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Jiries
03 December 2023 06:03:42
Snowed this early morning so reached 2cm so hope not the last lot for winter as so nice to see it again very soon.
Andy J
03 December 2023 07:11:10
Woke up this morning to a complete cover of snow. Looks like it is close to 2 inches on most surfaces.
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DEW
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03 December 2023 07:57:01
There seems to be a casual assumption that if you get caught by a heavy snowfall, the emergency services will be along within the hour to supply food, water, and then pull you out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67604834 
 
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03 December 2023 07:59:35
Overnight snow has given 6cm here and it is a veritable winter wonderland out there at the moment. There's very little wind so every tree is coated. There does appear to be a very slight thaw though.
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03 December 2023 08:23:02

There seems to be a casual assumption that if you get caught by a heavy snowfall, the emergency services will be along within the hour to supply food, water, and then pull you out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67604834 
 

Originally Posted by: DEW 


"I was heading up to a family wedding - it's fair to say I didn't make it. The cars here haven't had any water or food supplies. I'm down to my last bit of water and having to ration it. I know the emergency services are busy but we've just been left here without help."

A lack of thinking (common sense) surely comes into play with these people. Divorced from nature is another way of looking at it.
 
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Joe Bloggs
03 December 2023 08:33:51
Yes agree those comments by those drivers are silly ^^^^^

To be fair to these travellers though - the MetO forecast was completely wrong for the Lake District yesterday and made no mention at all for any disruptive snow (no snow at all for that matter) - I think the forecast quoted earlier in the thread suggested some light wintry showers? 

Yes an amber warning was issued but came way too late in the day. 

Even as a weather geek I would have happily travelled to the Lakes yesterday and thought nothing of it. 

Not blaming the Met Office by the way - I don’t think this streamer event was picked up by many of the weather models either. 

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Tim A
03 December 2023 09:07:11
Snow overnight adding to existing cover. Nothing extreme, a couple of cm or so , need to measure in a bit 
Still sub zero at -0.3c. 
Tim
NW Leeds
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polarwind
03 December 2023 09:13:47

In my part of Derby, there's been 8cm of snow.
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Charmhills
03 December 2023 10:16:01
Had a covering of snow overnight.😎

Now a slow thaw and foggy too.
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Essan
03 December 2023 10:29:41

I'm surprised this has ended up as marginal as it has done. Many places struggled to get above freezing at all yesterday, so you'd have thought it would ave looked quite good for everyone.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 



We had just rain here in Evesham, despite an air temp of -1c  😧

Edit: and it had been below freezing all day (just getting up to +0.3c at midnight - I missed out on an ice day by 15 minutes)
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Saint Snow
03 December 2023 10:49:16
All a bit 'thawy' 😒

Was hoping the skies would have cleared last night, with temps falling and the snow freezing. But the cloud persisted - what I presume Jiries would deem 'illegal clouds': ones that don't drop any snow.

As a result, the snow that, last night was fluffy, is now more crystally and lost about a third of its already meagre depth.

I've still made a modest snow pile from clearing the drive & pavement. Let's see how long that lasts.

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Rob K
03 December 2023 11:30:24
A different world down here, just drizzle this morning and 6C now.
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Brian Gaze
03 December 2023 11:45:49
Currently 5C and heavy rain here. Glad I didn't bother staying up last night! 
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03 December 2023 13:54:57
I don’t think our snow will last long.  We now have fog and light rain.  But that’s OK because we’ve been sledging and built a snowman in the park this morning and built another snowman on the garden this afternoon.  We have a happy little granddaughter!  😀
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Bolty
03 December 2023 14:12:51
I went for a drive to Lytham this morning (near Blackpool) and it looks like I was right on the edge of it. There was pretty much nothing a few miles in the direction of Chorley and Preston. There was obviously nothing at Lytham, but it made for a good walk on the beach for an hour or two.

Coming home, I hit rain near Preston and it became more sleety near home.
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Jiries
03 December 2023 14:20:44

I don’t think our snow will last long.  We now have fog and light rain.  But that’s OK because we’ve been sledging and built a snowman in the park this morning and built another snowman on the garden this afternoon.  We have a happy little granddaughter!  😀

Originally Posted by: Caz 



I saw my neighbour daughter she happy to see the snow but wished to see deaper proper snow as she learned from me when I told her when I was your age snow was normal occurance every winter and more deeper than now.  She wishes to see it deap as she never experience it yet as she only 9 or 10.

Now nasty cp;d rain and fog killed the snow off so this cold spell another poor one.  Most cold spells lately had been very poor as it always bone dry sunny then nasty mild fog then last minute snowfall that didn't give me enough time as by the time I put my winter gear on, the snow gone already.
ozone_aurora
03 December 2023 15:25:13
Sleet and rain in Sheffield in the last hour, with mist and hill fog. A warm front is moving in from the WSW.
Crepuscular Ray
03 December 2023 15:51:17
Light snow here now +1 C
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
Caprikid62
03 December 2023 15:57:56

Light snow here now +1 C

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 



Going by the radar quite a few showers coming off the North sea. Might be an interesting night 😉
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doctormog
03 December 2023 16:06:33

Going by the radar quite a few showers coming off the North sea. Might be an interesting night 😉
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Originally Posted by: Caprikid62 



I am expecting quite a bit of rain, sleet and general iciness in eastern parts of Scotland later, possibly wintry inland with elevation.
Aberdeen
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Crepuscular Ray
03 December 2023 16:23:51
Snow heavier now and settling lightly on car and shed roof
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
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johncs2016
03 December 2023 16:29:05

Light snow here now +1 C

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 



Yes, the south of Edinburgh always seems to get everything when it comes to snowy weather.

I'm currently following the Hibs game which is being played at the moment in NE Edinburgh and according to the BBC's text commentary for that, it's just raining there.

As yet, nothing is happening here in NW Edinburgh but if it's only raining in the NE of the city, that doesn't bode well for me if we do get anything as I am further west from where that game is being played, but at a similar altitude from MSL and at a similar distance from the coast.
 
The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.
PolarLow
03 December 2023 16:36:22
Rain has turned back to snow here in Sheffield.  Adding to the overnight accumulation, which was thawing gently. 
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Tim A
03 December 2023 17:37:55
Snowing moderately here and -0.1c , any gaps where it had thawed are filling in. 
Tim
NW Leeds
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Brian Gaze
03 December 2023 17:45:49
A decent amount of snow in southern Poland.

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