Cold Snap

[Garden Manager]

So whats the weather like with you then folks?

Here in dorset it is cold (about 5c), but nowhere near as cold as it is supposed to get (so far  ::))

So far only two quite moderate frosts at night and no snow, though the sky to the east is starting to look a bit threatening.

Been keeping indoors as much as possible, plenty of clothes and central heating going non stop.

Looking forward to hearing weather reports from 'around the country'! (LOL)

[Garden Manager]

[NattyEm]

oo I didn't see this before i asked you about snow in the crocus thread!  It has tried to snow here and we had a teeeeeny smattering of very fine snowlike stuff.  Just put heating on about half an hour ago.  Someone said it was snowing over the ridgeway, I guess you blinked and missed it!

General weather the same as Richard though since I'm only about 5 miles away!

[Garden Manager]

 ;D ;D ;D Emma!

and i've just replied to you on the 'crocus' thread too!

lol

PS No I didnt miss the snow. It missed ME!

[NattyEm]

rofl its snowing now!!!!!

[Roy Bham UK]

Weather today here in sunny Brum has been great for February the temp at the moment is 1.7°C (35°F) last nights minimum was -1.3°C (30°C) when I walked the dog I saw someone cutting their grass and I got a lovely whiff of spring from those cuttings. 8)

I don't know what the big fuss is about, as it is quite normal to have wintery weather in February, so where's this big freeze they keep promising us ??? ::)

[Garden Manager]

Exactly Roy. I have know far worse even in in my 27 years. Trouble is the media love to hype up bad weather these days, particularly in winter. Also it seems these days a few flakes of snow are enough to bring chaos.  ::)

Nattyem - just had a few flakes 'up' here. Stopped again now though (i think  ???)  ;D

[NattyEm]

yep its stopped. :(

even in my lifetime (less than richard just) it used to be far colder and snow, heavy snow was normal jan-feb time.  Though I lived in Suffolk then.

[Moggle]

The day started with bright sunlight in Oxford, then we've had a few light snow showers, not enough to settle. Now we have bright sun again  ???

[Debs]

North east has been badly hit with snow.

It took OH 1 hour to travel along main road, which would normally take

4-5 mins on normal day! And there were no accidents!

Debs

[Mrs Ava]

Been a blizzard for the last 40 minutes so the kids are out there freezing cold, but do they care, not a chance!  It is settling as I type this!

[Garden Manager]

Hmm strange how snow doesnt showup in a picture when its falling  ???

[northener]

Snowing on and off here in Barnsley temp 3c . I agree the media and everyone seem to hype up the weather. I was telling my little boy when i was his age we used to get snow half way up the back door, and a sign when it was really bad was when the buses stopped.ie ooh did you here that barry the buses have stopped ooh it must be bad.

[Kerry]

had quite a bit of snow yesterday that didn't last long, and then again this morning, very blizzard like as i arrived at work at 7am, thankfully the roads cleared after an hour or so. and then on and off all day, can't seem to make its' mind up.

[Moggle]

On and off all day in Oxford, plenty of sun between the snow showers  :o

Looked like it was quite heavy at one point, then came the sun again!

[Garden Manager]

That seems to be the thing about them doesnt it. Snow showers rather than continual 'precipitation', then skt clears again.

Had one of those this morning, v light and didnt settle, and in no time the sun was back out again.

I think most of the snowy weather only just falls short of reaching Dorchester. Looking east the clouds will start to build up and look full of snow, but dont get here moving away to the south/southwest each time.

[wardy]

Sarnds ruff up theer in Baarnsley Northerner.  I bet thy ad snow woss wen tha were a lad though.  Fost fleck a snow nar days thi shuts t' school  Too bloody soft nardays   No central eatin in t'classroom at are school so we ad ter set books afire to keep waarm.  That's why wi never lont nowt; D

Sorry to slip inter vernacler but sometimes I forget mesen

[Roy Bham UK]

Don't apologise Wardy, I was quite enjoying reading that, in fact we could start a thread on our local lingo, could be quite amusing on these cold dark nights.

Waddaya fink? ;D

P.S. Ya wunt be aabil to oose ya spall chekka thou. ;D ;D ;D

[Carol]

Weel ah think that wud be a great idea, but dinnae think ony body wud unnerstand whit oo wiz sayin' at a'. 
The snaw is comin' doon at th'moment but dinnae think it'll lie fur long in the mornin' cos yon sun is gie hot.
Come oan Eileen an Wicker add your dialect to this threeed.
:D :D

[Roy Bham UK]

Oi fink it best we soy where we cum frum at the yend just in case others cor guess. yow all knoo where I cum frum by mi yandle.  ;D :P

[NattyEm]

Awe to be a southener with the queens english I feel so inadequate.

On the plus side we had a whole 8th inch snow this morning!  :) Its almost all melted now though :(