Wales Cymru Cold Spell Discussion:

[andymusic]

well as much as I gotta say this - sat images from the meto site are showing this system now moving through pretty quickly - also from the radar images the beacons are getting the lion's share of the precip as we seem to be suffering from a snow shield around Ponty - so - I think we await the next event folks - GFS showing some early morning activity for tomorrow in west wales and then possible snow and cold for tuesday night into wednesday after a slightly milder day in the day tuesday!

The precipitation has reached Caerphilly. Very light and rain-like at the moment.

Is this likely to be heavy here? Only that we are going for lunch at sister-in-law's in a bit and brother-in-law has to drive to England somewhere tonight and we may be able to get away from there earlier if we tell them he'll have to get away early to miss the 2 foot drifts (or is that wishfull thinking - both the drifts but mainly the getting away from there early)

wouldn't worry - 2mm drifts ain't gonna happen either!

[Jayfromcardiff]

well as much as I gotta say this - sat images from the meto site are showing this system now moving through pretty quickly - also from the radar images the beacons are getting the lion's share of the precip as we seem to be suffering from a snow shield around Ponty - so - I think we await the next event folks - GFS showing some early morning activity for tomorrow in west wales and then possible snow and cold for tuesday night into wednesday after a slightly milder day in the day tuesday!

wouldn't worry - 2mm drifts ain't gonna happen either!

It's dying out lol.

[CRACKPOT]

12:53 - just starting a light flurry in the Rhymney Valley - c'mon snow do your thing could do with another day off tommorrow

Hi Steve,

Yup - nice flakes here in Bargoed - I don't think we going to get a day off though - not supposed to last long and the ground temp is a bit too warm. However, would be nice to be wrong! Make the most of this as from what the charts have been showing not much more to come this week!

JK

[matty lfc]

very heavy snow shower up here now.Huge flakes.settling on roads

[andymusic]

Hi Steve,

Yup - nice flakes here in Bargoed - I don't think we going to get a day off though - not supposed to last long and the ground temp is a bit too warm. However, would be nice to be wrong! Make the most of this as from what the charts have been showing not much more to come this week!

JK

I wouldn't say that GFS 06z has got some great cold/snowy possiblities from tuesday night onwards for this week

[joo]

Thanks. It's stopped here already, wasn't even those 2mm. Ah well, I'd best go and join the family for lunch.

[Jayfromcardiff]

RAINING HERE LOL!

[andymusic]

snowing in Ponty - here we go - finally - only lightly - seems the main track of the showers is to the east of us

Edited January 31, 2010 by andymusic

[matty lfc]

Very fine snow now and although there's a slight covering,ground temps are too high for it to settle for any length of time,imo

[MP-R]

Have had some very small snow falling very very lightly here but to hear that there is rain in Cardiff. That can't hold well for when it arrives here .

[Cwmbran Eira]

Snowing last 5 mins here in Cwmbran. Off and on at the moment. Not heavy enough to settle

3.1C

[andymusic]

Latest news regarding Climate change (global warming) - a theory I don't agree with - the enviroment agency are warning that the government wants everyone to turn off their xmas display lights over night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see the next plan already - my girlfriend will be able to use her car and I'll be able to use mine only on alternate days of the week! - this is getting mental!

They'll have us living in caves before the end of the century is out and then find out that the earth warms and cools in cycles naturally!

Edited January 31, 2010 by andymusic

[swales]

Rain/sleet here

[Jayfromcardiff]

Only if these showers came later tonight.

[andymusic]

Only if these showers came later tonight.

still lots of potential all this week Jay

[Marcus_surfer]

Raining here now was snow earlier

[Jayfromcardiff]

still lots of potential all this week Jay

I thought it's meant to get milder?

[andymusic]

I thought it's meant to get milder?

Not defo yet - GFS is showing more snowy fun from tuesday night onwards through to friday - could be good for cardiff too as the snow is coming up from the south - a better direction as it doesn't have to get over all those mountains to deliver

[marclt]

I thought it's meant to get milder?

The MO would have us believe it is going to get milder, and only colder towards the end of the week after next... So are we getting an easterly by the end of this week or not??

West seems best for snow this weekend as yesterday's falls over parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire are still there, lovely and white!

[Cwmbran Eira]

Comming down quite heavy now. Temperature dropping quite fast, 2.5c

[andymusic]

The MO would have us believe it is going to get milder, and only colder towards the end of the week after next... So are we getting an easterly by the end of this week or not??

West seems best for snow this weekend as yesterday's falls over parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire are still there, lovely and white!

the cold will ease going into tuesday but will plunge back down from the north tuesday into wednesday with the atlantic low coming in up against it - the detail will not be known as to how the cold will affect the low - but it could mean we get quite a bit of snow if the north easterly blocking holds fast - we should know more going into tomorrow - knife edge situation

[Cheese Rice]

Latest news regarding Climate change (global warming) - a theory I don't agree with - the enviroment agency are warning that the government wants everyone to turn off their xmas display lights over night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see the next plan already - my girlfriend will be able to use her car and I'll be able to use mine only on alternate days of the week! - this is getting mental!

They'll have us living in caves before the end of the century is out and then find out that the earth warms and cools in cycles naturally!

They should turn the Christmas lights off at night, In Leeds they do.

[marclt]

Maybe someone could tell my local tescos to turn the car park lights off in the day!!!!

Looking forward to some more white sticky flakes on tuesday night!!

[TonyH]

They should turn the Christmas lights off at night, In Leeds they do.

Yes they should, even if GW were not true! Why be wasteful and polluting for the sake of it.

[andymusic]

Yes they should, even if GW were not true! Why be wasteful and polluting for the sake of it.

I agree with not being wasteful but it seems like a trend to me to continue to erode our freedoms and enjoyment of life today for the sake of something that's still not proven - I always switch off a light in a room I'm not using to save energy - but xmas lights are part of our traditions for brightening up our gloomy country in the shorter days and nights in winter!