ICE ALERT!!!! Dorset & other areas too no doubt

[cptsideways]

Watch out peeps, it's -5 here in N Dorset & its raining!!!! Just been out to walk the dogs & its absolutely lethal out there.

The roads are like polished glass!!!!!

I could hardly stand up on them, the dogs did'nt know what to do on it lol


Check what its like if you go to work in the morning as I can guarantee there will be plenty of crashes tonight/tomorrow. Its the one time I think I'd prefer to stay at home & NOT venture out in the car.

Edited by cptsideways on Friday 3rd December 21:52

[Speed_Demon]

ICE?1 IN MINUS TEMPERATURES?! OH GOD, THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN!!!

[y282]

where are you in n. dorset? i'm in poole, so guess we'll get this tonight the same.

[cptsideways]

Speed_Demon said:

ICE?1 IN MINUS TEMPERATURES?! OH GOD, THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN!!!

Its the fact it raining quite heavily onto a frozen surface, in sub zero temps & freezing pretty much instantly that will be the problem & will cause a lot of chaos.

Is this not what they call an ice storm? (ok to a lesser effect maybe)

[northandy]

Had minus 15 on my way to work this morning, the ditches were littered with cars that didn't make it due to the black ice.

[nammynake]

Pah! Minus 5? We'd be cracking out the speedos and factor 50.

Proper cold up here:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Minus-19-How-t...

[paddy27]

Its about -10 in South Humberside. Makes the roads just a bit fun. Had a full on drift in a fwd diesel estate at 10mph today!

Be carefull all. Not good driving conditions at all right now.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Yep, temperature inversion, the cold air wedged under the mild weather front - going to be fun out tonight and tomorrow. Far worse than snow/frost.

[cptsideways]

Yes we've had -8 & lower much of the week too & I've travelled the country all week too, but is it raining & pretty much instantly freezing up solid where you are? If so go & have walk outside - carefully I might add.

Very strange weather indeed & not something I'd normally post up about.

Edited by cptsideways on Friday 3rd December 22:04

[Mr GrimNasty]

nammynake said:

Pah! Minus 5? We'd be cracking out the speedos and factor 50.

Proper cold up here:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Minus-19-How-t...

Your -2C there at the momemt, shirtsleeves weather!

[slipstream 1985]

i heard theres snow in some places too!!

[*Al*]

Commomnly called frozen rain! Slightly milder temps are moving into the SW bringing rain, as it drops onto the frozen pavements it is now freezing instantly! The OP has a point, there will be a fair few accidents tonight, this is quite a rare happening.

[Mr GrimNasty]

The wind has veered where I am and the temperature has gone up 14C (not F!!!) in 2 hours! The snow is melting rapidly boooooooooh.

[MitchT]

I remember, during the last cold spell at the beginning of this year, that one night it was just warm enough to rain, but was very windy too. The subsequent wind-chill on the wet surfaces meant that everything - parked cars, roads, etc. - were covered in what looked like 5mm thick transparent orange peel in the morning!

[sparks_E39]

y282 said:

where are you in n. dorset? i'm in poole, so guess we'll get this tonight the same.

I'm in Poole, right by the lake right at this moment and its raining and a little bit icy, about plus 5 degrees. No bother.

[y282]

sparks_E39 said:

y282 said:

where are you in n. dorset? i'm in poole, so guess we'll get this tonight the same.

I'm in Poole, right by the lake right at this moment and its raining and a little bit icy, about plus 5 degrees. No bother.

just heard it start here. weird hearing hard rainfall and looking outside and seeing snow.

[sparks_E39]

y282 said:

sparks_E39 said:

y282 said:

where are you in n. dorset? i'm in poole, so guess we'll get this tonight the same.

I'm in Poole, right by the lake right at this moment and its raining and a little bit icy, about plus 5 degrees. No bother.

just heard it start here. weird hearing hard rainfall and looking outside and seeing snow.

I live in Oakdale, most of the back roads are ice rinks.

[cptsideways]

I'm in Gillingham, right by the Wilts border

[anonymous-user]

Chucking it down in Wimborne now, and freezing on contact quite literally wil be a skating rink out there now. was minus -3 when i got home at 6pm and the condense pipe on the boiler had frozen and backed up the boiler, left the car down the bottom of the hill but i don't think i'll go anywhere tomorrow unless it warms up dramatically.

[*Al*]

OneDs said:

Chucking it down in Wimborne now, and freezing on contact quite literally wil be a skating rink out there now. was minus -3 when i got home at 6pm and the condense pipe on the boiler had frozen and backed up the boiler, left the car down the bottom of the hill but i don't think i'll go anywhere tomorrow unless it warms up dramatically.

I've just helped a neighbour with exactly the same problem! Just been up a ladder as his condenser boiler pipe exits his fascia and into his frozen gutter.Had to remove the pipe and defrost the ice then refit it again! My hands were frozen!