Snow Reports October/november 2008

[rob_weiss]

Snowing heavy in Northampton and has been for 45 mins now, settled on roofs, cars, grass. I wasn't expecting this. It looks more like Febuary out there, not October.

[avalonstar]

Snowng quite heavily here in Aston le Walls near Banbury!!

[GoKart Mozart]

Hi folks

Been snowing for about 2 hours here at Keele. Started as rain at about 1145 then sleet about 1215 sticking to cars and giving a light slush, `proper snow' ' at about 1245. Went a bit lighter/sleety for a while then back to snow. light covering on pavements maybe 1cm on grass. Still coming lightly I fear it will stop soon.

Temperature drop by about 3c to 0.5C in a couple of hours

http://www.esci.keele.ac.uk/weather/temperature.html

Earliest snow I can remember here beating October 31st 2000 (I think)

Ian

Keele University : Weather Data

Lat. 52° 59' 55 N Long. 2° 16' 05 W :

OS Grid Ref : SJ 820447; Alt. 179m (587ft) O.D.

[GrimReaper]

Light snow on and off this morning and around lunchtime.

Not heavy enough to lay on surfaces.

Temperature around 2c most of the day.

Sky clearing from the north just before dark. Looks like a sharp frost for late October is on the cards.

[GoKart Mozart]

Hi folks

Been snowing for about 2 hours here at Keele. Started as rain at about 1145 then sleet about 1215 sticking to cars and giving a light slush, `proper snow' ' at about 1245. Went a bit lighter/sleety for a while then back to snow. light covering on pavements maybe 1cm on grass. Still coming lightly I fear it will stop soon.

Temperature drop by about 3c to 0.5C in a couple of hours

http://www.esci.keele.ac.uk/weather/temperature.html

Earliest snow I can remember here beating October 31st 2000 (I think)

Ian

Keele University : Weather Data

Lat. 52° 59' 55 N Long. 2° 16' 05 W :

OS Grid Ref : SJ 820447; Alt. 179m (587ft) O.D.

It did stop as soon as I sent this. Now partly melted. One of my colleagues came in from Alsager Cheshire on lower ground and not a flake of snow there apparently..

Ian

[coolkitten12]

Just started snowing here in Buckingham, quite a bit, setlling on cars, roofs etc. Been very cold all day.

[J10]

Quite a lot of wintry showers here today, a mix of rain, hail sleet and a few flakes of snow.

The hail gave a covering for a time, also felt very cold outside.

[lesta_snow]

Floor was wet throughout the day when it started sleeting around lunch time then at around 3 it began to snow for an hour so nothing settled now its very cold with a slight breeze which is making it feel even cold and if the clouds clear soon i expect its going to be veryyyy! icy in the morning

[Paranoid]

Quite a lot of snow here in warwick, was snowing for about 2 hours and there has been a fair bit of settling.. definatley more than i had expected

[simon1]

Sleet turned to snow here around 3.15pm. Moderate snowfall of some quite large flakes for around an hour led to a slight covering of around 1cm on grass and parked cars.

[The Enforcer]

It won't surprise anyone to hear that it's only been rain so far here, although the temperature has dropped almost 2C in 45 mins to 4C. There is a very pronounced blob of bright echoes over the Chilterns currently (upt to 250m asl), so it would be interesting to hear any reports from people there to see if the snow has made it that far south.

Edited October 28, 2008 by The Enforcer

[Pixel]

Time to wake up from summer hibernation... it's been snowing here near Luton for over an hour - light dusting on the cars

[biddie]

heavy settlein snow here

[Supercell]

Once the rain turned heavy, I ventured outside my place of work hoping to discover any hint of wintryness. It was around 3 p.m. the rain started to turn sleety and, eventually, rather snowy.

The short spell of snow resulted in some slush on the roads and a minimal covering on the parked cars and grassy areas. I made the mistake of attempting to clear my car window by winding it down only for the snow to collapse on my lap

Overall, wonderfully impressed with the, seldom seen, October snowfall

[The Enforcer]

It won't surprise anyone to hear that it's only been rain so far here, although the temperature has dropped almost 2C in 45 mins to 4C.

And now another 1C in the last 25mins down to 3C. Edited October 28, 2008 by The Enforcer

[oldsnowywizard]

snow in tring and settling..

[Defector]

Hi,

Snowing here for the last 20 mins - big flakes as well.

Apears to be settling on the rooftops - could be very icy tomorrow morning.

Edited October 28, 2008 by Defector

[jacksdad]

Big snow flakes blowing in the wind in Swindon temp ~2C

Quite momentous as having lived in S England for last 40 years have never seen snow in the 10th month of the year before.

[BarnetBlizzard]

snow in tring and settling..

Is the snow settling even on wet ground

[Sno' problem]

The ppn seems to have come to a halt to the north of London, seems like there should be something settling in Bucks and Herts at least.

Edited October 28, 2008 by Sno' problem

[AtlanticFlamethrower]

PADAĆ ŚNIEG!

This was a thundersnow event here!

40 minutes, large wet flakes. Now the small tiny ones, looks like it's trying to stop.

[BarnetBlizzard]

The ppn seems to have come to a halt to the north of London, seems like there should be something settling in Bucks and Herts at least.

im just on the edge and getting some snow, should reach you in the next hour or so.

[Sno' problem]

im just on the edge and getting some snow, should reach you in the next hour or so.

Thanks for that BB.

Extremely jealous of the thundersnow, but am hoping for a few flakes at least. All signs point to the ppn sinking slowly south, so I hope for you that it gives a covering, far less likely here...Too close to the centre!!

(EDIT: By the way, the NW radar seems to have stopped at 19:20, is it just me?)

Edited October 28, 2008 by Sno' problem

[HighPressure]

Yep: My local football teams match at Boreham Wood has been abandoned due to a blizzard, hows that for October

[mr_crazy_snowfan]

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