gottolovethisweather

I simply want to share a blog post with you. Ignoring the fact that this is more of a Birders blog for now, this particular posting is about this guy's undying love for SNOW. I for one, can relate to it, can you? http://consideringbirds.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/snow-days/

You lot have little faith. Far too early even now to say neigh or yes, but I for one refused to give in and will continue to do so, largely maintaining my view that tomorrow evening onwards is the key timeframe. For the most accurate picture of the situation, I would come back tomorrow. What I find interesting is the fact that I'm only sitting at 2.3c right now after a day of wet snow and sleety rain. The maximum achieved was only 2.4c and add to this, the fact that my Barometer is bombing, hmmmm. Something is up!

I hope John Holmes hasn't resorted to geting stoned now because of the way many folk seemingly ignore his well-balanced views.

Ah but wouldn't it take the fun out of all these trials and tribulations PB. I do hope you haven't taken the horse all the way down to Chichester, have you? I think Sunday night may well see snow in Newbury, i.e backedge snow but most probably not anywhere near enough to cause an inconvenience to travel. I am guessing at the moment however with the afternoon runs likely to provide further pointers.

Well this post, coming courtesy of Snowking from the MOD thread does at least offer us some hope even in the longer-term. Intriguingly, when looking at the highlighted section, this is a pattern to which I alluded to, in my post from 6th February. We shall see. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I haven't had time yet to go through the individual members yet, but certainly more influence from the east thus far from the ensemble mean: This is the GFS, and it has been pretty clueless up until now, so we can't just jump on one run because it shows what we like. What has been encouraging, of course, is the 500mb anomalies showing up around Greenland in the 10-15 day period... SK

Hi, For your part of the region, it doesn't look particularly enthralling if you are looking for snowfall. However, I would urge caution as to the specifics right up until <t+6 hours, all IMHO.

The more the towns and cities sprawl across our largely unpopulated agricultural lands, the less likelihood of these urban heat islands seeing snowfall is the loose correlation I am using. Anyhow, that is a topic for an entirely different thread but I do believe we as humans are living unsustainably and the tipping point has more than likely been breached. The more we dig deeper into this particular subject, the more depressing it can become. Nature is dying and we will die along with it without taking care for it.

Of course, but it still covers an even broader issue of where each and every one of us potentially sets ourselves up for a fall. In this case, not a snowfall but a rainfall. Then again, I don't participate in time travel and the weather gods could yet smile on us.

I think it’s safe to say that the more we cover our little island in concrete, the less likely we are too see any long-lasting significant snowfall, at least amongst our urban heat islands that is. It rather makes sense to me, that the remotest of regions will get more than their fare share of the snowfall. Of course, we have to house our 65 million inhabitants but at the same time, our natural resources in which you can include snow and rainfall in abundance will eventually become all the more rarer.

Hi Mapantz, I'm not sure if you read it but fergieweather's view on such things was a good read last evening. http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/75868-south-westcentral-southern-england-regional-discussion-080213-00z/page__st__160#entry2593832 Anyway for now, we best move on and see what develops from Sunday night onwards.

Ah, but will the sleet be turning to snow and bring about a covering on the higher parts of the local downs?

Barely on topic but I thought the following article might be of interest to some. http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/08/02/2013/137531/lives-lost-unless-flooding-risk-cut-says-farmer.htm

So I have heard too, not that I have looked but this whole scenario will chop and change over the next 24 hours and by then most in this region should know their fate. Late Sunday into Monday is the key timeframe as the vast majority of the precipitation was always going to be rain. Snow is only likely as the surface feature creeps away into foreign lands.

One word sums that up, as expected some three days ago and the word is......................................................................................... Marginal Not great in your back yard and as I stated it is marginal for nearly all of us on Sunday. However, come later Sunday night and into Monday and possibly beyond, it is a whole different ball game.

Same as a few others in more CS parts in this SW & CSE thread, I have a few wet snowflakes blowing on the wind. Good enough for me, it's snow day for the records. Our Oxfordshire residents are more than welcome in here, more especially those from the Southern parts. Anybody from the Northern part or not sure where to post should perhaps ask AJ, as an ex-Midlander, see whether he thinks North Oxfordshire posters should be posting in another thread. All we need to do is to be careful that those of us in the more Central parts, when reporting our avalanches of snowfall, don't upset the SW'ners as they will be hitting the cider before we know it. Currently in Newbury, Berkshire it is 1.4c AT, 0.8c DP, 1020.2mb steady Barometer and WSW winds. *not complaining when I'm seeing snowfall under SW winds* Over the coming few days the marginality will fall off, so let's hope the precipitation doesn't after the main event on Sunday.

Those dogs haven't moved much since I last saw them. I think we have a chance lfc, do we not? At least up on the downs there should be something.

Not forgetting as has been stressed by other folk on occasion, there are hillier regions to which one can travel to witness the lovely powder we so desire. To which I am speaking about Exeter in this case as well as in mine, the Wessex downs. Best move on now and get back onto the future prospects whilst keeping the memories alive from past events, that is the joyful ones to which I am referring. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. AT dropping very nicely thankyou in Newbury right now, 1.8c, DP 0.8c, 1021.5mb steady Barometer trend.

Nailed on blizzards now then, come late February just as AWD suggested. Obviously coming courtesy of the Greenland/Scandinavian linking high scenario. So sorry you had to miss out on the fun Mulls. Here's a picture of the Mendips on 26th February 2013. Time travel is great guys n gals, you should try it sometime.

Why did it not snow like in the olden days, was it that ole Mulls stayed at home this winter? Book the holiday now, its never too late.

Thankyou offerman, I use humour to disguise my anger, which is best left off these forums. Its a mad world we live in but sometimes I do think I'm in a happy mad hour at times, my round Max, my round. Perhaps us mods need to get even more serious with one or two of you.

I can see there being a slight dusting for a few of us come morning. Or is this being totally unrealistic.

Highlighted in red - quite possibly? Highlighted in blue - really? in your back yard of course. Highlighted in purple - could have been much worse then.

Indeed. Very good to hear of the official/unofficial stance from fergieweather on these often discussed warnings. Now if we can kindly move on and use this thread for your discussions about the current weather or that which is being forecast over the coming days. Please remember these regional threads were set up to talk about local conditions and your thoughts on how things are panning out so can we keep things light and topical and avoid any personal remarks - Thanks!! AJ, did you like my cut and paste job. Please chill guys n gals and enjoy whatever weather does indeed turn up. One thing you don't want to see in here is a punishment routine in the style of Osborne One-Nil.

I shall add, it was very much a tongue-in-cheek comment. Besides, I thought we are in a classless society, are we not?

Ah, but I hadn't been buried in the stuff during the 2009 and 2010 spells to which many allude, as I only received 5 inches or so at best from specific events. Things aren't always that clear cut as some folk might like to think. Prior to the years mentioned above, my location suffered greatly from the Wessex downs (M4) snow depleting corridor too. The best examples to which I can refer with regard to epic snowfall and more especially when icicles hung from our rooftops was back in 1981/82.