Author Topic: It's snowing! (Read 639502 times)

nightrider · « **Reply #2950 on:** 04 February, 2012, 06:15:48 pm »

1 inch in Grantham at the moment and expecting more.Looks like tomorrow's reliability ride might be cancelled :-\Might be sledging with the kids instead

GruB · « **Reply #2951 on:** 04 February, 2012, 06:41:44 pm »

Been swowing for the last 2 hours or so in Swindon. Settling on untreated surfaces too. Accidents left right and centre.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #2952 on:** 04 February, 2012, 06:53:57 pm »

I can run you home if cycling is too insane. I have snow tyres.

GruB · « **Reply #2953 on:** 04 February, 2012, 06:55:40 pm »

I've got the MTB and the studs thanks Roger.
Looking forward to it to be honest. I was surprised by how much of the NCN from Marlborough towards Chiseldon was uphill !! Looking forward to some downhill on the way home.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #2954 on:** 04 February, 2012, 06:57:54 pm »

It'll be easy to see. Bike lights are amazing when everything is white.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #2955 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:01:48 pm »

In other news...the sea has frozen in Poole Harbour! If it gets much worse the Sandbanks ferry will need to be replaced with an icebreaker

TimO · « **Reply #2956 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:08:41 pm »

A very little dusting settling on some surfaces in Croydon, like the shed roof, and recycling boxes. Not much on the ground so far.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2957 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:09:27 pm »

Turned to rain here. Feels a bit warmer than this afternoon too, I think.

mcshroom · « **Reply #2958 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:11:41 pm »

Still raining here. Now up to 2.5^oC so I'm guessing it will stay that way too.

rafletcher · « **Reply #2959 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:28:48 pm »

Well just north of Tring very fine spicules fell foo a couple of hours from 4-6, about 5mm cover in the garden, and on our (dead end) lane, but my guess is the main roads are still clear. Starting to fall gently again now.

jogler · « **Reply #2960 on:** 04 February, 2012, 07:41:45 pm »

It's been snowing here for several hours now.The roads are becoming impassable unless you have 4WD.Indeed the A50 is closed in Stoke.

Kim · « **Reply #2961 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:05:39 pm »

Quote from: interzen on 04 February, 2012, 07:51:36 pm

Sadly, the blowing snow and generally poor visibility did not stop some people driving like complete and utter tools.

The short ride home from Mordor Central earlier was positively terrifying. It's a route that I'm extremely familiar with, mostly on a dual carriageway with narrow lanes, so it's primary position (plusminus pothole-avoidance factor) the whole way. For some reason as soon as there's a blizzard everyone decides to try to squeeze past the cyclist rather than making proper lane-changes. Because that's obviously a good idea.

I may have been onna upwrong, but I had plenty of lights and a bright yellow jacket, so it's not like I was hard to spot.

pdm · « **Reply #2962 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:06:04 pm »

2 inches all over at present - 1/2 way there, I suspect.
No more idiot motons on our roads, TTL.
Tempted to go out for a ride, though...

TimO · « **Reply #2963 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:11:50 pm »

It's settling everywhere in Croydon, but it's still just a very light dusting, maybe a ¼ of an inch at most. It'll have to get a lot heavier before we'll end up with anything near the few inches that was being talked about.

bobb · « **Reply #2964 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:13:05 pm »

Sod all here. Which is a bit irritating as they've been banging on about it on the news all day....

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2965 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:18:07 pm »

--Timestamp--- Temp Chill HIndex Humid Dewpt Wind HiWind WindDir Rain Barom Solar ET UV -------------- ---- ----- ------ ----- ----- ------ ------ ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- 20120204 17:30 -0.9 -3.2 -0.9 79 -4.1 6 18 202 0.0 1033.0 -100000 0.000 -100000.0 20120204 18:00 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 79 -4.1 5 18 202 0.0 1032.5 -100000 0.000 -100000.0 20120204 18:30 -0.8 -3.1 -0.8 79 -4.0 6 18 158 0.0 1032.0 -100000 0.000 -100000.0 20120204 19:00 -0.7 -2.9 -0.7 77 -4.2 6 18 158 0.0 1031.2 -100000 0.000 -100000.0 20120204 19:30 -0.5 -3.3 -0.5 75 -4.4 8 18 158 0.0 1030.4 -100000 0.000 -100000.0 20120204 20:00 -0.4 -3.2 -0.4 74 -4.4 8 23 158 0.0 1029.6 -100000 0.000 -100000.0

The last three hours' readings show a marginal rise in temperature, humidity and wind speed and a fall in barometric pressure. The moon is now shrouded in cloud but still visible in an "it's about to precipitate" kind of way.

The temperature forecasts over the next couple of days, which will see Monday creep up to about 2°C makes me think this will last a bit longer than the normal westerly snow-turned-to-rain scenario, but Tuesday sees temperatures of 4°C so I'm not sure that it's worth fitting my snow tyres. I can always postpone Monday's teaching session until the end of term.

Jurek · « **Reply #2966 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:18:13 pm »

Is happening here in Forest Hill.

Might have to go out.

Later.

Rapples · « **Reply #2967 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:19:55 pm »

Snowed here for about an hour.

I've just driven through it up the A1. Some prat in a Range Rover appears to have misjudged the stopping distance for the weight of their tank at Biggleswade roundabout and swiped a Mini into the verge. It's OK though it wasn't a proper one

TimO · « **Reply #2968 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:22:57 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on 04 February, 2012, 08:18:13 pm

Might have to go out.

Indeed, if we do get a moderate layer I'll have to take Vince out, and see what it's like, before the cars, melting and refreezing reduces it to a frozen rutted mess.

Canardly · « **Reply #2969 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:28:42 pm »

I saw a car with snow tyres fitted today. First time ever for me in the UK.

Biggsy · « **Reply #2970 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:30:39 pm »

Snow in London and settling.

Jurek · « **Reply #2971 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:36:14 pm »

Forecast (for Londres) says tonight, overnight, is it - turning to sleet in the wee small hours.

No further precipitation forecast for the rest of the week.

If you want to go out and play, tonight's the night

Steph · « **Reply #2972 on:** 04 February, 2012, 09:01:25 pm »

Coming down and settling nicely outside.

Rapples · « **Reply #2973 on:** 04 February, 2012, 09:02:43 pm »

Just let the dogs out, and it's started again.

GruB · « **Reply #2974 on:** 04 February, 2012, 09:14:11 pm »

Youths are now hiding in the bushes and throwing snowballs at passing cars

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