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Great, I couldn't figure it out but it looked like 4 inches or so, is that right? I reckon we now have 2 inches here outside STORMBOY

Ha ha, many hours and days of fun yet. Where's this Ham Basin Marina then? Nice to live on a narrowboat but I fear you may not be going far for a while. Snowy Cheers STORMBOY

Hello, as per some quotes in the cold discussion thread (keep going Netweather) Hello fellow Newburyite, love the name btw. I measured 5mm earlier at 6pm and it has been steadily falling ever since, as for melting I certainly wouldn't think it would? Currently AirTemp 0.2c and Dp -0.2c albeit close to sleetliness at those figures. Much more fun to come though. Cheers STORMBOY

Hello fellow Newburyite, love the name btw. I measured 5mm earlier at 6pm and it has been steadily falling ever since, as for melting I certainly wouldn't think it would? Currently AirTemp 0.2c and Dp -0.2c albeit close to sleetliness at those figures. Much more fun to come though. Cheers STORMBOY

Ha Ha. You must be desperately unlucky so far judging by the NW radar.

Go get your tape measure out Stormforce

Hello everyone, I haven't read the latest 9 or so pages so will have to catch up, bare with me if it has already been said. However it seems that looking at the radar returns due south of me in Winchester/Basingstoke etc. and also some parts to my north must have a good covering already 3 inches or more maybe? My measurement at 6pm for what it is worth currently was 5cm laying snow at Newbury. I hope everyone has heeded the warnings and are safe at home, the M4, A34 etc. must be chaos right now. Snowy Cheers STORMBOY

Hi, A few light flakes falling here in Newbury Berkshire but definitely expecting mucho snowo before long. Most Favourable areas so far look like being to me, South Oxfordshire/North West Wiltshire, they can expect a pasting real soon if not already! Air Temp 0.4c and DP -0.6c so almost identical readings to the event before christmas. If these temps remain in this region that must be a good sign. Take Care everyone. STORMBOY

Sorry, Totally O.T but that remark made me chuckle, now I MUST ask what Dad's thoughts were 37 years ago on 21st January. Anyway back to the cold discussion, I do like the latest output, scary and you soon seen see the Newspapers picking up on the chat in these forums! Daily Mail - 40 foot snowdrifts ice over the whole of the U.K (just North Wales actually) and we can expect weeks of this say 'official forcasters' The Sun on Page 3 - Lovely Models here say 'Netweather' as rather chilly air reaches Great Britain in the coming few days Anyway, soon for bed! Keep it up Guys n Gals (over 800 on the forum tonight!) STORMBOY

Hello, Given that no one down south is really expecting snow in the reliable timeframe, I am however disappointed with my local conditions as of current time (22:54BST 28/12/09) Alongside the hopes in the General Model Discussion, I am a little disillusioned. Air temp currently 1.4c DP 1.2c and rising slowly, mind you AT was 0.3c just over 1 1/2 hours ago. o people think the cold air is going to dig in soon, or will it be cold rain in my neck of the woods for the next 48 hours or so, if the precipitation reaches here at all of course! Good Luck all. Cheers STORMBOY

No warm air here, still only 0.1c, did make 0.2c earlier. Heres the proof although we are well sheltered in a suburban valley of sorts. http://www.wunderground.com/swf/Rapid_Fire.swf?units=metric&station=IWESTBER2 Still lots of snow on the ground with very little thawing. 8c tomorrow, hmmmm. STORMBOY

Hello, It ended up with 90mm of level snow here in Newbury, Berkshire. Not bad for this location in recent times. I think it must have cleared my location at around midnight so a 11 hour event. Air Temp -1.8c and DP -2.2c as I type. How are the models going to cope with all this lying snow around, short time forecasts at the least will possibly be wholly inaccurate. Snowy Cheers STORMBOY

Hope there's good news for most people by now on their journeys back, some horrendous stories out there. I hate to be a killjoy but if the NW radar is anything to go by, some parts of the central south i.e. North Hants, East Wilts and maybe me in Berkshire look like getting plastered in the next few hours! Or am I reading it wrong? Could be 6 to 8" lying snow here in Newbury by early tomorrow morning. During this event (now nearly 10 hours duration) the strangest thing is the consistency of the Air temp and subsequent dew point, barely budged 0.2c either way ever since the start at 1pm. Still 0.2c and -0.2c dewpoint and light snow flurries at this moment. Eyes to the skies and on the radar. Take Care STORMBOY

