Wales (Cymru) Regional Discussion 22/01/13 16z----->

[Telegram 4 Mongo]

Today's southern Welsh snow is a prime example of why you shouldn't necessarily trust the weather forecast, even 12 hours ahead in this kind of weather setup. The weather has a habit of springing surprises - even the high res NAE forecast didn't manage to come up with this lot.

Still coming down fast, temp is 0.6c

Derek's forecast yesterday around 230 pm was way out before midnight !

All the technology ! All the information ! man on the moon 44 years ago ! the wright brothers , graham alexander bell ( possibly disputed ) ,albert einstein , islamabard kingdom brunel ! even stephen hawkings human machine vocal interface .... No one , not one of you , can predict the exact actions of Mother Nature !

God it will be a sad day when everything can be predicted .

Edited January 23, 2013 by Telegram 4 Mongo

[Gavla]

huge flakes up here and coming down at a rapid pace, dont think ive ever seen snow like this not where i was in 2010 anyway, this warning should be updated and soon imo if this keeps up.

p.s - has a streamer ever set up like this before ?

Edited January 23, 2013 by Gavla

[bradymk]

Cant believe how 10 miles away, its chaos on the A40 with traffic at a standstill and heavy snow and its still green with not one flake here, gutted!

[madian2]

it started again fine stuff

any chance that big blob of cornwall will hit south east wales we need more

[Gavla]

are those pink echoes by exeter joing the streamer ?, total whiteout up here

[welshsi]

looks like its heading for south wales !!!! nice to come home from work to

[Marcus_surfer]

Temp falling now at 0.3c

[TonyH]

loads of snow here...very deep 1ft..

Sam photos PLEASE!

The PPN now leaving SW England heading into as Wales...another 2 maybe 3 hours of snow?

Swansea going to be buried this evening!

Continuous light snow here at home trying to settle, temp 0.2c.

No traffic problems driving home north of Carmarthen - all the action has been east, south and west of there today!

Edited January 23, 2013 by TonyH

[chubbystuff]

Been snowing here for the last 40mins again, neighbours drive covered again after he cleared it from this mornings snow had a good 4" of snow today totally unexpected thought the snow party was forecast for the east of Wales.

[Scarlet_Snow]

Just seen a snow plough....ploughing!..In Llanelli!!! That is a rare sight! Temp dropping slowly 0.7c

[Buzz]

Goodness me, this is the gift that just keeps on giving .................

[willitbsunny]

Will this hit me too lol

[TonyH]

Extremely difficult conditions here and up around Crymych, Maenchlohog and MynachlogDdu. Many areas which are outside of the 'yellow' warning area issued by the MetOffice. I'm sure that the intensity warrants an amber warning. Even the yellow warning came late and hasn't really given schools the opportunity to make early decisions about closing.

I do agree that the warnings were poor today, what with disruptive snowfalls in Swansea, Llanelli, parts of Pembrokeshire and west Ceredigion.

[bradymk]

loads of snow here...very deep 1ft..

unbelievable Sam, not one flake here in Hwest!! Edited January 23, 2013 by bradythemole

[dbaloo]

i take it every1 has enjoyed the last week then?im really pleased that every1 has had some snow..................hopefully this wont be the last we see this winter.fingers crossed. also i want to thank members for their help in understanding models as this is only my first few months of serious weather watching. Keep up the good work every1!

[freeze for all]

Will this hit me too lol

I think we might just be lucky enough to catch some of it! Here's hoping to it finger's crossed lol

[TonyH]

Just seen a snow plough....ploughing!..In Llanelli!!! That is a rare sight! Temp dropping slowly 0.7c

Llanelli snow is so rare we NEED photos tomorrow!

[foggybrynna]

Any 1 know how long this in the valley is in for

[Scarlet_Snow]

Llanelli snow is so rare we NEED photos tomorrow!

Yep shall upload the best ones tomorrow!

[Cymro]

Had very fine snow here now for a good 45 minutes settling on grass and ground and roofs all be it very minute as the flakes are so small, if we can tap into heavier stuff then its game on here in the Amman Valley also, as the temp is now 0. degrees with a dewpoint of -1.7

[Marcus_surfer]

This is great!

[Buzz]

Any 1 know how long this in the valley is in for

Quite a while from looking at the radar ........

Back to the fine flakes again here, coming down fast. Temp now at 0.4c (highest today has been 0.7c at lunchtime and even then the snow was still settling/pitching/sticking/laying/whatever!).

Edited January 23, 2013 by Buzz

[keithlucky]

How much have you got?

4cm today 6cm this morning this streamer is forming and filling from northern France much more to come.

[TonyH]

Some stats for this spell to date (accountancy stylee)

Sleet or snow falling: 10 out the past 11 days

Snow lying (at least 50% of the surrounding ground surface covered at 0900, excluding shaded areas): past 6 days

Greatest snow depth: 9cm: 18th

Warmest day 16th - 23rd January: 3.2c 21st

Coldest day 16th - 23rd January: +0.6c 18th

Coldest night: -2.2c 20th

Ice days (maxima below 0c): 0

Summary: A fine cold spell, even though not especially cold, no hard frosts, little visible frost, very overcast, plenty of falling snow which has only slowly thawed.

Edited January 23, 2013 by TonyH

[marclt]

Cant believe how 10 miles away, its chaos on the A40 with traffic at a standstill and heavy snow and its still green with not one flake here, gutted!

It's been a complete whiteout here this afternoon. Never seen snow fall so fast...