It's 1st December and Christmas is 3 and a half weeks away

While it's not very cold at the moment (about 5C last time I checked), MetCheck's WilliGetaWhiteChristmas is predicting a 75% chance of a white Christmas this year.

http://www.willigetawhitechristmas.com

This is only a prediction (of 'Light Snow') and MetCheck has in the past been very optimistic (and wrong) about the snow so while it may look like we'll be sliding on sledges Christmas Day, it may not happen, at all.
But I'm hopeful.

If the best comes to the best (see what I did there?), I'll be sure to take out my new HD actioncam on my bike and take photos with my phone to share with you. Videos will be uploaded onto YouTube and photos will be uploaded onto Flickr.
:|

It's nearly upon us yet again!

It's nearly upon us yet again! Scotland has recently been hit with snowfall and as we get ever closer to the dead of winter, we can only imagine what we have to come.

Metcheck's WilliGetaWhiteChristmas.com is predicting a 50% chance of snow this Christmas. I don't know whether it means on Christmas day or winter altogether, but it does look promising either way (despite being 30% down since the last blog post).

Looks promising?

We recently had temperatures low enough to freeze water, as was discovered on the family car (although it was not too frozen).

When the next 'lot' of snow comes our way, I will not be using Dropbox for photos and videos. Instead I will be using other online services with statistics, maybe Flickr for photos and YouTube for videos. Talking of videos, I'm planning on buying an HD action-cam so when I'm on the bike, I can record as I go along and show everyone the snow-ey goodness.

Later!

Alex.

Looking forward to winter!

It's that time of the year where I start to get obsessed with the chance of snow this coming winter 2013/14. It's well into summer at the moment, nearly autumn, and I think nearly everyone is missing the cold weather.
Although I'm not going to speculate about the weather in the coming winter, I will say that I'm liking the 'White Christmas' estimator/predictor on Metcheck at the moment:

70% chance of a White Christmas in cr6!

http://www.metcheck.com/SEASONAL/whitechristmas_forecast.asp?zipcode=cr6

So, if there's a 70% chance of snow on 25th December, maybe there'll be snow on the weeks months surrounding Christmas (and let's hope it settles).

While we're waiting for the white stuff, here's a programme by the BBC about snow, broadcast 
Uh oh, I can't find the video on YouTube. Oh well... there are loads of snow videos there anyway.

I'll be back soon.

That was a nice surprise!

On Saturday 23rd March, we woke up to a good covering of snow.
Main roads were staying mainly clear due to traffic but less used roads may have been more affected.
I will be uploading any images to the usual snow dropbox album -> http://bit.ly/VSvh78

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March - and we've got snow

March... The month when daylight saving time begins (British Summer Time), the United Kingdom has seen snow across much land. Although travel disruption has been very low or non-existent it has been a welcoming sight to those who awoke this lovely morn. The weather is currently remaining windy with snow which can be described as 2/10 on some arbitrary scale.

More updates to follow (maybe) with pictures added to the gallery (link in previous posts).

Snow then Ice!

Thursday evening gave a nice surprise - we had snow, and it settled.
Although the roads were back to normal later, there was a time where driving was dangerous. Tithe Pit Shaw Lane was very slippery with cars approaching the steep curve as slow as 2mph and still locking-up under braking. Hillbury Road was less affected but was still very icy at once point.

A couple of pictures have been uploaded to the snow album:http://bit.ly/VSvh78

Just when you thought it was all over!

Just when you thought there won't be any more snow... It snows, and boy does it try!
I wouldn't say blizzard conditions but more like a continuing windy flurry is currently taking place.

Any new photos taken will go in the same album as linked before.

Now comes the ice...

Now there's no more snow falling, we turn to ice forming on some roads and paths.
There's no more snow forecast for us for the rest of the week, so unless there's significant ice this blog will take a short nap for now.

Snow Photos Available!

I have just made my special snow photos folder available on Dropbox. Here's the link: http://bit.ly/VSvh78

Unfortunately, I missed having fun in the heavy snow yesterday due to an A Level exam - all I could do was be distracted by the high level of snow falling.

Edit: 10 new photos added, plus 2 videos! [16:20]
[Edit: Time zone corrected on blog.] [16:22]
Edit: Updated Dropbox config - now an album which can be updated from mobile. [09:38 20/01]
Edit: there are many new photos added to the album. Check it out! [11:08 21/01]

Edit: link fixed [15:36 21/01]

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SNOW!

Finally! It's snowing. More info to come.

Winter Weather update - 21:00, Fri 17.01.13

Update:

The Met Office has revised the weather warning and there is currently an amber warning in place for us starting Friday morning through night with a yellow warning following that for the next two days.
There is also a red warning for Wales (valid from Friday morning) - the first time I've seen a red warning for snow since the new warning system has been implemented.

For the latest information (as I keep saying), visit http://metoffice.gov.uk

I will make available my snow and ice pictures, if any are taken. These will be made available through Dropbox.

Hoping for great snow - fingers crossed!

Looks like snow on the way!

This morning started with a chilly start, with ice on cars, lamp posts and other objects. The scene pre-snow was very pretty this morning.

Frosty

Weather forecast sources are predicting snow with disruption. At the time of writing, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow over pretty much all of England, with an amber warning for central England. The forecast looks exciting; Friday will feature snow from around 9.00am with possible heavy snow for the afternoon or evening. This may proceed into Saturday or even Sunday.

The best way to stay up to date with the weather is by periodically checking http://metoffice.gov.uk.

The Met Office usually updates weather warnings around noon, so check later. This page may not be updated.

:D

Well, that was pathetic.

Monday's snow was a little pathetic! While we did wake up with snow on the ground, it was probably only one or two millimetres deep.  Hardly enough to enjoy at all. Had the later heavy snow fallen on dry and colder ground, there may have been more depth.

Although more snow is forecast later in the week, there is no warning for snow disruption (yet). Cold weather warning level 3 is still in place.

I believe that if it's going to snow, it should be amazing, otherwise it's full of false hopes and let-downs.

From the most snow-happy Blogger ever, Goodbye.

Cold Weather Update

The Met Office has updated the Level 2 cold weather alert to Level 3 - Read more: http://metoffice.gov.uk

Snow for January?

Multiple forecast sources are suggesting that there will be snowfall (or at least sleet) over the weekend and into next week.


The Met Office has today (11/01/13) issued a 'Level 2' weather alert for England; this alert is "triggered by the Met Office as soon as the risk is 60% or above for any of the thresholds to be breached". 

There is also a Yellow Severe Weather Warning in place for Icy Surfaces on Saturday and Sunday with a moderately high probability although with little impact. In addition, there is a Yellow Severe Weather Warning in place for Snow on Monday with moderately low probability but with moderately high impact. I recommend the sources below for more information (which will be updated on a regular basis, unlike this webpage).

Sources:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/cold-weather-alert/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings


Another source of weather information is Metcheck (http://www.metcheck.com). Metcheck is forecasting quite a bit of sleet over the weekend and next week which, by the looks of it, will turn to rain eventually. Having gone to Metcheck for detailed snow forecasts in the past, I believe it to be quite an unreliable source of weather information regarding winter weather:

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The January exams have already arrived and this news of possible snow will be bad news for students who have to take exams this month.

Remember to check the Met Office website before travelling anywhere by car or on foot over the weekend.