Snow Watch: Midlands & C Southern England

[Albion Snowman]

Well its hard to believe but the snow has gotten even heavier here the last 10 mins or so with large flakes. Still quite windy and with a stable temp of 0.4C. Well over half an inch.

Edited February 9, 2009 by Albion Snowman

[Yeti]

I'd go for more than that mate if this intensity carried on till 1am. From 20 minutes of heavy snow it's turned my soaked road white. 2hours more of this heavy snow would give about 7cm i'd say!

And he goes from rant to ramp in minutes

[MKN]

i have a weather thing its been placed outside we will see what temp that says in 30mins nabraxas

[Potent Gust]

Yup, got some big flakes coming down here now. Not settling that great yet though.

The met office radar looks quite good for us at the moment IMO.

[mackerel sky]

2 fresh inches so far, all settled since 7.30pm. Currently -0.1C. Back up to 7 inches on the grass!

[andy_leics22]

And he goes from rant to ramp in minutes

:lol: Too right! When your road goes from soaked to white in 30 mins of heavy snow you know a ramp is warranted!

[Yeti]

Too right! When your road goes from soaked to white in 30 mins of heavy snow you know a ramp is warranted!

SATSIGS would class that as a fair few Brixtons building up!

[Potent Gust]

Too right! When your road goes from soaked to white in 30 mins of heavy snow you know a ramp is warranted!

I am glad you have been partly proven wrong Andy! I bet you are as well LOL

[len]

Many stations in South Midlands (MK, Fairford, Oxford, cherwell) all reporting a reversion to rain (at 0 degrees & 0 DP).

What's going on?

[Nabraxas]

i have a weather thing its been placed outside we will see what temp that says in 30mins nabraxas

Time shall tell - It's dropped to 1.2c now. I'm beginning to think it may be a little too close to the house. It used to be at the bottom of the garden but I replaced the batteries and was too lazy to take it all the way back down again

[scotto]

Why is it that everyone around me seems to be getting snow, if not heavy snow that it is still only raining here in Grantham????

[MKN]

areas inside the red tramlines and west of the greenline should see 5cms as a rough guess id say

[JamieUK]

Hmmm, is it actually going to snow in buckinghamshire.....its all rain and the temp really is not dropping, 1.2C here......and how comes some of you in Leicester have temps of 1.1C and yet it is snow and im .1C above and its tipping it down with RAIN???

Edited February 9, 2009 by JamieUK

[Albion Snowman]

Why is it that everyone around me seems to be getting snow, if not heavy snow that it is still only raining here in Grantham????

Not enough elevation? Still snowing heavily and a strong wind making the snow scream past the street lights

[cyclonic happiness]

Had about 1/2" so far and worryingly it's sticking to the telegraph wires, which are swinging about in the wind alot.

[Costa Del Fal]

Things are turning white quite quickly here now as Snow remains Heavy and that radar shows Heavy Snow remaining over us for possibly quite a while yet.

Edited February 9, 2009 by Blizzards

[MrAdam]

I've been pleasantly surprised by this weather recently, definitely makes a nice change to our normal winters!!

Just looked out the window to see more settled snow which surprised me after the amount of rain today! Looks to be ~1" outside now.

[andy_leics22]

I am glad you have been partly proven wrong Andy! I bet you are as well LOL

Defanitly mate, I'm delighted Proper hammering it down out there, in fact it is almost blizzard like, it's snowing heavy and the wind is driving it aswell.

[davehsug]

areas inside the red tramlines and west of the greenline should see 5cms as a rough guess id say

That is also showing some substantial rain/snow in Stoke. I can assure you unless I live in a tiny rain shadow, it's inaccurate.

[john-paul]

brrr its cold out there

[loopydreamer]

arghhh! I WISH THESE TEMPS WERE LOWER 4 US

[Potent Gust]

Stilly very heavy snow. Trying to settle on pavements if it does soon we may get a covering.

[Costa Del Fal]

That is also showing some substantial rain/snow in Stoke. I can assure you unless I live in a tiny rain shadow, it's inaccurate.

Nope, its correct for us, Heavy snow showing on the Radar with Heavy Snow actually falling now!

[mackerel sky]

You wouldn't have thought there had been a thaw and standing water in the slush on the roads this afternoon. We've had more than 5cm here easily this evening. Temps aren't even marginal - dropping here - now -0.3C. And to think I made it into work this morning (took me 80 minutes instead of 30 minutes even having said that). Unbelivable week of snow in this part of Northamptonshire (and many parts for that matter).

[Phull770]

The Highways Agency are gearing up for between 5 and 10 inches in my area with the worse to come after midnight