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noggin Aficionado

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  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
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Problem is our modern society means schools cannot afford the risk of a lawsuit from some scheming parent (minority of cases) because their obnoxious child breaks an ankle playing in it. nonono.gif What ever happened to the term accidents happen?

Crawls back under rock

Yep, I remember struggling to school in Devon in the Winter of 62/63 (that's 1962/3, not 1862/3 btw).

None of this litigious claptrap health and safety nonsense then. :lol: :lol: :nonono: :lol:

I blame Cherie Blair and the Human Rights Act. Why can't we have a Human Responsility Act too?

I'll shut up now. :wacko:

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Godot Newbie

Godot

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  • Location: nr. Ilminster, Somerset
  • Location: nr. Ilminster, Somerset
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From what I'm reading the confidence levels seem a lot higher than all the marginal events of the recent past, at least for my location. The MetO giving a 'high risk' and probability of 80% is making me worry more about the possible disruption than being disappointed for once!

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Bristawl Si Maestro

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  • Location: Stoke Gifford, nr Bristol, SGlos
  • Location: Stoke Gifford, nr Bristol, SGlos
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Yep, I remember struggling to school in Devon in the Winter of 62/63 (that's 1962/3, not 1862/3 btw).

None of this litigious claptrap health and safety nonsense then. nonono.gifnonono.gifnonono.giflaugh.gif

I blame Cherie Blair and the Human Rights Act. Why can't we have a Human Responsility Act too?

I'll shut up now. wacko.gif

Agreed Noggin. I remember walking home from school in late 70s, trudging 5 miles thru' a blizzard and when i got home all my mum said, in a 'matter of fact' tone, was "Wondered when you'd get home?!"

These days there's major panic!

Gets off soapbox.

EDIT: News24 weather just now shows heavy snow thru' Tues night right up to BTL and into Glos, before dying out fairly early Wednesday morn. Earlier i'm sure some forecasts were saying thru' a lot of Wednesday as well

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jethro Accomplished

jethro

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  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and lots of it or warm and sunny, no mediocre dross
  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
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You might be worrying over nothing, best wait and see.

Nah, not worried, just a tad bemused in my usual bewildered way, thanks for the reassurance though.

Personally hoping we get shed loads but refusing to get excited at this stage.

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03jtrickey Apprentice

03jtrickey

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  • Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms and snow
  • Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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The UKMET GM very much follows the GFS 12Z, with the higher precip totals and further NE movement of the precipitation.

Still very much of snow with high totals for eastern Devon, west and north dorset, somerset, south wiltshire and into South wales.

Totals agreement on at least 5-10cms of snow for most people and 2 out of 3 going for the 20-30cms for alot of people, next biggy will be the 18Z for GFS and UAE and the 00Z's from the 3 models which should have a good steer by then.

How do you access the GM?

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jethro Accomplished

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  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and lots of it or warm and sunny, no mediocre dross
  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
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Yep, I remember struggling to school in Devon in the Winter of 62/63 (that's 1962/3, not 1862/3 btw).

None of this litigious claptrap health and safety nonsense then. :lol: :lol: :nonono: :lol:

I blame Cherie Blair and the Human Rights Act. Why can't we have a Human Responsility Act too?

I'll shut up now. :wacko:

You get my vote Val.

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Dartmoor_Matt Apprentice

Dartmoor_Matt

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  • Location: Kingsteignton, Devon
  • Weather Preferences: Cold in winter, snow, frost but warm summers please
  • Location: Kingsteignton, Devon
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I blame the apparent inability for anyone to take any responsibility for their own actions. So what if someone slips on the path you kindly swept, ice is inherently slippery. So what if someone trips over a crack in the pavement, they should open their eyes.

This is just one of the reasons this country (and some other western counties) is a laughing stock.

Hmm what to say to make it on topic.

Oh,

will it snow on Dartmoor? whistling.gif

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noggin Aficionado

noggin

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  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
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Y'know what, peeps......I don't really know what will happen. I'm going to be cool, calm and collected and am going to take a "wait and see" approach.

