Well despite the models doing their own thing and chopping and changing quite a bit over the last week or so the UKMO have been very accurate with their forecasts this week, at least they have for my region. Will's appraisals of the situation in the last few days have also proved pretty accurate and helpful as have Darren's. Dave

Snowing since about 9pm Fine snow blowing around and gathering in drifts. "Big snow little snow, little snow big snow", as the eskimo's would say, it's the latter. Fine snow that's building up in amounts. Just driven back from Rayleigh and grit seems to be no effect on the roads.

One of the BBC forecasters mentioned the unusual size of the high pressure system (if that's the correct terminology) extending essentially from the east coast of Russia all the way across Europe to the UK. He said that he had never seen high pressure over such a large area before. Could anyone please explain the significance of this - if there is any! :-) Cheers...

I cannot remember such certainty about snow arriving as with the current forecast. 10cms. Models in agreement for 3 runs in a row. What can go wrong ? -- Phil Guildford

Cloud 7 Humidity 92 Rain 5.9 Pressure 1023 T Min 1 T Max 5 Visibility Good Wind SE 3 Occasional sunny spells.

Hi, All, Fresh westerly back this morning but how much snow will go before the cold stuff returns? Highest temperatures were after midnight with sudden rise from -4C in calm and fog at 2315z yesterday to +1C and fresh westerly at 2330z as the front went through. Current 5th 10:50, Wind WNW 11KT(Bft 4), vis 10 miles, scattered clouds, temp 3C dew 1C, 1026mb rising. 09Z-09Z 5th February...

Hi, All, I notice a thread by Scott on my phone which uses google, but no google posts have appeared on my laptop News.Individual.net for some time now, so that could be why people are posting separately? Cuts out a lot of spam on here though! Anyway, Scott, Copley Met O site 15cm, fresh 15cm (1cm already - squashed) Copley Lead Mill 17cm fresh 16cm (there was 5cm there already which has...

Snow started between 17 and 1800L mainly light until recently. Now continuous moderate snow. Est depth 2cms. M00/M01 -- Phil Guildford

10:25 Lying snow now now thawing, very misty. O/night, the min temp fell no lower than 1.1 but under clear skies, the slushy snow on still freezing ground was cooled to freezing by radiation and this morning was very icy for a while. Temp: +2.8 DP: +2.2

1000 Snow stopped before I got up around 07L. 8cms here. Thaw underway with temp +0.1c -- Phil Guildford

Just done a few measurements and range on the level back garden grass is 15-20cm. Drifted against the garage doors is about 50cm. Snow started slowly at 8pm and there was still light snow when I looked out at 4.30 a.m. Needless to say it is very pretty. No gritting on at least one of the main roads last night but not sure it would have done aa lot. Out with the camera now. Dave

5 February 2012 Wokingham 0900z 010 05kt 9000m BR 8St005 +1.2/+0.7 QFF 1026.4 +2.3 in 3hr RMK Snow lying, 5cm, 100%. Thaw. Snowfall commenced at 1620z, and was continuous slight at first, becoming mod/heavy in evening, followed by period of more showery snow/sleet up to around 0430z, then ocnl slight dz up to 0730z. Snow cover is wet snow, slushy in car tracks on untreated roads. Treated...

Evershot: 196m amsl 04/02/12 09-09z Ppn: 24hrs 12.6mm Month 12.6mm 30-day 39.8mm Temp: Max 6.4°C

....and citing Colin Youngs' Abbey Road webcam, there is currently a WMO regulation snowman build in progress: http://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing Richard

15cm level snow at 0900. Another ice-day as well. Utter silence around here at the moment. -- George in Epping, West Essex www.eppingweather.co.uk www.winter1947.co.uk CWOP at http://weather.gladstonefamily.net/site/C4752

I'm amazed just how much snow has fallen in Staffordshire, I was only expecting a couple of cms! I was going to Norfolk today for the weekend but cancelled thinking all the snow would be there and I wouldn't be able to get back tomorrow. Snow turned a bit sleety just before it stopped around 21.30 Current temp here -0.2c

050900Z 34001G03KT 2400 BR HZ 6St007 8Sc020 1.3/0.3 QFF 1026.6 (+2.1 hPa in 3 hr)= Humidity: 93% (0% last hour) Max 09-09: 2.4 Min 09-09: -5.3 Min 21-09: 0.8 Average temperature for February: -0.9 Grass Min 18-09: -0.5 30cm Soil Temp: 2.6

Southcote - 0900Z NW F1-2 6000 BR 7ST008 8SC025 +1.4/+0.6 1027 Overcast and misty - sleet/snow dying out in early hours 6cm lying snow at midnight Depth at 0900 - 4cm Max (09 - 09) +2.4 Min (18 - 09) +0.5

Very rapid end to this phase of the cold spell, at least, here in the Southampton area and adjacent coastal central southern England. Around 1630 it was still bitterly cold just north of Chichester with the odd bit of snow. This stopped but as I headed west to the Havant area it appeared to change to (fairly light) rain by just before 1800 and by the time I arrived in Southampton (1845 or so)...

BIG BIG DISCLAIMER warning. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/publicsector/contingency-planners The forecast for February-March-April is also very uncertain, but hints at an outcome that is colder than we have become accustomed to in the last decade.