratch that...false alarm. The stuff west of here in Wales is breaking up like everything else has done today. Right..where were we?

Some more stuff directly west over the Welsh mountains heading this way. Now nothing has held itself over the mountains today and i can see no reason why this will...but something's making me keep my eye on it. The emphasis seems to have gone more west to east for showers so this will have less land to cross. I'm probably wasting my time watching it but i'm sure its starting to cross the border into England. Has to clear the Shropshire hills as well of course!

Just been for a walk along the canal with the dog. Can see the tops of the snow clouds way up to the north and east. Upwind of us, more of that clear winter sky! Should be another hard freeze tonight then. The canal is very much frozen and we've kept most of our little amount of snow on the ground today. A small silver lining for no snow showers today is that the anvils and what nots to the east and north look impressive with the setting sun reflecting off them.

Good job we had that frontal snow last night. Nothing else can reach us! It couldn't last week and can't today!