Stormy Weather

[mangerton]

It's been perishing cold here all day (2°C) with occasional snow flurries, but nothing worse than that. On the other hand, I've heard (by phone!) horror stories from colleagues who are severely snowed in 15-20 miles north of here.

Ah well. Friday. Curry night at mangerton Towers.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Snowing since 6:00 this morning on the Pennines and still at it, although the warmer temperature means that the roads have cleared. More like Christmas outside than Easter!

[Barbirollians]

Snowing all day and settling here again in Yorkshire - thw weather feels like it should have been dark an hour ago !

This has been a long cold winter following on from the worst summer I can ever recall . Indeed it feels like this winter started in 2011 .

Apparently, this weather should be in Scandinavia ! So time for some Sibelius or Nielsen perhaps .

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

middle kingdom is raining and 3C but feels like -10C ....

[BBMmk2]

Down in the south, it certainly does feel cold and the rain!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Down in the south, it certainly does feel cold and the rain!!

It's pretty horrible this evening - driving wind, with increasing rain and decreasing temperatures... But watching the news, the south-east seems to have been the most clement part of the country

[Frances_iom]

snowbound all day - the west coast of Island copped the snow which is situation is rare for the IoM - highwinds brought down trees which blocked several roads - been snowing for nearly 20 hours now tho the main roads are passble with great care - the boats have been cancelled from Thursday night so many get-away for Easter plans were wrecked, the airport is now open tho an earlier inbound flight turned around mid air.

[EdgeleyRob]

Hardly any snow today in the South Manchester area,yet the forecast was horrendous.
Very windy though.

[Petrushka]

Vile day here in Staffordshire. Heavy snow last night with several inches to trudge through on my way to work this morning. There was also a bitterly cold wind tearing straight in my face all the way. As I write this it has been snowing heavily again since about 7pm and shows no sign of letting up.

This surely has to be the worst March weather that I can recall.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

It's still snowing on the Pennines! About three - four inches thick now. Looks very pretty, but I'm glad I'm indoors looking out.

[eighthobstruction]

Just back from dog walk....because it isn't freezing....a trudge through 6" of mud porridge + 8" of snow/slush....

....on the + side went to a birthday party last night....and they were serving hot Stanforths Pork Pies for buffet....pocketed a couple on way out too....

[Nick Armstrong]

....pocketed a couple on way out too....

A Dickensian scene, you paint 8tho - especially that bit !

[Petrushka]

Heavy overnight snow and still snowing. There must be over a foot of snow in places. Sunday lunch for my sister's birthday has been cancelled which means a trudge to the local Tesco to replenish supplies.

Not seen this degree of snow for many years and certainly not as late in the year as this. I recall a dusting of snow on June 2 in either 1962 or 1963 but that soon went. It may have been a purely local phenomenon but wonder if records might indicate when this was as it remains a vivid memory.

[salymap]

Good luck and better weather to all with the white stuff. Early snow has turned to rain here, but bitterly cold and I am staying put indoors this weekend.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Early snow has turned to rain here, but bitterly cold and I am staying put indoors this weekend.

Good idea, sals; I popped out to empty some bins and it's very cold out there - and although the snow looks light and fluffy, it's actually coming down quite quickly and it stings the skin.

And, I think I'm getting another cold - sore throat and sniffles. The last one had barely gone!