The windy winter and occasional snow thread 2017/2018
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sunbeam alpine said:
RicksAlfas said:
sunbeam alpine said:
Tree down in our road causing chaos.
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Puggit said:
Translation - I looked at my app instead of a real forecast? Only showers around last few days, and showers can be hit or miss.
The MetOffice app tends to be pretty accurate for us, certainly more so than the BBC.But this week they have over-egged it every day. Black cloud, two snowflakes, 90% of precipitation and we get barely anything. It's snowing now though.
RicksAlfas said:
Puggit said:
Translation - I looked at my app instead of a real forecast? Only showers around last few days, and showers can be hit or miss.
The MetOffice app tends to be pretty accurate for us, certainly more so than the BBC.But this week they have over-egged it every day. Black cloud, two snowflakes, 90% of precipitation and we get barely anything. It's snowing now though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41878713
Riley Blue said:
Yes, but my understanding is the BBC then interpret the information themselves. If you look at the BBC forecast for an area and the Met Office forecast they are not necessarily the same.
I still watch the local BBC weather as the weather girl is in love with me, but I tend to use the Met Office for the actual forecast.
RicksAlfas said:
I still watch the local BBC weather as the weather girl is in love with me
Is she any of these?https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hot+weather+girl...
Incidentally, Rick - we had a snow shower at about 12.30 - it was like a blizzard with the biggest flakes I've ever seen, however it only lasted about ten minutes. Half an hour of something like that would've caused chaos.
Puggit said:
Due to the storm a wolf has escaped from a local wolf sanctuary - Gulp!
Torak has been caught. According to the news report it now says they believe he was deliberately set free as his gate was open...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-427...
Dog Star said:
Crikey. I'll get back to you... in a bit.
Dog Star said:
Incidentally, Rick - we had a snow shower at about 12.30 - it was like a blizzard with the biggest flakes I've ever seen, however it only lasted about ten minutes. Half an hour of something like that would've caused chaos.
I was in Halifax around 11.30 this morning and we had that snow shower. We had a similar one last night too. The snow flakes were huge but like you say they only last 10 minutes or so. If it kept going we'd be up to our necks in it.Vaud said:
Yipper said:
Yeah, looks like it could hit +15c in parts of the south next week. Insane temperatures for the middle of Winter.
2016 was similar, quite a few double digit C days.https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/london/hist...
This was January 1987 to the east of London. The chances of getting snowfall like this now is almost zero.
Yipper said:
Every year gets hotter and hotter...
This was January 1987 to the east of London. The chances of getting snowfall like this now is almost zero.
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/london/hist...This was January 1987 to the east of London. The chances of getting snowfall like this now is almost zero.
Look at 2011... plenty of chance of snow and very low temps. Only 6 years ago.
JakeT said:
Puggit said:
Due to the storm a wolf has escaped from a local wolf sanctuary - Gulp!
Village over from me. I was jolly surprised when it came on the R2 news this morning!
Loads of schools on lockdown, yet the wolf apparently walked through a field of sheep at one point. He was coaxed back by staff from the sanctuary. He managed 8 miles!
Scotland's motorways are virtually at a stand still, with more snow forecast for next week.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/l...
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/l...
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