0850 Sunny. Wind NW F4 AWS temp says +0.2C, screen says -0.3C - AWS wrong as low sun angle is catching it. Snow depth average 17cm - full cover. Snow now more crusty and low drifting has eased considerably. Will

Some snow showers this morning adding 1 cm (6cm total). This morning is my 30th with snow in the garden this winter. 30 cm 2.1 C 1.5 C at 0900 brian aberfeldy

James Brown wrote: Noticed on the Eumetcast ch 12 animation a nice little low with a tight circulation dropping down from east of Scotland to the lower North Sea Put a couple of images: The first is from METOP the second from ch12 http://www.meteosat.talktalk.net/polarlow1.jpg http://www.meteosat.talktalk.net/polarlow2.jpg

09Z-09Z 7th February 2009 Lead Mill 218m Max 2.0C min -5.0C snow 20cm Met O 253m Max 1.5C min -4.1C grass -6.1C rain trace sun 6th 8.5hr snow 20cm fresh trace 071120Z 32017KT 5000 -SHSN BKN Cu 00/M01 Q0995

.... The various snow events of the past week have provided us with an equivalent rainfall total of 53 mm up to 18Z today. This represents roughly 76% of the LTA (71-00) for the whole month of February, much of this coming over the past 4 days. Martin. -- Martin Rowley

.... been raining off and on all night, often moderate intensity: temperature hovering ~2 to 2.5°C much of night, so no 'wintry' PPN. In last hour though, with slight bulk advection of cold air from NW and some evaporative cooling, the OAT has fallen to 1.6°C. Reports of RASN not far to the W of us (Lytchett Matravers), and it won't be long I think before we start seeing such here. Martin.

0850z W F1 600m FZFG 8St001 -02.7/-03.6 995.9 RMK: Snow has compacted a little since yesterday, with a drop in total depth to 18cm in spite of 3cm fresh snow in the last 24 hours. Sky did not clear until about midnight; fog formed relatively recently judging by small amount of rime. B4540 passable with care, but I'm yet to attempt the quarter-mile...

My subject line says it all, go back about 15 years and I would rate this winter as the 'norm' for the UK. If the media were to be taken seriously one would think we were heading into an iceage (One for Joe *******i!, who is a little irritated by the Euro forecasters if you have the day to read it): (If you didn't knoe, Joe is a GW...

"Phil Layton" wrote in : Well I'm just starting to wind down. Most normal business this week binned at the airport. Must have been an odd week for you Phil? I said that 'our time will come' over the years on usw during mild winters, and it certainly has this week. A cold

Made it home, just. About 4-5cm of slushy wet snow at the Met Office in Exeter. Given the rain in the evening I honestly didn't think it would settle but it appeared that it turned to sleet, which froze and the wet snow settled on that. Quite a bit more snow where I am with a max of 9cm measured on the top of my wheelie bin. Currently continuous light to mod snow. A memorable but long night...

Cyclone 'Gael' looking ferocious and has a well defined eye this morning! Anyone know if better data is available? Expected Cat 4. http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Data/GAEL-09.html http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/sin.latest.gif

RSS article issued 06/18:01: "FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for London & South East England" Body of same message: Widespread Icy Roads 1730Â*FriÂ*6 1000Â*SatÂ*7

Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew point goes a lot lower...

0900Z WNW F1 35KM 7SC015 -1.8/-2.8 Q0996= 09-09Z Tx 0.7 Tn -4.0 Tg -8.5 RR 1.8 RMK Snow depth 13cm. Charlbury (Oxfordshire Cotswolds) 122m

Cloud came over here quite early which I suspect stopped the temperature falling below -3.3c Sun did come out for about half an hour around 8.30 but cloudy again now. Was expecting blue skies all the day today:( Current temp -0.1c --

Just comparing this year to last - I have 40 acres of daffodils surrounding my house. 2008, first daffodils were through on 11th Jan, first in flower on 21st Jan, commercial picking started 29th Feb. 2009, first daffodils through on 27th Jan, very little further growth since then - no sign of anything near flowering yet. At last, proper winter weather seems to be putting things back on

0900z -4.4/-4.7 W F2 993.9 (+0.2mb/1 hr) 6cm snow cover 06//02/09 (09-09) Max: +0.5c Min: -7.1c Paul

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Wednesday. Issued 0521, 7th February 2009 After a cold Wednesday, it looks like pressure will build from the west for the end of the working week, bringing milder conditions by day to the south and west especially. It's still likely to be frosty by night, however, due to clear skies and light winds. Analysis and evolution to T+120 via GFS Low...

Southcote - 0900Z NW F2 9999 6Sc018 -0.7/-2.4 996 Cloud breaking after 2300 and clear until dawn. Variable amounts of Sc since. Less than half cover of snow lying in general area. Max (09 - 09) +1.8 Min (18 - 09) -3.0 Grass Min (18 - 09) -5.6

Quite a consistent difference in the outlook between these models. MetO going along with EC with another 2 weeks of cold conditions, whereas WeatherOnline, who use the GFS model, bring us mild weather with temps up to 13c by Thursday. Phil -- www.layton.me.uk/meteo.htm