It means a let down or non event. 

Looks like the 'event' was further north of here. Squally snow showers in Grenoside today but no accumulation to speak of. 

A couple of opportunities for lying snow in the south in the next few days.

Friday evening / Saturday morning.

and again on Monday.

Now it's spring we got the heaviest and most prolonged snowfall since last April with around 4 or 5cm accumulating in a few hours.

Saw first snowflakes IMBY for nearly thee years today. I even lost count of them.

A flake or few  of snow spotted in a shower centre f Winchester 10.45 after a flakeless DJF!

My wife's triumphant fanfare of 'sleety rain turned to slower-falling snow' nearby was met with a scowl, growl and frown so foul, as at 2pm (the alleged time of this heinous crime) I was busily doing something inside an enclosed space.

There was one flake of snow in there..about 4 seconds in ! Welcome to the club. 

I think East Lancashire is in the sweet spot. Particularly around Rossendale.  Met office forecasts show heavy snow there all day with a max of 0c.  

From experience the system is not coming into cold enough air to start as snow, except over the highest parts such as the Penninies down to Buxton, I think for many, certainly at lower levels its the wrong side of marginal.

Where did I say that ? 

theyve done quite the opposite - theyve extended north and emphasised the element of elevation to enable any snow to fall

Not taking any notice of the forecasts as they're completely useless in these scenarios. Like the snowfalls in mid-January, and yesterday, and mid November last year, I'll just wait.. and hopefully the Met Office's conservative forecasts of high ground only snow will be proven incorrect once again. 🙂 I've honestly lost count of the number of times snow was only meant to settle on high ground only for us to get 1-5cm.  

Although saying that, the BBC do show heavy snow here tomorrow morning and 11pm tonight..  That is usually the kiss of death.