South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 18/01/13 16z ------>

[coldfingers]

Anyone? It's more pronounced in the latest radar at 8.15....

I also noticed the showers seeming to almost curl back around Southampton too and thought perhaps the wind had changed direction, no such luck.

[gottolovethisweather]

Concur, icy rain, snow mix on dartmoor.

Thank you.

How much did the Beast see during the latest event, any snow cover?

[cerneman]

Light snow windy very cold wind

[gottolovethisweather]

It's up and down like a tarts knickers tonight!

Ahem

[khodds]

Well there's definitely some quite strong activity there.....

Looks like a LOW is forming..... Not that I have a clue

[Mark]

Hmmm, the 'brief' snow I thought we'd get in Yeovil is continuing with good sized flakes, even though the radar says otherwise... clear cars now completely white!!

So much for clearing the paths...!

[Beast of Plympton]

Thank you.

How much did the Beast see during the latest event, any snow cover?

Well sir... it was around 6 to 8 inchs with 1 and 2 foot drifts.... very little thaw, 1 snowman, 1 snow lady, 2 snow babies and 1 snow meerkat. Good day,

[dec10snow]

Looks like a LOW is forming..... Not that I have a clue

Neither do I, hence my quiet reply! are you guys sure that 1mm=1cm of snow in general?? Because if so, this shower could be an hour long, and therefore give me 2-4 more cm's!

[westysweather]

Heavy big flakes now, trying to stick on the wet surface!

[Semisonic]

Hi all,

Long time lurker coming out of the shadows! Brilliant scenes today for lots, great to see although I missed out unfortunately. Still been lucky in the past so can't complain.

Hope no one minds me asking a selfish question but is there much snow on the northern slopes of Dartmoor? I would like to take my 2 boys up tomorrow afternoon for some sledging. They are young though (2 & 4) so I won't be able to trek far! Was thinking of going up to Okehampton army camp if possible as there is good access to nice sledging hills and it is fairly high ground.

Would really appreciate any info and here's to some more dumpings in the next few days. (I love the way once the cold sets in surprise snowfall can pop up from anywhere just when you think you are going to miss out!)

S

[Joe Levy]

Hello, new poster here.

Light, occasionally moderate snow in Exeter at the moment. We had heavy snow last night but none of it settled, except on the higher parts, namely behind the university and towards Exwick.

[karlos1983]

Ahem

sorry

[khodds]

Neither do I, hence my quiet reply! are you guys sure that 1mm=1cm of snow in general?? Because if so, this shower could be an hour long, and therefore give me 2-4 more cm's!

Yep, that's right fingers crossed! Where abouts are you again? I'm on my phone so can't see

[dec10snow]

Welcome to the new posters!

[dancing daisy]

I had to share this. As soon as I saw it I thought of you lot.

In wintry temperatures, fill balloons with water and food colouring. When the water has frozen, remove the balloon and you have giant marbles!

[dec10snow]

Yep, that's right fingers crossed! Where abouts are you again? I'm on my phone so can't see

Taunton!

I had to share this. As soon as I saw it I thought of you lot.

In wintry temperatures, fill balloons with water and food colouring. When the water has frozen, remove the balloon and you have giant marbles!

OMG wow!! So doing that

Edited January 18, 2013 by dec10snow

[gottolovethisweather]

Incidentally, that little trough like feature (?) over parts of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset isn't moving anywhere quickly. This will catch a few folk out, should they previously thought it was all over. I wouldn't be surprised to see another 3 to 5cm from that feature before it dies down later on.

Keep the posts coming, especially observation based, DPs, AT, precipitation amounts etc. as the MetO and other authorities will be interested in the latest. Any newcomers, please can you also update your profile to show your location.

Edited January 18, 2013 by gottolovethisweather

[offerman]

For those asking what is falling over cornwall , thought id help a little.red is snow, white is sleet, blue is rain, hope this helps.

[Beast of Plympton]

I had to share this. As soon as I saw it I thought of you lot.

In wintry temperatures, fill balloons with water and food colouring. When the water has frozen, remove the balloon and you have giant marbles!

Possibly the best idea this winter.

[karlos1983]

I had to share this. As soon as I saw it I thought of you lot.

In wintry temperatures, fill balloons with water and food colouring. When the water has frozen, remove the balloon and you have giant marbles!

I'm so doing that....just need the Temp to drop a bit 1st

[cerneman]

Last Photo for now,,Not everything enjoys the snow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Sainsbo]

"Apparently the Met Office have issued a red snow warning. If that's anything like what I've heard about yellow snow then I'm staying inside."

Jokes aside, with the temperature not even forecast to lift above 1C in the next 3 days, I don't think there will be much thawing before we possibly get some more. We might have some bigger accumulations if this keeps up. Current temp -1.6C

[dec10snow]

Oh, and I haven't actually said anything yet, but it's snowing lightly here. Has been the norm today, so haven't thought to say anything!

[Moleyroley]

Moderate snow on Portland dorset, unexpected !

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

Icy rain here on South Dartmoor, don't have a weather station but feels milder than this morning. Snow slushy and melting but Syd the snowman still in situ for the moment.