Met Office- snow warnings!!!

[V8MoneyPit]

I like this bit:
"Current timings suggests the onset of the very cold weather will be around 0600 Thursday in Shetland, 1800 Thursday for Northern Ireland across to northern England, and 2359 Thursday for southern parts."

In perticular the words "around" and "2359". The latter sounds really quite precise for "around".  :lol:

And:
"Snow will also occur at low levels ".... what? do they mean on the ground?

[ian_s]

"Snow will also occur at low levels ".... what? do they mean on the ground?

nah, they mean below ground!

[Miniman]

In perticular the words "around" and "2359". The latter sounds really quite precise for "around".  :lol:

And:
"Snow will also occur at low levels ".... what? do they mean on the ground?

I noticed that earlyer....[Edited]....they lost it...

I think its funny as we got the MC Lakes run this weekend and that would be funny WHITE LANING...lmao   I am thinking about sleeping in the landy dont like the idea of waking up with 8 cm of snow on and arround tent...COLD.....
But then again it is a iglu tent....lol

[Duncan Brown]

OPPS just been up graded to 80% :(scared):

[Spooky]

Yep, it could be a White Weekend - after the initial blast from the Arctic, there's a Low moving in from Scandinavia ... could dump even more of the white stuff on us!

Time to put the recovery gear in the truck, I think ... :roll:

[Miniman]

Well thats it. No risk now so we are in trouble. They say its not so its bound to.....

[hobbit]

Time to put the recovery gear in the truck, I think ... :roll:

 :lol: Never took the stuff out

[laser_jock99]

http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

The Irish Met Office usually are a bit more reserved in their forecasting of severe
weather - whick normally turns out to be accurate....so when they issue a warning for snow its time to take note!

Time to put my sleeping bag in the car- don't want be stuck at work again with just a coat!

[Manicminer]

They are only forecasting 3 - 4 inches. I shall get worried once it gets to be wellie deep.

[laser_jock99]

They are only forecasting 3 - 4 inches. I shall get worried once it gets to be wellie deep.

1/2" of sleet that rapidly turned into a sheet of ice was enough to bring the Midlands to a grinding halt two years ago! Along with many others we forced to overnight at work due to cars and trucks blocking the roads.

[xmob]

Snow, and lots of it, is guaranteed for North Yorkshire.

Why?  My quad is 20 miles away from me, and I haven't worked out how to get it home yet.   :?

[laser_jock99]

http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/warnings.html

Page updated- look out Scotland!

[TimM]

 Scotland is getting all our snow!  

My bit is down to 20-30% now  

[Duncan Brown]

Are we ready for the snow?

. Gas tank full, freezer full, large supply of cat food laid in, generator fuelled and ready to go in the event of a power cut, logs chopped and stacked ready for the fire.

I`ve got the whiskey :lol:  :lol:  ,next door got the beer   :P  :P
 
That's about it I think

[TimM]

generator fuelled and ready to go in the event of a power cut

Hmmm, that's me jealous now, we don't get power cuts any more often than anyone else, but it's always nice to be prepared  

[laser_jock99]

CAIRNGORM WEB CAMS

snow at 600m at Cairngorm carpark - Aviemore
see live webcams here:

http://www.cairngormmountain.org/cams/image3.jpg

mountain view here:
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

and Aviemore here:
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weathe...ge/MyImage0.jpg

Just watched a big blizzard come in on the car park one- be quick or it will be a white out!

[laser_jock99]

CAIRNGORM WEB CAMS



Just watched a big blizzard come in on the car park one- be quick or it will be a white out!

Too late!

http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image2.jpg

[TimM]

CAIRNGORM WEB CAMS

snow at 600m at Cairngorm carpark - Aviemore
see live webcams here:

Those links take you to pictures, is there a different link to the webcam itself?

P.S.

Great pictures, there is hope for the rest of us yet!

 :D

[sparkes]

http://domain817123.sites.fasthosts.com/website/webcam.asp

[TimM]

Thanks sparkes,

Not that we can see a lot now the lens is covered!

But at least I will know where to find it later  

[Jimbo]

It's just hit here - a 10 minute blizzardy thing, not quite snow and certainly not rain (so sleet I guess !). The wind has now dropped, nothings settled just a very light dusting across the cars....

Will be a complete bu&&er if it freezes now  :shock:


Jim

[TimM]

There was me, hoping it would make it this far south, and now you are telling me I've missed it and it's down there now!  :roll:

[Jimbo]

It was here.............the grey skies have cleared, the wind has dropped, and it just looks like another miserable winters day now !

[BrumLee]

It's just hit here - a 10 minute blizzardy thing, not quite snow and certainly not rain (so sleet I guess !). The wind has now dropped, nothings settled just a very light dusting across the cars....

Will be a complete bu&&er if it freezes now  :shock:


Jim

We had the very same n Birmingham earlier this afternoon. Very calm now.