RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Freezing rain now forecast tomorrow. Oh joy! We're higher up here, so the Met Office forecast for us shows more snow tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Sky sports news reported earlier that the all-weather race meeting at Newcastle is cancelled due to the snow. Not quite ALL weather then, eh? If ice is managing to form on all-weather surfaces, I don't think I'd want to be cantering and galloping on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 We have had about another centimetre of powdery snow today in Weston, the previous fall having mostly melted. Without wishing to upset folk who are suffering genuine problems with the weather some of the reporting makes me smile. I am reminded that every time Kate Adie appeared on TV she was generally wearing a flak jacket and surrounded by bombs and bullets, whereas today we have Jon Kay on our screens whenever it is a bit windy, or about to get a bit chilly! cheers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVYhCBVKfW8 Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 It's been snowing properly here for about an hour. Where it's not being blown clear or drifting, it's built up by a good inch in that time and it seems to be getting heavier. This morning's forecast and warnings appear to be well-founded. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) We're higher up here, so the Met Office forecast for us shows more snow tomorrow. I’ve had a lot of experience of freezing rain over here, mostly when I lived on the Piedmont plateau in North Carolina. You can’t drive on solid ice, it brings down power lines (and even transmission towers), collapses roofs etc., etc. Here’s an extreme example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1998_North_American_ice_storm Snow is much easier to deal with. Best, Pete. Edited March 1, 2018 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 We are now getting powdery snow - the sort that can cause an avalanche. So I am mulling over what anti-avalanche precautions I can take, staying indoors seems to be the best one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Situation in my part of South Devon a few minutes ago. The wind is keeping up and blowing the snow all over the place: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 We are now getting powdery snow - the sort that can cause an avalanche. So I am mulling over what anti-avalanche precautions I can take, staying indoors seems to be the best one. I asked the Captain (Morgan, not Kernow) for advice. He suggested staying in and kindly agreed to keep me company............... John 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Falling fairly steadily now in Dorset and settling on the A350 despite traffic movements. 4x4 is going to come into its own as we live at the bottom of two steep hills. SWMBO on her way home early and fortunately booked the day off tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Situation in my part of South Devon a few minutes ago. The wind is keeping up and blowing the snow all over the place: 20180301_151028.jpg Looks like about half what we've got so far. The hill outside my place (not as steep as yours) is probably impassable by now without 4wd. A VW Golf made it up about 20 minutes ago, but only just; 150 yards in nearly three minutes! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 OT. But does Captain Kernow know that one can make rather a nice sponge cake with beetroot?. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 OT. But does Captain Kernow know that one can make rather a nice sponge cake with beetroot?. Thank you for that information. That should be on a 'need to know' basis. As such, I certainly do not need to know that and CTMK even less so, lest she decide to make one such abomination! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGraphics Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I woke up to 3 inches one morning, as well. Regards Ian Is that all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Inside my barn this morning - strong easterly blowing very fine snow through Yorkshire boarding. Everything within 20' of that end had a covering. Still better than the 6" - 8" outside. Edited May 4, 2018 by jwealleans 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 OT. But does Captain Kernow know that one can make rather a nice sponge cake with beetroot?. Sounds like a Letitia Cropley recipe from Vicar of Dibley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The Beeb lunchtime news made me smile. . . The reporter, with the Gatesheed angel behind him, seemed to be freezing his bits off . . . and in the background a group a bairns on sledges having a cracking time. Keep safe everybody. John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Really think the Met office is copping out, I always use their rainfall radar as the best short term forecast but at the moment Maps outageDue to unprecedented levels of demand on our website we have temporarily replaced some of the less visited pages and unfortunately are currently unable to provide our usual weather and observation maps. The one time you need it they drop the service! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Sounds like a Letitia Cropley recipe from Vicar of Dibley. I'm told it's fine so long as you don't use pickled beetroot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGraphics Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Inside my barn this morning - strong easterly blowing very fine snow through Yorkshire boarding. Everything within 20' of that end had a covering.Still better than the 6" - 8" outside. Ooh, Matron! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Plenty of cars passed me heading east along the A57 towards the Snake Pass this afternoon. The same lot passed me heading west a few minutes later after they got as far as Glossop Golf Course and found the locals re-enacting the Winter Olympics down the middle of the road. The powdery snow was being propelled off the fairway by the wind funneling between Kinder and Bleaklow straight across the road. The Mountain Rescue have been up on Woodhead to rescue a lorry driver who was stranded there last night. Probably the eejit who overtook me on the inside when I was in free-fall coming down Mottram Moor. Edited March 1, 2018 by TheSignalEngineer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) We had no snow at all in Exeter yesterday, but it was blowing powdery stuff all morning and got proper heavy after lunchtime. Took well over 1½ hours to drive 8 miles home. Probably 4-5 inches lying now but not that windy, so can't class it as a blizzard. Yet.... Edited March 1, 2018 by Ramblin Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Well I’m off on snow plough duties later, 97s crewe to Aberystwyth and back to shrewsbury Unfortunately they are removing the beilhack ploughs they are currently attached to doing a run to Buxton so I’ve got to use the miniature ploughs instead Been looking at webcams for aber and Mach and it doesn’t seem too bad down there at the mo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Went out yesterday morning. No snow, Sun shining and then 2 miles down the road a whiteout and lo and behold there was this geezer in sunglasses driving an MG TC with the hood down coming the other way. His appearance was shall we say, quite amusing! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Here in Bedford the buses were running this morning but I have not been out since 11 am and I have no plans to do so. There have been several flurries since then and in the street are lots of oddly shaped lumps with cars underneath them. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Just been out with the measuring stick between flurries and we stand at 7" currently in Darlo! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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