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Chiltern Blizzard
01 February 2019 15:57:17
Given the amount of snow that is
continuing to fall (with plenty of amber and even the odd red radar echos) am I the only one who thinks it’s bizarre that the MetO doesn’t have any snow weather warnings out for southern England - not even a yellow - especially given its Friday afternoon and there are likely to be plenty of journeys out of London and into snowy Oxon/Berks/Hants?
Rendlesham, Suffolk 20m asl
marcus72
01 February 2019 16:06:08

Someone took a big bite out of the "blob" at around 3.30, just as it was approaching Portsmouth 


Langstone, SE Hampshire
P+ve Giant
01 February 2019 16:12:14

A few flurries of snow, especially earlier on this morning but that's about it! Hardly worth a mention, seeing how well parts of the south have done (assuming you like snow!) Still a patchy cm or so on the grass, mainly. Temp. at 1.6 C and did hit a high of 3 C earlier today.


John.
Darren S
01 February 2019 16:14:50

My colleague in the west of Basingstoke now reporting 7" of snow. I think we're probably down to about 2" now, but it is snowing persistently and down to 0.4C. Hopefully the "drip drip" will stop shortly!


Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
peeps in west oxon
01 February 2019 16:17:39
Still snowing here, that is about 18 hours worth! Very light though, 1deg C dp-1C . Never expected this...
West Oxfordshire, 80M ASL
Brian Gaze
01 February 2019 16:21:33


Unusually, the Chilts has been a snow shield today despite the meto auto showing heavy snow.


Just a few sprinkles since 9 this morning.


Not expecting any more.


Originally Posted by: soperman 


There have been several moderate to heavy outbreaks of snow here this afternoon. However, temperatures are are currently at +1.8C so it has become very wet.


Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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Rob K
01 February 2019 16:24:11
The radar returns just seem to be self-perpetuating over the north Hampshire downs with some really heavy stuff there. Precip type suggests it may now be snow back home.
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
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soperman
01 February 2019 16:31:20


 


There have been several moderate to heavy outbreaks of snow here this afternoon. However, temperatures are are currently at +1.8C so it has become very wet.


Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


Stand corrected Brian


Nothing around Kingshills, Missenden nor HW

Darren S
01 February 2019 16:37:21

The radar returns just seem to be self-perpetuating over the north Hampshire downs with some really heavy stuff there. Precip type suggests it may now be snow back home.

Originally Posted by: Rob K 


It is, and it is settling and filling in the holes from earlier. 


Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
Windy Willow
01 February 2019 16:44:42

We had some impressive sized flakes of snow mixed in with the sleet in the last half hour, but that's all, back to rain now.


South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

Don't feed the Trolls!! When starved of attention they return to their dark caves or the dark recesses of bridges and will turn back to stone, silent again!
fullybhoy
01 February 2019 17:32:43
Been snowing here for about the last 40 mins, quite moderate nice big flakes, very surprising as it was not forecast, and the radar was clear when i last looked
Aldo
Glasgow 165m/asl
 
David M Porter
01 February 2019 17:43:25

Snow falling here too just to the NE of Glasgow.


Lenzie, Glasgow

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Rob K
01 February 2019 17:49:52
Radar looking very impressive, wish I was back home!
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome
Darren S
01 February 2019 17:51:27

My wife went out in the car at 4.30 and there is over 1cm of snow in the space my car vacated. The snow is still coming down persistently.


We lost a fair amount of depth during the day due to thaw. We were at 8cm first thing this morning, went down to 4cm, but we're now back up to 5cm (as of 20 minutes ago).



Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
tierradelfuego
01 February 2019 17:51:43

Must be one of the least expected snow days in terms of the amount we have here on the edge of the Berkshire Downs @ 450' ASL.

Yesterday it looked like 2" would be it, then we had that very isolated Amber warning issued at 4am, woke up to 5" or maybe a bit less with a forecast of snow till lunchtime. That forecast kept on creeping later into the day, and it has only just really stopped now. End result is between 7 and 8".

Trees and branches on the lanes round here are fully bent over, so although the road itself is passable in terms of snow amounts, a lot are blocked in reality.


Bucklebury
West Berkshire Downs AONB
135m ASL

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Rob K
01 February 2019 17:55:12
The Met O automated output has heavy snow till 11pm now for my area. It seems stationary on the radar
Yateley, NE Hampshire, 73m asl
"But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand." — Jerome K. Jerome
redmoons
01 February 2019 17:56:22

Still, moderate snow falling here but too warm to settle much on the surfaces that are clear. Temperature needs to fall to 0c a lot of slush out there.


temp : 1.7c | DP : -1.4c


Wind : NE 3.1mph


Andrew,
Watford
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Hippydave
01 February 2019 18:01:43

Moderate to heavy snow here atm after 4-5 hours of sleety rain. Probably heavier than any point yesterday


Home: Tunbridge Wells
Work: Tonbridge
Surrey John
01 February 2019 18:02:59
Heavy snow reported in Basingstoke area, apparently the M3 is blocked

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
35m ASL
Deep Powder
01 February 2019 18:03:49
Snow falling here again, laying on that which had not melted and covering all surfaces where it had melted! Very nice 😎
Near Leatherhead 100masl (currently living in China since September 2019)
Loving the weather whatever it brings, snow, rain, wind, sun, heat, all great!
Deep Powder
01 February 2019 18:06:22

Heavy snow reported in Basingstoke area, apparently the M3 is blocked

Originally Posted by: Surrey John 


My line manager lives in Basingstoke and told me the snow was deep there when she left for work this morning and it was still coming down thick and fast. 


She also did very well for snow there last February/March!


definitely the sweet spot


Near Leatherhead 100masl (currently living in China since September 2019)
Loving the weather whatever it brings, snow, rain, wind, sun, heat, all great!
Darren S
01 February 2019 18:07:30

The snow really is having a bad effect on the Basingstoke area. Expect more of this on the news later.



Darren
Crowthorne, Berks (87m asl)
South Berks Winter Snow Depth Totals:
2023/24 0 cm; 2022/23 7 cm; 2021/22 1 cm; 2020/21 13 cm; 2019/20 0 cm; 2018/19 14 cm; 2017/18 23 cm; 2016/17 0 cm; 2015/16 0.5 cm; 2014/15 3.5 cm; 2013/14 0 cm; 2012/13 22 cm; 2011/12 7 cm; 2010/11 6 cm; 2009/10 51 cm
RobN
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01 February 2019 18:07:41

Heavy snow reported in Basingstoke area, apparently the M3 is blocked

Originally Posted by: Surrey John 


Beeb reporting that it's because lorries are stuggling to get up inclines.


Rob
In the flatlands of South Cambridgeshire 15m ASL.
Foghorn
01 February 2019 18:26:21
Finally snowing properly here in North Northumberland, drove 5 miles south and everything was covered by an inch or so, it looked very dark to the south and started snowing heavily, while at home the sun still shone on my village and there was nothing to be seen but melting frost.
Deep Powder
01 February 2019 18:28:34

Cant work out what’s happening here! Metoffice automated says heavy snow until 10pm. BBC automated says sleet until 1am....not checked radar, but I do know that the lamppost shows heavy snow! 😎


Near Leatherhead 100masl (currently living in China since September 2019)
Loving the weather whatever it brings, snow, rain, wind, sun, heat, all great!

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