ajm200 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, Luvachicken said: The M3 has 12 mile stationery traffic It’s taking up to 45 mins to get the hills st either end of the next village, Crowthorne. Cars are just sliding and losing grip and the hills aren’t that steep 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Oh no. Fortunately OH who works a lot of the week in your part of the country came home yesterday afternoon as he had booked his car into the local garage. Otherwise it sounds like he would have struggled to get home tonight. I hope the roads and motorways improve soon. Thankfully we haven't had any of the white stuff worth mentioning. We have had very icy village road up to our main road. Take care everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Just seen this on the local FB group: ‘took me 80 minutes to get from crowthorne to owlsmoor!!,’ That’s 2 miles. It is the next village but the direct route via the forest road is pedestrianised. Still walking distance via the car route though. The roads aren’t gritted. They put out grit bins but people take it to do drives, etc. Edited February 1, 2019 by ajm200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 We still have some snow here in shaded areas. Another lovely, bright and sunny morning. -5deg first thing, but it's struggling above zero now, so off out to do some mucking out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Very patchy now....still a lot of compacted snow and ice on our lane but main roads seem to be clear. Forecast temps for tomorrow seem to suggest it will/should all be gone by the end of the day though and a positively balmy 10 degrees by midweek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 We still have all of our snow in the garden. It faces North so not a lot of sun on it today to melt it. Also we live at the very end of a cul-de-sac and it is still like an ice rink on the road. I can't wait for the rain to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Rain has just reached Exeter, soon be here. We had a little rain earlier. Felt quite mild, another pretty nice day and the thaw was happening quite fast. This morning only a small amount of grass visible behind the leccy fence and by mid morning there was a big spotch of green and they were queuing up to be let out into the field! The bunnies have had a (no pun intended) field day with all the tracks and the fox has been on the prowl and possibly bunny chasing! Was a bit of a chilly wind later this afternoon but nothing near the cold that we were expecting. The snow is quite deep at the bottom of the field because of the drifts, but the landscape is much greener again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Most of the snow has gone here and only a little left in the shaded areas and my garden. It feels warmer already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Rain hit around 11-ish. By the time I turned in it was lashing at the windows. During the night we had what sounded like a train whoooing and then splat! A bucket of water at the window - which then continued for such a long time that I fell asleep listening to it! Still raining but the wind has dropped to a gentle breeze. The only snow left is where it had drifted to the edges of the fields and where the hedges have protected it. Going out to the birds I felt quite sad that it had gone so fast - it was beautiful while it lasted, but maybe we'll have a nice summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 MUCH warmer here too, last night and this morning. Heavy rain on the Velux windows most of the night, so earplugs deployed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 There were still patches of snow when we went to bed last night, but the torrential rain (which was accompanied by howling wind) made sure it was all gone this morning. As if it never happened! Started off getting drizzled on this morning, but the sun came out this afternoon and it felt very pleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 We had identical weather Mullethunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Can't see the windy wet and drizzle weather today because of the fog! again. Back to normal! On a brighter note, while we are in the clouds, the people in the villages down the hill are under the cloud and getting bigger drips. Well that's what I like to think because I'm meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 We had a freezing mist and ice on the cars here first thing - now it's just cold, dull and damp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Cloud is so dense that I can hardly see across the patio! Bright white but damp and a little rainy at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 It was drizzling and cold when I left work, and managed to start raining in time for the evening dog walk! Not very nice out there as it's blowing the rain around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Been really heavy rain for ages now - on the bright side it looks clear across the valley - I can see the houses with lights on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Cold and damp just south of Oxford. Gloomy and overcast all day and have just put the heating back on! It's YS 11th birthday on Friday and due to pour all day, poor chap! February-Fill-The -Ditch strikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Yesterday was reasonable but a chilly breeze, got lots done in the greenhouse and went out for a meal down the road - coming back the rain had returned. Lashing rain and exceedingly strong winds overnight meant we had to shore up the chicken run - some of the windbreaks had been blown partially off, much to their disgust and lots of whingeing as the rain had got in. It was mostly sunny but we had showers too, some with hail. Cold wind still lingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 The wind was howling all night, and the rain lashing at the Velux windows, windy today, but after initial murk, it cleared to look like a lovely day... from what I could see of it from my desk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Blue skies here today too but a very cold, sharp wind too. Sadly torrential rain forecast all day tomorrow....it's YS 11th birthday and I think that rain on your birthday is double pants, however old you are! Am hoping they may have got it wrong and its lovely and sunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Me too, I am working from home tomorrow, and usually take a break to get the dogs out. Shall be disappointed if it is wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Feels warmer in general but we have had rain for the past 3 hours. Looking at the radar there's still loads to come, although half of Cornwall is clear now and gradually working its way across. Wales is having a bashing at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 It is starting to get blowy again here, and we are due rain from about 2am onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Well all I can say is that it had better be a better summer! This winter and rubbish weather has been going on for too long now. Grrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...