PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11141 posts, RR: 63 Posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1436 times:
Well I missed the forecast but it didn't seem that cold when I was out earlier! Now though it's now snowing very heavily here in Birmingham, anyone else getting it too?
Skidmarks From UK - England, joined Dec 2004, 7121 posts, RR: 60 Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1427 times:
We had a flurry about 1.30 which lasted about 5 minutes then stopped. Now it's mixed cloudy and sunny and quite pleasant - if you don't go outside in the biting wind!!
Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6109 posts, RR: 15 Reply 3, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1424 times:
Nice day in London apart from a snow shower that lasted an astonishing one minute.
The sun is shining but it's cold, funny seeing as last Monday it was very warm and people were going around in T-shirts and shorts.
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11141 posts, RR: 63 Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1409 times:
Quoting EK20 (Reply 4): It wasn't snow it was hail stones.
Not here, it hailed a lot earlier though. I'm surprised because it still feels so warm - just been outside in my usual shorts and T-shirt attire, and it's not even chilly
Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6109 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1409 times:
What I was out in was snow, it fell slowly and didn't bounce when it landed. It's been windy all day though!
Quoting PlymSpotter (Reply 2): I have a rather pissed off looking pigeon sat on my windowsill, which is getting progressively whiter
Well I have a rather ugly pigeon clinging to a branch in my garden as the wind howls around it, other pigeons just fight it an end up going backwards lol.
RichPhitzwell From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1404 times:
Dammit, every time I go to Europe or even the north east USA in the winter to experience what a really bad winter is like...the sunshine comes with me. I'm actually jealous I was there in December and January and I just missed all of the storms.
In case you guys think I'm joking, I'm not... I want to experience the absolute worst.
Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6109 posts, RR: 15 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1402 times:
Quoting RichPhitzwell (Reply 7): In case you guys think I'm joking, I'm not... I want to experience the absolute worst.
You wont get any bad winter storms in southern England but in Scotland, that's a different story. I heard today that they had average winds of 74mph (but I think that was a mistake by the BBC presenter) and heavy snowfall! Ireland get a lot of storms but not really any snow just very strong winds and heavy rain.
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11141 posts, RR: 63 Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1386 times:
Quoting RichPhitzwell (Reply 7): In case you guys think I'm joking, I'm not... I want to experience the absolute worst.
Try going to Svalbard in Spitsbergen. There are direct flights there from Oslo all year around or from Tromso in Norway, and the winter temperature often dips down to 40 below, and that's without the wind chill factored in. Mind you, it's only -11 there at the moment which is very warm!
Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6109 posts, RR: 15 Reply 11, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1384 times:
Quoting RichPhitzwell (Reply 9): I was in Poland most of the time...even when I was in Dublin the worst we got was a mild sprinkle.
You got nothing in Poland! That's a shame I was there a few years ago and there was loads of snow. I have never been in Dublin when there has been snow but I know it's rare even though it happening more often in the past few years. In February we got a lot of snow, my school was shut for a day and there were minor delays at LHR.
I was just watching the Everton and Arsenal match and the amount of hailstones that have fallen is unbelievable they are about the size of a 5p coin. I know in America they can get to the size of golf balls but 5p sized ones in England is pretty big.
VonRichtofen From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 4621 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1362 times:
Quoting RichPhitzwell (Reply 7): Dammit, every time I go to Europe or even the north east USA in the winter to experience what a really bad winter is like...the sunshine comes with me. I'm actually jealous I was there in December and January and I just missed all of the storms.
You need to go to the East Coast of Canada.
Anywho, is this snow hitting London at all? I'd hate for flights to be cancelled for a couple of inches of snow again
British767 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2005, 284 posts, RR: 23 Reply 16, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1355 times:
It's windy and cold here. I don't get the UK weather, it's so screwed up how only 2 days ago I was wearing a T-Shirt out, sitting on campus basking in the sunshine, and today I'm having to wear my coat again whilst trying not to get frostbite.