Hello all. Snowy Cheers from Newbury, time for the measurements as of 6pm on this 21st. The shortest day providing the longest of journeys, horrendous for many I should think. Ok, some figures. Air Temp 0.2c, steady around this figure for a few hours now. DP Temp -0.2c, reached 0.0c briefly hence sleet Barometer 985.6mb still falling slowly. Level snow depth 50mm maybe 55mm and still the snow falls. NW Radar suggests more precipitation for several hours in my location yet! Have Fun and Take Care STORMBOY. Less of that cheek Lookup.

Hi Everyone. Big wet flakes falling very generously here in Newbury, Berkshire. Started in earnest at about 1pm and now we have approx. 1/2" covering on the roads in our street. Travel chaos will ensue soon, thankfully I'm home safe and sound. Temp 0c and dewpoint -0.4c, will it stay as snow? Brrr. Take Care STORMBOY

Hello, Just a thought, i'm normally a lurker as I have said before (not scientifically minded like the top posters in here). But, are there people out there/in here who believe in the cycles, i.e. 10 year/20 year patterns. I'm just wondering as it has been posted by others on many different forums in the past. Has it not been stated that harsh winters in the years gone by were the years such as 62/63 then 81/82 then 90/91 and maybe coincidently 09/10. Anyway history will tell us whether there is something in it, 10/20/10 etc. I certainly believe in the chances of something different/unique this winter as many of the peeps on here have stated. Clearly the floods (extreme in parts of the u.k) must come to an end and peace/calm must be restored just like, in the cycles mentioned above i suppose, in theory. Sorry mods, move to the appropriate thread if you feel this is unnecessary. Anyway, please continue to keep us less informed, well informed. Now back to lurking Yours interested, STORMBOY

Hello, Sorry Mods if this is not the way things are done, i'm more of a lurker than poster, howvere I want to share this morning's episode of a nasty squall. A top gust of 48mph (good for my sheletered location), a rain rate of 26mm/hr with 1.4mm falling in 6 minutes and a air pressure kick of 0.9mb in 5 minutes with the passage of the squall. All the data acquired from my Davis VP2 but I was awoken, by I imagine, the winds at the time. No Thunder heard for sure. I attach the NW radar grabs at the time in question. Windy Cheers STORMBOY SQUALL EPISODE AT NEWBURY 281109.docx

hitting us hard right now, Joneseye lookout

Indeed Joneseye, from another Newburian. I think it could well pass over us at about 2am if not before, here's hoping :yawn 3.8mm since midnight now and peak gust now 31mph since midnight, make that 33mph just this minute. Oh please get here soon! STORMBOY

Hello all, 2 strong coffees and counting, 28 beers (joking!) and I am still hanging on in here. It's still an hour away or more from my location judging by the NW radar but I desperately wanna stay up :yawn and witness the action. It is raining slightly here, well 2.4mm has fallen since 00:00GMT and the barometer is dropping well, 995.1mb as I type. Strongest gust since midnight is 29mph which in my sheltered location is fair...ish Is it still going to be worth the effort, I am thinking of sound recording the evidence so I hope it comes along soon. Windy Cheers STORMBOY

Hello shark, I have the nw radar subscription but can you confirm how I can achieve such a grab image as the one you have achieved. Sorry mods, but I am curious and btw 'you are the best and you know you are!' on the web. Sorry, back to me drink. Incidentally 10.4mm since midnight (annual total 521mm) so far here in Newbury, Berkshire and looking interesting overnight and into tomorrow if you like rain and squalls that is. Hoping it dries out up north somewhen soon. Cheers Stormboy Sussed it, Traditional view, wow I like that much better.

87 users and counting at nearly mid-night but I feel there will be one less soon, bed beckons. Stay safe people.

Hi, My current readings are 989.8hpa, 12.5c temp and 13mm day total rainfall as at 22:42 so nothing special yet! I just popped outside and the leaves are all over the place but so far my highest gust is 23mph and that was much earlier in the day. I live by a woodland edge and I certainly hope the mighty oaks n beeches stand up well even if I do like to hear the wind howl and give us a good ole blow. Polar Bear, if you have access, check out the latest NW radar image for our neck of the woods. Keep the updates coming guys n gals.