xChicken04x Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 It's been snowing here on and off since about 2pm. It would stick too if it were a bit heavier, still lovely to see though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Just starting to snow. Hubby is out gritting our drive. 2 degrees with -4 expected tonight. Oh roll on spring. I've put my potatoes in a spare room to chit and it was freezing in there so I've had to put a little background heating on very very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardene5 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hi Everyone Here in Preesall 400 yards from the sea , 8 miles to Blackpool , 14 miles to Lancaster and 15 miles to Preston. The weather had been cold and overcast most of the day but around 5 p.m we have has a couple of snow flurries. So if at sea level we are getting snow flurries what are the places higher up getting??? How is the weather in your neck of the woods wherever in the Uk or the World you are living? Best regards Ian & Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 We have a couple of inches of snow - YS outside now building a snowman and ES driving (hopefully very carefully) home from Bluewater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 It's -2deg heer now and we've had snow showers interspersed with sun all day, but a really strong, biting wind. A couple of hours ago it was snowing like mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 No snow at ground level yet though the hills are well covered. Biting wind here too. Just checked the chooks and all four are squashed up in the nest box fast asleep, warm as toast. Hubby is out AGAIN stretchering somebody with a broken leg down off the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Small layer of snow on the eglu and cube. Even my car at the front of the house has some snow on it The test will be to see if it'still there by morning I love snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 This morning was a bit cloudy, slight frost on the ground but the wind was quite warm. By lunchtime it was quite cold and we saw teeny little bits of snow/sleet but the sun came out until it set. DD came running to say her friend had snow in London, but we had nothing. About 7 this evening there was a bit of a dusting then stopped until about 8.30-ish. Quite a steady flow, but the flakes look like mica flakes - quite frosted and shiny. Sky says 10-15cms and the BBC says 15-25cms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have a friend stuck in lgw going up to inverness airport and lgw is closed south terminal due to snow!! - hard to believe you have so much down there and we have nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 We have a very light covering of snow over the ground. Not quite what I was expecting, but the night is still young and it wasn't forecast for here until midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Just been round to a friend's for the evening, halfway through the meal her son switched the outside light on to cries of joy, and about an inch had fallen (he was very excited as they've already had a text saying school may be closed tomorrow!) Cleared the car and drove home very slowly, and nipped up the garden to close the Cube door and remove the Superglug which was already frozen over. I just looked out of the window and the car windscreen is already covered again, it's about 40 mins since I parked. Unfortunately Work is not likely to be closed tomorrow, oh bliss oh joy - it's uphill to the Tube and I can see I'll be taking two steps forward and sliding back one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Snowing here not heard if the schools are shut yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Snowing heavily here. About 2cms overnight, but roads pretty clear so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 About an inch of snow here as well - and it's very cold. I think the roads are clear here - can't see from where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 No sign of snow here but very cold and sunny. There's a hard frost -1.7 at the moment, but the ground is bone dry... if it does snow it'll stick!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Just measured the snow on my garden table and its 6 inches!! School is closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 About three inches here. Chooks eyeing it up very suspiciously. Haven't ventured out. I've put out double rations for the wild birds including some wet mash ... well they sneak into the run to steal it anyway ... Have been listening to a long list of closed schools on the radio. Car is marooned at top of the drive, so it's a day in for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 An inch and a half here in central Banbury and it's snowing like mad. I'm at work, and R's school is open, although today's trip to London is off. Phil's out delivering performance cars today and left at 5am to go to Brands Hatch, apparently there's 8" down there so not sure whether he'll have to stay over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Yes - we're not too far from Brands Hatch. Still snowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The snow has landed and the local schools are closed today and tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 6 inches when I let the birds out - 2 hours later footprints gone and about 8 inches - halfway up my leg. Stopped for a while and now snowing again. Girlies are not coming out of the cube - not even into their run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 It has snowed slowly but surely all day but we have only about an inch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 It stopped briefly over lunchtime. Rosie's school decided to close (not sure why as all the staff live in walking distance ). Snowing heavily again now though and looking greyer too. My folks in Herts have 6-8" of snow now and the road they live on (main road and on a hill) doesn't have any traffic on it as the snow has compacted making it impassable. Phil was turned back from the Brands Hatch job as it was too bad, but he's back at base and waiting for the details of another job. My boss drives in from Aylesbury each day and had to take a different route today as he couldn't get over a hump backed bridge near his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 it's stopped snowing at long last, some of it has melted but if that freezes later on... took grandson to school, stopped just before a speed hump because a child ran out of the school gate. I should have gone over the hump before stopping because I then had difficulty getting over the hump from a standstill... snow and ice everywhere - most people are driving slowly with care but there are still idiots who think it's correct to go at about 10 mph over the speed limit Oxfordshire was nicely visible for most of the morning but is now disappearing in a haze again. I'm assuming that Cinnamon and Claret are still there The man over the road has just come home - he's wearing a big pair of fluffy slippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 It's snowing like crazy here now - big fluffy ones! Rosie is hoping that school is closed tomorrow - if this keeps up, it will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