I upon receipt of the warning of this thread checked up the weather forecasts, as it today was plus 16 degrees centigrade and quite sunny and nice overhere ! , and now feel as pissed as that innocent pigeon, who now has my full solidarity !
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11141 posts, RR: 63 Reply 20, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1321 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 18): I upon receipt of the warning of this thread checked up the weather forecasts, as it today was plus 16 degrees centigrade and quite sunny and nice overhere ! , and now feel as pissed as that innocent pigeon, who now has my full solidarity !
Have to send you some cold weather and snow then, by pigeon post be ok?
Looking at the forcast its down to snow tomorrow until thursday, with variations of sleep and stuff.. Weve had hail here today on and off all day, doesnt help when your trying to polish the car!
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11141 posts, RR: 63 Reply 22, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1306 times:
Quoting EWS (Reply 21): Looking at the forcast its down to snow tomorrow until thursday, with variations of sleep and stuff.. Weve had hail here today on and off all day, doesnt help when your trying to polish the car!
Sleep sounds like a good way to avoid it come to think of it
...and the pigeon (which moved to a tree once it stopped and the sun came out) and starred in much of this thread's discussion
but the cold snap will be a short one, 4 days,and less snow forecast in the london area than we did have in Feb.
dave
25 Mhodgson: Hail here, with a met office weather warning for 'heavy snow'. The warning also appears to cover the entire UK!
26 Disruptivehair: We drove through some pretty heavy snow about midnight yesterday on the M1 between Milton Keynes and Daventry, and lighter snow on the M25 heading out
27 WestJetYQQ: You Lucky Stupids! How come It never snows around here?!?!?!? I'm in CANADA!!!!!!!!
28 MDorBust: Golf Balls? Is that the best you can throw at us? There was tennis ball sized and bigger during a storm in 2003.
29 Shamrock350: It's cold today and we had a few showers mostly of hail but now theres not a cloud in the sky apart from a few on the horizon. I'm sure a few vehicles
30 PlymSpotter: I like the pun Mostly hail today indeed, left my dinner on the sideboard a short while ago and the hail bounced in off the windowsill, so I had an in
31 ME AVN FAN: the cold weather HAS arrived yesterday evening with things right around to start snowing but upto now it is just rainy. The snow-"border" has come do
32 Shamrock350: Yum! The hail has just started falling again, it's annoying when people mistake it for snow and go outside only
33 BCNGRO: Looks like a cold front is coming from the north atlantic. It's getting pretty cold here in Barcelona as well, some 9C now. By the way, I just saw thi
34 Mhodgson: Oh my god... global, erm, cooling?! I seem to recall we had a large snowfall in the UK last March as well, as we got a decent snowfall in Morecambe fo
35 A340600: Earlier but now a heavy snow. Why can't us brits just get used to the fact our weather is unpredictable, all we ever do is talk about the same things
36 PlymSpotter: At least in England we get some sun, unlike those poor buggers in Scotland Dan
37 EWS: "its ok, theres no bad weather on the way" (I'm sure some of you will know what im refering to with Mr Fish) Lew
38 ME AVN FAN: there has been quite some snowfall in Zurich overnight, but has stopped right now, and it is almost sunny. Some more snow likely tomorrow but accordin
39 JGPH1A: It's 15C here today, pretty damn cold for the time of year, dropped to about 5 or 6 last night, looks like there's been a lot of snow on the mountains
40 Fiatstilojtd: Nah this is no Snow in the UK.....this is only the Psoriasis which fell of from JGPH1A on his journey through the UK back home to ????
41 BMIFlyer: It's snowing here now Erm no hang on, that lasted all of 17 minutes Lee
42 Tom12: Was snowing here. Stopped last night though Tom
43 JGPH1A: Euwww - no scabies, thank you very much ! Revolting person.
47 HAWK21M: Shouldn't the Sun be out around this time. regds MEL
48 Shamrock350: It did snow a few hours ago but stopped and now it's cold with clear skies! It was windy today though, at the bus stop I got hit in the face with a fl
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