Met office- Snow Warnings!!

[BUSHWHACKER]

They said (on the telly) that we would be covered in a blanket of freezing fog today too.
We got nuffink!

[windsurfer]

Bad news:

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

Warning is slowly being downgraded- Midlands at 30% risk of disruption now (was 40% yesterday). B*gger!

Dammit! I want a day off work to play in the snow The midlands suck!

[Surf01]

Well we are off to the Cotswolds with the caravan for the weekend as I never believe the met office.

[RobD]

NO NO NO!!!!,I don't want snow!!!!Snow = unemployment and unemployment= no presents for my children this christmas,it's ok for people who do not work outside for a living to get over excited about snow,but personally I hate the fukking stuff!!!!

[BUSHWHACKER]

You don't live in an ideal part of the country to avoid it really.

[laser_jock@work]

Warnings updated:

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


LOOKOUT SCOTLAND!

[elmerfudd]

I live in Northern Ireland wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! !!!!!

1st time i've been happy to live here, Its dead mild, bit windy thats it.

[Draig]

this is what the BBC say

UK starts to feel the Arctic chill by Jay Wynne

The UK is bracing itself for the first winter chill of the season. Over the next 24 hours, a blast of cold air from the Arctic will sweep southwards across the country, bringing a significant wind chill for all, and a spell of snow for some.

The cold air has already been making its presence felt across Shetland and Orkney on Thursday morning, with showers turning increasingly to snow here. The wind is making it feel especially bitter, with northerly winds gusting up to 70mph. So despite a temperature of 4C (39F), when you add in the effect of the wind, it feels more like -10C or less!

The rest of the UK is still in the milder air at the moment, but as a band of rain slips southwards, the colder air will swiftly make chase, with snow arriving across Northern Ireland and North Wales by evening time.

Overnight, the whole of the UK will be bathed in the much colder air with a widespread frost expected. By dawn tomorrow, there could be up to 25cm (5 inches) of snow over higher parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and 20cm (4 inches) across the moors of southwest England.

With strong northerly winds too, there could be blizzard conditions at times across the hills and mountains, and any lying snow is likely to drift.

For the rest of the country, there will be the risk of a few wintry showers, but the bitter wind will be the prominent feature in the current cold snap.

The cold conditions will continue through the day on Friday, but it will gradually turn less cold through the weekend, with any snow becoming restricted largely to the hills.

I'll get me trunks out then cos they never get it right

[andycook]

Yes - snowing here in Scotland, not sticking yet in Aberdeen

but plenty of 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/weather...e/MyImage0.jpg

And A939 over lecht, near tomintoul has just be closed due to drifting snow.
will post some wintry pics tomorrow!

[Chillitt]

blimey, its a bit black over wills mothers...

[Draig]

blimey, its a bit black over wills mothers...

ha - we had that earlier today - then it poured down - saved me washing the windows

[da SLUG man]

never snows here!... hmph!!

seems to stop at the ridgeway and double snow on oxford!!

[dirtydog]

just finished some metal painting and now its gone dark as a dark thing...
i hope it dont rain i need to be outside again