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Where’s the snow! I’m sorry if you’ve a few inches but why the panic over a dusting?

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ExperiencedNotOld Tue 07-Mar-23 16:55:08

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11830843/Snow-hits-London-15C-Artic-blast-sweeps-UK-Met-Office-extends-weather-warnings-ice-snow.html

Blossoming Tue 07-Mar-23 17:03:22

No snow here. Very cold and brilliant sunshine.

MaizieD Tue 07-Mar-23 17:06:49

No snow here, either (NE) Lovely sunny day though a cold breeze.

MawtheMerrier Tue 07-Mar-23 17:09:09

A lovely sunny day here too- quite Springlike especially in the sun, and I’m not complaining at the absence of snow!

Whitewavemark2 Tue 07-Mar-23 17:09:37

It snowed this morning when I walked the dog - but didn’t lay. It has been largely gloomy all day with a 5 minute interlude of sun.

Ziplok Tue 07-Mar-23 17:18:51

It’s been a lovely day here, cold but sunny. Just briefly this afternoon there was a very light, short lived snow flurry, but fortunately it came to nothing. We are warned to expect some snow on Thursday, but I’ll wait until I open the curtains to see what we’ve got 😁.
The media does tend towards over dramatising things, though!

VioletSky Tue 07-Mar-23 17:25:33

Throughout the day my phone has cheerfully informed me it is snowing..

It has actually rained all day

Callistemon21 Tue 07-Mar-23 18:10:31

It's coming ...... 🌨

Hetty58 Tue 07-Mar-23 18:13:15

It's due overnight here in London - and let's face it, even a dusting causes chaos, school closures, absence from work etc. as we're never prepared.

JaneJudge Tue 07-Mar-23 18:14:25

It hasn't snowed here but has in other surrounding villages which is interesting. It's very cold but I'm on a hot menopausal day so it doesn't really matter

rosie1959 Tue 07-Mar-23 18:20:29

Hetty58

It's due overnight here in London - and let's face it, even a dusting causes chaos, school closures, absence from work etc. as we're never prepared.

As the saying goes " Southerners urged not to travel as snow ice and blizzards approach Northerners you'll need a big coat"

Hopikins Tue 07-Mar-23 18:32:43

Halesowen. West Midlands. It's been a beautiful day here, bright sunshine. I opened my patio window and sat and did my ironing , really warm. Cold now 6.32 pm

ExperiencedNotOld Tue 07-Mar-23 18:37:07

rosie1959

Hetty58

It's due overnight here in London - and let's face it, even a dusting causes chaos, school closures, absence from work etc. as we're never prepared.

As the saying goes " Southerners urged not to travel as snow ice and blizzards approach Northerners you'll need a big coat"

Very true. I’m a southerner but live two miles from anywhere so we’re always prepared, have a Land Rover and a quad and a tractor, plus a generator etc for dire emergencies.
My mother is always warned to keep bread and milk in her freezer and my kids do this after being brought up to be practical. Both are advanced drivers so if we did get lots, that’s a relief.

ginny Tue 07-Mar-23 18:44:36

We had about 10 flakes of snow almost an hour ago. Hope it stays that way too.

Callistemon21 Tue 07-Mar-23 18:54:30

ginny

We had about 10 flakes of snow almost an hour ago. Hope it stays that way too.

Hope you're well stocked up ginny 😁

Chapeau Tue 07-Mar-23 19:13:19

Glorious day here in SW Scotland. Bit nippy though!

M0nica Tue 07-Mar-23 19:14:19

In South Oxfordshire, a lunch time shower of sleet - which lasted all of 2 or 3 minutes, but the temperature was quite warm and I did some gardening this afternoon.

MiniMoon Tue 07-Mar-23 19:39:52

Here in south west Northumberland we had a yellow warning for snow from noon today. We had a lovely sunny day with one short snow shower mid afternoon. The snow warning is still in place. I'm waiting.

HowVeryDareYou2 Tue 07-Mar-23 19:41:43

The gritter lorry went along our road last night (it's a hill), but apart from 5 minutes of snow, it was sunny and bright all day today (Nottingham)

MaggsMcG Tue 07-Mar-23 19:42:44

I'm in Hertfordshire and we've been told that there will be some snow Wednesday around 5pm could be heavy and roads might be icy on Thursday morning.

AskAlice Tue 07-Mar-23 19:52:19

I'm in Hertfordshire too, and I hope the blooming snow stays away - I hate it. And my garden will hate it too, just as some new shoots are appearing on the shrubs!

grannydarkhair Tue 07-Mar-23 22:31:18

Snow in Aberdeen, lots of similar photos on Twitter.

twitter.com/rm_abz/status/1633089845835833345?s=61&t=qph6ruaz5B5GPjDn7jnZBw

Gingerrice Tue 07-Mar-23 22:58:03

OK Aberdeen you win!

SachaMac Tue 07-Mar-23 23:07:04

I dread looking out of the window in the morning in case it has snowed but I think it’s too cold here for snow at the moment.

FannyCornforth Wed 08-Mar-23 05:40:14

Hopikins

Halesowen. West Midlands. It's been a beautiful day here, bright sunshine. I opened my patio window and sat and did my ironing , really warm. Cold now 6.32 pm

Hello Hopikins 👋
I went to Halesowen College around ‘88 - 90 (Frank Skinner was my English lecturer) and my dad worked at the MEB HQ.
I’d tell you the name of the pub that I spent too much time in, drinking cider and playing pool, but I can’t remember it’s name… The George, maybe 🤔

Yesterday it was warm and sunny here in Derby.
It’s currently - 1.
We are forecast snow in the early hours of Thursday. ❄️