No snow here near Yeovil the odd flake but that's about it,mite get some next week possibly but most probably be rain but who knows.

The irony of this post when read immediately after your previous post is hysterical. Thanks for making me laugh out loud :)

Yet the irony is that it will be the coldest spell since March 2013 and yet we are struggling to even see a flake of wet snow.

Temp is now rising up to 5.5c after a low of 3c earlier.

The worrying trend is that all models are falling into line with the UKMO stance of this being drier than some NWP initially suggested.

I guess snowmageddon will have to wait a bit longer...

Not surprisingly, nothing even close to snow here in Manchester and surrounding areas (away from hills)

As this cold spell began to firm up in the models, NW England looked on most runs to be one of the favoured regions for snow. Not for the first time, as the spell unfolds, we find the focus for snow has moved away.

Been speaking to a client in Littleborough near Rochdale, and they've got settling snow (although they are at a bit of altitude)

I wish people would put there " It's Over " b*lltulipin here rather than cluttering up the MO thread with total b*llshit

One thing NW has over here imo is a thread for the rants, moans, groans & ramps shite.

Less than 12hrs ago people were getting all wet and sticky over a tweet from Ian F, then 12hrs later some are saying no chance, all over for next week blah blah blah.... The same fools will be back tonight when things change yet again.

Some never learn a lesson.

TWO easy weather forecasts. As soon as this thread starts to get to more pages than the MO you know you don't have to look at models or forecasts.

Some just don't learn.

let's get the real cold in and see where we go from there.

The thing is, the Model Output thread is there to discuss... the Model Output. If that output changes, then surely that's what should be discussed (even if some posters - including me - can be a little hyperbolic)

PS - love how despite you putting in a '*', nanny still censored the sh*t bit to 'tulip'

Totally agree if it has some reason behind it, we all have opinions and that's what it's about, but when you get one liners and knee jerk reactions again and again after every single run it gets tiresome,  whether it's do to with cold or mild during any season it really is pointless and hopefully we don't lose those that put a lot of time and effort into a post.

I'm guilty myself of not putting much depth to my posts because of lack of knowledge therefore I don't post much in there.

Other areas in the region are significantly higher and do benefit. Bath is a good example which I get to see most winters as I commute from Warminster (at about 130 masl) to the University (close to 200). On wed we only got to the snow line as we crested the hill in to the Uni. In the Feb 2009 spell the Uni experienced depths around twice what we had at home, just 15 miles away.

Sorry Kent folk, really sorry for what I'm about to tell you ......I've just bought some slip on snow shoes!

Aren't they more commonly called 'skis'?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/universal-ice-and-snow-shoes-for-shoe-size-4-7-n45kf

They are basically the winter version of these 

P.S I just wear my old fashioned golf shoes that have spikes on the bottom coz they are banned on the golf course now, my local landlord simply requests I remove them before entering the pub ...and now days they blend in with the fashion

Like these below but mine are brown lol