With the demise of the Russian High,it looks like next week will see our home grown high sink back to it's default position over Biscay,allowing the takeover of atlantic air again,Presumably that's where the Met Office outlook is coming from Will,another suckers gap ? RonB

Monday 6th February 2012 Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcub06m/ub06-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.07 UTC

Brussels on Monday 6th February 2012 Sunny. Not quite as cold as on recent days but still below freezing all day. Light wind from between E and S in the morning; NW and then NE to E in the afternoon and evening. Lying snow on surfaces exposed to the sun has largely thawed or sublimated. Brussels Uccle -0.3°C - overnight minimum -6.2°C Brussels Airport -2.4°C - overnight minimum...

what a change from yesterday... UK Outlook for Saturday 11 Feb 2012 to Monday 20 Feb 2012: After a cold, largely dry start across central and southern areas of the UK, a gradual trend to a generally changeable weather pattern looks to take place as we move through to mid February. Rain across northwestern areas (snow on northern hills) will gradually extend southeastwards through this...

Not a lot going on here on the "proper" newsreader. Much better over on my iphone with google groups involved! It's all very confusing, though. Ken Copley

Shoeburyness Landw. (3 m) 0.0 °C Great Dun Fell (847 m) 0.0 °C ! brian under the fog aberfeldy

Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear OS X (Eastings) 440951 OS Y (Northings) 554026 Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323) Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282) ==================================================== Another very pleasant day... lot's of sunshine and with just a light breeze to contend with, it's felt warmer than the maximum of 7.6C. Regards... David...

Strikes me unless you live in the extreme southeast most of the country is basking in temps well into the thaw zone ,our 5" of Saturday snow is running down the drain very well now ,and if like last night it doesn't freeze again tonight I'll be able to get the car out soon RonB

Overcast and dry until 1340Z when rain and drizzle commenced. The droplets reduced in size and it's currently all drizzle. Misty with a light and variable wind throughout, though it's beginning to favour a N-NE direction. The cloud bases were difficult to determine earlier in the murk but they're now easier to assess since they've become so much lower. SYNOP 06/1450Z (current ob) 03/// 41118...

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Monday 6th February 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- 0630z WNW F1 3000 RA BR 5St003 8Sc030 +01.6/+01.6 1031 RMK: A filthy wet morning. Not sure when the rain started because the AWS is still clocking up "rainfall" from snow melting in the raingauge funnel. A steady thaw all night. 3cm lying snow -- Norman Lynagh

The Generals are snowed in The Colonels stuck in drifts The Privates completely cut off Okay so I'm bored and the Samaritans hve gone ex-directory.

6 February 2012 Wokingham 0900z 340 01kt 0250m FG RE-DZ VV/// +1.5/+1.2 QFF 1032.9 +1.0 in 3hr RMK Snow lying 3cm 100%. Treated roads wet, untreated slush with wet areas. Overcast/cloudy since 15z yesterday, with a little dz between 1600 and 1700z, and again since 0750z. Some thinning of the cloud overnight allowed a touch of frost. Fog since 0800z. 09-09 Screen max 2.7 min -0.4 grass min...

Hmm Lokks like UKMO has seen something to change its mind, saying it's back to milder westerly type condition after this week http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_temp.html Will, whats the SP on this?

Southcote - 1500Z SW F1 2000 RERADZ 5ST005 8ST010 +4.0/+3.0 1033 Into fog for a couple of hours after 0900, with vis less then 300m at times. Otherwise overcast and misty, with occasional light rain or rain and drizzle. Half cover of snow now - depth 1 to 2cm Max so far today +4.0

Cloud 1 Humidity 89 Rain 0.2 T Min 1 T Max 7 Visibility Good Wind N 3 Sunny and warm.

doesnt look like it this week, according to CF forecast. boring cold greyness for s.e. mildish n.w

Watching that rather excitable weather lady on News 24 at noon,it struck me that a large part of the British Isles,ie Scotland ,Wales and Ireland are virtually snow free and enjoying temps in excess of 5 degrees. Obviousy Southern England ranks the most important part of these sceptered isles,but one can understand the annoyance experienced by the inhabitants of our far flung northern and...

Temperature reached +1.3°C @ 10:15, but has pulled back to +1.1°C now as a slight breeze from the NE has began. DP. also getting back to zero. Keith (Southend)

Hi, All, Pleasant, sunny, light winds and +4C in the village, misty and -1C at the Lead Mill. Band of light sleet went through overnight. Current 6th 10:50, Wind WNW 1KT(Bft 1), vis 10 miles, scattered clouds, temp 4C dew 2C, 1033mb rising. 09Z-09Z 6th February 2012 Copley Lead Mill 218m Max 4.3C min -2.0C snow 15cm (full cover, powder)

Well since the excitement of Saturday the last two days have been horrid, just about the worst Winter can offer! Dense fog all day Sunday and it's still here, thaw since Sunday morning with temperatures between 1.5c and 2.9c. It's being raining on and off since 01.00 today with 4.2mm in the gauge. I love cold weather but now I just want all the snow to go and some warmer weather, can't...