South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 22/01/13 00z------------->

[BM4PM]

This ain't snow it's hail

Edited January 22, 2013 by BM4PM

[lfcdude]

cant post it as on smartphone and in work BUT see Ian's tweet on his twitter account re Bristol snow for rush hour and evening.

Ian Fergusson â€@fergieweather

Temperature profile increasingly conducive to snow in Bristol area & especially by rush-hour/eve as heavier rates likely #Bristolsnowwatch

[Mark Neal.]

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Temperature profile increasingly conducive to snow in Bristol area & especially by rush-hour/eve as heavier rates likely#Bristolsnowwatch

Edited January 22, 2013 by Mark Neal.

[AWD]

cant post it as on smartphone and in work BUT see Ian's tweet on his twitter account re Bristol snow for rush hour and evening.

Just noticed that. I also notice he has reports of snow in nearly every part of Bristol except the part in currently in now. :p

[numbnutts]

SNIZZILE IN WESTON YEH

[Ali1977]

Swindon is defo in the firing line, it looks to pivot and hold around the m4 which i'm sure will cause transport issues. This could be a really big fall, in a short space of time.

[Joneseye]

Radar has been showing ppn over this part of the region for over an hour now, but I can assure you that there has been nothing. No rain, sleet, snow, drizzle, snizzle or anything else that could possibly come down!! Metoffice app has heavy snow for me at 3pm and 6pm, so something has to turn up soon!

I've just had 2 texts to say that it is now snowing in Donut town

[Mapantz]

PS: I can smell gas .. and it's coming from France. :o

[Timer]

Mix of very light rain/sleet/snow just starting here. Temp 1.3C falling slowly.

edit - now light sleet/snow. radar just changed to green (sleet).

Edited January 22, 2013 by Timer

[offerman]

Prohecyman, Go easy bud, starting to get little bit more now but roads still clear. Bottom Frome not to bad, higher up parts more and i expect the Buckland Dinham to Radstock road is taking a pasting as it always does so go easy there mate.

[gloucesterlad]

Snowing again now:)

Just send it this way o.k.

Jjudging from the NAE - Gloucester could again be in the sweet spot ...

There is some uncertainty regarding location/intensity of the snow later... so no complacency here.. just anicipation !

Had a few cm's early hours today which was a nice surprise though there has been some melt.

Just back from the top of the Cotswolds - minor roads forget it !

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Good luck all ! (might be the last chance before the atlantic breaks through over w/end ?)

John in Gloucester (Quedgeley - low down)

[offerman]

Weird, i went outside and can smell the gas to, horrible, always remember school trip to cherbourg and it stank then to!!

[Wilxy]

moderate snow here but still small flakes. i want 50p size flakes.

[lynnsim]

And it has just started raining!! But it has a really sleety appearance, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it turn to snow soon Temp is around 1c (according to accuweather phone app)

Definitely sleet/snow now. But Timer beat me to it!!

Edited January 22, 2013 by lynnsim

[Snowkissed]

Snowing moderate/heavy at times not laying presantly 1.3c

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moderate snow here but still small flakes. i want 50p size flakes.

I want £5 coin flakes!

[gottolovethisweather]

Have attempted to post on a couple of occasions and failed.

But I'd like to thank you folks for delaying the progression of this front, I really thought it would arrive far earlier than the current radar suggests.

What I feel this should do is aid the chances of more widespread snowfall from the rush-hour onwards.

Currently 1.1c AT, -0.5c DP, steady barometer at 999.9mb in Newbury, Berkshire, so very marginal as things stand. The leading edge of the precipitation is roughly 10-15 miles due South of my location.

*Please keep your reports coming as these will be most welcomed by MetO affiliated people and the like and should help clarify the situation down on the ground. There will be difficult travelling conditions ahead for many folk as darkness falls

[Mapantz]

Could be a big ol' problem with ice, i'm beginning to have a case of Déjà vu!

[Blizzardof82]

Still dry at Frenchay but sky looking ominous

Edited January 22, 2013 by Blizzardof82

[alijoe]

Weird, i went outside and can smell the gas to, horrible, always remember school trip to cherbourg and it stank then to!!

yes apparently a gas leak in france. harmless gas thougj so dont worry. just heard it on radio 2

[snowdon]

Rain starting to turn more wintry! temp down to 1.8c

[Coast]

PS: I can smell gas .. and it's coming from France.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21141351

http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/local/gas-smell-not-a-threat-to-the-public-1-4706939

[cerneman]

Turning sleety with strong bitterly cold wind, All the rain not really shifted snow cover on hills, but lower ground slushy mess

[Andrew_WsM]

SNIZZILE IN WESTON YEH

Yay! just noticed, was fearing rain all the way for us.

[Schmalex]

It's just started here in Kingsclere, Hampshire