I will remain calm. :lol:

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Dorset_Weather Contributor

Dorset_Weather

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  • Location: Blandford, Dorset 102m\334ft ASL
  • Location: Blandford, Dorset 102m\334ft ASL
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maybe, just maybe this is our best chance of a decent snow in dorset, well east anyway, though it is extremely marginal at the moment.whistling.gif

I do hope your right, We have been so unlucky and it's getting ridiculous now.

I even got excited over the sleety drizzle we had today. :lol:

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noggin Aficionado

noggin

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  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
  • Location: Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire
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You get my vote Val.

Not for shutting up, I hope! :wacko: :lol: :nonono:

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03jtrickey Apprentice

03jtrickey

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  • Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms and snow
  • Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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Oh right is that just the UKMO on wetter then?

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jethro Accomplished

jethro

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  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and lots of it or warm and sunny, no mediocre dross
  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
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Not for shutting up, I hope! :wacko: :lol: :nonono:

No, you fool.

Why isn't there a mantra smiley for those enforced calm times in life?

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Nights King Accomplished

Nights King

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  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snow and summer heatwaves.
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
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Where is the front gunna stall tomorrow.

Slap bang over my villiage! laugh.gif

They are not sure yet but early indications are brstol/glouc/somerset area. drinks.gif

west forecast might be done by Ian tonight i think because richard was on this morning. I will look forward to that.

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Andy Bown Accomplished

Andy Bown

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  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
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Cars and previously cleared ground/rooves are covered in a layer of ice/tiny hail pellets (graupel) which has been fairly persistent although very light since mid-morning.

What temperatures have others recorded today? Here it's been between 0.1c and 0.3c throughout!

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Wilxy Seasoned

Wilxy

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  • Location: Siston, Bristol 70m ASL
  • Location: Siston, Bristol 70m ASL
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Slap bang over my villiage! laugh.gif

They are not sure yet but early indications are brstol/glouc/somerset area. drinks.gif

Good i dont want it to go that far north at all, up to gloucestershire and worcestershire is where it best stall then slip south slowly.

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Paul Sherman Veteran

Paul Sherman

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  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
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(15)20+ :shok:..minutes worth maybe

:rofl::rofl::rofl: Is that all Pat! Youre not going to get me over in my JCB Digging you out with 20 Minutes worth of Snow :shok::oops:

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winger Newbie

winger

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  • Location: Wincanton, South Somerset
  • Location: Wincanton, South Somerset
Posted (edited)

+0.2-0.3 all day here. Slight/light snow or drizzle. Surfaces now getting very slippery. Dewpoint -0.7 and the wind is definitely veering into the east - although only slowly.

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snowking Accomplished

snowking

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  • Location: St Albans, 95m asl
  • Location: St Albans, 95m asl
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Good i dont want it to go that far north at all, up to gloucestershire and worcestershire is where it best stall then slip south slowly.

Evening all,

Very little thaw surprisingly here today, probably helped by last nights fresh covering of snow

Just to pick up on a point - the above areas are looking likely to be around the stalling point, and at the time it stalls the front edge lies somewhere around oxfordshire/berkshire, but its unlikely to be slipping back southwards again, it will simply stall and run out of steam against the cold air

Totals at the moment, some south-western areas (somerset and SE Wales looks like good places to be along with dartmoor obviously) up to 30cms in one or two spots, though more generally between 10 and 20cms id think in these areas

Pat without changes i reckon 10cm for glos - of course still very much a case now nowcasting though

But the good news is that the closer we get to the event the more and more the milder uppers are getting mixed out of the equation

A very good couple of days coming up for some of us

SK

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aspire27

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  • Location: Yatton, Bristol
  • Location: Yatton, Bristol
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Good i dont want it to go that far north at all, up to gloucestershire and worcestershire is where it best stall then slip south slowly.

Watch the radar for the PPN from 12.00 onwards.

Should be very interesting to see where the PPN goes.

All should get something.

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