[3 Counties And East Anglia Regional Discussion Thread]

Snowing and settling now in Potters Bar, Herts.

[El Gordo! - Spanish Plume Thunderstorm Discussion 5]

Rumbling away quietly in Borehamwood, Herts for the last half hour - nothing too exciting yet.

[Convective / Storm Chat And Discussion]

Just had two LOUD rumbles of thunder in Hertfordshire - getting excited!

[Volcanic Activity Thread!]

My business partner is on his way back from a trade show in Las Vegas.

He was supposed to fly Vegas to Chicago and Chicago to Heathrow.

He made it as far as Chicago yesterday, his flight was rescheduled for today to fly Chicago to Brussels and then Brussels to Heathrow arriving 0900 tomorrow.

Anyhow, thats cancelled. Bearing in mind I phoned American Airlines the second his flight was cancelled the earliest flight he got rebooked on is next Tuesday to Heathrow via Paris.

This really is having a knock on and couldn't have come at a worse time with people travelling at the end of half term.

Fortunately for him he's found a hotel with a bar and met a group of 'refugees' from Birmingham - think thats going to get messy!

[Volcanic Activity Thread!]

This thread may be of significance today with Iceland erupting again yesterday:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8620485.stm

But this is the news for the UK:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm

News from Glasgow airport:

Travel Advisory: Scottish airports closedLast updated: 5:50am

Airspace around Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports has been closed by the national air traffic service, NATS, as a result of volcanic ash drifting across the United Kingdom from Iceland.

Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are closed until further notice. Passengers are instructed NOT to travel to the Scottish airports. All arriving and departing flights are currently suspended.

[3 Counties & Ea Cold Spell Discussion Part 9]

Chucking it down here in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire!

[London And Southeast Cold Spell Discussion]

Flakes of snow in the air in Borehamwood now.

[East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion]

The alternative being don't warn and do nothing? I think the potential for something out of the ordinary exists and of course the MetO are 100% correct to advise on it.

Absolutely agree - phoned my mother this morning to see if she needed anything.

Just can't remember the last time I saw a take action alert. We could well be in for a few interesting days!

[East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion]

So now we are starting to see MetOffice Take Action warnings what exactly do we do - I mean? Run for the hills??

[East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion]

BIG Snowflakes in Borehamwood, Herts right now!

[East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion 2]

Loads of snow in Borehamwood and starting to settle

[East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion 2]

Lightly snowing in Potters Bar, Herts.

Let the panic begin...

[Are You A Secret Lamp Post Watcher ? (Snow)]

So who's been twitching the curtains so far today?

My office has no windows just CCTV feeds from outside which my colleagues have now dubbed the snowcam!

[Are You A Secret Lamp Post Watcher ? (Snow)]

The real deal is when you wake up in the middle of the night and 'just know' it's too bright in your room.

[Are You A Secret Lamp Post Watcher ? (Snow)]

Guilty, lamp post within distance of bedroom window.

Is waking up at midnight to 'have a look' normal - does anyone else get grief from their wife?

Edit - almost two years and only two posts, gotta stop lurking so much...

[Rain / Winds / Storms - Friday Into Saturday]

All seems calm in Hertfordshire at the moment - can even see some blue sky pushing the greyness away. Send some of the action my way please!